KANSAS CITY, Mo. – The Shepherd University women's soccer team has been ranked eighth in the final 2024 United Soccer Coaches NCAA II Top 25 – National Poll.

The Rams completed the 2024 season with an 18-2-4 overall mark with a 13-1-2 record in conference play. The PSAC and Atlantic Region champions, Shepherd advanced to the NCAA II Quarterfinals before dropping a 2-1 decision to Franklin Pierce.

The complete poll is shown below.

Final 2024 United Soccer Coaches NCAA II Top 25 – National Poll
Rank      School                                               Prev          W-L-T
1              Cal Poly Pomona                                4              22-1-2
2              Columbus State University                 2              22-1-2
3              Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato         7              18-2-7
4              Colorado School of Mines                 1              20-1-2
5              Grand Valley State University           19           15-1-8
6              Franklin Pierce University                  24           19-4-2
7              University of West Florida                  6              17-1-4
8              Shepherd University                           14           18-2-4
9              Point Loma Nazarene University       20           17-3-1
10           Gannon University                               5             16-2-4
11           Jefferson University                            RV           19-1-3
12           University of North Georgia                NR          13-4-3
13           University of Central Missouri            RV           17-5-2
14           Drury University                                  RV           16-3-4
15           Dallas Baptist University                    9              16-3-3
16           Ashland University                              3              17-2-2
17           Adelphi University                               11           12-4-1
18           Angelo State University                      RV           14-2-5
19           University of Montevallo                    RV           14-6-3
20           Southern New Hampshire Univ.       13           10-2-6
21           Florida Tech                                      12           13-3-3
22           Colorado Mesa University                 18           14-2-4
23           Catawba College                               17           11-3-5
24           University of Hawaii-Hilo                   22           14-3-3
25           Maryville University of St. Louis       NR          17-1-3
25           Concordia University Irvine              10           13-3-2
 
Shepherd  Women' s Soccer Records Set in 2024

Team
Most Wins in a Season: 18 (broke old mark of 11 set in 2005)
Most Conference Wins in a Season: 13 (broke old mark of 7 set in 2014)
Fewest Losses in a Season: 2 (broke old mark of 7 set in 2015, 2017)
Consecutive games without a loss: 13 (broke old mark of 7 set in 2017)
Most Consecutive Wins: 11 (broke old mark of 6 set in 2005)
Most Wins in Consecutive Seasons: 25 (7 in 2023, 18 in 2024) (broke old mark of 17 (8 in 2013, 9 in 2014))
Best Overall Win Percentage: .833 (18-2-4) (broke old mark of .522 (11-10-1) set in 2005)
Best Conference Win Percentage: .875 (13-1-2) (broke old mark of .625 (5-3-0) set in 2005)
Most Shutouts in a Season: 11 (broke old mark of 9 set in 2005)

Individual
Most Shutouts in a Season: 11, Hannah Wilt  (Broke old mark of 9 set by Amy Bell in 2005)
Most Game-Winning Goals in a Season: 5, Lydia Gable, Sarah Peternel (Broke old mark of 4 shared by three players)