November 16, 1999

FURMAN MEN'S SOCCER RANKED 3TH IN NATION;

SETS NCAA TOURNEY GAME TIME FOR 1 P.M.

GREENVILLE -- The Furman University men's soccer team concluded the regular season ranked third in the final Soccer America national soccer poll, and fifth in the final NSCAA poll. Both rankings are the highest ever for the Furman soccer program.

The Paladins, 19-1-1 on the year, will host North Carolina in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday at 1 p.m.

Furman defeated Radford 1-0 last weekend in an NCAA Play-in match at Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium.

The Paladins are ranked second in the South Region, tying the highest-ever regional ranking for the Paladins.

Soccer America Top

1. Duke

2. Indiana

3. Furman

4. UCLA

5. Sw Missouri St.

6. Penn State

7. U Conn

8. Maryland

9. SMU

10. Washington

11. UMBC

12. Wake Forest

13. UAB

14. San Diego

15. Stanford

16. Portland

17. Brown

18. Rhode Island

19. Santa Clara

20. William & Mary

NSCAA Top 25

1. Duke

2. Indiana

3. UCLA

4. SW Missouri St.

5. Furman

6t. U Conn

6t. Penn State

8. St. Louis

9. Maryland

10. Wake Forest

11. Washington

12. San Diego

13. UMBC

14. Virginia

15. St. John's

16. UAB

17. SMU

18. Santa Clara

19. Brown

20. Rutgers

21. Creighton

22. Stanford

23. Rhode Island

24. Yale

25. Akron