August 16, 2007
Contact: Leah Melichar
Limestone College Sports Information
Phone: 864-488-8219
lmelichar@limestone.edu
 

LIMESTONE MEN’S SOCCER RANKED NO. 20 IN NATIONAL PRE-SEASON POLL

The Limestone College men’s soccer team is ranked No. 20 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas preseason NCAA Division II national poll. The Saints finished the 2006 season with a 13-6-6 record while capturing the 2006 conference tournament title, advancing to the Sweet Sixteen of the NCAA Division II tournament, and being named the most improved team in Division II.

Limestone will face two teams in 2007 that are also included in the preseason rankings. The Saints will play No. 13 Lander on October 3 in Greenwood, S.C., and will take on Conference Carolinas-rival No. 14 Queens on September 11 in Charlotte, N.C.

Limestone kicks off the regular season on Saturday, August 25 when the squad travels to Waleska, Ga., to face Reinhardt College at 4 p.m. The Saints will play their first home game on Wednesday, August 29 when they host Newberry at 4 p.m.at Saints Field in Gaffney, S.C.

For more information visit http://www.ncaasports.com/soccer/mens/polls/divii-nscaa.

NSCAA/adidas NCAA Rankings-Men
Division II  Pre-Season Poll  - August 14, 2007


  Rank  

School

  Prev.  

  W-L-T  

1

Dowling College (N.Y.)

 1 

   22 -  0 -  2  

2

Fort Lewis College (Colo.)

 2 

   21 -  2 -  1  

3

West Florida, University of

 3 

   20 -  2 -  2  

4

Lenoir-Rhyne College (N.C.)

 5 

   19 -  1 -  1  

5

Lincoln Memorial University (Tenn.)

 4 

   15 -  2 -  3  

6

Southern Connecticut State University

 6 

   17 -  3 -  3  

7

Southern Illinois University-Edwardsville

 8 

   15 -  4 -  3  

8

Northern Kentucky University

 7 

   16 -  3 -  3  

9

Franklin Pierce University (N.H.)

 9 

   17 -  2 -  3  

10

Lynn University (Fla.)

 12 

   15 -  2 -  0  

11

Midwestern State University (Texas)

 10 

   17 -  3 -  2  

12

Seattle University

 14 

   12 -  8 -  1  

13

Lander University (S.C.)

 11 

   16 -  3 -  1  

14

Queens University (N.C.)

 13 

   12 -  5 -  3  

15

East Stroudsburg University (Pa.)

 16 

   17 -  2 -  3  

16

Cal State Dominguez Hills

 17 

   15 -  7 -  1  

17

Cal State Los Angeles

 18 

   13 -  8 -  2  

18

Carson-Newman College (Tenn.)

 15 

   14 -  2 -  2  

19

Lock Haven University (Pa.)

 21 

   17 -  6 -  1  

20

Limestone College (S.C.)

 19 

   13 -  3 -  6  

21

Incarnate Word (Texas), University of the

 22 

   14 -  4 -  3  

22

Seattle Pacific University

 23 

   12 -  7 -  0  

23

Wisconsin-Parkside, University of

 24 

   13 -  4 -  4  

24

Dominican College (N.Y.)

 25 

   12 -  4 -  3  

25

Mercyhurst College (Pa.)

 RV 

   17 -  4 -  0  

2006 Final Record and Rank Shown

Also receiving votes: Sonoma State (Calif.), New York Tech
 

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