Men's Soccer Picked to Finish Runner-up

Aug 8, 2007

The Red Raider men's soccer team, which reached the regional tournament, for the third time in four years, was picked to finish second in the 2007 GPAC pre-season poll.  NWC finished with 116 points behind only Hastings(142).  Hastings landed 11 of the 13 first place votes with Northwestern grabbing 1 and Nebraska Wesleyan, who was picked fifth, getting the last.

Coach Buchholz's squad returns seven starters and 18 letterwinners from last year's 10-9-1 team, they went 7-5 in the GPAC.  The Red Raiders reached the Region III Championship tying Hastings 1-1, but ultimately losing in a shoot out (3-0). 

GPAC release