WALTHAM, Mass. – Bentley moved up three spots in the United Soccer Coaches Division II poll this week to #7 ahead of their match on Wednesday night at American International.
Bentley broke into the national rankings last week at #10, and a win over Assumption and tie at #22 Franklin Pierce saw them move up three spots in the poll.
United Soccer Coaches Poll
Just three Northeast 10 matches remain in the regular season and Bentley plays two of them this week. After Wednesday night's game, they host Adelphi on Saturday at 2:00 pm.
The team boasts an overall record of 8-1-2 and 5-0-1 in NE10 matches for 16 points. That gives them a three-point lead atop the standings over Southern New Hampshire. Both teams have three conference matches left.
After this week's games, Bentley's final NE10 game is at Southern Connecticut on Nov. 1. They close the regular season at home against Post University in a non-conference game on Nov. 4.
The Falcons tallied four more NE10 points last week with a 2-0 home win over Assumption and a 1-1 tie at Franklin Pierce.
Michael Haikal and
Parker Higgins had the goals against the Greyhounds and
Logan Veloria had the goal against the Ravens.
Cam Hall was named the NE10 Goalkeeper of the Week on Monday after he made nine saves against FPU.
AIC comes into Wednesday's game at 1-6-4 overall and 0-4-1 NE10. Their most recent game was a 2-0 defeat at Adelphi on Oct. 18.
The Panthers are 6-3-2 overall and 3-2 in NE10 matches. They host Southern Connecticut on Wednesday night before traveling to Waltham.
