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| Sports News: Winter 2009-10 |
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010 MORAVIAN WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TEAM UP TWO SPOTS TO 13TH IN LATEST
The Greyhounds, under the direction of 23-year head coach Mary Beth Spirk, received 96 points while Illinois Wesleyan University received all eight first place votes and 200 points. Moravian defeated now seventh-ranked The University of Scranton, 73-63, on December 5th when Scranton was fourth in the nation, and the Greyhounds have a 51-48 win over DeSales University, which was ranked 21st at the time of the game on November 24th. Moravian dropped an 84-71 decision to now 17th-ranked Muhlenberg College, 84-71, on December 7th. The Greyhounds were ranked 20th in the USA Today ESPN Division III Coaches Preseason Top 25 Poll and received votes in the first two regular season polls before being tied for 21st in the third poll, 22nd in the fourth poll, tied for 22nd in the fifth poll, 19th in week six and 15th last week. Moravian will return to action on Tuesday, January 26th when the Greyhounds host Alvernia University in a non-conference game at 5:30 p.m. in Johnston Hall. The USA Today ESPN Division III Coaches Top 25 poll is voted on by a panel of nine coaches, the chair of the panel does not vote, and is published weekly during the season. |
LILBURN, GA --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team climbed up two spots to 13th in the nation in the eighth USA Today ESPN Division III Top 25 Coaches’ Poll of the 2009-10 regular season. The complete poll can be viewed at