Huskers Break into Top 25

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