Thursday, January 19, 2006
BLUE HOSE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL RANKED IN FIRST
NCAA DIVISION II SOUTH ATLANTIC REGION POLL
CLINTON, S.C. — The Presbyterian College women’s basketball program is ranked in the first NCAA Division II South Atlantic Region poll announced yesterday by the NCAA.
The top 10 teams in each of the NCAA’s Division II regions were ranked in the poll. Teams will continue to be evaluated on a weekly basis through March 1. On March 5, the 64-team field for the NCAA Division II Women’s Basketball Championships will be announced, with the top eight teams from each region advancing to participate.
In the South Atlantic Conference, the team that wins the 2006 Food Lion SAC Tournament will receive the automatic bid.
The Lady Blue Hose (14-3, 3-1 SAC), under the direction of 2nd-year head coach Jessica Vanco, are ranked fifth in the women’s poll. Presbyterian is one of four South Atlantic Conference schools ranked in the top 10.
South Atlantic Region Women’s Poll (1/18/06)
|
Rank |
Institution |
Overall Record |
Region Record |
|
1. |
UNC Pembroke |
10-2 |
8-1 |
|
2. |
Clayton College & State Univ. |
10-2 |
9-1 |
|
3. |
Wingate University |
10-4 |
9-3 |
|
4. |
North Carolina Central Univ. |
9-3 |
6-3 |
|
5. |
Presbyterian College |
13-2 |
8-2 |
|
6. |
Armstrong Atlantic State Univ. |
8-5 |
7-4 |
|
7. |
Tusculum College |
11-3 |
7-3 |
|
8. |
Mars Hill College |
10-4 |
4-4 |
|
9. |
USC Upstate |
7-5 |
5-5 |
|
10. |
Georgia College & State Univ. |
7-6 |
4-5 |
The Lady Blue Hose return to action on Saturday, January 21 with a trip to Hickory, N.C., to face the Bears of Lenoir-Rhyne College at 6:00 pm.