Ashland University's women's soccer team is up to the No. 3 spot in the United Soccer Coaches (USC) Coaches Top 25 NCAA Division II women's poll – the latest edition of which was released on Tuesday (Oct. 22) afternoon.
 
The Eagles, in their highest spot in the USC poll this season, are at 11-1-1 overall and 8-0-1 in the Great Midwest Athletic Conference, alone in first place in the league table with five regular-season games remaining.
 
Ashland will play host to Kentucky Wesleyan (4-9, 3-6) at Ferguson Field on Thursday (Oct. 24) at 6:30 p.m., for its Breast Cancer Awareness Night. Also, Eagle students will receive a free hot chocolate or popcorn (limit one item per student) at this game, and also will at the Oct. 29 at 6:30 p.m. home game for men's soccer vs. Malone.
 
Through Monday (Oct. 21), Ashland is second in D-II in corner kicks per game (9.54), tied for fifth in goals-against average (0.31), and eighth winning percentage (.885) and save percentage (.897).
 
Individually, junior forward Dani Hicks leads the nation in game-winning goals (six), and fifth-year goalkeeper Mackenzie Simon is the country's pacesetter in both goals-against average (0.15) and save percentage (.952). Hicks also is sixth in D-II in both points (27, tied) and eighth in goals (11), while senior forward McKinley Mendenhall is tied for 10^th with seven assists.
 
2024 ASHLAND UNIVERSITY WOMEN'S SOCCER USC RANKINGS: No. 9 (preseason), No. 16 (Sept. 10), No. 11 (Sept. 17), No. 7 (Sept. 24), No. 8 (Oct. 1), No. 4 (Oct. 8 and Oct. 15), No. 3 (Oct. 22).