February 2, 2006
SIUE Men's Soccer Ranked No. 2 in Attendance
EDWARDSVILLE, ILL. - Following a second consecutive appearance in the NCAA national semifinals, the Southern Illinois University Edwardsville men's soccer team is now ranked on a high level in another category -- attendance.
According to a report by the NCAA, SIUE men's soccer was No. 2 in total attendance and average attendance last season. SIUE noted an attendance of 6,187 for its home games for an average of 562 per game.
The national leader was Fort Lewis (Colo.), which averaged 752 fans in 11 games.
SIUE finished the 2005 season with a 16-3-3 record and a 10-0-1 record in the Great Lakes Valley Conference. The Cougars continued their unbeaten streak in GLVC regular season games to 34 contests.
Below is the list of NCAA Division II men's soccer attendance leaders.
2005 Division II Men’s Soccer Attendance
Ranked by Total Home Attendance
| School
| Games
| Total Att.
| Avg. Att.
| 1. Fort Lewis
| 11
| 8,281
| 752
| 2. SIU Edwardsville
| 11
| 6,187
| 562
| 3. Franklin Pierce
| 15
| 5,215
| 347
| 4. Cal St. Chico
| 12
| 4,218
| 351
| 5. Cal St. Bakersfield
| 10
| 3,823
| 382
| 6. St. Leo
| 11
| 3,734
| 339
| 7. UC San Diego
| 7
| 3,696
| 528
| 8. Sonoma St.
| 9
| 3,452
| 383
| 9. Midwestern St.
| 9
| 3,441
| 382
| 10. Clayton St.
| 12
| 3,329
| 277
| 11. S.C. Upstate
| 9
| 3,290
| 365
| 12. Seattle Pacific
| 8
| 2,900
| 362
| 13. Rockhurst
| 9
| 2,825
| 313
| 14. Quincy
| 12
| 2,749
| 229
| 15. Seattle
| 8
| 2,557
| 319
| 16. Western Wash.
| 11
| 2,489
| 226
| 17. Southern N.H.
| 10
| 2,450
| 245
| 18. Rollins
| 9
| 2,434
| 270
| 19. Montevallo
| 9
| 2,430
| 270
| 20. Tampa
| 8
| 2,323
| 290
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2005 Division II Men’s Soccer Attendance
Ranked by Average Home Attendance
| School
| Games
| Total Att.
| Avg. Att.
| 1. Fort Lewis
| 11
| 8,281
| 752
| 2. SIU Edwardsville
| 11
| 6,187
| 562
| 3. UC San Diego
| 7
| 3,696
| 528
| 4. Sonoma St.
| 9
| 3,452
| 383
| 5. Cal St. Bakersfield
| 10
| 3,823
| 382
| 6. Midwestern St.
| 9
| 3,441
| 382
| 7. S.C. Upstate
| 9
| 3,290
| 365
| 8. Seattle Pacific
| 8
| 2,900
| 362
| 9. Cal St. Chico
| 12
| 4,218
| 351
| 10. Franklin Pierce
| 15
| 5,215
| 347
| 11. St. Leo
| 11
| 3,734
| 339
| 12. Seattle
| 8
| 2,557
| 319
| 13. Rockhurst
| 9
| 2,825
| 313
| 14. Tampa
| 8
| 2,323
| 290
| 15. Merrimack
| 7
| 1,990
| 284
| 16. Clayton St.
| 12
| 3,329
| 277
| 17. Fla. Southern
| 8
| 2,171
| 271
| 18. Rollins
| 9
| 2,434
| 270
| 19. Montevallo
| 9
| 2,430
| 270
| 20. Saginaw Valley
| 6
| 1,543
| 257
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