With two more shutout victories, the Hutchinson Community College increased its hold on the No. 1 ranking in the latest NJCAA Women’s Division I soccer poll on Wednesday.
The Lady Dragons (9-0) earned all five first-place votes and increased its lead to eight points over new No. 2 Brevard Community College.
Hutchinson plays at Garden City later today.
Over the last rankings period, HCC blanked Barton 2-0 and Allen 5-0, both games being played on the road.
This is the third-straight week the Lady Dragons have held the No. 1 ranking in the poll. HCC started the season ranked No. 3 in the preseason poll, but shot up to No. 3 before attaining its current status two weeks ago. HCC has now been ranked in nine consecutive polls, the longest run in the national poll in team history.
Butler remained No. 6 in this week’s poll and Johnson County has fallen completely out of the poll.
A future Lady Dragon opponent is in this week’s rankings. Northern Oklahoma College-Tonkawa is ranked 13th with a 7-2 record. HCC and NOC will play on October 5 at 3 p.m. at the USD 308 Athletic Complex.
(HCC Sports Information)
NJCAA DIVISION I WOMEN’S SOCCER POLL
Record Points Last Week
1. Hutchinson (5) 9-0 100 1
2. Brevard CC 4-1 92 3
3. Paradise Valley CC 9-0 90 4
4. Iowa Western CC 7-1-1 84 5
5. Navarro College 8-0-2 82 8
6. Butler CC 10-2 70 6
6. Polk State College 4-7 70 7
8. Tyler Junior College 5-2-1 69 2
9. Laramie County CC 5-1 58 9
10. Monroe College 5-0 47 NR
11. Iowa Central CC 10-0 52 10
12. Monroe CC 6-1 42 11
13. Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa 7-2 37 12
14. Parkland College 7-0-1 34 16
15. Jones County Junior College 6-0-1 29 14
16. Scottsdale CC 7-1 26 19
17. Iowa Lakes CC 7-3 20 NR
18. Cisco College 6-1-1 16 18
19. College of Lake County 7-0 9 13
20. Otero Junior College 7-0 7 RV
Others receiving votes: Community College of Rhode Island (5-2-1); Otero JC (8-0).
