October 8, 2001

FURMAN MEN'S SOCCER RANKED 13TH IN NATION

GREENVILLE, SC -- The Furman men's soccer team is ranked 13th in the latest Soccer America national poll, down ten spots from its previous high of third last week.

The Paladins dropped a 3-2 double overtime match to South Carolina last week for its first loss of the season, but rebounded to defeat Appalachian State 4-1 over the weekend.

Furman is also ranked 11th in the College Soccer News poll and 15th in the Men's Media poll.

The Paladins will host Georgia Southern on Wednesday before travelling to Birmingham, Ala., to face 16th ranked UAB on Sunday. Furman is 8-1 on the year and off to its best start in school history. The Paladins are also 3-0 in the Southern Conference and have outscored SoCon opponents 13-1 this season.

Soccer America Top 20

• 1. SMU
• 2. Virginia
• 3. St. Louis
• 4. St. John's
• 5. Washington
• 6. Indiana
• 7. Stanford
• 8. San Diego
• 9. North Carolina
• 10. Penn State
• 11. Clemson
• 12. South Carolina
• 13. Furman
• 14. UConn
• 15. Rutgers
• 16. UAB
• 17. Loyola Marymount
• 18. South Florida
• 19. Loyola (Md.)
• 20. Seton Hall

College Soccer News Top 20

• 1. SMU
• 2. Virginia
• 3. St. Louis
• 4. St. John's
• 5. Indiana
• 6. Washington
• 7. San Diego
• 8. Stanford
• 9. Clemson
• 10. South Carolina
• 11. Furman
• 12. Connecticut
• 13. Penn State
• 14. North Carolina
• 15. Rutgers
• 16. UAB
• 17. Seton Hall
• 18. Boston College
• 19. Loyola Marymount
• 20. Ohio State

Men¹s Soccer Media Top 20

• 1. SMU
• 2. St. Louis
• 3. Virginia
• 4. St. John's
• 5. Stanford
• 6. Indiana
• 7. Washington
• 8. North Carolina
• 9. San Diego
• 10. Rutgers
• 11. UAB
• 12. Clemson
• 13. South Carolina
• 14. Penn State
• 15. Furman
• 16. Seton Hall
• 17. Loyola (Md.)
• 18. Ohio State
• 19. Fairfield
• 20. Yale