Kansas City, MO – With the conference tournament set to kickoff later this afternoon, the Patriots women's soccer team will enter it ranked fourth, the national office announced Wednesday.  UC climbed two spots from the previous poll to crack the top-5.

Cumberlands has compiled a 9-2-3 record on the season, including a 5-1 mark in MSC to capture a share of the Mid-South Conference regular season championship.  On the year, UC has limited opponents to 0.79 goals per game with eight shutouts.  Offensively, the Patriots are averaging 2.79 gpg to go along with 17.0 shots per game.

UC has been balanced offensively with five players tallying double-digit points on the season.  Laura Bosca de Pedro leads the way with a team-high seven goals, five assists and 19 points.  Lisa Skoldager has added five goals and four assists, while Letizia Traversone has netted six goals and 14 points.  Tori Robertson and Carmen Villa have notched 13 points apiece.

Morgan White has tallied 30 saves and a 78.9% save percentage.  UC's backline of Abigail Little, Vlada Milovic, Maliah Mitchell, and Samantha Sokolove have kept opposing offenses off-balanced limiting them to 8.3 shots per game.

Keiser remains atop the poll, while Grace, Indiana Wesleyan and Spring Arbor is the rest of the  top-five.  MSC rivals Lindsey Wilson and Campbellsville are ranked eighth and 23^rd, respectively.

The Patriots earned the second-seed in the Mid-South Conference Tournament and will face seventh-seed Freed-Hardeman on Wednesday, October 28th, at 4:30 p.m.
 
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