KANSAS CITY, Kan. - Trinity University fell seven spots to ninth in the sixth regular season National Soccer Coaches Association (NSCAA)/Continental Tire Division III top 25 women's poll.
The Tigers battled to a 1-1 draw with then 16th-ranked Wheaton (Ill.) before losing to Loras, 3-2 in double overtime. Trinity is now 7-1-2 in its last 10 matches and has allowed just seven goals in its 11 games (0.64 goals allowed per game).
Trinity fell to 8-1-2 but remains 4-0 in SCAC play. The Tigers return to action on Oct. 12 and 14 when they host Austin College and Centenary, respectively.
Trinity fell five spots to No. 7 in this week's D3soccer.com top 25 poll.
NSCAA/Continental Tire NCAA Division III Women's - National - Poll 6
| Rank | School | Prev. | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Emory | 1 | 8-0-3 |
| 2 | Messiah | 3 | 10-1-1 |
| 3 | Hardin-Simmons | 4 | 9-0-1 |
| 4 | Ithaca | 6 | 12-0-1 |
| 5 | Virginia Wesleyan | 9 | 12-0-1 |
| 5 | Washington (Mo.) | 8 | 9-1-1 |
| 7 | Wheaton (Mass.) | 14 | 11-0-2 |
| 8 | Centre | 10 | 11-0-0 |
| 9 | Lynchburg | 11 | 11-0-2 |
| 9 | Trinity (Texas) | 2 | 8-1-2 |
| 11 | Aurora | 13 | 10-0-1 |
| 12 | Amherst | 5 | 6-1-1 |
| 13 | Union | 15 | 10-1-0 |
| 14 | Wheaton (Ill.) | 16 | 9-2-1 |
| 15 | Misericordia | 12 | 9-2-1 |
| 16 | Wartburg | 18 | 9-1-2 |
| 17 | Johns Hopkins | 17 | 9-2-1 |
| 18 | William Smith | 20 | 9-2-1 |
| 19 | Middlebury | 7 | 8-1-1 |
| 20 | Brandeis | 22 | 10-1-1 |
| 21 | College of New Jersey | 23 | 11-1-0 |
| 22 | Williams | RV | 7-2-1 |
| 23 | Concordia-Moorhead (MInn.) | RV | 7-2-1 |
| 24 | Carnegie Mellon | RV | 7-1-2 |
| 25 | Alma | RV | 10-2-1 |
Also receiving votes: Wisconsin-Oshkosh, California Lutheran, SUNY Cortland, Springfield, Bowdoin, SUNY New Paltz, Gettysburg, Loras
