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American Women’s Soccer is Sixth Most Improved NCAA Division I Program
Soccerbuzz.com notes American after Eagles finish 7-7-3 in 2001

January 29, 2002

Head coach Michael Brady led the women's soccer program to a 7-7-3 finish in 2001.

WASHINGTON -- The American women’s soccer program tied for the sixth-most improved Division I team in 2001, as announced by soccerbuzz.com, after finishing with a 7-7-3 record (4-3-1 Patriot League) in 2001. The Eagles improved from a 2-13-2 record in 2000 (5.5 game improvement) and advanced to the Patriot League Championships as the No. 2 seed before falling, 2-1, to Bucknell in the semifinals.

The Eagles tied for sixth place among most improved teams with Alabama, Central Florida and Oregon. Campbell University finished as the most improved program in 2001 using the NCAA standard for calculating a team’s change in record from the previous year. Soccerbuzz.com also ranked Division I women’s soccer programs using traditional calculations; under this measurement, American finished as the fifth-most improved team in 2001 (132.4 percent improvement).

Head coach Michael Brady (American '92) holds a 9-20-5 career record at American after his second year at the helm of the women’s program. Under his guidance, the women’s soccer team earned American University’s first-ever win in the Patriot League on Sept. 19, 2001, with a 1-0 defeat of Navy in Annapolis, Md.

American University, which is in its inaugural year as a member of the Patriot League, officially joined the conference on July 1. The University, founded in 1893, fields a 19-sport Division I athletics program, featuring 10 women’s sports and nine for men.

From soccerbuzz.com: Most Improved 2001 Soccer Programs (NCAA Standard), Most Improved 2001 Soccer Programs (Traditional Methods)