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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - With the South Atlantic Conference
Championship in full swing, Anderson University women's soccer
jumped up one position to seventh in the final National Soccer
Coaches Association of America Southeast Region Poll before the
NCAA Tournament, announced by the NSCAA on Tuesday.
The Trojans grabbed a 2-1 victory over Mars Hill in their only
match last week, finalizing their regular season with a 14-3
overall record, marking the most wins in the program's history.
With a 7-3 record in SAC play, Anderson earned the fifth seed in
the annual conference tournament and was forced to play a road
match in the opening round.
Five teams from the SAC were ranked in the top 10, including
Queens, who landed in the No. 9 spot after not being ranked in last
week's poll. Carson-Newman earned the No. 2 spot to lead the SAC
contingent, while Wingate and Lenoir-Rhyne, which plays AU on
Tuesday in the SAC Tournament, finished fourth and sixth,
respectively. The SAC carried the most teams in this week's
poll.
Columbus State continues to lead the way, earning the No. 1 spot
for the third consecutive week after sweeping Montevallo (5-0) and
UNC Pembroke (4-0) last week. Peach Belt Conference rivals North
Georgia (#3), Armstrong State (#5) and Georgia College (#10)
rounded out the league's representation, as GC makes its first
appearance in the poll since Oct. 6.
Belmont Abbey is the lone member of Conference Carolinas to
crack the top 10, landing a spot behind Anderson at No. 8.
Conference foe Limestone dropped out of the poll following its 2-1
setback to BAC on Halloween.
AU opens its postseason tonight at fourth-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne in
a rematch of last season's SAC Tournament quarterfinals in which
the Bears ended the Trojans' season with a 3-1 victory. Kick-off at
the Moretz Sports - Athletic Complex is scheduled for 7 p.m.
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