Wednesday, February 18, 2009

GREYHOUND WOMEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM UP TO FIRST IN LATEST NCAA DIVISION III REGIONAL RANKINGS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team has moved up to first in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the second NCAA Division III Regional Rankings released publicly Wednesday.

The Greyhounds, who are 20-4 overall and had a 10-3 mark in Landmark Conference action, are 18-4 in regional action, the main basis for the rankings.  Moravian has played several regionally ranked teams this season, defeating second ranked Muhlenberg College, 98-87, third ranked DeSales University, 67-63, fifth ranked The University of Scranton, 57-45, and sixth ranked Alvernia College, 80-64.

One of Moravian’s four losses is to The University of Rochester, 80-58, which is ranked first in the East Region; however, the game counts in Moravian’s in-region record.  The Greyhounds also have a win over The College of New Jersey, 86-72, which is fourth in the Atlantic Region, and that game also counts in Moravian’s in-region record.

The complete poll can be found at http://www.ncaa.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_chools/ncaa/sports/w-baskbl/auto_pdf/Rankings-DIIIWBB-21809.  There is one more regular season polls to be released on February 25th.

The Greyhounds will close out the 2008-09 regular season on Saturday, February 21st in a Landmark Conference contest at the University of Scranton beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Long Center in Scranton.