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Lakers picked second in preseason
Peach Belt Conference men’s soccer poll
Clayton State receives 31 points and one first-place vote behind
Lander
MORROW,
Ga. – August 14, 2007 –
The Peach Belt Conference released its 2007
preseason poll for men’s soccer on Tuesday, and the Clayton State
Lakers were picked second in the race for the Peach Belt
championship.
Clayton State received 31 points and one first place vote by the
Peach Belt head coaches. The league coaches were not allowed to vote
for their own teams. The Lakers, who shared the 2006 Peach Belt
regular season championship with Lander, were picked second behind
Lander. The Bearcats received 36 points and six of the possible
seven first place votes.
USC-Aiken was selected third, followed by UNC-Pembroke, Francis
Marion, North Georgia and Georgia Southwestern.
Clayton State, under the direction of fourth-year head coach Pete
Petersen, is coming off a 10-9 season last year, and returns six
starters from last season. The Lakers open the 2007 season on Aug.
24 at home against Tampa.
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2007
Peach Belt Conference Preseason Coaches Poll |
|
School |
1st |
2nd |
3rd |
4th |
5th |
6th |
Total |
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1. Lander |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
36 |
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2. Clayton State |
1 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
31 |
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3. USC Aiken |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
| 4. UNC
Pembroke |
0 |
1 |
3 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
23 |
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5. Francis Marion |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
13 |
| 6. North
Georgia |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4 |
1 |
12 |
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7. Georgia Southwestern |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
5 |
8 |
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