Sept. 3, 2003

Columbia, S.C. – After opening the first weekend of the 2003 season with a record of 2-0-0, the South Carolina men’s soccer team moves into the Top 25 in both the NSCAA/adidas and Soccer Times Polls. The Gamecocks are ranked 22nd in the NSCAA/adidas poll, while Soccer Times places them 23rd.

South Carolina opened the season at home with a 4-1 victory over Boston University on Friday, Aug. 29. In a Labor Day matinee, USC shutout the Stetson Hatters 2-0.

The Gamecocks return to action this weekend at the Aaron Olitsky Classic in Charleston, S.C. where they will take on Richmond and Northwestern. South Carolina will face Richmond at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 5 and Northwestern on Sunday, Sept. 7 at 1:00 p.m.

NSCAA/adidas Top 25
1. UCLA
2. Maryland
3. Wake Forest
4. Saint Louis
5. Indiana
6. Stanford
7. SMU
8. North Carolina
9. Notre Dame
10. VCU
11. Rutgers
12. Creighton
13. UAB
14. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
15. Cal State Northridge
16. Northeastern
17. Hartwick
18. Cal State Fullerton
19. Clemson
19. Seton Hall
19. St. John's
22. South Carolina
23. Coastal Carolina
24. Connecticut
25. Duke