Mountaineers Move Up to No. 3
- Team Sits at No. 14 in RPI -
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (September 28, 2015) – Following a win Friday evening in its Big 12 Conference season opener, the West Virginia University women’s soccer team moved up one spot to No. 3 in today’s TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 25 Poll.
The ranking is the Mountaineers’ (10-1, 1-0) highest ever in any poll. The team’s previous program-best ranking was No. 4, first earned in the Soccer Buzz Poll on Nov. 4, 2002, and again in the last two TDS.com polls.
Texas Tech (7-1-3, 0-0-1) is the only other Big 12 team ranked and checks in at No. 18.
North Carolina (10-0-1, 3-0 ACC) and Florida State (9-1-1, 2-0-1 ACC) moved up one spot to No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. BYU (8-1-1) continues to follow WVU and is up one spot to No. 4, and Virginia Tech (10-1-1, 2-1 ACC), the only team to score on WVU this season, jumped up seven spots to No. 5.
Notre Dame (8-2-1, 1-2 ACC) ranks No. 6, and Virginia (8-1-1, 2-1 ACC), last week’s top team, sits at No. 7. Penn State (7-2-2, 2-1-1 Big Ten) ranks No. 8, Stanford (7-2, 1-0 Pac-12) is No. 9 and Clemson (8-1-1, 2-1 ACC) is No. 10.
The second NCAA Women’s Soccer RPI also was released today, and WVU continues to sit at No. 14. The Mountaineers are the highest-positioned Big 12 team, with TTU following at No. 23 and Oklahoma at No. 37.
FSU is the new No. 1 team, and PSU follows at No. 2. Clemson is ranked No. 3, BYU is No. 4 and Notre Dame is No. 5.
The remainder of the top 10 is: No. 6 Santa Clara, No. 7 USF, No. 8 Stanford, No. 9 Rutgers and No. 10 Auburn.
The Mountaineers opened the defense of their three straight Big 12 Conference titles with a 2-0 win over Texas on Friday, Sept. 25, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The win pushed the team’s home conference unbeaten streak to 27. WVU shows a nine-match shutout streak and owns an NCAA-best 10 clean sheets on the season.
WVU closes out its five-match homestand against TCU on Friday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. It’s a “Pink Match” for breast cancer awareness, and all fans are encouraged to wear pink. It also is a “Dollar Night,” and all tickets and select concessions will be available for $1 each. Additionally, the match also is the team’s “Soctoberfest” celebration, and specialty German food and beverage options will be available at the concession stands.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUWomensSoccer on Twitter.
- Team Sits at No. 14 in RPI -
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (September 28, 2015) – Following a win Friday evening in its Big 12 Conference season opener, the West Virginia University women’s soccer team moved up one spot to No. 3 in today’s TopDrawerSoccer.com Top 25 Poll.
The ranking is the Mountaineers’ (10-1, 1-0) highest ever in any poll. The team’s previous program-best ranking was No. 4, first earned in the Soccer Buzz Poll on Nov. 4, 2002, and again in the last two TDS.com polls.
Texas Tech (7-1-3, 0-0-1) is the only other Big 12 team ranked and checks in at No. 18.
North Carolina (10-0-1, 3-0 ACC) and Florida State (9-1-1, 2-0-1 ACC) moved up one spot to No. 1 and No. 2, respectively. BYU (8-1-1) continues to follow WVU and is up one spot to No. 4, and Virginia Tech (10-1-1, 2-1 ACC), the only team to score on WVU this season, jumped up seven spots to No. 5.
Notre Dame (8-2-1, 1-2 ACC) ranks No. 6, and Virginia (8-1-1, 2-1 ACC), last week’s top team, sits at No. 7. Penn State (7-2-2, 2-1-1 Big Ten) ranks No. 8, Stanford (7-2, 1-0 Pac-12) is No. 9 and Clemson (8-1-1, 2-1 ACC) is No. 10.
The second NCAA Women’s Soccer RPI also was released today, and WVU continues to sit at No. 14. The Mountaineers are the highest-positioned Big 12 team, with TTU following at No. 23 and Oklahoma at No. 37.
FSU is the new No. 1 team, and PSU follows at No. 2. Clemson is ranked No. 3, BYU is No. 4 and Notre Dame is No. 5.
The remainder of the top 10 is: No. 6 Santa Clara, No. 7 USF, No. 8 Stanford, No. 9 Rutgers and No. 10 Auburn.
The Mountaineers opened the defense of their three straight Big 12 Conference titles with a 2-0 win over Texas on Friday, Sept. 25, at Dick Dlesk Soccer Stadium. The win pushed the team’s home conference unbeaten streak to 27. WVU shows a nine-match shutout streak and owns an NCAA-best 10 clean sheets on the season.
WVU closes out its five-match homestand against TCU on Friday, Oct. 2, at 7 p.m. It’s a “Pink Match” for breast cancer awareness, and all fans are encouraged to wear pink. It also is a “Dollar Night,” and all tickets and select concessions will be available for $1 each. Additionally, the match also is the team’s “Soctoberfest” celebration, and specialty German food and beverage options will be available at the concession stands.
For more information on the Mountaineers, follow @WVUWomensSoccer on Twitter.
