Women's Basketball | 2/7/2017 3:17:00 PM
Tuesday, February 7, 2017
PORTALES, NM — With their best start in a quarter century, the Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team (16-5; LSC 12-2) remained atop the Lone Star Conference standings and in the national polls. After splitting road games last week, Eastern ranked 24
th in the Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll sponsored by D2SIDA.
The Hounds remained in the top-25 of the Media Poll, after ranking 23
rd, last week. Eastern is currently tied with Angelo State for first place in the Lone Star Conference and has matched a team record with 12 league wins.
The Eastern New Mexico University women's basketball team will return to action tonight, against Western New Mexico. Tipoff is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. MST.
2016-17 Women's Basketball Division II Media Poll (Week 12: February 7, 2017)
| Rank |
School (First-Place Votes) |
W-L |
Pts. |
Prev. |
Last Week's Results |
| 1 |
Ashland (16) |
24-0 |
400 |
1 |
WR Tiffin 119-74; WR Ohio Dominican 90-52; WR Hillsdale 102-82 |
| 2 |
Alaska Anchorage |
21-1 |
377 |
2 |
WH 91-60 Concordia-Portland, WH 91-50 Western Oregon |
| 3 |
Colorado State-Pueblo |
23-0 |
368 |
3 |
WH Adams State 70-42, WH Fort Lewis 66-50 |
| 4 |
California |
21-1 |
343 |
5 |
WA Slippery Rock 79-55 |
| 5 |
Lincoln Memorial |
20-1 |
329 |
4 |
WA vs. Brevard (86-74); LH vs. Wingate (71-69) |
| 6 |
California Baptist |
24-2 |
310 |
6 |
WH 81-55 Hawaii Hilo, WH 83-63 Hawaii Pacific, WH 107-75 BYU-Hawaii |
| 7 |
Virginia Union |
20-1 |
299 |
7 |
WH Johnson C. Smith 67-53, WH Virginia State 60-51 |
| 8 |
Emporia State |
19-3 |
287 |
11 |
WH Nebraska-Kearney (81-67) |
| 9 |
Columbus State |
19-1 |
259 |
10 |
WA vs. Ga. Southwestern (83-65); WH vs. North Georgia (59-46); WH vs. Young Harris (82-53) |
| 10 |
Queens, N.Y. |
19-3 |
246 |
12 |
WH Molloy 73-58 |
| 11 |
Central Oklahoma |
20-2 |
240 |
8 |
WH Central Missouri (65-55); LH Southwest Baptist (73-76) |
| 12 |
Western Washington |
19-3 |
211 |
13 |
WH 69-54 Central Washington, WH 84-73 Northwest Nazarene |
| 13 |
Angelo State |
18-2 |
198 |
17 |
WH Cameron 90-72, WH Midwestern State 65-45 |
| 14 |
Adelphi |
20-3 |
184 |
15 |
WH Pace 64-54; WH Southern Conn. St. 62-44 |
| 15 |
Southern Indiana |
20-3 |
181 |
T20 |
WH Missouri S&T 99-73; WH Drury 84-78 |
| 16 |
Pittsburg State |
19-3 |
176 |
14 |
WA Missouri Southern (77-62) |
| 17 |
West Florida |
18-4 |
146 |
22 |
WA Delta State (53-52); WA Mississippi College (72-62) |
| 18 |
Drury |
20-3 |
140 |
9 |
WR Bellarmine 83-72; LR Southern Indiana 84-78 |
| 19 |
Limestone |
19-3 |
100 |
T20 |
WA vs. Converse (87-45); WA vs. King (TN) (58-55) |
| 20 |
Bentley |
19-4 |
98 |
19 |
WH Stonehill 63-56; WA Assumption 73-59 |
| 21 |
Eckerd |
18-4 |
92 |
16 |
WA Florida Tech (67-52); LH Rollins (69-54) |
| 22 |
Simon Fraser |
20-4 |
63 |
18 |
WH 99-90 Northwest Nazarene, LH 66-73 Central Washington |
| 23 |
Harding |
17-3 |
36 |
RV |
WH Oklahoma Baptist (72-55); WH Southern Nazarene (82-70) |
| 24 |
Eastern New Mexico |
16-5 |
35 |
23 |
WA Tarleton State 81-76 (2OT), LA Texas A&M-Commerce 85-67 |
| 25 |
Edinboro |
18-4 |
21 |
NR |
WA Pitt-Johnstown 53-41 |
Dropped Out: Central Missouri, Regis
Also Receiving Votes:Saginaw Valley (19), Point Loma (9), Central Missouri (7), Bellarmine (6), Wingate (6), Wheeling Jesuit (5), Caldwell (5), Lee (3), Clayton State (1)
