Ithaca Improves to Sixth in National Rankings, Atop NCAA Statistical Rankings
The #6 Ithaca College women's soccer team (17-1-2) ranks in the top 10 nationally in four team categories and has players represented in three individual categories in the most recent NCAA Division III women's soccer national summary. After claiming a share of the Empire 8 title on Sunday and earning the Empire 8's automatic qualifying bid with a 3-2 edge over Nazareth in PKs, the Bombers improved their
National Soccer Coaches Association of America and
D3Soccer.com rankings to sixth in the week 10 polls announced Tuesday. Ithaca ranked eighth in the D3Soccer.com poll and ninth in the NSCAA poll in week nine.
Senior
Becca Salant (Holliston, Mass./Holliston) sits fourth and sixth, respectively, with a save percentage of 0.918 and a goals-against average of 0.325. Classmate
Rachael Palladino(Lansing/Lansing) sits 14th with 6.0 game-winning goals.
The Bombers rank third with a save percentage of .926, fourth with a goals-against average of .291, fifth with a shutout percentage of .750 and 10th with a win-loss-tie percentage of .900.
Ithaca, in its 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament, will host the first and second rounds on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 10-11. Ithaca will face UMass Boston at 11 a.m. Saturday.