INSIDE MEN'S SOCCER BY ROSS LA DUE @BadgerMSoccer SCHEDULE
Last Three Aug. 24 at Memphis Aug. 31 vs. Washington Sept. 2
at Portland
This Week Sept. 7 Sept. 9
Florida Int'l Georgetown
W, 4-3 L, 3-2 T, 1-1
7 p.m. Noon
Next Five Sept. 14 at Western Illinois 5 p.m. Sept. 16 at IUPUI Sept. 21 Penn State Sept. 26 at Marquette Sept. 29 Cleveland State
Student kickoff party » Sunday's game against George- town is the UW Student Kickoff Party. All UW students receive free admission with a valid student ID. Food and drink will be served be- tween games, and students also have an opportunity to win prizes.
Despite loss and tie, U
sually when a team goes without a win on a week- end, its ranking in the week- ly polls suffers. That wasn't the case for the Badgers this past week, however. In the Aug. 27 edition of
the TopDrawerSoccer.com poll, UW was ranked 37th out of 48 teams in the nation. The ranking was no doubt thanks in part to the great
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Badgers rise in TDS poll Wisconsin jumps four spots in rankings
comeback win the Badgers posted against Memphis. Last weekend, Wiscon-
sin went 0-1-1 in two close games against No. 25 Wash- ington and Portland. Even without a win, UW jumped four spots in the poll, helping to prove the strength of competition in the opening stretch of the Badgers' schedule.
New field-level seating » Fans attending this weekend's game may notice a different layout at the McClimon Complex. The team benches have been moved to the west side of the field and bleacher seating has been added to the east side, giving fans an oppor- tunity to get closer to the action.
Quality opponents » Florida International (3-0-0) and Georgetown (4-0-0) enter the weekend with undefeated records. Adding the previous three oppo- nents, the combined overall record of the Badgers' opponents so far is an impressive mark of 13-2-2.
11 a.m.
7:30 p.m. 7 p.m. 7 p.m.
