(Kansas City, MO) - The 2021 Waubonsee Community College's women's soccer team has reached a new level of notoriety for the program. In the latest United Soccer Coaches' NJCAA Division II national poll, the Chiefs (4-0) were tabbed second in the nation, the highest national ranking ever for the program. Heartland Community College (4-0) from Normal, Illinois received the top-ranking in the poll. The Chiefs and the Hawks played a pre-season scrimmage in Sugar Grove back on August 17, which the visitors won 2-1. Waubonsee remains ranked fifth in the NJCAA's Division II poll that also was released this afternoon from their national office in Charlotte, North Carolina.

The United Soccer Coaches is an organization of American soccer coaches founded in 1941. It is the largest soccer coaches organization in the world, with more than 30,000 members. It offers training courses for both beginning and experienced coaches and a wide range of award programs. The organization serves both men's and boy's soccer, and women's and girl's soccer. Only USC coaches vote on the poll, both regionally and nationally.

Coach Brad Schlemmer's Chiefs have picked up right where they left off this past Spring. After not competing for over 15 months due to the Covid pandemic, the Chiefs completed an abbreviated but very successful 2021 Spring season, capped off by reaching the NJCAA Division II National Tournament in early June. Led by Katie Jones' seven goals and the play of returning All-Americans Olivia McPherson and Lindsay Ferris, Waubonsee has won its' first four matches this Fall by a combined score of 23-1.