The Limestone College men’s soccer team was the most improved team in NCAA Division II during the 2006 season, as released by the NCAA. After finishing the 2005 season with a 2-13-3 record, the Saints posted a 13-3-6 overall record in 2006 and climbed to as high as No. 8 in the NSCAA/adidas national poll.
“This is a great end to a great year,” said Limestone Head Coach Eric Alsop. “The team is really excited about the upcoming season and we’re looking forward to building on our success from 2006.”
Limestone also won its first conference tournament championship in school history last fall, and received its first NCAA tournament berth in the history of the program. The Saints advanced to the Sweet Sixteen of the national tournament before being eliminated.
For more information, visit the NCAA Men’s Soccer Statistics webpage at http://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_soccer/
2006 Most Improved Teams
2005 2006 $Games
Team W-L-T W-L-T Improved
Limestone............................................................................... 2-13-3 13-3-6 101/2
S.C.-Aiken ............................................................................... 2-13-2 12-6-2 81/2
West Fla. ............................................................................... 9-5-2 20-1-3 71/2
Mercyhurst............................................................................. 8-8-4 17-4-0 61/2
East Stroudsburg................................................................ 11-8-1 17-2-3 6
Lenoir-Rhyne........................................................................ 13-7-2 19-1-1 6
Wilmington (Del.)............................................................... 5-11-2 11-5-4 6
Bentley ............................................................................... 4-13-0 9-7-2 51/2
Dowling.................................................................................. 13-1-5 22-0-2 5
Northern Ky.......................................................................... 11-8-2 16-3-3 5
Northwood (Mich.)............................................................ 3-13-1 8-8-2 5
Columbia Union................................................................... 1-15-0 5-10-2 41/2
Pitt.-Johnstown.................................................................... 4-13-1 8-8-2 41/2
St. Michael’s........................................................................... 7-10-1 11-5-4 41/2
West Va. Wesleyan.............................................................. 5-11-3 10-7-2 41/2
$To determine games improved, add the difference in victories between the two seasons to the difference in losses, then divide by two; ties not counted. Includes postseason.
http://www.ncaa.org/stats/m_soccer/2/2006/2006_d2_m_soccer_most_improved.pdf |
