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