Cobbers Garner Season-Best National Ranking

MOORHEAD, Minn. (10/07/14)—Buoyed by the strength of two wins last week, Concordia jumped all the way to No.13 in the latest National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) national rankings. It is the highest the Cobbers have been in the Division III poll all season.

Concordia jumped from the No.19 spot in the poll to the 13th ranked team after a pair of 2-1 conference wins. The Cobbers beat regionally-ranked Augsburg 2-1 on Wednesday and then battled through a 2-1 double overtime victory at St. Mary's on Saturday.

The Cobbers have now been ranked in the top 25 of the nation for six consecutive weeks. Concordia entered the national poll on September 2 in the No.18 spot and climbed as high as No.14 on Sept. 23.

Complete NSCAA National Rankings - Oct. 7

Concordia is currently 9-1-1 on the season and unbeaten in its last eight games. During that stretch they have gone 7-0-1 and outscored their opponents by a combined total of 18-4.

Cobber senior midfielder Elizabeth Robinson scored three of the team's four goals last week. She had the opener in the win over the Auggies and then netted both goals against the Cardinals. She currently leads the team in scoring with six goals for 12 points. She is tied for fifth in the MIAC in goals this season. Robinson is also second in the league in total shots (34) and tied for the conference lead with teammate Emily Wendorff in game-winning goals (3).

Concordia will look to extend its unbeaten streak with a pair of home conference games this week. The Cobbers will host St. Thomas on Wednesday, Oct. 8 and then Hamline on Saturday, Oct. 11. Both games are slated to kick off at 1:30 p.m.



NSCAA National Rankings - Oct. 7, 2014
1. Messiah College     
2. Washington University (Mo.)     
3. Trinity University (Texas)     
4. Carnegie Mellon University     
5. Emory University     
6. Lynchburg College     
7. Wheaton College (Ill.)     
8. Johns Hopkins University     
9. Amherst College     
10. Thomas More     
11. William Smith     
12. Montclair State University     
13. Concordia College-Moorhead     
14. University Of Chicago     
15. Williams College     
16. Misericordia University     
17. The College of New Jersey     
18. University of Wisconsin-Whitewater     
19. Hardin-Simmons University     
20. Brandeis University     
21. Nazareth College     
22. Illinois Wesleyan University     
23. SUNY Geneseo     
24. College of Saint Benedict     
25. Ithaca College     

Also receiving votes: Bowdoin College (12), Pacific Lutheran University (6), Case Western Reserve University (4), Rowan University (2), Dickinson College (2)