{"id":37038,"date":"2025-05-30T13:23:30","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:23:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/?p=37038"},"modified":"2025-05-30T13:24:45","modified_gmt":"2025-05-30T17:24:45","slug":"columbus-eagles-fc-ranked-sixth-in-the-nation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/2025\/05\/30\/columbus-eagles-fc-ranked-sixth-in-the-nation\/","title":{"rendered":"Columbus Eagles FC Ranked Sixth in the Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\t<section class=\"section\" id=\"section_901020266\">\n\t\t<div class=\"section-bg fill\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1172458586\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1537392741\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<h2>Veteran Nikki Cox, Week Two Player of the Week, can\u2019t stop scoring!<\/h2>\n<p>From the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wpslsoccer.com\/top-25\">Top 25 2025 National Power Rankings<\/a><\/strong> presented by SouthStar Systems:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>The Columbus Eagles FC continue to climb to a season-best No. 6.<\/p>\n<p>Cox has an astounding <strong>seven goals in three games<\/strong>, which include back-to-back hat tricks. If Columbus can shore-up its back line, which has conceded a goal in each of the three games it has played, look for Columbus contending for the No. 1 spot in the weeks to come. Columbus Eagles FC return to action in Week Five, traveling to Corktown WFC on June 8.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><br \/><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"35639\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/investing\/2024-kevin-nikki\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-Kevin-Nikki.jpg?fit=800%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,640\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS R6m2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1730324936&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;640&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0004&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2024-Kevin-Nikki\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-Kevin-Nikki.jpg?fit=800%2C640&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-35639 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-Kevin-Nikki.jpg?resize=500%2C400&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-Kevin-Nikki.jpg?resize=500%2C400&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-Kevin-Nikki.jpg?resize=768%2C614&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-Kevin-Nikki.jpg?resize=600%2C480&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/2024-Kevin-Nikki.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the Northeastern Conference, the Columbus Eagles FC are ranked second with three wins\u2014and the incredible scoring streak of Week Two Player of the Week, Nikki Cox, now with seven goals on the young season\u2014Columbus Eagles FC is looking to reclaim the No. 1 spot.\u00a0<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Current Stats:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Record: 3-0-0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Week One &amp; Two Rank: 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>2025 High Rank: 1 (Week One and Two)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Last Match: 2-1 @ Beadline Soccer Club<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Next Match: June 8 @ Corktown WFC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-299925837\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-828574751\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/tickets\/\" class=\"button secondary\" >\n\t\t<span>Purchase tickets<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-1055454387\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2004749369\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1663784950\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"640\" height=\"427\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Team-huddle.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Columbus Eagles team huddle 2025\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Team-huddle.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Team-huddle.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" data-attachment-id=\"37040\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/2025\/05\/30\/columbus-eagles-fc-ranked-sixth-in-the-nation\/team-huddle\/#main\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Team-huddle.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,427\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Team huddle\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.columbuseaglesfc.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/Team-huddle.jpg?fit=640%2C427&amp;ssl=1\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1663784950 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_901020266 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Veteran Nikki Cox can\u2019t stop scoring and the Columbus Eagles FC continue to climb to a season-best No. 6. 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