BLUE DRAGONS SLIP 1 SPOT IN NJCAA SOCCER RANKINGS
Hutchinson CC Sports Information
Suffering its first loss of the season last week, the Hutchinson Community College women's soccer team dropped only one spot in the latest NJCAA Division I Women's Soccer Rankings released on Monday.
The Blue Dragons (4-1-0, 1-1-0) are now No. 13 in the latest ranking. Hutchinson has home matches against Dodge City (Wednesday) and Seward County (Saturday) coming up this week.
Hutchinson suffered its first setback of the season with a 2-1 home loss to then-No. 11 Cowley at the Salthawk Soccer Complex last Wednesday in a Top 15 national battle. The Dragons rebounded with an 8-0 win on Saturday at Coffeyville.
The Blue Dragons extended their record of consecutive weeks in the national rankings with their 22nd-straight appearance in the poll, which dates back to the 2023 season.
Daytona State, Arizona Western and Salt Lake retained the Top 3 spots in the rankings this week. Navarro moved up one spot to No. 4 and Iowa Western jumped up four spots to No. 5.
With the victory over Hutchinson and a 2-0 week, Cowley jumped up three spots to No. 8. Garden City jumps in at No. 20, marking the program's first-ever national ranking.
The Blue Dragons are 1-1 against nationally ranked opponents this season.
NJCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S SOCCER RANKINGS
Record Points Last Poll
1. Daytona State (9) 4-0 140 1
2. Arizona Western 5-0 133 2
3. Salt Lake 5-0-1 126 3
4. Navarro 5-0-1 119 5
5. Iowa Western 7-0-4 112 9
6. Eastern Florida State 3-0 105 6
7. Seminole State 3-1-2 98 4
8. Cowley 2-0-1 91 11
9. Motlow State 5-1-1 84 13
10. Monroe 4-1-1 77 8
11. Snow 4-2 70 10
12. Indian Hills 7-1 63 19
13. Hutchinson 4-1 56 12
14. Tyler 2-1-3 49 7
15. Eastern Arizona 3-2 42 14
16. Trinity Valley 2-1-3 35 15
17. Angelina 4-1-1 28 18
18. Lewis & Clark 3-1-2 21 16
19. Blinn 4-1-2 14 17
20. Garden City 7-0-1 5 NR
Receiving Votes: Ranger