Farmingdale, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State women's soccer team is ranked #21 in the nation in the United Soccer Coaches Preseason Poll. The Rams finished the 2018 season with a 17-4-3 record and earned their first-ever victory in the NCAA Tournament.
#21 FSC opens the season with a non-conference game versus Buffalo State (at RPI) on Friday, August 30th at 6:30 p.m. The following day at 3:00 p.m., the Rams will square off against RPI. After four road games to start the year, Farmingdale State will host #25 Scranton in their home opener on Saturday, September 14th at 2:30 p.m.
The Rams have four top 25 teams on their schedule in 2019 - #6 Misericordia (September 8th), #25 Scranton (September 14th), #1 Williams (October 12th) and #14 Swarthmore (October 14th).
United Soccer Coaches Top 25 - National Preseason Poll
| Rank | School | Prev | W-L-T |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams College | 1 | 19-1-4 |
| 2 | Middlebury College | 2 | 19-1-4 |
| 3 | Washington University (Mo.) | 3 | 21-1-0 |
| 4 | Christopher Newport University | 4 | 21-2-0 |
| 5 | William Smith College | 5 | 17-3-1 |
| 6 | Misericordia University | 6 | 17-3-2 |
| 7 | Messiah College | 7 | 19-1-2 |
| 8 | The College of New Jersey | 8 | 15-1-2 |
| 9 | Wheaton College (Ill.) | 9 | 19-4-1 |
| 10 | Hardin-Simmons University | 10 | 18-1-2 |
| 11 | University of Lynchburg | 11 | 20-3-3 |
| 12 | Centre College | 12 | 21-1-0 |
| 13 | Amherst College | 13 | 15-3-2 |
| 14 | Swarthmore College | 14 | 17-3-2 |
| 15 | Hope College | 15 | 16-3-2 |
| 16 | Johns Hopkins University | 16 | 18-3-0 |
| 17 | University of Wisconsin-La Crosse | 17 | 18-2-3 |
| 18 | Trinity University (Texas) | 18 | 17-2-1 |
| 19 | University of St. Thomas | 19 | 19-2-1 |
| 20 | Massachusetts Institute of Technology | 20 | 17-3-3 |
| 21 | Farmingdale State College | 21 | 17-4-3 |
| 22 | Tufts University | 22 | 11-6-2 |
| 23 | Otterbein University | 23 | 17-3-1 |
| 24 | Stevens Institute Of Technology | 24 | 16-3-0 |
| 25 | University Of Scranton | 25 | 16-2-3 |
*Records shown are final 2018 record
Also receiving votes: Ithaca College, Loras College, University of Chicago, Emory University, SUNY Geneseo, Grove City College, Rochester Institute of Technology, Mount St. Joseph University, Brandeis University
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