Men's Soccer Southern Conference

Furman Men's Soccer Ranked 13th

GREENVILLE, SC -- The Furman men's soccer team is ranked 13th in the
nation in the Soccer America preseason poll released on August 27.

Indiana tops the Soccer America preseason ranking followed by
Virginia, North Carolina, and Stanford.

Furman is also ranked 10th in the College Soccer News poll and 21st in
the NSCAA preseason poll.

Furman returns a wealth of talent including McNeil Cronin and Clint
Dempsey, the 2000 and 2001 Southern Conference freshmen-of-the-years, and
sophomore Ricardo Clark, who spent much of the off-season training with the
United States U-20 National Team.

Furman also welcomes another strong recruiting class, one that was
ranked as the third best in the nation by College Soccer News earlier this
summer. Furman's class includes three members of the United States U-17
National Team and a member of the Trinidad and Tobago U-20 National Team.

The Paladins have qualified for the NCAA Tournament each of the past
three seasons, including a quarterfinal finish in 1999. Furman currently
owns a 33-match Southern Conference unbeaten streak as it has won the last
three SoCon regular season and tournament titles.

Furman opens the 2002 campaign at The Citadel on Friday before
returning home to host the Spinx/Land Rover Kickoff Classic September 6-8.
The Paladins will take on Creighton, Notre Dame, St. Louis, South Carolina,
and Clemson this season, all of whom were ranked in the Soccer America top
25 preseason poll.