Bridgeport - The University of Bridgeport women's soccer team, under the director of sixteenth year head coach Magnus Nilerud, is ranked number 20 in the country in the 2014 preseason national NCAA Division II Women's Soccer Poll released by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) on August 7.

By CHUCK SADOWSKI

In 2013, the Purple Knights went 18-3-0, tying the school record for single-season victories and won both the East Coast Conference regular season and tournament championships.  UB advanced to the Second Round of the 2013 NCAA Championship Tournament, marking the sixth time in the last seven seasons the team has made an NCAA appearance, before falling to American International College, a Final Four team last season.  Bridgeport was ranked as high as number 15 in the nation during the 2013 season and finished the year ranked number 21 in the NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Women’s Soccer Rankings.

UB opens practice on August 18, and Bridgeport begins its 2014 season versus American International, which is ranked number four in the 2014 NSCAA Preseason Poll, on Friday, September 5 at 2:00 p.m. at the LIU Post Classic on Long Island.

NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division II Women's - National - Pre-Season Ranking - August 7, 2014

Rank

  School

Prev.

W-L-T

1

Grand Valley State

1

24-0-1

2

West Florida

2

17-1-3

3

Western Washington

3

20-2-1

4

American International

4

18-3-2

5

St. Edward's

5

18-1-3

6

Saint Rose

9

20-1-2

7

Slippery Rock

6

15-4-2

8

Minnesota-Duluth

7

17-4-0

9

Colorado Mines

16

19-1-1

10

Wingate

8

16-3-4

11

Cal State Stanislaus

15

18-1-2

12

California (Pa.)

12

18-3-2

13

Quincy

11

18-1-4

14

Rollins

10

16-4-0

15

Minnesota State-Mankato

20

17-3-2

16

Metro State

13

14-4-4

17

Cal State San Bernardino

14

12-7-4

18

University Of Tampa

19

15-4-2

19

Belmont Abbey

17

15-4-4

20

University of Bridgeport

21

18-3-0

21

Southwest Minnesota State

18

17-4-2

22

Lenoir-Rhyne

22

14-4-2

23

Winona State

23

16-4-2

24

Fort Lewis

25

16-6-6

25

Seattle Pacific

24

15-6-1

Final 2013 records and rankings shown. Also receiving votes: Columbus State

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