Sept. 13, 2011
NORFOLK, VA--The Old Dominion University Soccer Monarchs (3-0) moved up to 11th in the national polls this week by Soccer America. ODU is also 12th by College Soccer News,17TH BY TopdrawerSoccer, 21st by the NSCAA, and 23RD by Soccer Times.
The Monarchs captured the 36th annual Stihl Soccer Classic with wins over nationally ranked East Tennessee State and Monmouth.
Junior midfielder Jordan LeBlanc(Haverford, PA.) and sophomore forward Tim Hopkinson were honored for their efforts In the Monarchs two victories over the weekend. Hopkinson,(Nottingham, England) recorded two goals and an assist as the sophomore forward scored the Monarchs' second goal and assisted on the third in a 4-0 victory over #19 East Tennessee State on Friday and then had ODU's final goal in a 3-1 triumph over No.13 Monmouth on Sunday. Hopkinson was named to the Stihl Soccer Classic all-tournament team and also was chosen to TopDrawerSoccer's National Team of the Week. Jordan LeBlanc (Haverford, PA.) was the MVP of the Stihl Soccer Classic, and was named to the College Soccer News National Team of the Week.
The last time the Monarchs were in the top 15 was on Dec. 5 of 2006 at 14 by the NSCAA. That same season, ODU ranked as high as seventh. The Monarchs return to action this Saturday night at Elon.
Soccer America Men's Top 25TEAM (2011 RECORD) LAST WEEK1. Maryland (5-0-0) 62. Connecticut (5-0-0) 33. Creighton (5-0-0) 44. Akron (3-0-1) 55. North Carolina (3-1-0) 16. Louisville (4-1-0) 27. Indiana (4-0-1) 108. UCF (5-0-0) 129. UC Santa Barbara (4-0-1) 710. UC Irvine (6-0-0) 2011. Old Dominion (3-0-0) 2212. USF (3-1-1) 813. Northern Illinois (5-0-0) 2414. St. John's (4-1-0) 2515. Ohio State (3-1-1) 1116. UCLA (2-2-1) 1717. Virginia (4-1-0) 1818. Boston College (4-1-0) 1419. California (2-1-2) 1520. Notre Dame (2-1-1) 1621. Bradley (4-0-2) NR22. West Virginia (2-2-1) 923. New Mexico (4-0-1) NR24. Cal State Fullerton (4-0-1) NR25. Providence (4-1-0) NR
Note: Rankings and records though Sunday's games.
COLLEGE SOCCER NEWS
1. Connecticut2. Maryland3. Louisville4. North Carolina5. Creighton6. Akron7. UC Santa Barbara8. Indiana9. Virginia10. Boston College11. Central Florida12. ODU13. UC Irvine14. California15. Brown16. Notre Dame17. South Florida18. West Virginia19. Penn State20. St. John's21. Ohio State22. Charlotte23. Providence24. Monmouth25. New Mexico
NSCAA National Rankings
1 Maryland (20)2 Connecticut (2)3 Creighton 5154 Akron 5035 UC Irvine (1) 4556 UC Santa Barbara 4417 Louisville 4358 North Carolina 4289 Indiana 38510 Central Florida 35011 Boston College 31912 Virginia 27613 Northern Illinois 26014 St. John's 23615 Penn State 23516 New Mexico 17817 South Florida 14818 Bradley 14019 Charlotte 13220 Virginia Commonwealth21 Old Dominion 11922 Notre Dame 10923 West Virginia 8924 Ohio State 6025 Iona 48