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University of New Hampshire Athletics
Linus Fallberg and Liam Bennett (Photo by Bob Ellis)
3/2/2021 5:06:00 PM | Men's Soccer
Wildcats are 1-0-0 overall this season
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The University of New Hampshire men's soccer team is ranked No. 18 in the first Division I United Soccer Coaches national poll of the spring that was announced on Tuesday, March 2. The Wildcats are 1-0-0 on the season with a 2-1 overtime road win in their opening game against UMass Lowell on February 26. In 2019, the Wildcats were ranked in the United Soccer Coaches national poll every week except the first week reaching a season best No. 13 ranking.
Sophomore Rory O'Driscoll (Minneapolis, Minn.) posted a goal and an assist including netting the overtime game winner in the season opener, while senior Victor Menudier (Limoges, France) scored his first UNH goal. Graduate student goalkeeper Alejandro Robles (Monterey, Mexico) recorded three saves in the win.
The Wildcats return to action on Saturday, March 6 against Northeastern at Wildcat Stadium at 1pm on AmericaEast.TV.
Sophomore Rory O'Driscoll (Minneapolis, Minn.) posted a goal and an assist including netting the overtime game winner in the season opener, while senior Victor Menudier (Limoges, France) scored his first UNH goal. Graduate student goalkeeper Alejandro Robles (Monterey, Mexico) recorded three saves in the win.
The Wildcats return to action on Saturday, March 6 against Northeastern at Wildcat Stadium at 1pm on AmericaEast.TV.
NATIONAL - POLL 1 - MARCH 2, 2021
| Rank | School | Prev | 1st Votes | Total Points | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Clemson | 16 | 628 | 8-2-1 | |
| 2 | Southern Methodist | 1 | 601 | 3-0-0 | |
| 3 | Stanford | 4 | 596 | 4-0-0 | |
| 4 | Pittsburgh | 2 | 580 | 8-1-0 | |
| 5 | Georgetown | 3 | 545 | 1-0-0 | |
| 6 | Wake Forest | 0 | 513 | 8-2-0 | |
| 7 | Kentucky | 0 | 472 | 7-1-1 | |
| 8 | Washington | 0 | 445 | 3-1-0 | |
| 9 | Michigan | 0 | 434 | 2-0-0 | |
| 10 | Oregon State | 0 | 411 | 5-0-0 | |
| 11 | Loyola Marymount | 0 | 354 | 2-0-0 | |
| 12 | Marshall | 0 | 328 | 3-0-1 | |
| 13 | Virginia Tech | 0 | 325 | 4-2-2 | |
| 14 | Providence | 0 | 282 | 2-0-0 | |
| 15 | Liberty | 0 | 252 | 5-0-1 | |
| 16 | Northwestern | 0 | 224 | 2-1-0 | |
| 17 | Saint Louis | 0 | 207 | 4-1-0 | |
| 18 | New Hampshire | 0 | 192 | 1-0-0 | |
| 19 | Indiana | 0 | 182 | 2-1-0 | |
| 20 | North Carolina-Wilmington | 0 | 159 | 2-0-1 | |
| 21 | Saint Mary's | 0 | 131 | 2-0-0 | |
| 22 | Illinois-Chicago | 0 | 121 | 3-0-1 | |
| 23 | Coastal Carolina | 0 | 103 | 6-2-1 | |
| 24 | Oral Roberts | 0 | 81 | 5-0-0 | |
| 25 | Tulsa | 0 | 60 | 2-0-0 |
Also receiving votes: Missouri State (47), Notre Dame (38), Campbell (26), Seton Hall (19), Maryland-Baltimore County (18), Akron (15), San Diego State (13), St. John's (12), Penn State (8), United States Naval Academy (8), Bowling Green (7), James Madison (7), High Point (3), Florida International (2), Georgia State (1).
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