FHSU Athletics
Despite pushing their current win streak to six and outscoring their opponents 11-5 over the weekend, the Fort Hays State men’s soccer team slipped one spot to No. 25 in the latest NSCAA National Rankings, released Tuesday. The Tigers picked up two wins last weekend, grabbing a 3-2 overtime victory over Upper Iowa and defeating Southern Nazarene, 8-3.
FHSU (8-3-1, 5-2-0 MIAA) is joined by MIAA opponent Northeastern State in the national poll. NSU remained at No. 15 for the third week in a row. FHSU dropped a 2-1 contest to the RiverHawks earlier this season, but welcome the rival school to FHSU Soccer Stadium on Oct. 25 for a rematch.
FHSU hits the road this week to begin a three-game stretch of away games. FHSU takes on Southwest Baptist at 1 p.m. on Thursday (Oct. 16) in Bolivar, Mo., then travels to Harding for a Saturday (Oct. 18) matchup at 1 p.m.
The complete NSCAA Top 25 is listed below…
| 1 | Southern New Hampshire University | 1 | 10-0-1 |
| 2 | Saginaw Valley State University | 2 | 9-0-2 |
| 3 | University Of Charleston | 4 | 11-0-1 |
| 4 | Seattle Pacific University | 6 | 10-0-1 |
| 5 | Young Harris College | 7 | 8-0-1 |
| 6 | Lynn University | 9 | 8-1-1 |
| 7 | Southern Connecticut State University | 5 | 9-1-0 |
| 8 | Cal Poly Pomona | 10 | 11-0-1 |
| 9 | Saint Leo University | 3 | 7-1-2 |
| 10 | Quincy University | 11 | 12-0-1 |
| 11 | Limestone College | 12 | 9-1-0 |
| 12 | Mercyhurst University | 14 | 10-2-0 |
| 13 | Midwestern State University | 13 | 8-1-2 |
| 14 | Colorado Mesa University | NR | 10-2-1 |
| 15 | Northeastern State University | 15 | 9-3-0 |
| 16 | St. Edward’s University | 23 | 8-2-1 |
| 17 | Notre Dame College | 18 | 8-3-1 |
| 18 | Drury University | 25 | 10-2-0 |
| 19 | Wingate University | 20 | 6-2-1 |
| 20 | California State University-Los Angeles | RV | 9-2-0 |
| 21 | New York Institute Of Technology | NR | 8-1-1 |
| 22 | Merrimack College | 17 | 7-2-2 |
| 23 | Tiffin University | 16 | 7-2-1 |
| 24 | University of Alabama-Huntsville | NR | 5-2-1 |
| 25 | Fort Hays State University | 24 | 8-3-1 |
Also receiving votes: Metropolitan State University of Denver (20), Regis University (20), Northwest Nazarene University (10), West Virginia Wesleyan (8), University Of Tampa (8), Concordia College (NY) (6), University of South Carolina-Aiken (6), Bloomsburg University (5), Florida Tech (5), Slippery Rock University (2)