FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

BATES MEN'S SOCCER HANGS IN NSCAA NATIONAL DIVISION III MEN'S SOCCER POLL

LEWISTON, Maine -- For the second week in a row, the Bates College men's soccer team (3-1, 1-1 NESCAC) earned a national ranking by the National Soccer Coaches' Association of America.

Coach George Purgavie's squad held on to the 24th spot in the national poll despite suffering their first loss of the season, 2-1, to Trinity (Conn.) on Saturday. The Bobcats also posted a 9-0 win over St. Joseph's College last Wednesday. Among Bates' victories this season is a 2-1 win over No. 22 Amherst College on Sept. 16.

Bates is led by senior midfielder Bryan Stevens (Southwick, Mass.), who has three goals this season. Eight different Bobcats have scored goals as the team has outscored opponents, 13-3. Junior goalkeeper Dan Spector (Framingham, Mass.) is fifth in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) with a 0.85 goals-against average.

NSCAA DIVISION III NATIONAL POLL
Rank	School			Record	Points	Prev.
1	St. Lawrence, N.Y.	7-0-0	400	1
2	Williams, Mass.		4-0-0	382	2 
3	Ohio Wesleyan		8-0-0	368	4 
4	Greensboro, N.C.	6-0-1	345	5 
5	Trinity, Texas		6-0-0	326	6 
6	Linfield, Ore.		8-0-0	306	7 
6	Richard Stockton, N.J.	7-0-1	306	9t 
8	Johns Hopkins, Md.	5-0-1	305	8 
9	Plattsburgh, N.Y.	9-0-0	263	9t 
10	Rowan, N.J.		8-1-0	248	3 
11	Chris. Newport, Va.	6-0-0	242	11 
12	Wheaton, Mass.		7-0-0	236	12 
13	Wilmington, Ohio	7-1-1	193	13 
14	Drew, N.J.		6-1-1	190	15 
15	Rhodes, Tenn.		7-1-0	169	16 
15	Claremont, Calif.	7-0-1	169	22 
17	Roanoke, Va.		7-0-0	154	17 
18	Elizabethtown, Pa.	6-1-0	104	21 
19	Ramapo, N.J.		7-0-1	100	18 
20	WI-Oshkosh		7-1-0	87	RV 
21	Fredonia, N.Y.		6-1-0	74	RV 
22	Amherst, Mass.		3-1-1	51	NR 
23	Macalester, Minn.	5-1-0	43	RV 
24	Bates, Maine		3-1-0	37	24 
25	DePauw, Ind.		5-2-0	29	RV 

Also receiving votes: Wheaton, Ill.; Otterbein, Ohio; Rochester, N.Y.;
Keene State, N.H.;  Haverford, Pa.; College of New Jersey