Men’s Soccer Ranked Eighth In NSCAA/adidas East Regional Rankings

Ravens back in action on Friday against Bridgeport

NSCAA/adidas East Regional rankings

RINDGE, N.H. (September 1, 2009) – The Franklin Pierce University men’s soccer team is ranked eighth in the National Soccer Coaches Association of American/adidas East Regional rankings, as announced Tuesday by the NSCAA.

The first East Regional rankings of the season see the Ravens (1-1-0, 0-0-0 Northeast-10) in the eighth position after splitting a pair of games over the weekend to open the season. Franklin Pierce opened the 2009 campaign with a 3-0 win over then-No. 2 nationally ranked Dowling at Sodexo Field on Thursday night, but were defeated, 1-0, in overtime by C.W. Post on Saturday afternoon.

Wilmington (2-0-0) occupies the top spot in the regional rankings after opening the season with wins over East Stroudsburg and New York Institute of Technology over the weekend at the Wilmington University Invitational. Fellow Northeast-10 Conference members Southern New Hampshire (1-1-0) and Massachusetts Lowell (0-0-0) open the season third and fourth in the region, respectively. Le Moyne (1-0-0) and Merrimack (1-0-0) represent the conference in the ninth and 10th positions.

The Ravens are back in action on Friday, Sept. 4, when they host Bridgeport as part of the Franklin Pierce Labor Day Classic. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. at Sodexo Field in Rindge. The game is part of Pierce Pride Kickoff 2009, featuring games, giveaways, promotions and postgame fireworks, courtesy of Atlas Pyrotechnics.