Women's Soccer Ranked 15th In NSCAA Preseason Poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (Aug. 16, 2008) – The National Soccer Coaches Association of America released its Division II Preseason poll and has ranked the C.W. Post women's soccer team 15th overall in the 25-team poll. The Pioneers are the only team in the East Coast Conference to receive a preseason ranking.
The Pioneers, under the tutelage of first-year coach
Mark Dawson, return after a 17-1-3 season in which they captured the East Coast Conference title and advanced to the third round of the NCAA Championships in Albany, N.Y.
C.W. Post opens its season on Aug. 29 against College of the Saint Rose in the Nike Kickoff Classic and will open conference play at Adelphi University on Sept. 13.
NSCAA Div. II Preseason Poll
Rank Team Prev. 2007 Record
| 1 |
Tampa (Fla.), University of |
1 |
20 - 2 - 2 |
| 2 |
Franklin Pierce University (N.H.) |
2 |
18 - 2 - 5 |
| 3 |
Grand Valley State University (Mich.) |
3 |
21 - 1 - 1 |
| 4 |
Seattle Pacific University |
4 |
23 - 1 - 0 |
| 5 |
Columbus State University (Ga.) |
5 |
20 - 3 - 2 |
| 6 |
Incarnate Word (Texas), University of the |
6 |
18 - 3 - 2 |
| 7 |
West Chester University (Pa.) |
7 |
17 - 3 - 3 |
| 8 |
Minnesota State University-Mankato |
10 |
17 - 3 - 1 |
| 9 |
Saint Rose (N.Y.), College of |
9 |
19 - 1 - 2 |
| 10 |
Central Oklahoma, University of |
11 |
19 - 5 - 1 |
| 11 |
Tusculum College (Tenn.) |
14 |
13 - 6 - 0 |
| 12 |
Drury University (Mo.) |
16 |
17 - 5 - 3 |
| 13 |
Cal State Dominguez Hills |
RV |
14 - 5 - 4 |
| 14 |
Metropolitan State College of Denver |
23 |
16 - 5 - 1 |
| 15 |
C.W. Post (N.Y.) |
12 |
17 - 1 - 3 |
| 16 |
Montevallo (Ala.), University of |
19 |
14 - 7 - 0 |
| 17 |
Slippery Rock University (Pa.) |
22 |
17 - 5 - 1 |
| 18 |
Nebraska-Omaha, University of |
8 |
14 - 6 - 1 |
| 19 |
Winona State University (Minn.) |
17 |
16 - 3 - 2 |
| 20 |
Saint Leo University (Fla.) |
25 |
13 - 5 - 0 |
| 21 |
Mercyhurst College (Pa.) |
RV |
17 - 3 - 1 |
| 22 |
Carson-Newman College (Tenn.) |
RV |
14 - 6 - 0 |
| 23 |
St. Edward's University (Texas) |
21 |
17 - 3 - 0 |
| 24 |
Chico State (Calif.) |
RV |
13 - 5 - 3 |
| 25 |
Quincy University (Ill.) |
RV |
14 - 6 - 1 |
Receiving votes: UC San Diego, Merrimack (Mass.), Cal State Los Angeles, West Florida