SU EARNS FIRST EVER REGIONAL RANKING!

COURTESY OF OUR BRILLIANT SPORTS INFORMATION DIRECTOR, JASON EICHELBERGER

For the first time in school history, the Stevenson women's soccer team has been ranked, achieving a No. 9 ranking by the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) in its latest NCAA Division III South Atlantic Region Poll released Tuesday. The Mustangs (4-2-1, 1-1 CAC) split two games last week, beating St. Mary's (Md.) 2-1 at home on Wednesday before falling to Salisbury at Caves Athletics Complex on Saturday, 1-0.

Stevenson is one of four teams from the CAC listed in this week's regional rankings. Salisbury is at No. 4 with a 3-1-2 record while York (Pa.) is eighth at 5-1-0 and Mary Washington is 10th with a record of 6-1-1. Salisbury is also receiving votes in the national poll. The Mustangs will put their newly earned ranking to the test on Wednesday when they travel to Catholic for a 4:30 p.m., contest with the Cardinals. Catholic was ranked at No. 4 in the NSCAA's Mid-Atlantic Region on Tuesday. 

Catholic won last year's meeting in Owings Mills, 3-2 on Oct. 1, 2008. Kelly Donnely had a goal and an assist for the Cardinals' who led 2-1 in the game's first 10 minutes after goals by Suzie Peters and Helene Nicoletti. Current Stevenson assistant coach Tonia Cristino scored the Mustangs' only goal off an assist from junior Allison Humphries (Bel Air/John Carroll) just 43 seconds in while sophomore Brittany Ross (Millersville/Severna Park) had three second half saves after replacing starter Michelle McConnell at halftime. The Cardinals are 7-0 this season, including 3-0 at home.

And we made it into the Baltimore Sun.