November 5, 2001

FURMAN MEN'S SOCCER RANKED 20TH IN NATION

GREENVILLE, SC -- The Furman men's soccer team climbed back into the Soccer America Top 20 with two Southern Conference wins last week as the Paladins are ranked 20th in the latest poll.

The Paladins defeated Wofford 7-0 and blanked Davidson 1-0 to clinch at least a share of the SoCon title. Furman is also ranked 18th in the College Soccer News poll.

The Paladins will travel to face SoCon rival UNCG this Saturday with the No. 1 seed at the conference tournament on the line. Furman is 13-4 on the year, 7-0 in the Southern Conference.

Soccer America Top 20

• 1. SMU
• 2. Virginia
• 3. St. Louis
• 4. Stanford
• 5. UConn
• 6. Wake Forest
• 7. North Carolina
• 8. St. John¹s
• 9. Indiana
• 10. Clemson
• 11. Penn State
• 12. Rutgers
• 13. South Carolina
• 14. Washington
• 15. UAB
• 16. Portland
• 17. Loyola (Md.)
• 18. Princeton
• 19. Notre Dame
• 20. Furman

College Soccer News Top 20

• 1. SMU
• 2. Virginia
• 3. Indiana
• 4. Stanford
• 5. St. Louis
• 6. UConn
• 7. North Carolina
• 8. St. John¹s
• 9. Washington
• 10. Rutgers
• 11 . Loyola (Md.)
• 12. Clemson
• 13. UAB
• 14. South Carolina
• 15. UW Milwaukee
• 16. Penn State
• 17. Wake Forest
• 18. Furman
• 19. Portland
• 20. Notre Dame