August 31, 2011

GREENSBORO, N.C. – The honors continue to roll in for UNCG forward Hakan Ilhan, who was named to his third national team of the week Wednesday. The Spartans also entered their fourth national poll this week.

Ilhan earned a spot on the Soccer America Men's Team of the Week after scoring a pair of goals in Friday's 3-2 win over then-No. 12 Duke.

The junior from Stuttgart, Germany, was also named to the TopDrawerSoccer.com Men's College Team of the Week and the College Soccer News National Team of the Week. Ilhan shared Southern Conference Men's Soccer Player of the Week honors with College of Charleston's Andy Craven.

The Spartans jumped into the national rankings after the win over Duke, UNCG's third in its last four attempts against the Blue Devils. UNCG is ranked 19^th in the CSN Top 30 National Poll, 20^th in the Soccer America Men's Top 25 and 24^th in the National Soccer Coaches Association of America/Continental Tire Top 25.

In addition, UNCG entered the SoccerTimes.com Top 25 late Tuesday. The Spartans are No. 23 in that poll.

UNCG returns to action Wednesday when it hosts East Tennessee State at the UNCG Soccer Stadium at 7 p.m. Admission is free.

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Soccer America Men's Team of Week
G Chris Blais, USF, Sr.
M Nicolas Abrigo, William & Mary, Sr.
M Antonio Aguilar, DePaul, Jr.
F Bryan Gaul, Bradley, Sr.
F Christian Hernandez, UC Irvine, Sr.
F Hakan Ilhan, UNCG, Jr.
F Darren Mattocks, Akron, So.
F Tyler Riggs, Kentucky, So.
F Charlie Rugg, Boston College, Jr.
D Eric Schoenle, West Virginia, Jr.
F Gyasi Zardes, Cal State Bakersfield, So.

SoccerTimes.com Top 25
Rank    School                      Record    Pts.      LW
1          Louisville (12)             1-0-0        396       1
2          Akron (4)                    1-0-0        381       2
3          North Carolina            1-0-0        372       3
4          Maryland                    2-0-0        351       6
5          California                   1-0-0        308       7
6          Connecticut                1-0-0        306       8
7          Creighton                   1-0-0        291       6
8          UC Santa Barbara       1-0-0        272       10
9          UCLA                         0-1-0        266       4
10         William & Mary           1-0-0        224       20
11         Notre Dame               0-0-1        221       11
12         Indiana                       0-0-1        192       13
13         Penn State                 2-0-0        163       19
14         Boston College          2-0-0        159       23
15         West Virginia              1-1-0        156       25
16         Southern Methodist    0-1-0        150       5
17         Brown                        0-0-0        148       12
18         South Florida             1-0-0        123       nr
19         UCF                            1-0-0        100       24
20         Virginia                      1-1-0        74         15
21         UC Irvine                    2-0-0        70         nr
22         Duke                         1-1-0        59         16
23         UNCG                        1-0-0        53         nr
24         Monmouth                 1-0-0        44         nr
25         Ohio State                 0-1-1        28         17

Dropped out: No. 14 Michigan, No. 18 South Carolina, No. 21 Wake Forest, No. 22 Michigan State.

Others receiving votes: Charlotte 25, South Carolina 24, Santa Clara 21, Bradley 19, Dartmouth 18, Kentucky 18, Sacramento State 17, Portland 15, Saint Mary's (Calif.) 14, Michigan State 13, Wake Forest 13, New Mexico 12, Michigan 11, Princeton 11, American 10, Old Dominion 10, College of Charleston 9, Washington 9, SIU Edwardsville 6, Virginia Commonwealth 6, Bowling Green State 5, UAB 3, Maryland-Baltimore County 2, Cal State-Northridge 1, Georgetown 1, Northern Illinois 1.

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