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KANSAS CITY, Mo. - - For the first time this season the Wilmington University men's soccer team earned enough votes to enter the National Soccer Coaches Association of American National Top-25, coming in at No. 20 as announced on Tuesday.
The Wildcats are on a seven-game winning streak and are currently 10-1 overall. The Wildcats are also 7-0 in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
Wilmington moved up one spot in the NSCAA East Regional Poll this week, coming in at No. 3 to switch places with Merrimack. Southern New Hampshire (ranked No. 3 nationally) remains the top team in the East while LIU Post (ranked No. 11 nationally) is second in the East.
The Wildcats defeated previously NSCAA East Regionally ranked No. 5 Bridgeport, 4-0 before taking down Nyack, 2-1, last week to remain unbeaten in CACC play.
This is a tough week for the Wildcats, as they host Philadelphia on Wednesday before hosting Post on Saturday. Philadelphia defeated the Wildcats, 1-0, in last year's CACC Tournament Championship match, 1-0, and Post is currently ranked No. 9 in the NSCAA East Region.
The Wildcats and Rams square off at the WU Athletics Complex on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
AGATE:
NSCAA NCAA Division II Men – East Region
1 – Southern New Hampsphire University
2 – LIU Post
3 - Wilmington University
4 – Merrimack College
5 – Adelphi University
6 – University of Bridgeport
7 – Southern Connecticut State Univesity
8 – Le Moyne College
9 – Post University
10 – Molloy College
NSCAA NCAA Division II Men – National
1 – Pfeiffer University
2 – Midwestern State University
3 – Southern New Hampshire University
4 – Palm Beach Atlantic University
5 – University of Charleston
6 – CSU – Dominguez Hills
7 – Wingate University
8 – Colorado School of Mines
9 – Millersville University
10 – Northwood University
11 – LIU Post
12 – Seattle Pacific University
13 – St. Edward's University
14 – Rockhurst University
15 – Lee University
16 – Young Harris College
17 – Northeastern State University
18 – Urbana University
19 – Saginaw Valley State University
20 - Wilmington University
21 – Lander University
22 – Cal Poly Pomona
23 – Eckerd College
24 – Fort Hays State University
25 – Notre Dame College