BLUE DRAGON SOCCER BACK IN NATIONAL RANKINGS

Sammy Lane's Blue Dragon Women's Soccer team returns to the NJCAA national rankings at No. 17. (Billy Watson/Blue Dragon Sports Information)
Sammy Lane's Blue Dragon Women's Soccer team returns to the NJCAA national rankings at No. 17. (Billy Watson/Blue Dragon Sports Information)

NJCAA DIVISION I WOMEN'S SOCCER RANKINGS

  Record Points Last Week
1. Eastern Florida State (8)
2. Tyler Junior College
3. Seminole State College (OK)
4. Salt Lake Community College
5. Hill
6. Butler 
7. Monroe CC 
8. Iowa Western
9. Monroe College 
10. Snow 
11. Angelina 
12. Barton 
13. Daytona State 
14. Navarro 
15. Arizona Western 
16. Illinois Central 
17. Hutchinson 
18. LSU Eunice
19. Northern Oklahoma-Tonkawa 
20. Coffeyville
6-0-0
10-0-0
9-0-0
5-1-0
8-0-0
9-2-1
6-1-1
6-3-1
4-2-2
6-1-1
7-1-1
9-1-0
5-0-2
6-2-0
7-0-0
9-0-0
9-1-0
5-2-1
7-2-1
8-2-1
160
133
126
119
112
105
98
91
84
77
70
63
56
49
42
35
28
21
14
4
1
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
6
10
11
12
13
14
16
18
NR
19
20
15
Receiving Votes: Spartanburg Methodist, Polk State

Hutchinson CC Sports Information

The Hutchinson Community College women's soccer team is back in the national rankings.

The Blue Dragons leaped back into the NJCAA Division I Women's Soccer national poll at No. 17 on Monday after beating two ranked teams last week. The Dragons topped then-No. 17Cowley 2-1 and then-No. 15 Coffeyville 2-1 in overtime.

The Blue Dragons had lost to Johnson County on the road 3-1 after being up 1-0 at the half prior to bouncing back with two big wins.

Freshman Adriana Delgado netted her second overtime game-winner of the season on an assist from sophomore Hadlie Lowe after the Blue Dragons mounted a quick counter attack after a Coffeyville corner kick for the overtime game-winner.

Lowe, who had the go-ahead goal against Cowley in the second half, boasted five points last week with two goals and an assist. She also had the early goal in the fifth minute against Coffeyville.

Monday's ranking is the second time this season the Blue Dragons have been ranked. The Dragons were No. 20 two weeks ago, the program's first national ranking since Oct. 17, 2017. The Dragons lost 3-1 to Johnson County and immediately fell out of the rankings.

This weekend will be the third of four straight matches against ranked opponents, Saturday's match is at sixth-ranked and Jayhawk East leader Butler, which is coming off a 5-1 victory over Garden City. Butler is 9-2-1 this season, 5-0-1 in conference play.

Coffeyville remained in the rankings at No. 20. Eastern Florida State received all eight first-place votes. Six teams in the top 20 remain undefeated.