Women's Soccer moves up to No. 20 in latest United Soccer Coaches Poll
By Bud Denega
| United Soccer Coaches Poll - Week 8 | | D3soccer.com Poll - Week 9 |
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team moved up one spot to No. 20 in the latest United Soccer Coaches Poll. The Polar Bears are also receiving votes in the D3soccer.com top 25.
Messiah (Pa.) claimed the top spot in the United Soccer Coaches Poll for the second consecutive week, while William Smith (N.Y.) and Washington (Mo.) rounded out the top three. Ohio Athletic Conference member Otterbein was ranked No. 17.
Northern — which boasts a 13-2-2 overall record and is riding a nine-game win streak — travels to Otterbein Wednesday for a 7 p.m. contest at Memorial Stadium.
United Soccer Coaches - Poll #8
Oct. 29, 2019
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) | 2019 Record |
Last Week |
| 1. | Messiah (Pa.) | 15-1-1 | 1 |
| 2. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 13-1-1 | 2 |
| 3. | Washington (Mo.) | 13-1-1 | 3 |
| 4. | New Jersey | 13-1-1 | 4 |
| 5. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 11-1-4 | 5 |
| 6. | MIT | 15-1-2 | 6 |
| 7. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 14-1-1 | 7 |
| 8. | Chistopher Newport (Va.) | 15-1-2 | 8 |
| 9. | Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) | 13-1-1 | 9 |
| 10. | Middlebury (Vt.) | 11-1-2 | 12 |
| 11. | Centre (Ky.) | 18-0-0 | 11 |
| 12. | Chicago (Ill.) | 11-1-2 | 13 |
| 13. | Tufts (Conn.) | 10-2-2 | 10 |
| 14. | Geneseo State (N.Y.) | 14-2-1 | 14 |
| 15. | Arcadia (Pa.) | 14-2-2 | 15 |
| 16. | Dickinson (Pa.) | 11-1-4 | 16 |
| 17. | Otterbein | 14-1-1 | 17 |
| 18. | Stevens (N.J.) | 11-3-1 | 18 |
| 19. | St. Thomas (Minn.) | 12-2-2 | 19 |
| 20. | Ohio Northern | 13-2-2 | 21 |
| 21. | Amherst (Mass.) | 10-3-1 | RV |
| 22. | RIT (N.Y.) | 10-3-2 | 22 |
| 23. | Carnegie Mellon (Pa.) | 10-3-1 | 24 |
| 24. | Hardin-Simmons (Tx.) | 13-2-1 | NR |
| 25. | Trinity (Tx.) | 12-3-0 | 20 |
Others receiving votes: Wesleyan University, Haverford College, University of Rochester, Gettysburg College, Wartburg College, Randolph-Macon College, New York University, Washington & Lee University.
D3soccer.com Poll - Week #9
Oct. 29, 2019
| Rank |
School (First Place Votes) | 2019 Record |
Total Points |
Last Week |
| 1. | Messiah (Pa.) (21) | 15-1-1 | 987 | 1 |
| 2. | Washington (Mo.) (1) | 13-1-1 | 938 | 3 |
| 3. | William Smith (N.Y.) (2) | 13-1-1 | 912 | 4 |
| 4. | New Jersey | 13-1-1 | 875 | 2 |
| 5. | Wheaton (Ill.) | 14-1-1 | 853 | 5 |
| 6. | Centre (Ky.) (1) | 18-0-0 | 790 | 6 |
| 7. | Johns Hopkins (Md.) | 11-1-4 | 763 | 7 |
| 8. | Christopher Newport (Va.) | 15-1-2 | 715 | 8 |
| 9. | Middlebury (Vt.) | 11-1-2 | 670 | 9 |
| 10. | MIT | 15-1-2 | 667 | 10 |
| 11. | Chicago (Ill.) | 11-1-2 | 595 | 11 |
| 12. | Pomona-Pitzer (Calif.) | 13-1-1 | 536 | 13 |
| 13. | Dickinson (Pa.) | 11-1-4 | 482 | 14 |
| 14. | Tufts (Conn.) | 10-2-2 | 481 | 12 |
| 15. | Randolph-Macon (Va.) | 16-0-0 | 458 | 15 |
| 16. | Amherst (Mass.) | 10-3-1 | 418 | 16 |
| 17. | Washington & Lee (Va.) | 14-0-2 | 336 | 18 |
| 18. | Stevens (N.J.) | 11-3-1 | 307 | 20 |
| 19. | Arcadia (Pa.) | 14-2-2 | 264 | 21 |
| 20. | Emory (Ga.) | 10-4-0 | 252 | 22 |
| 21. | Trinity (Tx.) | 12-3-0 | 168 | 17 |
| 22. | Otterbein | 14-1-1 | 167 | 23 |
| 23. | Hardin-Simmons (Tx.) | 12-2-1 | 131 | 25 |
| 24. | Pacific Lutheran (Calif.) | 14-1-1 | 54 | - |
| 25. | Williams (Mass.) | 8-4-1 | 53 | 19 |
Others receiving votes: Geneseo State 52, Cal Lutheran 48, St. Thomas 37, Swarthmore 18, Haverford 18, Gettysburg 13, Carnegie Mellon 13, Wartburg 10, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 6, Ohio Northern 3, Loras 3, Wesleyan 2, Hamilton 2, Augsburg 2