SNHU Leads Northeast-10 Ranks

Edges Franklin Pierce and UMass-Lowell

August 25, 2009

The Southern New Hampshire University men’s soccer team, which captured the Northeast-10 regular season and tournament titles a season ago, has been selected by the conference’s 14 head coaches to repeat as conference champions.

The Penmen, who will start the season ranked No. 11 in the adidas/National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division II poll, garnered seven first place votes and totaled 188 points. Intrastate rival Franklin Pierce garnered one first place vote and tallied 174 points to edge UMass Lowell, which received four first place votes and 172 points.

Le Moyne College (13-6-3, 9-3-1 NE-10) is picked to finish fourth with 147 points, while Southern Connecticut State University (6-7-5, 5-3-5 NE-10) followed close behind with one first-place vote and 146 points to round out the top five.

Merrimack College (10-4-4, 7-4-2 NE-10) received 126 points and is predicted to finish in sixth place followed by Bentley University (8-9-2, 5-6-2 NE-10) with 95 points. Assumption College (6-7-5, 5-4-4 NE-10) is picked to finish eighth with 83 points just ahead of Saint Michael’s College (7-8-3, 4-6-3 NE-10) who received 77 points. American International College (5-11-3, 3-7-3 NE-10) received 73 points as the Yellow Jackets are slated to finish tenth.

Rounding out the poll in order is Saint Anselm College (6-10-2, 4-7-2) with 69 points, the University of New Haven (4-14-0, 3-10-0 NE-10) with 62 points, the College of Saint Rose (3-12-1, 2-10-1 NE-10) with 31 points and Stonehill College (4-10-3, 1-10-2 NE-10) with 27 points.

Teams will begin their quest for the conference championship beginning on Friday, August 28 as six teams are in action to jump start the 2009 season. The first NE-10 conference match-up is scheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 1 with American International traveling to Bentley for a 3:30 p.m. contest.

2009 Northeast-10 Men’s Soccer Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1. So. New Hampshire (7)
2. Franklin Pierce (1)
3. UMass Lowell (4)
4. Le Moyne
5. So. Connecticut (1)
6. Merrimack
7. Bentley
8. Assumption
9. Saint Michael’s
10. American Int’l
11. Saint Anselm (1)
12. New Haven
13. Saint Rose
14. Stonehill

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