Carson-Newman Reaches Top 10 For First Time In School History
LILBURN, Ga. - The Carson-Newman women’s basketball team has once again rewrote the history books as it is now ranked No. 10 in NCAA Division II by the WBCA USA Today/ESPN Coaches’ Poll. The ranking is the highest-ever for the Lady Eagles. C-N was ranked 12th during the 2005-06 season.
LILBURN, Ga. - The Carson-Newman women’s
basketball team has once again rewrote the history books as it is
now ranked No. 10 in NCAA Division II by the WBCA USA Today/ESPN
Coaches’ Poll. The ranking is the highest-ever for the Lady
Eagles. C-N was ranked 12th during the 2005-06 season.
“This is a great honor for our program and it speaks to
how hard our players and coaching staff have worked this
year,” said Head Coach Dean Walsh.
“We still have a lot of work to do, and this puts a
bigger target on our backs, but it’s still great to be
recognized like this.”
Carson-Newman picked up an 88-80 win over Mars Hill Saturday to
move to 13-0 on the year with a 3-0 mark in South Atlantic
Conference play. The Lady Eagles have played eight of their last
nine games away from the friendly confines of Holt Fieldhouse.
C-N is off to its best start since in school history and is one of
eight D-II schools that remain undefeated on the year.
Franklin Pierce remains No. 1 this week as the entirety of the top
five is unchanged from last week while fellow South Atlantic
Conference schools Lenoir-Rhyne and Newberry are each receiving
votes.
C-N returns to the court tomorrow when it hosts Wingate in SAC
action at 6:00 p.m.
The WBCA USA TODAY/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches’ Poll is
voted on by 30 head coaches from across the nation at NCAA Division
II institutions.
To view the full poll, please click here.
