W&L, Virginia Wesleyan Women’s Soccer Teams Ranked in Nation
Lynchburg Ranked Regionally

Salem – The Washington and Lee and Virginia Wesleyan women’s soccer teams are both ranked in the most recent National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) Division III Poll. The Generals are ranked #14 while the Marlins are tabbed at #24. W&L (8-0-1) is also ranked second in the South Region while VWC (10-1-1) occupies the number-four spot in the region. Lynchburg (6-3-2) is ranked #5 in the region.

Washington and Lee is led by freshman Anne Wiltshire (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) who has 21 points on nine goals and three assists. Fontaine Marcoux (Washington, D.C./Potomac) is second on the team with five goals and five assists for 15 points. Junior Emily Barker (Clifton, Va./Mount Vernon) has tallied 447 minutes in net, giving up just two goals and making eight saves for an .800 saves percentage.

The Marlins are led by senior Katie Barg (Chesapeake, Va./Great Bridge) who has 24 points on nine goals and six assists. Sharon Hay (Virginia Beach, Va./Princess Anne) is second on the team with 14 points on five goals and four assists. Laura Wiederwax (Stafford, Va./Brooke Point) has played 930 minutes in goal, giving up just seven goals and making 36 saves for an .837 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. Willamette

5. Wheaton (Mass.)

6. Union

7. Wheaton (Ill.)

8. College of New Jersey

9. Puget Sound

10. Messiah

11. SUNY-Oneonta

12. DePauw

13. Brandeis

14. Washington and Lee

15. Emory

16. Scranton

17. Nazareth

18. Chapman

19. Illinois Wesleyan

20. Otterbein

21. Williams

22. Linfield

23. Richard Stockton

24. Virginia Wesleyan

24. Allegheny

The South Region rankings are as follows:

1. Trinity

2. Washington and Lee

3. Emory

4. Virginia Wesleyan

5. Lynchburg

6. Hardin-Simmons

7. Greensboro

8. Christopher Newport

9. Mississippi

10. Sewanee