Columbia, Mo. – This afternoon the NAIA national office announced the ninth Women's Soccer Coaches Top 25 Poll of the 2017 season. The Cougars, who ranked eighth in the last poll, moved up one spot to seventh after defeating Central Baptist (Ark.) College and Lyon (Ark.) College last week.
Columbia College finished the regular season with a 17-1 record on the year and an 11-1 mark in the AMC. Their 11-1 record in conference play was good enough to solidify their fifth straight AMC regular season title and their fourth number one overall seed in the AMC Championships. The Cougars are currently ranked first in the NAIA in shutouts per game (.830), shots per game (27.220), shots on goal per game (14.500), total shutouts (15), and total goals (87). In addition, they are also ranked fourth in assists per game (3.940), goals per game (4.830), and total assists (71).
The Cougars are led by Laurie Frew who ranks in the top 10 nationally in six different categories. She currently sits fourth in total game winning goals (7), fifth in total assists (13), seventh in total goals (22), seventh in total points (57), ninth in points per game (3.170), and 10th in game winning goals per game (0.390). To go along with Frew, Kelsey Mirts is ranked in the top 25 in six different categories. She is 14th in points per game (2.930), 16th in assists per game (.670), 16th in total assists (10), 18th in total points (44), 19th in goals per game (1.130), and 23rd in total goals (17).
Columbia College is back in action on Friday, November 3rd as they host Hannibal-LaGrange (Mo.) University in the AMC quarterfinals. The Trojans come into this game with a 7-11 record on the year and were defeated 8-0 by the Cougars earlier this season. The game is set to start at 6:00 p.m. at R. Marvin Owens field.
