CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - One of four perfect teams in the country,
and the only men's soccer team in the nation to start 7-0-0, UMBC climbed the
regional rankings and earned national recognition in the polls this week.
UMBC rose to
third in the NSCAA/adidas Northeast regional rankings and 27th nationally
in the College Soccer News poll. The
Retrievers also received 37 votes for the NSCAA/adidas national rankings for
the first time this year. The team recorded its seventh win Saturday defeating
Drexel, 3-0. The Retrievers' seven-win start breaks the program's Division I
record held by the 1999 team that was 6-0-1 after seven games. After a tough
loss to Boston College on Friday, Boston U. dropped to sixth in the regional
poll and 19th in the national rankings. The Terriers maintained a
ranking of 22nd in the College
Soccer News poll. Boston U. rebounded from the Friday loss to Boston
College with a 1-0 win over Columbia on Sunday.
Four America
East field hockey teams received votes in the NFHCA Division I national coaches'
poll. Boston U. (52 votes), University
at Albany (38), and University of Maine (29) received votes for the third-straight
week. Boston U. posted two shutout victories this past weekend defeating Sacred
Heart 7-0 and Dartmouth 1-0. UAlbany also went undefeated last week bouncing
back from two losses with two shutout wins.
Its defense continues to shin this season, ranked #1 among all Division
I teams in save percentage. Maine earned three key wins on the weekend over
Sacred Heart, 6-0, Pacific U.,7-2, and Rutgers, 4-2, improving to 7-1 overall. Ranked
third in the country in scoring average, goals per game, points per game and
assists per game, Maine continues to climb the national NFHCA poll. University
of New Hampshire (6) earned votes for the third week this season after extending
its winning streak to three by beating Holy Cross, 5-2, on Saturday.
The Boston
U. women's soccer team rebounded Sunday beating Harvard, 1-0. The win over Harvard helped propel the team
to 10th in the Northeast regional rankings.