Oct. 25, 2011

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By Miquel Jacobs
Assistant Media Relations Director

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina women’s soccer team has returned to the national polls with a No. 22 ranking by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) heading into the final match of the regular season.

South Carolina is 14-5-0 and has clinched at least a share of its first SEC overall and east division championship with an 8-2-0 record in conference play. The Gamecocks travel to No. 18 Florida (14-5-0, 7-3-0 SEC) Friday night for a match that will be televised live on FS Florida at 7 p.m. A win or draw by South Carolina will give the Gamecocks the sole title of SEC champions, and a win by Florida will make the two teams co-champions.

2011 NSCAA Coaches Preseason Poll
1. Stanford (33)
2. Oklahoma State
3. Pepperdine
4. Duke
5. Marquette
6. UCLA
7. Wake Forest
8. Memphis
9. Virginia
10. Santa Clara
11. North Carolina
12. Penn State
13. West Virginia
14. Boston University
15. Wisconsin-Milwaukee
16. Maryland
17. Florida State
18. Florida
19. Oregon State
20. Illinois
21. Boston College
22. South Carolina
23. Texas A&M
24. UC Irvine
25. La Salle