Women's Soccer

SIUE Women’s Soccer Gains Regionally, Nationally
         The SIUE women’s soccer team garnered votes in the latest national poll by the National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA) but not enough to break into the top 25.
         The Cougars are coming off an impressive 2-0 victory over then-10th-ranked Northern Kentucky, handing the Norse their first loss in regular season Great Lakes Valley Conference play since the 1999 season. It was the second top 10 team SIUE has defeated this season. The other was ninth-ranked Ashland, who SIUE defeated 1-0 in Ashland, Ohio.
         SIUE, 6-3 overall, are 4-0 in the GLVC and are in first place after two weeks of league play.
         The Cougars also moved up to fourth in the Great Lakes region poll by the NSCAA.
         Below is the national and regional polls as of Sept. 28.

2004 NCAA Division II Women - National 
September 28, 2004

Rank	School	W-L-T	Prev. 
1	Franklin Pierce College (N.H.)	7-0-0	1 
2	Seattle Pacific University	8-0-1	4 
3	Truman State University (Mo.)	7-0-1	5 
4	Slippery Rock University (Pa.)	8-0-1	6 
5	Barry University (Fla.)		3-1-0	3 
6	Carson-Newman College (Tenn.)	8-0-1	7 
7	Metro State (Colo.)		9-1-0	9 
8	Southampton College (N.Y.)	7-0-1	12 
9	Ashland University (Ohio)	7-1-1	15 
10	University of West Florida	3-0-0	10 
11	Seattle University		8-1-2	7 
12	College of Saint Rose (N.Y.)	6-0-2	14 
13	Tusculum College (Tenn.)	6-1-1	13 
14	University of Nebraska, Omaha	7-2-1	16 
15	U. of Wisconsin, Parkside	8-1-0	21 
16	Texas A&M University-Commerce	7-2-1	-- 
17	Catawba College (N.C.)		8-0-0	17 
18	Adelphi University (N.Y.)	6-1-0	20 
18	University of Tampa		5-1-1	19 
20	Sonoma State Univ. (Calif.)	6-2-0	18 
21	West Texas A&M University	5-1-0	2 
22	Merrimack (Mass.)		7-1-1	22 
23	Cal State Stanislaus		7-1-1	-- 
24	Grand Valley State (Mich.)	8-2-0	-- 
25	Southwest Baptist University	6-1-1	24 
Also receiving votes: North Florida, Bridgeport, Bryant, SIU Edwardsville 

2004 NCAA Division II Women’s soccer - Great Lakes 
September 28, 2004

Rank	School						W-L-T	Prev.
1	Ashland University (Ohio)			7-1-1	2
2	University of Wisconsin, Parkside		8-1-0	3
3	Grand Valley State University (Mich.)		8-2-0	4
4	Southern Illinois University, Edwardsville	6-3-0	7
5	Northern Kentucky University			6-3-0	1
6	Wheeling Jesuit University (W. Va.)		5-2-0	6
7	Mercyhurst College (Pa.)			6-2-1	5
8	University of Missouri, St. Louis		7-3-1	9
9	Ferris State University				5-4-1	--
10	Northern Michigan University			5-1-2	--