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October 25, 2005

SIUE Women’s Soccer Ranked No. 24 In National Poll
         EDWARDSVILLE, Ill. - The Southern Illinois University Edwardsville women’s soccer team has been ranked No. 24 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/adidas Division II poll.
         This is the second time the Cougars have been ranked in the top 25 this this season. SIUE entered at No. 17 in the Sept. 20 poll, then jumping to No. 14 on Sept. 27.
         SIUE, which earned the No. 2 seed for the Great Lakes Valley Conference tournament, will face seventh-seeded Indianapolis in the quarterfinals.
         The Cougars will take on the Greyhounds at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday at the SIUE practice fields behind Korte Stadium.
         The Cougars hold a 15-4 mark this season with a 11-2 in GLVC play. SIUE has a record of 20-3 during the last two seasons of conference regular season action.
         SIUE head coach Lynda Bowers has led her Cougars to 13 wins in their last 15 games.
         Kristine Armstrong (St. Peters, Mo.) leads the team and ranks second in the GLVC with 12 goals.
        
        
2005 NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer - National 
October 25, 2005

Rank	School					W-L-T	Prev.
 1	Metro State (Colo.)			17-0-0	  1
 2	Seattle Pacific University		14-0-2	  2
 3	University of West Florida		16-0-2	  3
 4	West Chester University (Pa.)		16-0-2	  4
 5	Franklin Pierce College (N.H.)		14-1-1	  5
 6	University of Nebraska, Omaha		13-1-0	  6
 7	Northern Kentucky University		15-2-0	  7
 8	Catawba College (N.C.)			12-2-1	  9
 9	University of Tampa			11-1-2	 10
10	University of New Haven (Conn.)		13-2-0	 13
11	Grand Valley State University (Mich.)	15-2-0	 14
12	Bryant University (R.I.)		13-4-2	 19
13	Carson-Newman College (Tenn.)		11-3-0	 25
14	Fort Lewis College (Colo.)		10-3-3	 20
15	Cal State Dominguez Hills		12-4-2	 —
16	Barry University (Fla.)			12-2-2	 18
17	Minnesota State University-Mankato	9-6-1	 16
18	Indiana University (Pa.)	 	13-2-1	 17
19	Tusculum College (Tenn.)		9-4-1	 15
20	Regis University (Colo.)		14-3-0	 12
21	Cal State Stanislaus			13-3-2	 22
22	UC San Diego				13-3-0	 11
23	Winona State University (Minn.)		15-1-2	 21
24	SIU Edwardsville			15-4-0	 — 
24	Lincoln Memorial University (Tenn.)	13-2-0	 24
24	College of Saint Rose (N.Y.)		10-2-4	 —
Also receiving votes: C.W. Post, Central Oklahoma, UW-Parkside

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