September 27, 1999

FURMAN MEN'S SOCCER RISES IN NATIONAL POLLS

GREENVILLE -- The Furman University men's soccer team improved to 14th in the nation in the latest NSCAA national poll. The Paladins are also ranked 16th by Soccer America and 14th by Soccer Times.

Furman defeated the College of Charleston 2-1 in overtime and tied South Carolina 1-1 in front of 2,345 spectators at Eugene Stone Soccer Stadium on Sunday.

The Paladins, 6-0-1, are ranked third in the South Region. Furman will participate in the Clemson/Nike Soccer Invitational this weekend where it will face Akron on Friday at 5 p.m., and #2 Santa Clara Sunday at 12:30 p.m.

NSCAA Top 25

1. Penn State

2. Santa Clara

3. Duke

4. CS Fullerton

5. St. Louis

6. Indiana

7. Connecticut

8. Maryland

9. UCLA

10. Wake Forest

11. SMU

12. Creighton

13. Virginia

14. Furman

15. St. John's

16. Cincinnati

17. Brown

18. SW Missouri St.

19. Jacksonville

20. California

21. VCU

22. Yale

23. Philadelphia

24. North Carolina

25. Portland

Soccer America Top 20

1. Penn State

2. Indiana

3. UCLA

4. Santa Clara

5. CS Fullerton

6. St. Louis

7. Duke

8. SMU

9. Maryland

10. U Conn

11. Brown

12. Creighton

13. Virginia

14. SW Missouri St.

15. St. John's

16. Furman

17. Yale

18. California

19. Jacksonville

20. North Carolina

Soccer Times Top 25

1. Penn State

2. Duke

3. Santa Clara

4. CS Fullerton

5. UCLA

6. St. Louis

7. Maryland

8. Creighton

9. SMU

10. Indiana

11. U Conn

12. Wake Forest

13. Virginia

14t. Furman

14t. St. John's

16. Jacksonville

17. SW Missouri St.

18. Cincinnati

19. Rutgers

20. North Carolina

21. Brown

22. Yale

23. San Diego

24. Seton Hall

25. VCU