Spartans enter two more national polls
GREENSBORO, N.C. - UNCG's men's soccer team has moved into two more national polls, entering at No. 20 in the Soccer America Men's Top 25 and at No. 24 in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Continental Tire Top 25.
The Spartans (1-0), who are also ranked 19th in the College Soccer News Top 30 National Poll, opened the season Friday with a 3-2 win over Duke, which was ranked 12th by Soccer America at the time. UNCG junior Hakan Ilhan scored a pair of goals in the win, earning spots on the TopDrawerSoccer.com and CSN national teams of the week.
UNCG returns to action Wednesday when it hosts East Tennessee State at the UNCG Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
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Soccer America Men's Top 25
TEAM (2011 RECORD) LAST WEEK
1. Louisville (1-0-0) 1
2. North Carolina (1-0-0) 3
3. Akron (1-0-0) 4
4. Connecticut (1-0-0) 5
5. Creighton (1-0-0) 6
6. UCLA (0-1-0) 2
7. Maryland (1-0-0) 8
8. UC Santa Barbara (1-0-0) 10
9. USF (1-0-0) 16
10. West Virginia (1-0-0) 17
11. Notre Dame (0-0-1) 9
12. California (1-0-0) 20
13. Brown (0-0-0) 14
14. Indiana (0-0-1) 18
15. Ohio State (0-0-1) 15
16. UCF (1-0-0) 19
17. Monmouth (1-0-0) 21
18. Boston College (1-0-0) 23
19. William & Mary (1-0-0) NR
20. UNCG (1-0-0) NR
21. SMU (0-1-0) 7
22. Virginia (0-1-0) 11
23. Duke (0-1-0) 12
24. Wake Forest (0-1-0) 13
25. Old Dominion (0-0-0) 25
NSCAA/Continental Tire Top 25
No. School Points LW Record
1 Louisville (19) 549 1 1-0-0
2 Akron (2) 525 2 1-0-0
3 North Carolina 506 3 1-0-0
4 Maryland (1) 483 4 1-0-0
5 Connecticut 433 8 1-0-0
6 Creighton 426 10 1-0-0
7 California 416 7 1-0-0
8 William & Mary 368 13 1-0-0
9 UC Santa Barbara 360 14 1-0-0
10 Notre Dame 273 12 0-0-1
11 Brown 248 11 0-0-0
12 West Virginia 243 RV 1-0-0
13 UCLA 242 6 0-1-0
14 UC Irvine 220 24 2-0-0
15 Penn State 206 18 1-0-0
16 Boston College 197 25 1-0-0
17 SMU 192 5 0-1-0
18 Indiana 184 17 0-0-1
19 UCF 143 RV 1-0-0
20 South Florida 142 NR 1-0-0
21 Kentucky 103 NR 2-0-0
22 Dartmouth 100 20 0-0-0
23 Ohio State 90 15 0-0-1
24 UNCG 79 NR 1-0-0
25 Monmouth 45 RV 1-0-0
Number in parentheses is number of first-place votes
Also receiving votes: Princeton 30, UMBC 29, Bradley 25, UAB 25, SIU-Edwardsville 22, South Carolina 20, College of Charleston 20, Virginia Commonwealth 20, Duke 19, Virginia 16, Portland 16, Santa Clara 16, Georgetown 15, American 15, St. Mary's (Calif.) 15, Charlotte 13, Northern Illinois 8, Old Dominion 7, Washington 7, New Mexico 6, Sacramento State 6, Michigan State 5, Wake Forest 3, Colgate 3, Drake 3, Northeastern 1, Cincinnati 1, Cal State Bakersfield 1
Ilhan named to Soccer America Men's Team of the Week
WILTON, Conn. - The honors continue to roll in for UNCG forward Hakan Ilhan, who was named to his third national team of the week Wednesday.
Ilhan earned a spot on the Soccer America Men's Team of the Week after scoring a pair of goals in Friday's 3-2 win over then-No. 12 Duke.
The junior from Stuttgart, Germany, was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's College Team of the Week and the College Soccer News National Team of the Week. Ilhan shared Southern Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week honors with College of Charleston's Andy Craven.
The Spartans jumped into the national rankings after the win over Duke, UNCG's third in its last four attempts against the Blue Devils. UNCG is ranked 19th in the CSN Top 30 National Poll, 20th in the Soccer America Men's Top 25 and 24th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Continental Tire Top 25.
UNCG returns to action Wednesday when it hosts East Tennessee State at the UNCG Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m. Admission is free.
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Soccer America Men's Team of Week
G Chris Blais, USF, Sr.
M Nicolas Abrigo, William & Mary, Sr.
M Antonio Aguilar, DePaul, Jr.
F Bryan Gaul, Bradley, Sr.
F Christian Hernandez, UC Irvine, Sr.
F Hakan Ilhan, UNCG, Jr.
F Darren Mattocks, Akron, So.
F Tyler Riggs, Kentucky, So.
F Charlie Rugg, Boston College, Jr.
D Eric Schoenle, West Virginia, Jr.
F Gyasi Zardes, Cal State Bakersfield, So.