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DU Stars claim top spots in NAC preseason polls
The Dominican University Stars are rising to the top of the Northern Athletics Conference preseason rankings. The men’s soccer team and volleyball team are ranked #1 in the NAC preseason polls and the women’s soccer team is pegged at #2.

All three teams open the season next week.

The men’s team kicks off against the University of Chicago Maroons at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 1. The women’s team follows with a match against Elmhurst College at 5:00 p.m. The volleyball team will square off against Elmhurst at 4:00 p.m., Friday, September 2 at the Elmhurst College Invitational.

“It’s exciting for our student-athletes to be recognized this way, and it’s based a lot on the successes each of our teams had last year,” said DU Director of Athletics Erick Baumann. “With new head coaches for our women’s soccer and volleyball teams, it’s an exciting time for the DU Stars.”

The men’s soccer team finished last year ranked #13 nationally in Division III with a 19-2-1 record. Women’s soccer boasted a 15-5-1 record last season, a mark new head coach Ellen Brown will look to build on. New volleyball coach Ryan Baumgartner inherits a team coming off its strongest season ever, having finished 26-10 and making its first NCAA Division III Championships.

The preseason rankings, available at northernac.org, are determined by votes from the conference’s head coaches.

For more information about the fall sports season, visit http://dustars.com.

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