WEST LONG BRANCH, N.J. - The Monmouth University men's soccer team has moved up one spot to No. 26 in the College Soccer News Top 30 National Poll, the website today announced. The Hawks also held the No. 44 position in the TopDrawerSoccer.com Tournament 48 and continue to receive votes in the NSCAA/Continental Tire National Rankings. The NSCAA has also ranked Monmouth as the top team in the North Atlantic Region.

The Hawks are coming off a pair of wins at Towson and against Providence in the opening days of the 2012 season. Francois "Paco" Navarro (Paris, France/William Carey) leads the Hawks with two goals and two assists, while Jacob Rubinstein (Ocean Township, N.J./Ocean) has a goal and two assists. Joseph Schmid (Kingston, Pa./Wyoming Valley West) has added a goal, while Edney Derrick (Kumasi, Ghana/KNUST University) and Ryan Clark (Freehold, N.J./Freehold Township) have added two assists and a goal, respectively.

Monmouth returns to action Friday, when it travels to Lawrenceville, N.J., to face intrastate rival Rider. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Ben Cohen Field.