Women's Basketball | 2/14/2017 1:40:00 PM
Tuesday, February 14, 2017
PORTALES, NM — With a two-game lead for first place in the Lone Star Conference, the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team (18-5; LSC 14-2) continued to receive recognition in the national polls. After sweeping a two-game home stand last week, Eastern ranked 21
st in the Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll sponsored by D2SIDA. ENMU also appeared in the receiving votes section in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association poll.
After ranking 24
th in last week's media poll, the Greyhounds jumped to 21
st with wins over Western New Mexico and Texas Woman's. Fellow LSC competitor Angelo State ranked 24
th in the poll. After a brief absence, the Hounds received 25 votes in the coaches' poll.
The Greyhounds already have posted their most wins in a season (18) since going 23-5 in the 1992-93 season. The squad's 14 conference wins also eclipsed the previous program best of 12, which had been accomplished in two other seasons. Eastern's 10 home victories are the most since going 10-4 at Greyhound Arena in the 2006-07 season.
The Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team will return to action on Thursday, at Midwestern State. Tipoff is scheduled for 4:30 p.m. MST.
2016-17 Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll (Week 13: February 14, 2017)
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Last Week's Results |
| 1 |
Ashland (16) |
25-0 |
400 |
1 |
WH Lake Erie 111-70 |
| 2 |
Alaska Anchorage |
23-1 |
382 |
2 |
WA Northwest Nazarene (78-70); WA Central Washington (69-48) |
| 3 |
California |
23-1 |
364 |
4 |
WH Gannon 88-68, WA Seton Hill 71-62 |
| 4 |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
24-1 |
349 |
3 |
WH New Mexico Highlands 69-45, LA Westminster 85-81 |
| 5 |
California Baptist |
25-2 |
323 |
6 |
WA Dixie State (85-68) |
| 6 |
Columbus State |
22-1 |
307 |
9 |
WA vs. Georgia College (70-58); WH vs. Clayton State (100-69); WA vs. Montevallo (72-53) |
| 7 |
Queens, N.Y. |
21-3 |
292 |
10 |
WA Roberts Wesleyan 72-63; WH St. Thomas Aquinas 67-58 |
| 8 |
Pittsburg State |
21-3 |
279 |
16 |
WH Central Missouri (68-60); WA Southwest Baptist (69-63) |
| 9 |
Lincoln Memorial |
21-2 |
268 |
5 |
WH vs. Tusculum (66-65); LA vs. Newberry (56-52) |
| 10 |
Western Washington |
21-3 |
239 |
12 |
WA Seattle Pacific (69-50); WA Saint Martin's (59-58) |
| 11 |
Drury |
22-3 |
231 |
18 |
WH McKendree 64-46; WH Illinois Springfield 80-62 |
| 12 |
Adelphi |
22-3 |
228 |
14 |
WA St. Rose 72-63; at Post cancelled; WH New Haven 65-52 |
| 13 |
Harding |
19-3 |
202 |
23 |
WH Ouachita (85-54); WH Arkansas-Monticello (57-43) |
| 14 |
Eckerd |
20-4 |
173 |
21 |
WA Tampa (65-58); WA Nova Southeastern (66-46) |
| 15 |
Wheeling Jesuit |
20-4 |
155 |
RV |
WA UVa-Wise 72-44, WA Concord 67-48 |
| 16 |
Limestone |
21-3 |
140 |
19 |
WH vs. North Greenville (92-61); WH vs. Erskine (97-77) |
| 17 |
Emporia State |
20-4 |
139 |
8 |
WA Northwest Missouri State (86-48); LA Missouri Western (59-68) |
| 18 |
Bentley |
21-4 |
127 |
20 |
WH Southern N.H. 84-68; WH Franklin Pierce 74-35 |
| 19 |
Virginia Union |
21-2 |
113 |
7 |
WH Bowie State 71-67, LA Lincoln 82-78 |
| 20 |
Simon Fraser |
22-4 |
109 |
22 |
WA Saint Martin's (57-41); WA Seattle Pacific (72-60) |
| 21 |
Eastern New Mexico |
18-5 |
97 |
24 |
WH Western New Mexico 67-61, WH Texas Woman's 84-79 |
| 22 |
Southern Indiana |
21-4 |
84 |
15 |
LR Missouri-St. Louis 65-59; WR Maryville 74-50 |
| 23 |
West Florida |
19-5 |
75 |
17 |
WH Christian Brothers (54-45); LH Union (80-78 OT) |
| 24 |
Angelo State |
18-4 |
43 |
13 |
LA Texas A&M-Commerce 83-80, LA Tarleton State 79-77 |
| 25 |
MSU Moorhead |
21-3 |
29 |
NR |
WH Bemidji State (88-56); WH Minnesota Crookston (65-55) |
Dropped Out: Central Oklahoma, Edinboro
Also Receiving Votes: Point Loma (14), Wingate (6), Florida Southern (5), Caldwell (4), Glenville State (3), Lewis (3), Central Oklahoma (2),
UC San Diego (1)
2016-17 Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II Poll (February 14, 2017)
Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
First-place
votes |
Previous
week's rank |
| 1 |
Ashland (25-0) |
600 |
24 |
1 |
| 2 |
Alaska-Anchorage (23-1) |
571 |
0 |
2 |
| 3 |
California, PA (23-1) |
545 |
0 |
4 |
| 4 |
California Baptist (25-2) |
505 |
0 |
6 |
| 5 |
Columbus State (22-1) |
498 |
0 |
7 |
| 6 |
Colorado State-Pueblo (24-1) |
495 |
0 |
3 |
| 7 |
Pittsburg State (21-3) |
441 |
0 |
10 |
| 8 |
Virginia Union (21-2) |
426 |
0 |
5 |
| 9 |
Drury (22-3) |
409 |
0 |
13 |
| 10 |
Adelphi (22-3) |
370 |
0 |
14 |
| 11 |
Lincoln Memorial (21-2) |
361 |
0 |
8 |
| 12 |
Minnesota State-Moorhead (21-3) |
322 |
0 |
16 |
| 13 |
Emporia State (20-4) |
263 |
0 |
11 |
| 14 |
Queens, NY (21-3) |
241 |
0 |
18 |
| 15 |
Bentley (21-4) |
222 |
0 |
19 |
| 16 |
Central Missouri (19-4) |
202 |
0 |
15 |
| 17 |
Western Washington (21-3) |
184 |
0 |
21 |
| 18 |
Central Oklahoma (20-4) |
171 |
0 |
9 |
| 19 |
Arkansas Tech (18-3) |
157 |
0 |
21 |
| 20 |
Harding (19-3) |
140 |
0 |
25 |
| 21 |
Eckerd (20-4) |
129 |
0 |
24 |
| 22 |
Angelo State (18-4) |
102 |
0 |
12 |
| 23 |
Bellarmine (19-5) |
82 |
0 |
17 |
| 24 |
Southern Indiana (21-4) |
59 |
0 |
20 |
| 25 |
Simon Fraser (22-4) |
57 |
0 |
NR |
Dropped Out: No. 23 Winona State (20-6).
Others receiving votes: Wingate (19-4) 56; Limestone (21-3) 31;
Eastern New Mexico (18-5) 25; Winona State (20-6) 24; Saginaw Valley State (19-5) 20; Lewis (20-5) 12; Wheeling Jesuit (20-4) 12; West Florida (19-5) 10.
11 teams mentioned on only one ballot for a total of 58 combined points.
