Men’s Soccer Ranked 9th by D3kicks.com and 21st by NSCAA

Sept. 13 - (PITTSBURGH, Pa.) Carnegie Mellon University’s men’s soccer team moved up four spots to number nine in the D3kicks.com top-25 poll as announced September 12. For the first time this season Carnegie Mellon is also ranked 21st in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) top-25 poll and ranked third in the Mid-Atlantic region poll.

The Tartans are currently 4-0-0 on the season with victories over Geneva (3-0), Washington & Jefferson (5-0), Westminster (2-0) and Grove City (2-0). Leading the way for Carnegie Mellon are seniors Andrew Park (Boise, Idaho/Boise) and Will Schlough (Stratham, N.H./Exeter) with eight (three goals, two assists) and seven (two goals, three assists) points, respectively. The Tartan freshmen have played a huge part of the early success this season, as midfielder Ryan Browne (Pittsburgh, Pa./Thomas Jefferson) has tallied three goals in his first four collegiate games.

Sophomore goalkeeper Matthew Bazin (Mountain Lakes, N.J./Delbarton), this past weeks University Athletic Association (UAA) Men’s Goaltender of the Week, has been stellar in net. Bazin has upped his shutout mark to 14 for his career ranking sixth on the Tartans all-time list needing one more to move into fifth.

Carnegie Mellon will next be in action on Saturday, September 16 when they host Juniata College at Gesling Stadium for an 8:00 p.m. kickoff.

The top-25 poll at D3kicks.com is voted on by a selected panel of 23 sports information directors across the country, as well as the two creators of the website. Each of the voters rank what they think are the best 25 teams in order. Each team received 25 points for 1st, 24 for 2nd, etc. Ties are awarded to the team with more first place votes, if the teams have the same number of first place votes, then it is left as a tie.

The NSCAA conducts the most widely recognized national and regional soccer ranking system in the country as a service to the general public and its members. The intent of the rankings program is to stimulate greater interest in men's and women's soccer at the intercollegiate and interscholastic levels and to recognize those programs that are enjoying remarkable success on a regional and national level.