Women's Soccer Continues Climb Up Coaches' Poll Rankings

Marshall, Mo., (Nov. 8, 2023)- The Missouri Valley College women's soccer team continued its climb up the rankings with the latest edition of the NAIA Women's Soccer Coaches' Top 25 Poll, released Wednesday.

The Vikings moved up one spot to the No. 18 position this week.  The team won both games played during the latest ratings period.  The first win came against then-No. 16 Oklahoma Wesleyan, 3-1, in the final game of the regular season, followed by a 2-0 victory over Clarke (Iowa) in the quarterfinal round of the 2023 Heart of America Athletic Conference Postseason Tournament, Presented by WinWon Technologies.

Two other teams from the Heart of America Athletic Conference are ranked in this week's coaches' poll.  Central Methodist (Mo.) stayed No. 4, and Benedictine (Kan.) remained at No. 24.  Missouri Valley has suffered defeats to No. 1 William Carey (Miss.), No. 4 CMU, No. 5 Columbia (Mo.) and No. 22 Hastings (Neb.), while playing No. 3 Cumberlands (Ky.) to a tie.  The Vikings have wins over No. 19 Oklahoma Wesleyan and No. 24 Benedictine.

Missouri Valley has been ranked in 38 of the previous 39 coaches' polls, dating back to the 2020 season.

The team sits at 13-4-2 on the season, and continues play in the Heart Postseason Tournament tonight (Wednesday).  The No. 2 seed Vikings host No. 3 seed MidAmerica Nazarene (Kan.) at 7 p.m., inside Volney C. Ashford Stadium.  The Vikings defeated the Pioneers at home, 2-1, back on Oct. 4.  Tickets can be purchased at valleywillroll.com, and through the MVC Athletics mobile app.

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About Missouri Valley College

Known for its dynamic, richly diverse, and friendly educational environment, Missouri Valley College offers many opportunities to grow in mind, body, and spirit. Grounded in the liberal arts, undergraduate studies empower students to master interdisciplinary skills needed to succeed in a knowledge-based global society. MVC offers over 30 academic programs, study abroad program, extracurricular activities, and a wide variety of sports. The most popular majors include education and business, criminal justice and exercise science. Above all, Valley is committed to student success. For more information, call (660) 831-4000 or visit www.moval.edu.