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Â鶹ÊÓƵ men’s soccer picked second in TranSouth, receiving votes in NAIA

JACKSON, Tenn. - 8/18/2011 - The Â鶹ÊÓƵ (Tenn.) University men’s soccer team has been picked to finish third in the . Â鶹ÊÓƵ finished last season with a 13-5-1 overall record while finishing in third place of both the TranSouth regular season and conference tournament.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ also received votes in the as they earned 29 votes to put them at No. 32.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ has 38 guys on the roster this year, including varsity and junior varsity players. Of those 38 players, 25 are returning after playing either varsity or junior varsity last season. Eleven players are returning that started at least four matches on the varsity team. Â鶹ÊÓƵ will also need to replace four players that started for the 2010 team. Â鶹ÊÓƵ head coach Clovis Simas will use the 13 newcomers to the program to help fill the voids and to build the 2011 Bulldog team.

Ahead of Â鶹ÊÓƵ in the poll was Bethel (Tenn.) in the top spot. Martin Methodist (Tenn.) was tied for second with Â鶹ÊÓƵ, Mid-Continent (Ky.) was picked fourth, Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) fifth, Lyon (Ark.) sixth and Cumberland (Tenn.) seventh.

Â鶹ÊÓƵ will begin play on Tuesday, August 23 with a home exhibition match versus Wallace State (Ala.) Community College. Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s first regular season game will be a road contest at Southern Polytechnic State (Ga.) on August 27. Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s home opener will be Friday, September 2 versus Reinhardt (Ga.) as they begin play in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Soccer Classic.

2011 TranSouth Conference Preseason Coaches’ Poll

• 1. Bethel (5) – 35
• 2. Â鶹ÊÓƵ – 26
• 2. Martin Methodist – 26
• 4. Mid-Continent – 19
• 5. Freed-Hardeman – 16
• 6. Lyon College – 12
• 7. Cumberland University – 6

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