GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNCG's women's soccer team climbed one spot to No. 21 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Hendrickcars.com National Rankings after winning twice last week.
This week is the third straight for the Spartans in the NSCAA poll. UNCG entered the poll for the first time since 1997 on Oct. 5, checking in at No. 24. The following week, the Spartans jumped two spots to No. 22.
UNCG has won 10 straight games to improve to 13-1-1 on the season, including an 8-0-0 mark in Southern Conference play. The Spartans' current winning streak is only the third in school history of 10 games or more and is the fourth-longest active streak in NCAA Division I.
The Spartans topped Wofford 3-0 on Friday and Furman 4-1 on Sunday to maintain its place atop the SoCon standings.
UNCG is one of just nine teams nationwide with at least 13 wins, and its .900 winning percentage is tied for sixth in NCAA Division I with two-time defending national champion North Carolina.
The Spartans are also ranked by Soccer America poll, as they sit No. 19 in that poll.
UNCG returns to action Thursday when it will host Western Carolina at 6 p.m. at UNCG Soccer Stadium. That contest will serve as Senior Day for seniors Katie Evans, Jenn Partenheimer and Jen Rincon, as well as student assistant coach Barrie Vogel, who was a goalkeeper for the Spartans from 2007-09.
NSCAA/Hendrickcars.com National Rankings
TEAM PTS LAST W-L-T
1 Stanford (34) 850 1 13-0-2
2 Portland 810 2 15-1-0
3 North Carolina 785 3 13-1-1
4 Notre Dame 725 4 14-1-1
5 Oklahoma State 717 5 14-1-1
6 Maryland 691 6 12-1-1
7 Texas A&M 621 7 13-3-0
8 Virginia 609 9 10-2-1
9 Boston College 528 11 10-3-1
10 Florida State 521 10 11-3-0
11 Santa Clara 512 12 10-3-2
12 Florida 482 13 12-2-2
13 Illinois 338 17 10-2-1
14 BYU 337 8 12-2-1
15 UC Irvine 327 18 13-1-2
16 Marquette 311 20 12-3-2
17 Ohio State 270 24 12-2-1
18 South Carolina 238 14 12-3-2
19 Oregon State 185 NR 11-1-1
20 UCLA 171 16 9-5-1
21 UNCG 169 22 13-1-1
22 Hofstra 162 23 14-1-0
23 Minnesota 127 15 10-4-2
24 Denver 110 25 14-2-0
25 Georgia 107 21 9-3-4
Number in parentheses indicates number of first place votes