MANKATO, Minn. -- The Minnesota State women's soccer team has jumped up to No. 3 in this week's USC DII Women's Soccer Poll, after being ranked at No. 7 for the last few editions.

On the season the Mavericks are 11-1-1 and 8-1-1 in NSIC competition. This past weekend they blanked both Concordia-St. Paul and Winona State 4-0 in each match. MSU has now allowed goals in just two of their matches this season, as Lauren McAlpine is up to 11 shutouts on the season. Her two clean sheets over the weekend led to her being named NSIC Goalkeeper of the Week.

The Mavericks jump up after the first NPI rankings were released that also had the Mavericks at No. 3, they are now the highest ranked team in the Central Region.

The Mavericks wrap up their regular season home schedule this weekend, taking on MSU Moorhead on Friday at 3:00 p.m., and closing the weekend with a match against Minnesota Crookston on Sunday at 1:00 p.m.

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