W&L WOMEN'S SOCCER RANKED 14TH IN DIVISION III PRESEASON POLL
LEXINGTON, Va. -- The 2004 National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA)/adidas Division III women's soccer preseason poll was released on Thursday and Washington and Lee earned a No. 14 ranking.
Defending national champion SUNY-Oneonta garnered the top spot followed by the University of Chicago and DePauw University (Ind.).
The Generals were ranked as high as No. 6 in the poll last season and finished with an overall record of 15-2-3. W&L won its second consecutive Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) tournament championship and advanced to the final of the NCAA South Regional before falling to Virginia Wesleyan, 1-0, in double-overtime.
W&L opens up the 2004 season against Centre College at the Glenn Hyundai College Showcase hosted by Transylvania University on Saturday, September 11. The match begins at 4:00 pm.
2004 NSCAA/adidas Division III Women's Soccer Preseason Poll
| Rank | School |
2003 Record |
| 1 | SUNY-Oneonta | 21-1-3 |
| 2 | University of Chicago | 17-2-4 |
| 3 | DePauw University (Ind.) | 16-4-1 |
| 4 | College of New Jersey | 18-5-0 |
| 5 | Wheaton College (Mass.) | 23-2-0 |
| 6 | University of Pugent Sound (Wash.) | 18-2-1 |
| 7 | University of Scranton (Pa.) | 22-1-1 |
| 8 | Wheaton College (Ill.) | 16-2-4 |
| 9 | Trinity University (Texas) | 16-1-1 |
| 10 | Union College (N.Y.) | 19-2-1 |
| 11 | Willamette University (Ore.) | 16-1-2 |
| 12 | Amherst College | 12-4-4 |
| 13 | Ohio Wesleyan University | 17-2-0 |
| 14 | Washington and Lee University | 15-2-3 |
| 15 | Virginia Wesleyan University | 20-2-3 |
- GENERALS --
