Lakers ranked 19th in NSCAA preseason Division II
Top 25 women’s soccer poll
Clayton State only Peach Belt Conference team in the national rankings

| 2006 NSCAA Division II Preseason Women's Top 25
MORROW, Ga. — AUGUST 22, 2006 — With the 2006 women’s soccer season on the horizon, the Clayton State Laker women’s soccer team is already reaping the rewards for the ultra success of the past couple of the season. The NSCAA (National Soccer Coaches Association of America) released its 2006 Division II national Top 25 poll on Tuesday, and the Lakers are ranked tied for 19th.

Clayton State is tied with Cal State-Dominguez Hills for 19th in the nation, and the Lakers are the only team from the Peach Belt Conference that’s ranked in the preseason women’s Top 25 poll.

Head coach Totty O. Totty’s team finished 15-3-2 last season for the best season in the history of Clayton State women’s soccer. In addition, the Lakers also won both the Peach Belt Conference regular season and tournament championships and advanced to the NCAA Division II National Tournament for a second straight season.

The Lakers are the third-highest ranked team from the Southeast Region. Carson-Newman is ranked fourth, while Catawba and Tusculum is ranked 23rd. All three of those teams are on the Clayton State schedule for the 2006 season.

Clayton State returns 10 starters from last season’s squad, headlined by two-time All-American forward and 2005 Peach Belt Conference Player of the Year Olaitan Yusuf. The Lakers open the 2006 season on Saturday at Wingate at 7 p.m.