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(Lock Haven, Pa.) - The
Lock
Haven
University
of
Pennsylvania
women’s soccer team is ranked in a tie for 24th in the National
Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II pre-season poll.
Reigning
national champion
Christian
Brothers
University
holds the top-ranked spot in the 2003 preseason list, followed by
University
of
Nebraska-Omaha
, last year’s national runner-up.
Northern
Kentucky
University
,
Franklin
Pierce
College
and
Metro
State
University
follow to round out the top five squads.
The
Lady Eagles are situated in a tie for 24th place in this year’s
pre-season rankings after posting a
16-3-1
overall record in 2002. Lock Haven,
under then first-year head coach Shannon Champ, advanced to the NCAA Division
II Northeast Region Championship before bowing out to
Adelphi
University
.
The
2003 edition of the Lady Eagle soccer team will open the season at home on
McCollum Field on August 30-31 by hosting the LHU Tournament.
Lock Haven kicks off the year against
Assumption
College
on Saturday at
3 p.m.
on McCollum Field. No. 21-ranked
Bloomsburg
University
will face
Philadelphia
University
in the
1 p.m.
match-up. Bloomsburg and Assumption
play on Sunday at
1 p.m.
, while Lock Haven will take on
Philadelphia
at
2 p.m.
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