Concordia Maintains No. 5 Spot as Top Seven Remain Unchanged in Latest NAIA Women's Soccer Poll

Concordia University Cavaliers
Jason Dormeyer, Sports Information Director
Concordia University, Portland
Women's Soccer

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

September 16, 2008

Women's Poll : http://naia.cstv.com/sports/w-soccer/spec-rel/091608aaa.html

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -Undefeated through seven matches, the Concordia (6-0-1) women's soccer team remained at No. 5 in the ratings according to the NAIA poll released today.

The Cavaliers received 545 total votes, down from 574 last week, as the top seven positions in the poll were stagnant. Concordia, winners of eight straight Cascade Collegiate Conference championships, climbed as high as No. 3 in the poll last season.

For the third straight time, Martin Methodist (Tenn.) sits atop the 2008 NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll. Standing with a perfect 4-0 record, the RedHawks hold a narrow lead over No. 2 Azusa Pacific (Calif.) by a 609-606 point margin. Martin Methodist owns a 25-1 goals advantage in its four wins. MMC hosts No. 4 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) on Friday (Sept. 19) in a non-conference battle

Azusa earned six first-place votes and has shut out three of its four opponents. The Cougars took down Bethel (Tenn.), who was receiving votes in last week's poll, by a count of 8-1 on Sept. 6.

Lee (Tenn.) holds at No. 3 with 579 total points. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) is right behind at No. 4 with 570 points.

Four teams vault into the Top 25 for the first time this season: No. 19 Spring Arbor (Mich.), No. 20 Rocky Mountain (Mont.), No. 21 Vanguard (Calif.) and No. 22 Benedictine (Kan.). Perhaps making the biggest jump is No. 9 California State University-San Marcos. The Cougars are unbeaten at 4-0-2 including an upset win over then-No. 22 Kansas Wesleyan last Saturday.

The poll was voted upon by a panel of head coaches representing each of the conferences, independents and unaffiliated groups. The third regular season Top 25 poll will be announced on Sept. 23.