UDC Firebirds Remain Ranked No. 10 in United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II East Region Poll

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The University of the District of Columbia men's soccer team remained ranked No. 10 for the 2nd consecutive week in the United Soccer Coaches NCAA Division II East Region Week 5 Poll released Tuesday, October 3rd.

The Firebirds (8-2, 3-0 ECC) are coming off back-to-back impressive wins last week – first a 1-0 victory at home Wednesday afternoon over a West Chester University team ranked No. 4 in the Atlantic Region and receiving votes for the USC National Top-25 poll, and then a 2-1 East Coast Conference road victory at Molloy College on Saturday.

UDC is currently on a seven-game win streak and sits tied with LIU Post atop the ECC standings at 3-0 heading into tomorrow's conference clash at home with perennial powerhouse NYIT at 3 p.m. With a victory vs. NYIT, the Firebirds will tie the program's all-time 2nd longest win streak (8) and move to 5-0 this season at home.

The Firebirds as a team rank No. 22 in the nation in scoring offense (2.5 goals per-game) and boast Division II's 3rd leading individual scorer in sophomore midfielder Gabriel Torres (2.8 points per-game). Torres is tied for 5th in the nation in goals per-game (1.10), and tied for 21st in assists per-game (.60).

WEEK 5 REGIONAL POLLS

Atlantic | Central | East | Midwest | South | South Central | Southeast | West

Rank     School      Prev.     W-L-T

1 Adelphi University 
DA Bentley University 4-1; DH Southern New Hampshire University 1-0;18-0-1

2  LIU Post 
DH Wilmington University 1-0; DH Roberts Wesleyan College 4-1;27-0-1

3 Merrimack College 
DA Stonehill College 1-0; DH Le Moyne College 3-0;58-1-1

4 Southern Connecticut State University 
DA Southern New Hampshire University 2-1; DH Assumption College 3-1;76-1-2

5 Southern New Hampshire University 
LH Southern Connecticut State University 1-2; LA Adelphi University 0-1;36-2-1

6 Le Moyne College 
DH Assumption College 2-1; LA Merrimack College 0-3;66-2-1

7 Franklin Pierce University 
LA Saint Anselm College 2-3; LH University Of New Haven 1-2;45-2-1

8 Jefferson University 
DH Holy Family University 1-0; DA Felician College 2-0;87-2-0

9 Bloomfield College 
DA Georgian Court University 2-1;97-2-0

10 University of the District of Columbia 
DH West Chester University 1-0; DA Molloy College 2-1;108-2-0

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