Wednesday, October 19, 2005
MORAVIAN WOMEN’S SOCCER RANKED 9TH IN FIRST NCAA REGIONAL
RANKINGS OF 2005
INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College women’s soccer team has been ranked ninth
in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the first NCAA Division III Regional Rankings of the 2005
season released Wednesday.
The Greyhounds, who are fourth in the region and just out of the Top 25 in the polls
done by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America, have a 12-3 record this season.
The Greyhounds were 11-3 when the poll was conducted with all 14 matches being played in
the region, which is the main criteria for the NCAA rankings. All three of Moravian’s
losses are to team’s ranked above the Greyhounds. The losses are to top ranked Messiah
College, fifth ranked Haverford College and eighth ranked Wilkes University.
Moravian is scheduled to return to action on Thursday, October 20th in a Commonwealth
Conference match at Lebanon Valley College beginning at 4:00 p.m. The Greyhounds can clinch
a postseason berth with a victory.
2005 NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Regional Rankings – Records as
of 10/16/05
Rank |
School |
Regional Record |
Overall Record |
1. |
Messiah College |
11-0 |
12-0 |
2. |
The College of New Jersey |
11-0 |
13-0 |
3. |
Johns Hopkins University |
11-2-1 |
12-2-1 |
4. |
Rowan (NJ) University |
11-1 |
12-1 |
5. |
Haverford College |
9-1-1 |
11-2-1 |
6. |
College Misericordia |
12-2 |
12-2 |
7. |
Dickinson College |
9-0-2 |
9-1-3 |
8. |
Wilkes University |
8-2 |
11-2 |
9. |
Moravian College |
11-3 |
11-3 |
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