SPU Women Stay at No. 1 for Fourth Week in Row
October 26, 2004

SEATTLE (Oct. 26) ­Seattle Pacific University starts its fourth week at the No. 1-ranked women's soccer team in NCAA Division II. And for the first time since going to the top of the poll, the Falcons will play at home this weekend.

Seattle Pacific (15-0-1), which has won nine in a row, eight by shutout, visit Western Oregon in a Great Northwest Athletic Conference game Thursday. It hosts Northwest Nazarene Saturday night to open a three-game home stand to wrap-up the regular season.

Colorado's Metro State remains No. 2 and one of two other remaining unbeaten teams. Seattle University slipped six places to No. 15.

Rank     School                 W-L-T
1. Seattle Pacific             15-0-1
2. Metro State (Co.)           16-1-0
3. Truman State (Mo.)          13-0-2
4. Franklin Pierce (N.H.)      14-1-0
5. Southampton (N.Y.)          14-0-2
6.  Wisconsin-Parkside         14-1-0
7. Barry (Fl.)                  9-2-1
8. Carson-Newman (Tn.)         12-1-1
9. Regis (Co.)                 15-2-0
10. Ashland (Oh.)              15-1-1
11. Merrimack (Ma.)            13-3-1
12. Slippery Rock (Pa.)        11-2-2
13. Southwest Baptist (Mo.)    11-1-2
14. Catawba  (N.C.)            12-1-2
15. Seattle University         12-2-3
16. Tampa                       9-3-1
17. Northern Kentucky          12-3-0
18. Tusculum College (Tn.)      9-3-1
18. Cal State Dominguez Hills  12-4-1
20. Harding (Ar.)              13-2-1
21. Bridgeport (Ct.)           10-3-1
22. Nebraska Omaha             14-3-1
23. Central Oklahoma           12-5-1
24. Assumption (Ma.)           10-4-0
25. UC San Diego               12-2-1