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Hastings Tops GPAC Poll

Hastings Tops GPAC Poll

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Hastings College totaled 99 points for first place in the 2015 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Preseason Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll.

The Broncos garnered nine of eleven first place votes.

 

Midland, who was picked second with 83 points received one first place votes while Doane was picked third with 75 points. Concordia picked up the final first place vote and was tabbed fourth place with 74 points.

 

Hastings won the GPAC regular season with a 9-0-1 record last fall and posted an overall record of 17-3-2. The Broncos also won the GPAC Tournament. Midland was second in the regular season (7-2-1) and finished with an overall record of 12-8-1.

 

The 2015 GPAC men’s soccer season schedule will consist of 10 league games as all 11 teams will compete for the conference crown.

 

2015 GPAC Preseason Men’s Soccer Coaches’ Poll:

Place – Team – Pts (1st Place Votes) 1. Hastings – 99 (9) 2. Midland – 83 (1) 3. Doane – 75      4. Concordia – 74 (1) 5. Dordt – 58         6. Northwestern – 55          7. Morningside – 42            8. Briar Cliff – 39                 9 .Nebraska Wesleyan – 36              10. Dakota Wesleyan – 33                11. Mount Marty – 11

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