KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Fort Hays State men’s soccer team stayed put in the latest release of the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II Poll. The Tigers remained No. 14 in the nation, released Tuesday (Oct. 2). The Tigers are in the middle of a four-match winning streak, longest since last season (10/22/17-11/4/17).
The Tigers defeated Oklahoma Baptist in Shawnee, Okla. (Sept. 27), 6-0, as Santiago Agudelo scored two goals to continue leading the team in every offensive category. The Tigers produced their second shutout of the season, this time coming against the Bison. Four other Tigers scored goals (Raul Fierro, Rogelio Lopez, Abdoulaye Cisse and Alonso Rodriguez) with Fierro and Cisse recording their first goals of the season.
FHSU defeated Southern Nazarene in Bethany, Okla. (Sept. 29), 4-2. The Tigers scored at least four goals for the sixth time this season, and the fourth-consecutive match. Agudelo recorded his second hat-trick of the season in the victory. Agudelo continues to rise in the Tiger record books in his first season at FHSU, as he now ranks third in total points for a season (28) in just his ninth match of the year. Agudelo set the Tiger single-match record for shots on goal (six) as well as tying the record for shots in a match (nine).
The Tigers return back home to continue conference play with a four-match home stand as they take on Upper Iowa on Thursday (Oct. 4) before battling Lindenwood on Sunday (Oct. 7).
Below is the United Soccer Coaches Men’s Division II Poll for October 2, 2018.
Rank School Prev. W-L-T
1 Simon Fraser 1 9-0-0
2 Palm Beach Atlantic 2 9-0-0
3 Young Harris College 3 9-0-0
4 Midwestern State 4 8-0-1
5 Univ. of Charleston 5 9-0-1
6 Ohio Valley 7 10-1-0
7 Southern New Hampshire 6 9-1-0
8 Florida Southern College 9 8-0-0
9 UC-San Diego 13 9-0-1
10 Lander 10 8-0-1
11 Colorado Mesa 11 7-0-2
12 Univ. of Indianapolis 12 8-1-1
13 CSU-Los Angeles 8 8-1-1
14 Fort Hays State 14 7-2-1
15 Notre Dame College 16 8-2-0
16 Colorado School of Mines 18 9-1-0
17 Georgian Court RV 9-1-0
18 Nova Southeastern NR 6-1-0
19 Northeastern State 17 7-1-1
20 Queens Univ. of Charlotte NR 6-1-1
21 Azusa Pacific NR 7-1-0
22 Northern Michigan 21 5-1-2
23 West Texas A&M NR 7-1-1
24 Florida Tech 19 6-2-0
25 Mercy College NR 5-1-1
Records shown are through games of Sept. 30, 2018.
Also receiving votes: Wheeling Jesuit University, Carson-Newman University, University of Southern Indiana, Shippensburg University, Lee University.