KANSAS CITY, Kan. – The National Soccer Coaches Association of America released the third week of rankings for the NSCAA/Continental Tire Top 25 Division III poll today. Trinity University (5-1-0) held onto the No. 4 spot after two wins this weekend. Colorado College (5-1-0) moved from No. 24 to No. 22 this week after winning two matches of their own. NSCAA National Rankings | Region Rankings
Trinity and Colorado College each remained in the same spots in the NSCAA West Regional rankings, No. 1 and No. 3, respectively. Trinity moved from No. 9 to No. 7 in the D3soccer.com poll this week.
Trinity started the week against conference-opponent Southwestern University, defeating the Pirates 7-1 on the road. Zacharias Edholm and Callum Squires led both teams with two goals apiece. Johnny Lawson scored the first goal of the match in the ninth minute of the game, sparking a scoring frenzy that gave Trinity a 5-0 lead until the Pirates were able to score their only goal of the game in the 62nd minute. Trinity received the remaining two goals from Nate Dauphin and Steven Gaunt.
Trinity took on No. 11 Christopher Newport Friday, winning the game with a 5-3 advantage. Lawson added two goals and one assist in this game, while Goncalo Santana added one goal of his own and assisted on both of Lawson's scoring plays. Goncalo added his third assist of the game on a 49th minute goal from Tom Carwile. Edholm scored the remaining goal for the team.
Colorado College posted two shutouts at home this weekend, beginning conference play against Centenary College. CC defeated the Gents 4-0, earning two first half goals from Seth Newby and two more in the second half from Sam Markin. Max Grossenbacher assisted on two of the team's goals. The CC defense only allowed three total shots from the Gents in the game, none of which were on target.
To finish the weekend, Colorado College routed Concordia-Moorhead 6-0. Brandon Ogilvie posted his second career hat-trick in the game, scoring three of the team's goals within a 14 minute period. Caden MazKenzie recorded two of the teams goals, including the eventual game-winner in the 21st minute. Tim Huettel had the other goal on the day, coming at the buzzer before halftime from 55 yards out. The CC defense impressed again, allowing only four shots from the Cobbers and only one on target.
Both teams will continue conference-play Friday, September 19. Trinity will take on Austin College first before heading to the University of Dallas. Colorado College will travel to Schreiner University Friday and will continue on the road at Texas Lutheran University Sunday.
