HUSKER WOMEN’S SOCCER: Nebraska Ranked 24th In Weekly Polls

LINCOLN–(NU Athletics Sept. 6)–The Nebraska women’s soccer team is ranked No. 24 in the United Soccer Coaches and the Top Drawer Soccer polls, as this week’s rankings were announced Tuesday.

The Huskers are off to their best start since 2000, as the Huskers are undefeated through the first six games of the season. NU has outscored its opponents 22-4 with three shoutouts.

Senior Eleanor Dale, this week’s Big Ten Offensive and Top Drawer Soccer Player of the Week, leads the conference in goals (8), game-winning finishes (4), points (18), shots (32) and shots on goal (16). Additionally, Dale is currently tied for first in the country in game-winners, third in goals and fourth in shots per game (5.33).

As a team, the Huskers are fifth in the nation in shots per game, as they are averaging 22.33, and the team is tied for ninth in the country in total goals, which is also the most to start the season since 2011.

This is the first time NU has been ranked since the 2018 season where they were No. 22. That team finished 9-7-5 and 5-3-3 in conference play, falling in the first round of the Big Ten Tournament.

United Soccer Coaches Top 25 (Sept. 5)

1             BYU

2             Stanford

3             North Carolina

4             UCLA

5             Florida State

6             Penn State

7             Arkansas

8             Santa Clara

9             Clemson

10           South Carolina

11           Notre Dame

12           Alabama

13           Georgetown

14           Duke

15           Washington State

16           Memphis

17           Texas

18           Virginia

19           Southern California

20           Northwestern

21           Xavier

22           Pittsburgh

23           Gonzaga

24           Nebraska 

25           TCU

Top Drawer Soccer Poll

1             Florida State

2             Stanford

3             BYU

4             Penn State

5             North Carolina

6             UCLA

7             Virginia

8             Notre Dame

9             South Carolina

10           Arkansas

11           Pittsburgh

12           Duke

13           Santa Clara

14           Georgetown

15           Alabama

16           USC

17           Memphis

18           Texas

19           Xavier

20           TCU

21           Saint Louis

22           Providence

23           Brown

24           Nebraska

25           Washington State