Laker women ranked 21st in this week’s
NSCAA/Adidas Division II Top 25 poll
Clayton State ranked third in Division II Southeast Region entering Wednesday’s showdown at Lenoir-Rhyne

MORROW, Ga. – September 4, 2007 – After starting season from the outside looking in, the Clayton State Laker women’s soccer vaulted into the NSCAA/Adidas Division II Top 25 national poll that was released on Tuesday. The Lakers are ranked 21st in the nation after a 1-0-1 start to the 2007 season.

It marks the first time that Clayton State has been ranked in the national Division II Top 25 since the 2005 season. The Lakers were ranked 19th in last season’s preseason Division II Top 25. Clayton State opened the season with a 2-1 victory over Lincoln Memorial on Tuesday, followed by a 2-2 tie at Newberry on Saturday.

Clayton State supplemented Columbus State as the lone Peach Belt Conference appearing in this week’s Division II poll. The Cougars, the defending Peach Belt champions, were ranked 21st in the Division II preseason Top 25, but early-season defeats against Tampa and Tusculum dropped Columbus State out of the poll.

In addition to the national poll, Clayton State is also ranked third in the Division II Southeast Region Top 10 poll. The Lakers trail fourth-ranked Carson-Newman (4-0) and 14th-ranked Tusculum (3-2) in the region rankings. Columbus State (2-2) is fourth and Armstrong Atlantic (1-1) is ranked 10th, representing the Peach Belt in the poll.

Clayton State returns to action on Wednesday with a 4 p.m. showdown at Lenoir-Rhyne.