September 18, 2007                                                                            

MSUB Soccer Climbs Two Spots in Poll

BILLINGS, Mont. – Following last week’s tenth place ranking, the Montana State Billings women’s soccer program climbed two spots to eighth in a poll released earlier today.

The NSCAA poll is not used to determine postseason seeding by the NCAA.  The NCAA Women’s Soccer Committee conducts its own regional polls for determining postseason qualification.

Four Great Northwest Athletic Conference schools, including the Yellowjackets, were ranked in the poll.  Seattle Pacific moved into first followed by Seattle University who is second after last week’s leader, UC San Diego, slipped from the rankings entirely.  Western Washington University also climbed in the polls to fourth.

The Yellowjackets (5-2-0, 2-0-0) travel to Washington for a pair of conference road games against GNAC opponents.  MSUB will play at Western Washington (4-2-0, 1-2-0) on Thursday, September 20, followed by a game against Central Washington (3-4-2, 0-2-0) on Saturday. September 22.

NSCAA Far West Region
1. Seattle Pacific
2. Seattle
3. Cal Poly Pomona
4. Western Washington
5. Cal State Los Angeles
6. Sonoma State
7. Chico State
8. Montana State Billings