September 13, 1999
FURMAN MEN'S SOCCER RISES TO 11TH IN NATION
GREENVILLE -- The Furman University men's soccer improved to 11th in the NSCAA national poll, matching their highest-ever NSCAA ranking. Furman is also ranked 13th in the Soccer Times national poll and 15th in the nation in the Soccer America national poll.
Furman downed Belmont 4-1 and Georgia State 3-1 last week.
The Paladins, 4-0, are ranked second in the South Region behind Duke. Furman travels to Charlotte, N.C., on Wednesday to face UNC Charlotte and will host Elon on Sunday at 2 p.m.
Two Paladins are leading the Southern Conference statistically as goalkeeper Scott Blount is leading the conference with a 0.74 goals against average and midfielder Daniel Alvarez leads the conference with three assists on the season. Blount recorded a number of awards last week as he was named MVP of the UAB/Nike Classic, Southern Conference co-player-of-the-week, and to the Soccer America team-of-the-week. Alvarez is now only five assists away from tying the school record for assists in a career.
NSCAA Top 25
1. Creighton
2. Penn State
3. St. John's
4. Duke
5. Maryland
6. Santa Clara
7. SMU
8. Indiana
9. CS Fullerton
10. Yale
11. Furman
12. St. Louis
13. San Diego
14. VCU
15. Hofstra
16. UCLA
17. Akron
18. Wake Forest
19. U Conn
20. Washington
21. Virginia
22. San Jose State
23. California
24. North Carolina
25. Cincinnati
Soccer America Top 20
1. Maryland
2. Penn State
3. SMU
4. Indiana
5. UCLA
6. St. John's
7. Creighton
8. Santa Clara
9. CS Fullerton
10. St. Louis
11. Duke
12. Yale
13. Brown
14. Jacksonville
15. Furman
16. Washington
17. Virginia
18. Gonzaga
19. Stanford
20. U Conn
Soccer Times Top 25
1. Creighton
2. Maryland
3. Penn State
4. Duke
5. St. John's
6. SMU
7. UCLA
8. Santa Clara
9. Indiana
10. St. Louis
11. CS Fullerton
12. Virginia
13. Furman
14. Wake Forest
15. Yale
16. U Conn
17. Washington
18. Stanford
19. Akron
20t. Rutgers
20t. Gonzaga
22. VCU
23. San Diego
24. Hofstra
25t. Cincinnati
25t. North Carolina