August 13, 2010
WILMINGTON MEN'S SOCER RANKED 15TH IN NSCAA PRE-SEASON POLL
Courtesy of Erin Harvey, Wilmington SID
NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Wilmington University men’s soccer team IS ranked fifteenth in the nation, according to the Preseason National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll.
The Wildcats finished with an overall record of 19-3-1 in
2009 and won the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference
(CACC) regular season title. The Wildcats earned their first
NCAA East Region Tournament berth, falling to Southern New
Hampshire University in double overtime.
The ‘Cats closed out last season ranked fifteenth
nationally, and are expected to be among one of the top teams in
the CACC this season, as they return 15 letterwinners, including
NCAA and Daktronics All-Americans, Jamal Wiggins and Nickalus
McDonald.
Wilmington is slated to open the season on Thursday,
September 2, with a home game against the Deacons of
Bloomfield College in a CACC contest beginning at 3:30 PM.
The complete listing of the rankings can be found at http://www.nscaa.com/cr.php.
