men’s soccer up to fourth in region

Ursinus Sweeps Two; Field Hockey in Playoffs Field Hockey Despite losing at home to sixth-ranked Ursinus, 8-0, the Muhlenberg field hockey team clinched a berth in next week’s Centennial Conference playoffs. The Mules (11-6, 6-3) were assured of a postseason game for the second year in a row when Dickinson lost to Gettysburg. Muhlenberg hosts 19th-ranked Gettysburg Friday night in a game that will help to determine the seedings for the playoffs. Ursinus (14-2, 8-1), the defending national champion and top-scoring team in Division III, continued its rampage, scoring four goals in each half. Since getting their 44-game CC winning streak snapped by Franklin & Marshall, the Bears have outscored their last six opponents by a 43-1 margin. Click here for box score. Women’s Soccer Ursinus defeated Muhlenberg, 2-0, scoring both goals off corner kicks in the second half, to eliminate the Mules (7-6-3, 4-4-1) from Centennial Conference playoff contention. Click here for box score.

The Muhlenberg men’s soccer team jumped up to No. 4, its highest ranking of the season, in the NSCAA Middle Atlantic poll.

The Mules (10-3) have won five in a row, including a 2-1 defeat of New Jersey, then ranked first in the Metro Region and tied for seventh in Division III, last week.

Muhlenberg faces a stern test tomorrow when it travels to Swarthmore (fifth in the region) for a key Centennial Conference game. The Garnet is the only team to have defeated Franklin & Marshall this season.

CC squads occupy six of the 10 spots in the regional rankings:

1. Messiah (14-2)
2. Franklin & Marshall (14-1)
3. Johns Hopkins (13-3)
4. MUHLENBERG (10-3)
5. Swarthmore (10-2-3)
6. Elizabethtown (12-4)
7. Carnegie Mellon (8-3-1)
8. Lycoming (12-3-1)
9. Gettysburg (10-5)
10. Dickinson (11-2-2)