Women's Basketball | 2/22/2017 8:35:00 AM
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
PORTALES, NM — With a the third 20-win season in team history and a two-game lead for first place in the Lone Star Conference, the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team (20-5; LSC 16-2) continued to receive recognition in the national polls. After sweeping a two-game road trip last week, Eastern ranked 18
th 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 21
st in last week's media poll, the Greyhounds jumped to 18
th with wins over Midwestern State and Cameron. Fellow LSC competitor Angelo State ranked 24
th in the poll. The Hounds received 16 votes in the coaches' poll.
The Greyhounds already have posted their most wins in a season (20) since going 23-5 in the 1992-93 season. The squad's has also won a team-record 16 LSC games. 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, against Angelo State. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. MST. Tickets for the LSC Championships will be sold in Greyhound Arena at a reduced rate during the ASU game, and Saturday's regular-season finale against Texas A&M-Kingsville.
2016-17 Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll (Week 13: February 21, 2017)
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Last Week's Results |
| 1 |
Ashland (16) |
27-0 |
400 |
1 |
WH Walsh 92-50; WR Findlay 102-68 |
| 2 |
Alaska Anchorage |
25-1 |
381 |
2 |
WH Saint Martin's (73-31); WH Seattle Pacific (94-50) |
| 3 |
California |
25-1 |
360 |
3 |
WH Pitt-Johnstown 88-58, WA Clarion 79-54 |
| 4 |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
25-1 |
333 |
4 |
WH Colorado Christian 80-72 |
| 5 |
Columbus State |
24-1 |
325 |
6 |
WA vs. Auburn-Montgomery (88-78); WA vs. North Georgia (69-61) |
| 6 |
California Baptist |
27-2 |
315 |
5 |
WA Holy Names (81-68); WA Notre Dame de Namur (84-67) |
| 7 |
Pittsburg State |
22-3 |
302 |
8 |
WH Northwest Missouri (67-52); WH Missouri Western (75-58) |
| T8 |
Queens, N.Y. |
23-3 |
261 |
7 |
WH Bridgeport 78-65; WA LIU Post 76-56 |
| T8 |
Lincoln Memorial |
23-2 |
261 |
9 |
WA vs. Mars Hill (91-63); WH vs. Queens (97-45) |
| 10 |
Adelphi |
23-3 |
244 |
12 |
WH Le Moyne 66-60 |
| 11 |
Drury |
24-3 |
239 |
11 |
WR Maryville 75-50; WR Missouri-St. Louis 64-53 |
| 12 |
Western Washington |
22-3 |
234 |
10 |
WH Simon Fraser (71-65); WA Montana State Billings (73-59) |
| 13 |
Harding |
22-3 |
215 |
13 |
WA Arkansas Tech (64-62); WH Henderson State (84-58); WA Southern Arkansas (49-46) |
| 14 |
Eckerd |
21-4 |
201 |
14 |
WA Nova Southeastern (66-46); WH Palm Beach Atlantic (86-58) |
| 15 |
Limestone |
23-3 |
146 |
16 |
WH vs. SWU (94-59); WA vs. Pfeiffer (84-47) |
| 16 |
Emporia State |
22-4 |
139 |
17 |
WA Washburn (73-61); WH Southwest Baptist (84-67) |
| 17 |
Bentley |
23-4 |
123 |
18 |
WA St. Michael's 70-48; WH Saint Anselm 92-66 |
| 18 |
Eastern New Mexico |
20-5 |
110 |
21 |
WA Midwestern State 61-57, WA Cameron 81-72 |
| 19 |
Southern Indiana |
23-4 |
105 |
22 |
WH Illinois Springfield 85-57; WH McKendree 70-48 |
| T20 |
Glenville State |
22-4 |
91 |
RV |
WH Wheeling Jesuit 88-75, WA West Liberty 100-74 |
| T20 |
West Florida |
21-5 |
91 |
23 |
WA North Alabama (75-51); WA Alabama Huntsville (67-54) |
| 22 |
Simon Fraser |
23-5 |
59 |
20 |
LA Western Washington (65-71); WA Montana State Billings (87-65) |
| 23 |
Virginia Union |
22-3 |
56 |
19 |
WH Elizabeth City State 85-38, LA Chowan 83-79 |
| 24 |
Angelo State |
20-4 |
44 |
24 |
WH Texas-Permian Basin 88-55, WH West Texas A&M 68-66 |
| 25 |
MSU Moorhead |
23-3 |
37 |
25 |
WA St. Cloud State (81-77 OT); WA Minnesota Duluth (75-58) |
Dropped Out: Wheeling Jesuit
Receiving Votes: Wingate (16), Florida Southern (10), Point Loma (10), Caldwell (5), Wheeling Jesuit (4), Bellarmine (4), Arkansas Tech (2), UC San Diego (1)
2016-17 Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division II Poll (February 21, 2017)
| Rank |
School (record) |
Points |
First-place
votes |
Last week's
rank |
| 1 |
Ashland (27-0) |
600 |
24 |
1 |
| 2 |
Alaska-Anchorage (25-1) |
569 |
0 |
2 |
| 3 |
California, PA (25-1) |
548 |
0 |
3 |
| 4 |
California Baptist (27-2) |
514 |
0 |
4 |
| 5 |
Colorado State-Pueblo (25-1) |
486 |
0 |
6 |
| 6 |
Columbus State (24-1) |
479 |
0 |
5 |
| 7 |
Pittsburg State (23-3) |
449 |
0 |
7 |
| 8 |
Drury (24-3) |
422 |
0 |
9 |
| 9 |
Lincoln Memorial (23-2) |
385 |
0 |
11 |
| 10 |
Adelphi (23-3) |
382 |
0 |
10 |
| 11 |
Minnesota State-Moorhead (23-3) |
337 |
0 |
12 |
| 12 |
Virginia Union (22-3) |
331 |
0 |
8 |
| 13 |
Emporia State (22-4) |
317 |
0 |
13 |
| 14 |
Queens, NY (23-3) |
271 |
0 |
14 |
| 15 |
Bentley (23-4) |
258 |
0 |
15 |
| 16 |
Western Washington (23-3) |
217 |
0 |
17 |
| 17 |
Harding (22-3) |
210 |
0 |
20 |
| 18 |
Eckerd (21-4) |
170 |
0 |
21 |
| 19 |
Angelo State (20-4) |
148 |
0 |
22 |
| 20 |
Bellarmine (21-5) |
115 |
0 |
23 |
| 21 |
Central Missouri (20-5) |
113 |
0 |
16 |
| 22 |
Arkansas Tech (20-4) |
96 |
0 |
19 |
| 23 |
Southern Indiana (23-4) |
91 |
0 |
24 |
| 24 |
Central Oklahoma (21-5) |
73 |
0 |
18 |
| 25 |
Wingate (21-4) |
51 |
0 |
NR |
Dropped Out: No. 25 Simon Fraser (23-5).
Others receiving votes: Limestone (23-3) 33; West Florida (21-5) 21; Saginaw Valley State (20-6) 17; Eastern New Mexico (20-5) 16; Simon Fraser (23-5) 16; Clayton State 12; Point Loma Nazarene 7.
