men's soccer voted 16th in national rankings by top drawer soccer
logan butts |
the lipscomb men’s soccer team’s historical streak of achievements continues as the bisons are nationally-ranked by top drawer soccer for the first time in program history.
after a stunning run to the third round of the ncaa men’s soccer college cup, the bisons were voted as the 16th-best team in the nation on monday by top drawer soccer.
lipscomb (10-9-1) had quite the weekend to earn a spot in the rankings.
on thursday, the purple and gold defeated washington 5-4 on penalties in seattle thanks to the heroics of backup goalkeeper and penalty-saving specialist luke wilson. it was the program’s first-ever ncaa tournament win in their second overall appearance.
on saturday lipscomb traveled cross-country to orlando, where they took down no. 9 central florida 1-0 in overtime. freshman louis robinson scored the game-winner in the 97th minute.
lipscomb will now be taking on no. 3 kentucky in the third round of the tournament in lexington on saturday, nov. 24 at 6 p.m. cst the bisons nearly knocked off the wildcats in nashville earlier this season, losing 3-2 in overtime.
the bisons had previously received votes in the national polls, and are a regular in the united soccer coaches regional rankings, but this is their first appearance in the national top-25.
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