Lehigh University Athletics
Mountain Hawks climb in national and regional polls
10/4/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Soccer
In 2002, Lehigh sat at the top of the regional poll for much of the season, and climbed all the way to No. 14, its highest ranking in school history, after defeating No. 18 Duke and No. 21 Penn in back-to-back matches. This latest surge in the rankings comes on the heels of a 2-0 shut out of George Washington on September 28. At the time, the Colonials were ranked seventh in the South Atlantic Region. The Mountain Hawks, who are in the midst of a five match unbeaten streak, then traveled to
In the latest NCAA statistical rankings, Lehigh finds itself in a number of top-20 categories, both individually and as a team. The Mountain Hawks are currently fifth in the nation in shots on goal percentage, seventh in team goals against average, and 13th in both shutout percentage and won-lost-tied percentage. Sophomore goal keeper Charlie Sales is also ranked in the top-ten in both goals against average, where he is tenth at 0.486, and in shots on goal save percentage, where he comes in at number-eight, sending back just below 89 percent.
The Mountain Hawks return to action on Saturday afternoon, when they travel to
