Kansas City, Kan. ---  The Minnesota State women’s soccer team earned its first number one ranking in program history moving up - for the sixth straight week - two spots to first in the NSCAA/Continental Tire Division II Poll released Tuesday.  The Mavericks are only the third team in Minnesota State history to achieve the top spot in the nation and first since women’s basketball was atop the national poll on March 31st, 2009.

The Mavericks are 11-0-1 in their last 12 games and have won ten straight matches, eight via shutout.

The highest previous ranking MSU had earned was third in the NSCAA just a week ago.

Minnesota State is the lone NSIC team in the national poll but is joined by fellow Central Region members #9 Southwestern Oklahoma State and #18 Central Oklahoma.

MSU (12-1-1, 11-0-0 NSIC) returns to the road Saturday afternoon in an NSIC contest against the Mustangs of Southwest Minnesota State in Marshall, Minn. Game time is set for 12 p.m.

Rank	School	Prev.	W-L-T
1.	Minnesota State	3	12-1-1
2.	Armstrong Atlantic State (Ga.)	5	10-1-1
3.	LIU Post (N.Y.)	7	12-1-1
4.	West Florida	1	13-1-0
5.	Sonoma State (Calif.)	12	12-1-1
6.	West Chester (Pa.)	2	11-1-1
7.	Rockhurst (Pa.)	13	11-0-3
8.	St. Edward's (Texas)	10	13-1-0
9.	Southwestern Oklahoma State	9	14-0-0
10.	Columbus State (Ga.)	11	13-1-0
11.	Grand Valley State (Mich.)	4	11-1-2
12.	UC San Diego	25	10-1-2
13.	California (Pa.)	15	11-2-1
14.	Dallas Baptist	21	12-2-0
15.	American International (N.Y.)	16	9-2-2
16.	Tampa	24	11-3-1
17.	Saint Rose (N.Y.)	17	11-1-2
18.	Central Oklahoma	19	12-1-2
19.	Lenior-Rhyne	20	11-1-0
20.	Cal State Stanislaus	NR	12-2-0
21.	William Jewell (Mo.)	18	11-1-2
22.	Fort Lewis (Colo.)	NR	11-1-2
23.	Kutztown (Pa.)	NR	9-4-1
24.	Rollins	NR	8-4-1
25.	Western Washington	23	12-2-0

Receiving Votes: Quincy, Colorado-Colorado Springs, Seattle Pacific, Truman State, Lander, Dowling