Wednesday, January 12, 2005
LADY SAINTS JUMP TO #18 IN LATEST NAIA RANKINGS
Dahlonega, Ga. - With a strong performance this past week, the North Georgia College & State University women's basketball team vaulted back into the top 25 in the nation all the way up to 18.
The Lady Saints defeated Georgia Southwestern State University and former top-25 team Auburn University Montgomery on the road last week. North Georgia lone loss came against top ranked Union University last Monday at home. Union, the unanimous top vote getter, has been ranked number one for the past four weeks straight. In last weeks game, the Lady Saints had a three point lead at the half, but were unable to defend the Lady Bulldogs perimeter shooting and fell 84-77.
Other Southern States Athletic Conference ranked are Brewton-Parker College at number seven and Lee University who fell to 21 from 17 after being beaten by Reinhardt College.
North Georgia returns to the hardwood on Thursday as they head on the road to Southern Wesleyan University to play the Lady Warriors at 6:00 p.m.
NAIA Top-25, as of January 11, 2005
Rank |
Last Week |
Institution |
1 st Place Votes |
Record |
Total Points |
1 |
1 |
Union (Tenn.) |
12 |
14-0 |
300 |
2 |
2 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
|
14-1 |
285 |
3 |
3 |
Southern Nazarene (Okla.) |
|
13-1 |
279 |
4 |
5 |
Houston Baptist (Texas) |
|
13-2 |
254 |
5 |
9 |
Georgetown (Ky.) |
|
13-2 |
232 |
6 |
7 |
The Master's (Calif.) |
|
8-3 |
231 |
7 |
8 |
Brewton-Parker (Ga.) |
|
16-0 |
229 |
8 |
16 |
Oklahoma City |
|
11-4 |
201 |
9 |
4 |
Point Loma Nazarene (Calif.) |
|
13-2 |
200 |
10 |
11 |
Xavier (La.) |
|
13-1 |
191 |
11 |
10 |
Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) |
|
14-5 |
185 |
12 |
6 |
Oklahoma Baptist |
|
12-1 |
167 |
13 |
13 |
Cumberland (Ky.) |
|
11-3 |
164 |
14 |
12 |
Azusa Pacific (Calif.) |
|
12-4 |
147 |
15 |
22 |
Cumberland (Tenn.) |
|
15-3 |
116 |
16 |
14 |
Oklahoma Christian |
|
11-4 |
114 |
17 |
25 |
Mobile (Ala.) |
|
11-3 |
95 |
18 |
NR |
North Georgia |
|
9-6 |
88 |
19 |
24 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
|
14-3 |
81 |
20 |
17 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
|
13-5 |
68 |
21 |
15 |
Lee (Tenn.) |
|
12-4 |
67 |
22 |
18 |
Trevecca Nazarene (Tenn.) |
|
9-5 |
46 |
23 |
NR |
Lewis-Clark State (Idaho) |
|
13-5 |
43 |
24 |
20 |
Dillard (La.) |
|
9-2 |
37 |
25 |
19 |
Carroll (Mont.) |
|
14-5 |
24 |
Others Receiving Votes:
Fresno Pacific (Calif.), 20; McKendree (Ill.), 11; Montana-Western, 10; Montana State-Northern, 5; Lubbock Christian (Texas), 4; John Brown (Ark.), 3; Southern-New Orleans (La.), 2; Park (Mo.), 1.
Italics Denots NGCSU Opponent Bold Denotes SSAC Member
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