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October 1, 2002

Huskies Men's Soccer Continues Climb In National Rankings

BLOOMSBURG— The Bloomsburg University men's soccer team moved up to 14th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/Adidas Division II national rankings. The Huskies, 8-0-2, moved up from 15th place last week and have gradually moved up after opening the season ranked 21st.

The Huskies most recent game was a hard-fought 1-1 double overtime tie against Dowling College, ranked 17th when the two teams met.

On the season, Adam Clay (Dallas/Dallas) leads the Huskies with five goals and three assists, while Adam Grady (Malvern/Archbishop Carroll) has registered four goals and one assist. Mike Ross (Bloomsburg/Bloomsburg) has three goals and four assists, while Greg Pompei (Andover, NJ/Newton) has three goals and three assists. In goal, Dustin Henry (Bernville/Tulpehocken), 5-0-1, has 23 saves and a goals against average of 0.64, while Kevin Wright (Souderton/Pennridge), 3-0-1, leads the team in saves with 26 and has a goals against average of 1.17.

The Huskies host Caldwell College, 3-7, on Thursday at 4 p.m.

NSCAA D-II Top 20 Rankings

Rank School W-L-T Prev.
1 Southern Connecticut State University 8-0-0 1
2 Lynn University (Fla.) 9-0-0 2
3 Cal State Dominguez Hills 10-0-1 3
4 Barry University (Fla.) 7-0-1 5
5 East Stroudsburg (Pa.) 7-0-0 7
6 University of South Carolina-Spartanburg 9-0-0 8
7 Mercyhurst College (Pa.) 8-0-0 6
8 Sonoma State University (Calif.) 9-0-0 9
9 University of the Incarnate Word (Texas) 7-0-2 13
10 Lewis University (Ill.) 7-2-0 11
11 Clayton State (Ga.) 7-0-1 4
12 Midwestern State University (Texas) 5-0-2 10
13 West Virginia Wesleyan 7-1-0 --
14 Bloomsburg University 8-0-2 15
15 Merrimack (Mass.) 8-1-1 --
16 Cal State Bakersfield 8-2-0 18
17 Rockhurst University (Mo.) 7-2-0 --
18 University of West Florida 8-2-0 19
19 Tusculum College (Tenn.) 7-0-1 20
20 University of District of Columbia 6-3-1 16        

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