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Sports News: Winter 2009-10

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

GREYHOUNDS REMAIN ATOP MID-ATLANTIC REGION IN NCAA DIVISION III REGIONAL RANKINGS

INDIANAPOLIS, IN --- The Moravian College women’s basketball team is ranked first for the second straight week in the Mid-Atlantic Region in the second NCAA Division III Regional Rankings released publicly Wednesday.

The Greyhounds, who are 18-2 overall and have a 9-0 mark in Landmark Conference action, are 17-2 in regional action, the main basis for the rankings.  Moravian has played several regionally ranked teams this season, defeating fifth-ranked The University of Scranton, 73-63, and falling to fourth-ranked Muhlenberg College, 84-71.

The complete poll can be found at http://www.ncaa.com/sports/w-baskbl/spec-rel/021010aaa.html.   There are two more regular season polls to be released on February 17th and February 24th.

The Greyhounds will return to action on Friday, February 12th in a Landmark Conference game versus Juniata College beginning at 5:30 p.m. in Johnston Hall.