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CollegeSoccer360.com's exclusive tracking of the winningest senior classes/4-year records in Division I women's soccer has been updated, through games played as of Sept. 2. The top-5 programs remains the same – North Carolina (70-8-5), Notre Dame (68-10-3), UCLA (65-7-5), Stanford (64-6-8) and Portland (63-8-0) – but the Pilots seniors now own the top career winning pct. (.887; despite being 5th in total wins from '07-'10), thanks to UCLA's loss against Northwestern (the Bruins now have an .877 win pct. over the past four seasons).

BYU (57-14-4) is a program that steadily has moved up this list, currently tied for 6th with Florida State. The Cougars won 17-plus games in each of the past three seasons (17-4-2, 18-6-0, 18-4-2 from '07-'09) and are off to a 4-0-0 start in 2010.

There are five BYU players who have been members of the program in each of the past four seasons. Most notably, forward/midfielder Kassidy Shumway has played in 74 of the team's 75 games from 2007-10 while defender Nicole Gilliam likewise has been a four-year regular (59 GP). Here's a quick look at BYU's five current seniors:

KASSIDY SHUMWAY  (F/M ... Bountiful, Utah)
Six-foot offensive talent who has scored key goals throughout her four seasons, as nearly 75% of her career goals at BU (17-of-23) have been gamewinners (GWGs by season: 4-6-5-2, from '07-'10) ... her 59 career points (23G-13A; 74 GP/54 starts) include 7G-2A as a freshman, 6G-4A in 2008, 7G-4A as a junior and 3G-3A this season ... has earned all-Mountain West Conference honors throughout her career (1st team in 2007 and '09; 2nd team in '08).

NICOLE GILLIAM  (D ... Draper, Utah)
Four-year regular on the back line who has appeared in 59 career games at BYU, with 30 starts ... member of BYU defense that has allowed only 46 goals spanning the past four seasons (75 games) ... had 1G-2A as a freshman ... product of Alta High School program that was ranked #2 in the nation during her senior season (2006).

STACY BARTHOLOMEW  (D ... Orem, Utah)
Another member of the BYU defensive corps ... missed all of the 2007 and '08 seasons due to ACL knee injuries ... returned to action in 2009 and earned starting role (24 GP/23 GS) in defense that allowed only 15 goals all season ... has appeared in all four games this season (3 GS), with an assist. 

KRISTI JACKSON  (F/M ... Laverne, Calif.)
Fifth-year member of the program who had redshirt season in 2006 ... has appeared in 50 career games with the Cougars (3 GP in 2010) ... scored in 2009 shutout vs. New Mexico ... received BYU athletics Female Spirit of Sport Award in 2009-10.  

MEGAN RICHARDSON-FEREDAY  (D ... Orem, Utah)
Another fifth-year player, after missing both the 2006 and '09 seasons due to ACL knee injuries ... her 23 career games played include appearing in 18 games during the 2008 season (3 GS) and a pair of games played so far in 2010. 

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By Pete LaFleur  (CS360 founder/editor ... editor@collegesoccer360.com)

SEEEING RED – Over the past couple weeks, two teams – Texas A&M (3-0 loss; series now 1-13-0) and Stanford (2-2 tie; series now 0-8-3) – had the chance to improve on their modest all-time records vs. North Carolina, which has enjoyed sustained dominance over the past three decades (particularly at home): 

• The Cardinal nearly became only the 20th different team ever to beat UNC, in 29 NCAA-sanctioned seasons ... it would have been only the 30th all-time loss for UNC in those 29 seasons (667-29-23/.944) ... Stanford is 0-2-2 vs. UNC in the eight-year tenure of head coach Paul Ratcliffe (0-1-2 over the past three seasons).

• Stanford already was one of only 13 teams ever to post two "non-losses" (wins/ties) vs. UNC and now is one of eight teams ever to register three or more wins/ties vs. UNC (0-8-3) ... others on that list: Notre Dame 4-12-2, Santa Clara 4-14-0, Florida State 2-22-2, Duke 2-41-1, George Mason 1-14-2, North Carolina State 1-40-2 and Central Florida 0-16-3.

Stanford All-American Christen Press (left) scored the game's first goal and had several other strong scoring chances, in Friday's 2-2 tie at North Carolina (UNC players, from left, are Crystal Dunn, Megan Brigman and Rachel Wood) ... photo courtesy of UNC/Jeff Camarati.

• Santa Clara (2004, rd-of-16) and Notre Dame ('07, rd-of-16) are the only teams ever to beat UNC in the NCAAs, prior to the quarterfinals.

• UNC has lost only seven times in the NCAAs (106-7-1; .934)

• Only three teams have beaten UNC in the NCAAs on its home surface, Fetzer Field (75-3-1/.956 ... Notre Dame 1-0 in 1995 semifinals; Santa Clara 1-0/OT in 2004 rd-of-16; Florida State 1-1 in 2005 quarterfinals/FSU advanced on PKs; and ND 3-2 in 2007 rd-of-16)

TOUGH TO BEAT – UNC’s all-time record (667-29-23) in 29 NCAA seasons (1982-2010) includes only 12 opponents that have totaled at least two games vs. the Tar Heels that were not losses (wins or ties) ... Notre Dame is one of those teams with two “non-losses” vs. UNC and owns one of the best win percentages from that group (.294: 4-12-2), narrowly behind Miami's .286 (2-5-0) and ahead of Santa Clara’s .211 (4-15-0) ... all other teams (besides ND, Miami and SCU) are only 19-631-21 vs. UNC (.044), with ND and SCU accounting for roughly one-fourth of the all-time wins over UNC (8-of-29) ... later in the 2010 season, ACC foes Florida State, Duke and Miami will have the chance to join ND and SCU as teams that have beaten UNC three or more times ... here’s the list of teams with at least two wins/ties vs. UNC (series records include only NCAA-sanctioned varsity games), as of Aug. 28, 2010:

Pct. – Team (record vs. UNC)
.286 – Miami (2-5-0) ... all games coached by Tricia Taliaferro  

.278 – Notre Dame (4-12-2) ... coach Chris Petrucelli 2-5-2; Randy Waldrum 2-7-0

.211 – Santa Clara (4-15-0) ... all games coached by Jerry Smith

.125 – Connecticut (2-14-0) ... all games coached by Len Tsantiris

.118 – George Mason (1-14-2)

.115 – Florida State (2-22-2)

.094 – Central Florida (0-13-3)

.071 – William & Mary (1-19-1)

.071 – Duke (2-32-1)

.048 – N.C. State (1-39-2)

.028 – Virginia (0-34-2)

Most wins plus ties (non-losses) vs. UNC
6 – Notre Dame  (4-12-2)
4 – Santa Clara  (4-14-0)
4 – Florida State  (2-22-2)
3 – Duke (2-41-1), George Mason (1-14-2), N.C. St. (1-40-2), Stanford (0-8-3), UCF (0-16-3)
2 – Miami (2-5-0), UConn (2-16-0), William & Mary (1-20-1) and Virginia (0-41-2)

Teams with multiple wins vs. UNC
4 – Notre Dame and Santa Clara
2 – Connecticut, Duke, Miami and Florida State

NCAA TOURNAMENT SUCCESS – Only five teams have knocked UNC out of the NCAAs prior to the title game ... of those teams, only one has gone on to win the NCAA title (ND, in 1995):

Team that have defeated/advanced past UNC in the NCAAs (prior to the final game)
1995 – Notre Dame (semifinals) ... beat Portland in final
2002 – Santa Clara (semifinals) ... lost to Portland in final
2004 – Santa Clara (round-of-16) ... lost to Notre Dame in semifinals
2005 – Florida State (quarterfinals/PKs) ... lost to UCLA in semifinals
2007 – Notre Dame (round-of-16) ... lost to Florida State in semifinals

Notes: UNC has advanced to the quarterfinals in 26 of its first 28 NCAA seasons (25 trips to the semifinals; 23 title-game appearances and 20 NCAA titles ... lost 1985 final vs. George Mason, 0-2 ... lost '98 final vs. Florida, 0-1 ... lost '01 final vs. Santa Clara, 0-1).

Another exclusive feature from CollegeSoccer360.com has returned for the 2010 season: the Senior Salute listing of the Division I women's soccer programs with the most combined victories spanning the past four seasons.

North Carolina (69-8-4, from 2007-10) and Notre Dame (68-10-3) remain at the top of this list, followed by the Pac-10 duo of UCLA (64-6-5) and Stanford (63-6-7), along with fellow west-coast team Portland (61-8-0). As shown below, UCLA (the only team riding three straight 20-win seasons) actually has the top win pct. over the past four seasons (.887), followed by Portland (.884) and then UNC (.877).

Senior midfielder Kylie Wright (left) has appeared in 69 of 75 games (68 starts) during her UCLA career, helping the Bruins compile the nation's best win pct. (.887; 64-6-5) during that four-year span.

Dayton (46-1-1) – coming off a 16-1-6 season – is the most noteworthy program now on this four-year list that was not on the similar listing one year ago (included 30-35 teams, for the '06-'09 timeframe).

Look for regular updates from CS360 and some detailed analysis of these senior classes throughout the 2010 season.

Here's the complete updated list of the nation's winningest senior classes (note: when referencing this list, please credit CollegeSoccer360.com with the research and – if possible – provide a link to this blog post ... click on post headline above for the direct URL). 

Current Four-Year Records in D-I Women's Soccer (top senior classes; '07-'10)
(research compiled by CollegeSoccer360.com; yearly records are 2007...'08...'09...'10)

Mondays typically are a slow day for college soccer action – but with classes yet to begin at most schools, there's a solid selection of 10 games (at least) slated for Monday's Division I women's soccer schedule. Most notably, three top-20 teams in the CS360 top-50Composite National Rankings – #10 Wake Forest (vs. UNC Greensboro), #15 Virginia Tech (vs. American) and #17 BYU (at CS Fullerton) – will be in action. Check back later in the day to the CS360 Twitter feed, blog and sidebar scoreboard for continuing coverage of Monday's action.

Division I Women's Soccer Results (Aug. 20, 2010)

OTHER AUG. 20 SCORES

at Air Force 3,  Colorado State-Pueblo 0

at Akron 3,  Illinois State 0

at Alabama 2,  Samford 1

Arizona State 4,  at Northern Arizona 3

Ashford 2,  at Northern Iowa 1 (exhib.)

Austin Peay 6,  at VMI 0

at Ball State 2,  Xavier 1

at Baylor 1,  Rice 0

at Bowling Green 3,  Windsor 0

UC Davis 1,  at Sacramento State 0

at UC Irvine 2,  Idaho 1

at UC Santa Barbara 2,  Cal State Northridge 0

at Central Michigan 1,  Wright State 0

Charleston Southern 3,  at South Carolina-Upstate 0

at Cincinnati 2,  Morehead State 1

at Clemson 4,  Presbyterian 0

DePaul 2,  at Iowa 0

Drake 0,  at Iowa State 0

at Eastern Illinois 2,  IUPUI 0

Gardner Webb 2,  at Jacksonville State 0

Gonzaga 2,  Utah 1 (@WSU)

at High Point 1,  Francis Marion 0

at Houston Baptist 1,  Sam Houston State 0

Indiana 3,  at Evansville 0

Jackson State 1,  at South Alabama 0

Jacksonville 3,  at Furman 2 (2 OT)

Kennesaw State 4,  at College of Charleston 3

at Lipscomb 2,  Chattanooga 1

Louisiana-Lafayette 1,  at McNeese State 0

at Louisiana-Monroe 1,  Central Arkansas 0

at Louisville 4,  Eastern Kentucky 1

at UMBC 4,  Delaware State 1

at Michigan 3, Detroit 1

at Mississippi 1,  Middle Tennessee State 0

at Mississippi State 2,  Tennessee-Martin 1

Murray State 0,  at Bellarmine 0

at New Mexico 7,  Montana 0

Nichols State at Prairie View A&M

at UNC Greensboro 2,  East Carolina 0

North Dakota State 4,  at North Dakota 3

Northern Colorado 2,  at Wyoming 1

at Northern Illinois 2,  Western Illinois 1

at Ohio University 3, Northern Kentucky 1

at Oral Roberts  2,  Arkansas-Little Rock 0

at Oregon 2,  Boise State 0

University of the Pacific 1,  at Hawaii 0

at Pepperdine 2,  Fresno State 0

at Pittsburgh 4,  Buffalo 1

at Sacred Heart 1,  Army 0

at St. Francis 3,  Duquesne 1

at San Francisco 2,  San Jose State 1

at South Carolina State 2,  Navy 1

South Dakota State 0,  at Creighton 0

at South Florida 4,  North Florida 0

at SMU 1,  Florida International 0

at SIU-Edwardsville 1,  South Dakota 0

at St. Mary’s 1,  Nevada 0

at Stephen F. Austin 2,  Louisiana Tech 1

at Stetson 4,  Florida Atlantic 3

Texas-San Antonio 8,  Alcorn State 0 (at Prairie View)

at Texas Tech 3,  TCU 0

at Troy 6,  Wofford 1

at Tulsa 4,  Northwestern (LA) State 0

UNLV 1,  at UC Riverside 0

Utah State 2,  Weber State 1 (Sandy, UT)

Vanderbilt 5,  at UAB 1

Villanova 4,  at Temple 2

at VCU 2,  Longwood 1

Western Carolina 2,  at Campbell 1

Western Michigan 3,  at Indiana State 2

at William & Mary 1,  Syracuse 0

Youngstown State 3,  at Robert Morris 1

ppd: Alabama A&M at Miami (OH; makeup: Aug. 21, 5 ET)

canc.: Barry at Florida Gulf Coast (makeup TBA)

canc.: Belmont at Missouri (makeup TBA)

canc.: Cal State Fullerton at Cal State Bakersfield (makeup TBA)

canc.: UTEP at New Mexico State (makeup TBA)

canc.: Winthrop at Georgia Southern (no makeup)

* Columbia Union at Howard (exhib.)

* Monmouth at St. Joseph’s (exhib.)

* Mississippi Valley State at Arkansas-Pine Bluff (exhib.)

THE CS360 COMPOSITE NATIONAL RANKINGS ARE BACK FOR 2010 – Click on the Composite Rankings tab to view CS360's exclusive rankings that combine various national polls.

CS360 Composite 
National Rankings 
(2010 Preseason; Aug. 19)

Rank...Team (Pts)...11/2/09 CNR

1. North Carolina  (99.59) ... 4

2. Stanford  (99.29) ... 1
3. UCLA  (97.04) ... 3

4. Notre Dame  (96.66) ... 6

5. Portland  (96.31) ... 2

6. Boston College  (93.79) ... 7

7. Florida State  (93.35) ... 5

8. Texas A&M  (91.49) ... 25

9. Santa Clara  (90.00) ... 26

10. Wake Forest  (88.73) ... 11

11. Florida  (87.71) ... 9

12. Virginia  (87.27) ... 24

13. Penn State  (86.45) ... 16

14. Maryland  (85.70) ... 15

15. Virginia Tech  (83.37) ... 17

16. South Carolina  (83.04) ... 18

17. BYU  (81.62) ... 12

18. USC  (79.64) ... 14
19. Wisconsin  (78.97) ... 40
20. California  (78.51) ... 45
21. Oklahoma St.  (75.90) ... 49
22. Memphis (72.97) ...–

23. Rutgers  (72.51) ... 21

24. Washington St.  (72.23) ... 13

25. Louisiana State (70.04) ... 19

26. Marquette  (70.00) ... 20

27. Dayton  (69.90) ... 23

28. Oregon State  (69.05) ... 37

29. Central Florida  (68.72) ... 8

30. West Virginia  (68.36) ... 29

30. Duke  (68.36) ... 39
32. Ohio State  (66.41) ... 10

33. Purdue  (64.88) ... 33

34. Georgia  (64.55) ... 27

35. San Diego  (64.00) ... 31

36. Auburn  (62.67) ... 50

37. Washington  (62.57) ... 28

38. Michigan State (62.00) ... – 

39. Connecticut  (61.33) ... 43
40. Illinois (61.30) ... –

41. Miami  (60.97) ... 42

42. St. John's  (60.62) ... 32

42. Texas (60.62) ... –

44. James Madison (60.27) ... –
44. Tennessee (60.27) ... –

Teams that were listed in CS360's final 2009 Composite National Rankings (11/2/09) but are not in the 2010 preseason CNR:

(22.) Mississippi  (74.52)

(30.) Cal Poly  (63.53)

(34.) Missouri  (68.58)

(35.) Charlotte  (61.22)

(36.) San Diego State  (60.92)

(38.) Indiana  (54.93) 

(41.) Colorado College  (50.78)

(44.) Oregon  (48.83)

(46.) Georgetown  (46.91)

(47.) Villanova  (46.71)

(48.) Central Michigan  (45.62)

SATURDAY, Aug. 7

• at WRIGHT STATE 2,  IPFW 1 – The Raiders used goals from juniors Bekah Bonny (Lebanon, Ohio) and Bri