Virginia Wesleyan, W&L Both Ranked Nationally in Women’s Soccer

Lynchburg Ranked Regionally

Salem, Va. - Virginia Wesleyan College is ranked 13th in the current National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) poll. Washington and Lee was also ranked #18 in the poll. Virginia Wesleyan (14-1-1) and W&L (11-1-1) also ranked regionally in the number two and three positions, respectively. Lynchburg College (12-3-2) followed close behind filling in the number four regional ranking.

The Marlins are led by Katie Barg (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) who has posted 24 points, including nine goals and six assists. Coming in second for Virginia Wesleyan is Sharon Hay (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) who has contributed six goals and four assists. Laura Wiederwax (Stafford, Va./Brooke Point) has allowed just seven goals this season. In her 1200 minutes of play, she has recorded 47 saves and has a saves percentage of .870.

Washington and Lee is led by freshman Anne Wiltshire (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) who has scored 11 goals and given out four assists. Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, DC/Potomac) comes in second for the Generals tallying six goals and eight assists for 20 points. Goalkeeper Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) has spent 761 minutes in goal this season. She has allowed four goals and made 14 saves for a .778 saves percentage.

The complete national poll is as follows:

NCAA Division III Women’s Soccer Poll

1. Ohio Wesleyan

2. Trinity (Texas)

3. Chicago

4. Wheaton (Mass.)

5. Union

6. Willamette

7. College of New Jersey

8. Wheaton (Ill.)

9. Puget Sound

10. SUNY-Oneonta

11. Messiah

12. DePauw University

13. Virginia Wesleyan

13. Amherst College

15. Scranton

16. Otterbein

16. Washington

18. Washington and Lee

19. Chapman

20. Bates

21. William Smith

22. Middlebury

23. Wisconsin-Stevens Point

23t. Whitworth (Pa.)

25. Allegheny

The South Region rankings are as follows:

1. Trinity (Texas)

2. Virginia Wesleyan

3. Washington and Lee

4. Lynchburg

5. Emory (Ga.)

6. Hardin-Simmons (Texas)

7. Rhodes (Tenn.)

8. Christopher Newport (Va.)

9. Greensboro (N.C.)

10. Mississippi

10. University of Texas at Dallas