BU Soccer Receives Votes in NAIA Poll

BU Soccer Receives Votes in NAIA Poll
August 19, 2009
The NAIA Top 25 Women's Soccer Pre-Season Poll was released yesterday, and the Golden Tigers were in the Receiving Votes Category, coming in at the 32nd position.
This marks the first time in Brenau soccer history that the team has been recognized in the Pre-Season Poll and comes on the heels of their best ever season when they finished 11-6-1 overall and 6-3-1 in the SSAC in 2008. Coach Mike Lochstampfor has much reason for optimism with three All-Conference returners in Senior Forward Lily Futrell, Senior Midfielder Marilyn Anderson and Junior Goalkeeper Lisa Lesnick. Also back are two other key performers from last year, Alyssa Schmucker and Leanne Rowley. Conference rival Lee University, who won the NAIA National Championship last fall, is listed as the Top Team in the NAIA Poll and Shorter College is also in the receiving votes category.
2009 NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Preseason Top 25 Poll - (Aug. 18)

RANK

LAST POLL^

SCHOOL (1st Place Votes)

2008 RECORD*

TOTAL POINTS

1

2

Lee University (Tenn.) (20)

24-1-1

591

2

4

Concordia University (Ore.)

23-1-1

563

3

1

Lindsey Wilson College (Ky.) (1)

21-2

552

4

5

Azusa Pacific University (Calif.)

19-3

530

5

3

Martin Methodist College (Tenn.)

20-1-1

519

6

7

Graceland University (Iowa)

19-1-2

478

7

11

Trinity Christian College (Ill.)

23-2

475

8

8

California Baptist University

16-5-1

448

9

6

Northwood University (Fla.)

17-3

430

10

10

California State University-San Marcos

13-4-4

415

11

16

William Carey University (Miss.)

16-4-1

400

12

17

McKendree University (Ill.)

19-2-1

376

13

12

Simon Fraser University (B.C.)

12-7-2

375

14

9

Park University (Mo.)

14-2-3

337

15

14

Savannah College of Art and Design (Ga.)

12-6

296

16

23

Indiana Wesleyan University

14-3-1

249

17

RV

Westmont College (Calif.)

7-7-3

244

18

RV

Siena Heights University (Mich.)

11-6-4

226

19

25

Benedictine College (Kan.)

13-5-3

225

20

21

Ohio Dominican University

13-5-2

217

21

RV

Rocky Mountain College (Mont.)

14-4

185

22

RV

Texas Wesleyan University

11-7

124

23

RV

Bethel University (Tenn.)

13-4

116

24

RV

Lindenwood University (Mo.)

12-4-3

112

25

22

Madonna University (Mich.)

15-4

102

Others receiving votes: Spring Arbor (Mich.) 101; The Master's College (Calif.) 96; Saint Xavier University (Ill.) 87; William Jessup University (Calif.) 72; College of Idaho 68; Bellevue University (Neb.) 60; Brenau University (Ga.) 48; Vanguard University (Calif.) 40; Union College (Ky.) 28; Saint Ambrose University (Iowa) 21; Carroll College (Mont.) 21; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Fla.) 19; Olivet Nazarene University (Ill.) 18; Northwood University (Texas) 16; Missouri Baptist University 13; Union University (Tenn.) 13; University of the Cumberlands (Ky.) 10; Shorter College (Ga.) 6; Asbury College (Ky.) 3; Concordia University (Calif.) 3; Aquinas College (Mich.) 1; Baker University (Kan.) 1; Marian College (Ind.) 1; Holy Names University (Calif.) 1; Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Ariz.) 1; State University of New York at Canton 1