Women's Basketball | 1/31/2017 2:03:00 PM
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
PORTALES, NM — With their best start in a quarter century, the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team (15-4; LSC 11-1) remained atop the Lone Star Conference standings and in the national polls. After splitting two home games last week, Eastern ranked 23
rd in the Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll sponsored by D2SIDA. The Greyhounds also received votes in the WBCA poll for the third consecutive week.
The Hounds remained in the top-25 of the Media Poll, after ranking 17
th, last week. ENMU also received 23 votes in the Coaches' Poll, for their third straight appearance.
The Greyhounds already have posted their most wins in a season (15) since going 16-12 in the 2003-04 season, which also as the last time the team reached double figures in LSC wins (10-4). The squad's 11 conference victories also are the team's most since going 12-2 in the 1992-93 season. On Saturday, Head Coach
Josh Prock became the third coach in team history to guide the Hounds to 40 overall wins and 25 LSC wins.
The Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team will return to action on Thursday, to visit Tarleton State. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. MST.
2016-17 Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll (Week 11: January 31, 2017)
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Last Week's Results |
| 1 |
Ashland (15) |
21-0 |
375 |
1 |
WR Walsh 90-53; H Findlay 110-65 |
| 2 |
Alaska Anchorage |
19-1 |
350 |
2 |
WH Alaska (89-48); WH MSU Billings (82-43) |
| 3 |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
21-0 |
347 |
4 |
WA Chadron State 77-54, WA Regis 65-51 |
| 4 |
Lincoln Memorial |
19-0 |
332 |
5 |
WH vs. Carson-Newman (72-65); WA vs. Lenoir-Rhyne (77-57) |
| 5 |
California |
20-1 |
311 |
7 |
WH Clarion 72-38, WH Edinboro 75-71 |
| 6 |
California Baptist |
21-2 |
283 |
9 |
WA Fresno Pacific (83-55); WH Notre Dame de Namur (91-63) |
| 7 |
Virginia Union |
18-1 |
270 |
3 |
WA Elizabeth City State 64-59, LH Chowan 79-75 |
| 8 |
Central Oklahoma |
17-1 |
259 |
19 |
WA Pittsburg State (78-74); WA Missouri Southern (61-60) |
| 9 |
Drury |
19-2 |
249 |
11 |
WR Truman State 64-57; WR Quincy 85-48 |
| 10 |
Columbus State |
16-1 |
225 |
12 |
WH vs. Montevallo (103-61) |
| 11 |
Emporia State |
17-3 |
216 |
6 |
LA Central Missouri (56-61 OT); WA Southwest Baptist (84-77) |
| 12 |
Queens, N.Y. |
18-3 |
214 |
16 |
WA Mercy 65-51; WA Dist. of Columbia 66-49 |
| 13 |
Western Washington |
17-3 |
200 |
15 |
WA Western Oregon (65-45); WA Concordia Portland (64-55) |
| 14 |
Pittsburg State |
18-3 |
168 |
8 |
LH Central Oklahoma (74-78); WH Northeastern State (72-60) |
| 15 |
Adelphi |
18-3 |
152 |
10 |
WH Saint Anselm 55-47; LA Assumption 63-58 (ot) |
| 16 |
Eckerd |
17-3 |
150 |
25 |
WH Embry-Riddle (65-46); WA Barry (80-65) |
| 17 |
Angelo State |
16-2 |
128 |
T23 |
WA Texas A&M-Kingsville 70-63, WA Texas Woman's 81-73 |
| 18 |
Simon Fraser |
19-3 |
109 |
21 |
WA Concordia Portland (88-68), WA Western Oregon (60-49) |
| 19 |
Bentley |
17-4 |
81 |
22 |
WA St. Rose 72-54; WA Southern Conn. St. 70-67 |
| T20 |
Southern Indiana |
18-3 |
79 |
RV |
WR Saint Joseph's 85-66; WR Indianapolis 58-47 |
| T20 |
Limestone |
17-3 |
79 |
T23 |
WH vs. Belmont Abbey (80-58); WH vs. Barton (71-70); WH vs. Mount Olive (86-63) |
| 22 |
West Florida |
16-4 |
72 |
14 |
WA Valdosta State (77-64); WH West Alabama (63-51); LA West Georgia (54-53) |
| 23 |
Eastern New Mexico |
15-4 |
66 |
17 |
LH West Texas A&M 62-52, WH Texas-Permian Basin 81-56 |
| 24 |
Central Missouri |
17-2 |
48 |
NR |
WH Emporia State (61-56 OT); WH Washburn (64-63) |
| 25 |
Regis |
16-3 |
44 |
18 |
WH New Mexico Highlands 77-46, LH Colorado State-Pueblo 65-51 |
Dropped Out: Bellarmine, Florida Southern
Also Receiving Votes: Bellarmine (29), Glenville State (22), North Alabama (7), St. Mary's (7), Harding (2), UC San Diego (1)
2016-17 Women's Basketball Coaches Association Poll (January 31, 2017)
| Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
First-place
votes |
Last week's
rank |
| 1 |
Ashland (21-0) |
600 |
24 |
1 |
| 2 |
Alaska-Anchorage (19-1) |
554 |
0 |
3 |
| 3 |
Colorado State-Pueblo (21-0) |
546 |
0 |
4 |
| 4 |
California, PA (20-1) |
517 |
0 |
5 |
| 5 |
Lincoln Memorial (19-0) |
506 |
0 |
6 |
| 6 |
Virginia Union (18-1) |
469 |
0 |
2 |
| 7 |
California Baptist (21-2) |
446 |
0 |
8 |
| 8 |
Central Oklahoma (19-1) |
444 |
0 |
10 |
| 9 |
Drury (19-2) |
394 |
0 |
12 |
| 10 |
Columbus State (16-1) |
371 |
0 |
13 |
| 11 |
Pittsburg State (18-3) |
326 |
0 |
9 |
| 12 |
Emporia State (17-3) |
318 |
0 |
7 |
| 13 |
Angelo State (16-2) |
295 |
0 |
15 |
| 14 |
Central Missouri (17-2) |
279 |
0 |
19 |
| 15 |
Bellarmine (17-3) |
257 |
0 |
11 |
| 16 |
Adelphi (18-3) |
214 |
0 |
14 |
| 17 |
Minnesota State-Moorhead (17-3) |
168 |
0 |
16 |
| 18 |
Eckerd (17-3) |
139 |
0 |
23 |
| 19 |
Bentley (17-4) |
124 |
0 |
20 |
| 20 |
Winona State (18-4) |
122 |
0 |
22 |
| 21 |
Queens, NY (18-3) |
115 |
0 |
24 |
| 22 |
Regis, CO (16-3) |
114 |
0 |
18 |
| 23 |
Arkansas Tech (14-3) |
61 |
0 |
17 |
| 24 |
Simon Fraser (19-3) |
59 |
0 |
NR |
| 25 |
Western Washington (17-3) |
51 |
0 |
NR |
Dropped Out: No. 21 Harding (15-3) 21; No. 25 Wheeling Jesuit (16-4).
Others receiving votes: Southern Indiana (18-3) 46; Harding (15-3) 45; Saint Mary's, TX (17-3) 44; Eastern New Mexico (15-4) 23; Lewis (16-5) 22; Edinboro (17-4) 17; Wingate (15-4) 13; Saginaw Valley State (16-4) 12; UC-San Diego (16-3) 10; West Florida (16-4) 10; North Georgia (15-4) 9.
14 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 59 combined points.
