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2003 PRESEASON MEN'S SOCCER POLL

After sharing title each of last two years, Wheaton is looking to win championship by itself in 2003 and CCIW coaches give Thunder the nod

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE sent 08/05/03

ROCK ISLAND, Illinois – Wheaton has been a dominant force in men’s soccer ever since the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin began sponsoring the sport in 1988. Since that time the Thunder has captured 13 of 15 titles, including the last eight in a row. However, Wheaton shared the last two CCIW championships – with Millikin in 2001 and Augustana in 2002 – and the Thunder would like nothing better than to be alone atop the league standings in 2003. According to a vote of conference coaches that could well be the case.

The voting is in for the pre-season poll and Wheaton is the clear-cut favorite to win the championship in 2003. Veteran head coach Joe Bean’s team picked up 36 points and six first place votes after finishing the 2002 season with a 17-4-2 overall record and a 5-0-1 mark in the CCIW.

Augustana, which tied Wheaton a year ago with an identical 5-0-1 conference record, is solidly in second place with 31 points and one first place vote. Just a year ago the Vikings were predicted to finish sixth in the league standings. The Vikings of head coach Scott Mejia went 16-3-1 overall.

North Park (9-6-3 & 2-4) had 22 points for third place while Millikin (8-9-0 & 3-3-0) piled up 21 points in fourth place. Carthage (8-12-1 & 2-3-1) checks in with 18 points for fifth and Illinois Wesleyan (6-12-0 & 1-5-0) was sixth with 12 points. North Central (6-12-0 & 1-5-0) was in seventh with seven points. Elmhurst is the only member of the CCIW that does not compete in men’s soccer.

Last year the CCIW resurrected its post season tournament and Wheaton won with a 5-1 victory over Millikin in the championship game.

2003 CCIW MEN’S SOCCER POLL

PLACE	SCHOOL	POINTS	FIRST PLACE VOTES
1.	Wheaton	36	6
2.	Augustana	31	1
3.	North Park	22
4.	Millikin	21
5.	Carthage	18
6.	Illinois Wesleyan	12
7.	North Central	7

Voting is done by the men's soccer coaches in the College Conference of Illinois & Wisconsin.Each coach votes for the seven other schools in the league in order of predicted finish.Points are assigned in reverse order of voting (seven points for first, six for second, etc.).Coaches may not vote for his/her own team.

2002 COLLEGE CONFERENCE OF ILLINOIS & WISCONSIN MEN'S SOCCER STANDINGS

TEAM	OVERALL WON	OVERALL LOSS	OVERALL TIE	.PCT	CCIW WON	CCIW LOSS	CCIW TIE	.PCT
*Wheaton	17	4	2	.783	5	0	1	.916
*Augustana	16	3	1	.825	5	0	1	.916
Millikin	8	9	0	.471	3	3	0	.500
Carthage	8	12	1	.405	2	3	1	.416
North Park	9	6	3	.583	2	4	0	.333
North Central	9	9	2	.500	1	4	1	.250
Illinois Wesleyan	6	12	0	.333	1	5	0	.166

* - Wheaton and Augustana are declared co-champions for the 2002 men's soccer season.

2002 CCIW TOURNAMENT

CHAMPIONSHIP

November 9 - Wheaton 5, Millikin 1 in Wheaton, Illinois

SEMIFINAL
November 5 - Wheaton 6, Carthage 0 in Wheaton, Illinois

November 5 - Millikin 3, Augustana 0 in Rock Island, Illinois

2003 College Conference of Illinois and Wisconsin Composite Men's Soccer Schedule

Date	Game	Time
August 29	Augustana at Grinnell	3:00 p.m.
August 29/30	North Park at Bethany	5/7:30 p.m.
	Titan Soccer Classic: Millikin vs. Loras	5:00 p.m.
	IL.Wesleyan vs. Centre	7:30 p.m.
August 30	Millikin vs. Centre	5:00 p.m.
	IL.Wesleyan vs. Loras	7:30 p.m.
	Carthage at Mississippi	12 noon
August 31	Carthage at Richard Stockton	12 noon
September 1	Benedictine at Wheaton	7:00 p.m.
September 2	Millikin at Wabash	4:00 p.m.
September 3	Carthage at Concordia	5:00 p.m.
	Concordia at North Central	7:00 p.m.
	Cornell at Augustana	7:00 p.m.
	IL. Wesleyan at Dominican	4:00 p.m.
September 5	Bob Baptista Invitational: Hardin-Simmons vs. St. John's	4:00 p.m.
	Wheaton vs. Hope	7:00 p.m.
	Sal Vaccaro Tournament: Franklin vs. North Central Mt. Mercy vs. Lake Forest	7:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
September 6	Bob Baptista Invitational: Consolation/Championship Matches	4/7:00 p.m.
	Augustana at Dominican	1:00 p.m.
	Sal Vaccaro Tournament: Consolation/ Championship Matches	1/3:00 p.m.
	North Park at Lakeland	3:00 p.m.
	Benedictine at IL. Wesleyan	7:00 p.m.
	Marian Invitational:
	Millikin vs. Damon	3:15 p.m.
September 7	St. Olaf at Carthage	2:00 p.m.
	North Park at Marian	1:00 p.m.
September 9	IL. Wesleyan at Blackburn	4:00 p.m.
September 10	Millikin at U. of Chicago	4:00 p.m.
	Dominican at Wheaton	7:00 p.m.
	Concordia at North Central	7:00 p.m.
	North Park at Edgewood	7:00 p.m.
September 12	Carthage at Dubuque	7:00 p.m.
	Wheaton at IL. Wesleyan*	7:00 p.m.
September 13	Millikin at North Central *	1:00 p.m.
	Wheaton at Washington	7:00 p.m.
	Augustana at Whittier	1:00 p.m.
September 14	Rockford at Millikin	3:30 p.m.
	Carthage at St. Ambrose	2:00 p.m.
	Augustana at U. of Redlands	1:00 p.m.
	North Park at UW-Whitewater	3:00 p.m.
September 16	Lake Forest at Carthage	8:00 p.m.
	Calvin at Wheaton	7:00 p.m.
	IL. Wesleyan at Webster	7:00 p.m.
September 17	Aurora at North Central	7:00 p.m.
	Luther at Augustana	5:00 p.m.
	MSOE at North Park	4:00 p.m.
September 19	Lakeland at Carthage	8:00 p.m.
	Wheaton at North Central*	7:00 p.m.
September 20	Marian at Millikin	1:00 p.m.
	IL. Wesleyan at Augustana*	6:00 p.m.
September 22	Carthage at Trinity International	7:30 p.m.
September 24	U. of I (Springfield) at Millikin	7:00 p.m.
	U. of Chicago at Wheaton	7:00 p.m.
	North Park at North Central	4:30 p.m.
	IL. Wesleyan at Washington U.	5:00 p.m.
September 25	Carthage at Aurora	2:30 p.m.
September 26	Augustana at Wheaton*	7:00 p.m.
September 27	Washington at Millikin	2:00 p.m.
	North Central at Clarke	3:00 p.m.
	IL. Wesleyan at North Park*	3:00 p.m.
September 28	Carthage at Carroll	2:00 p.m.
September 30	IL. Wesleyan at Millikin*	7:00 p.m.
	Augustana at Loras	2:30 p.m.
	North Park at Benedictine	4:00 p.m.
October 1	Fairhaven Baptist at North Central	4:30 p.m.
October 4	Millikin at Wheaton*	7:00 p.m.
	Carthage at IL. Wesleyan*	3:00 p.m.
	North Central at Augustana*	7:00 p.m.
	Concordia (IL) at North Park	3:00 p.m.
October 7	Augustana at Rockford	7:00 p.m.
October 8	Millikin at Rose-Hulman Institute	7:00 p.m.
	North Central at Carthage*	7:00 p.m.
October 11	Millikin at North Park*	3:00 p.m.
	DePauw at Wheaton	7:00 p.m.
	North Central at Olivet Nazarene	11:00 am
	Monmouth at Augustana	2:00 p.m.
October 12	Millikin at Carthage*	4:30 p.m.
October 13	Rockford at North Park	4:00 p.m.
October 14	Concordia (IL) at Augustana	7:00 p.m.
	Aurora at IL. Wesleyan	5:00 p.m.
October 15	Wheaton at Rockford	2:00 p.m.
	North Central at Benedictine	4:00 p.m.
October 17	Rockford at Carthage	7:00 p.m.
	Maranatha Baptist at North Central	7:00 p.m.
	North Park at Augustana*	6:00 p.m.
	IL. Wesleyan at UW-Oshkosh	4:00 p.m.
October 18	Wheaton at Macalester	7:30 p.m.
	IL. Wesleyan at Marian	7:00 p.m.
October 20	Wheaton at St. Olaf	4:00 p.m.
October 21	Augustana at Millikin*	6:30 p.m.
October 22	Carthage at North Park*	4:00 p.m.
	Chicago at IL. Wesleyan	5:00 p.m.
October 24	Blackburn at Wheaton	7:00 p.m.
	UW-Whitewater at Augustana	7:00 p.m.
October 25	Millikin at Macalester	6:00 p.m.
	IL. Wesleyan at North Central*	3:00 p.m.
	North Park at Concordia (WI)	11:00 am
October 26	Benedictine at Carthage	3:00 p.m.
	Edgewood at Augustana	3:00 p.m.
October 28	St. Xavier at IL. Wesleyan	7:00 p.m.
October 29	Carthage at Wheaton*	7:00 p.m.
	Trinity International at North Central	7:00 p.m.
October 30	North Park at Wheaton*	7:00 p.m.
November 1	Carthage at Augustana*	3:00 p.m.
	Wheaton at Wis.-Oshkosh	2:00 p.m.
November 4	CCIW Tournament	TBA
November 6	North Central at Dominican	7:00 p.m.
November 8	CCIW Tournament	TBA