CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. — Following a 9-2-2 start highlighted by eight shutouts and a victory over a top-10 opponent, the Campbellsville University women's soccer team entered the STADIONIC-NAIA National Selection Committee Top 25 Poll at No. 24 on Wednesday.
Campbellsville is one of three newcomers to the latest national ranking, joining No. 20 Rocky Mountain College and No. 25 Hastings College. The Tigers previously received votes in each of the first two regular-season coaches' polls.
The Tigers have recorded victories in three of their past four matches, including a 4-0 shutout of then-No. 6 University of the Cumberlands on Oct. 1. Campbellsville most recently defeated Georgia Gwinnett College 3-2 on Sunday, responding to its first Mid-South Conference loss of the season.
Campbellsville has outscored its opponents 53-11 through 13 matches. The Tigers are averaging 4.08 goals per match while allowing 0.85 and hold advantages of 280-108 in shots, 143-56 in shots on goal, and 65-41 in corner kicks.
The Tigers have scored at least four goals eight times and have held eight opponents scoreless. Campbellsville has conceded three first-half goals this season while outscoring its opposition 24-3 before halftime.
Marta Prieto leads the Tigers with 27 points on 11 goals and five assists.
Julia Ogren has recorded 10 goals and three assists, while
Fiona Jolly has produced 10 goals, two assists, and a team-high four match-winners.
Amelie Matheis has added nine goals and one assist, and
Grace Smith has scored four times.
Laura Munoz leads Campbellsville's remaining players with four assists and has contributed two goals.
Sydney Hall has recorded 40 saves with a .784 save percentage and a 0.96 goals-against average across 1,033 minutes, 31 seconds.
Verena Schneider has stopped all four shots she has faced without allowing a goal in 134:12.
Four Mid-South Conference programs are included in the Top 25. The University of the Cumberlands remained No. 6, Lindsey Wilson University climbed to No. 13, and Campbellsville entered at No. 24. Cumberland University dropped from the rankings.
Keiser University retained the No. 1 ranking with a 9-0-2 record. Grace College moved to No. 2, Indiana Wesleyan University slipped to No. 3, Benedictine College fell to No. 4, and Marian University climbed to No. 5.
The No. 24 Tigers return to Mid-South Conference play against Freed-Hardeman University at 4 p.m. Friday at Finley Stadium for Senior Night. Campbellsville will then visit Cumberland at noon on Oct. 24 in Lebanon, Tennessee.
| TREND |
RANK |
LAST TIME |
INSTITUTION |
RECORD |
| ● |
1 |
1 |
Keiser (Fla.) |
9-0-2 |
| ▲ |
2 |
5 |
Grace (Ind.) |
10-1-2 |
| ▼ |
3 |
2 |
Indiana Wesleyan |
11-1-2 |
| ▼ |
4 |
3 |
Benedictine (Kan.) |
11-1-1 |
| ▲ |
5 |
7 |
Marian (Ind.) |
9-1-2 |
| ● |
6 |
6 |
Cumberlands (Ky.) |
6-2-3 |
| ▲ |
7 |
13 |
Clarke (Iowa) |
10-1-1 |
| ● |
8 |
8 |
Truett McConnell (Ga.) |
11-1-1 |
| ● |
9 |
9 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
10-0-2 |
| ▲ |
10 |
11 |
William Carey (Miss.) |
11-1-2 |
| ▲ |
11 |
18 |
Spring Arbor (Mich.) |
10-2-1 |
| ● |
12 |
12 |
Southeastern (Fla.) |
9-2-1 |
| ▲ |
13 |
19 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
8-3-1 |
| ▼ |
14 |
10 |
Taylor (Ind.) |
8-2-3 |
| ● |
15 |
15 |
MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) |
9-2-2 |
| ▲ |
16 |
17 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
9-1-3 |
| ▲ |
17 |
24 |
Oklahoma Wesleyan |
9-2-2 |
| ▼ |
18 |
16 |
Tennessee Southern |
11-1-1 |
| ▲ |
19 |
20 |
John Brown (Ark.) |
9-1-2 |
| ▲ |
20 |
NR |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
7-0-4 |
| ▼ |
21 |
14 |
SCAD (Ga.) |
6-2-2 |
| ▼ |
22 |
4 |
College of Idaho |
9-3-0 |
| ● |
23 |
23 |
Life (Ga.) |
10-1-2 |
| ▲ |
24 |
NR |
Campbellsville (Ky.) |
9-2-2 |
| ▲ |
25 |
NR |
Hastings (Neb.) |
10-1-2 |
