Sept. 18, 2001

NKU RANKED NO. 1 IN NATION

Norse jump to No. 1 for first time in history

HIGHLAND HEIGHTS, Ky. - The Northern Kentucky University women’s soccer team is ranked No. 1 nationally in the NCAA Division II poll for the first time in the program’s history. NKU, now 7-0 and previously No. 2 in the national poll, jumped to No. 1 after the University of California at San Diego lost at San Francisco State last Friday. The Norse are 21-0-2 during their last 23 matches in the regular season. The last team to defeat the Norse in a regular-season match was the University of Missouri-Rolla, which posted a 5-3 win against NKU on Aug. 27, 2000. NKU has fielded a varsity women’s soccer program since the 1997 season, and the Norse own three straight Great Lakes Valley Conference championships. NKU has also advanced to the NCAA Division II Final Four the past two years, and the Norse finished as NCAA Division II national runner-up last season. UC San Diego defeated NKU, 2-1, in last year’s national championship match at Miami Shores, Fla. NKU will meet undefeated University of Indianapolis at noon this Sunday (Sept. 23) at the Town & Country Sports Complex in Wilder, Ky. NSCAA/NCAA Division II poll 1. Northern Kentucky (7-0) 2. Franklin Pierce (4-0) 3. San Francisco State (4-0-1) 4. West Florida (6-0) 5. Regis (8-0) 6. UC San Diego (5-1) 7. Tusculum (4-0) 8. Lock Haven (5-1) 9. Barry (6-1) 10. Truman State (5-1) 11. Incarnate Word (7-0) 12. Bloomsburg (3-0) 13. Ashland (4-0) 14. Merrimack (4-0) 15. Longwood (4-0-1) 16. Belmont Abbey (6-1) 17. Eckerd (3-1) 18. Cal Poly Pomona (5-1) 19. Winona State (6-2) 20. C.W. Post (3-0)