Women's Soccer vaults up to No. 21 in latest United Soccer Coaches Poll
By Bud Denega
| United Soccer Coaches Poll - Week 7 |
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team moved up two spots to No. 21 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. The Polar Bears — who boast an 11-2-2 overall record — are riding a seven-game win streak.
Messiah (Pa.) claimed the top spot in poll, while William Smith (N.Y.) and Washington (Mo.) rounded out the top three. Ohio Athletic Conference member Otterbein was ranked No. 17.
Northern hosts Heidelberg Tuesday night at 7 p.m. at Kerscher Stadium.
United Soccer Coaches - Poll #7
Oct. 22, 2019
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) | 2019 Record |
Last Week |
| 1. | Messiah (Pa.) | 13-1-1 | 2 |
| 2. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 11-1-1 | 3 |
| 3. | Washington (Mo.) | 13-1-1 | 4 |
| 4. | New Jersey | 12-1-0 | 5 |
| 5. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 10-1-4 | 6 |
| 6. | MIT | 13-1-2 | 10 |
| 7. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 13-1-1 | 9 |
| 8. | Chistopher Newport (Va.) | 12-2-2 | 8 |
| 9. | Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) | 12-1-1 | 7 |
| 10. | Tufts (Conn.) | 10-1-2 | 12 |
| 11. | Centre (Ky.) | 17-0-0 | 11 |
| 12. | Middlebury (Vt.) | 10-1-2 | 1 |
| 13. | Chicago (Ill.) | 10-1-2 | 13 |
| 14. | Geneseo State (N.Y.) | 13-2-1 | 15 |
| 15. | Arcadia (Pa.) | 12-2-2 | 14 |
| 16. | Dickinson (Pa.) | 10-1-4 | 16 |
| 17. | Otterbein | 12-1-1 | 18 |
| 18. | Stevens (N.J.) | 9-3-1 | 20 |
| 19. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 10-2-2 | 19 |
| 20. | Trinity (Tex.) | 11-2-0 | 22 |
| 21. | Ohio Northern | 11-2-2 | 23 |
| 22. | RIT (N.Y.) | 10-3-0 | RV |
| 23. | Wesleyan (Conn.) | 8-2-2 | NR |
| 24. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 9-3-1 | 24 |
| 25. | Williams (Mass.) | 7-3-1 | 25 |
Others receiving votes: University of Rochester, Haverford College, Wartburg College, Emory University, Amherst College, New York University, Washington & Lee University, Swarthmore College, Connecticut College.
