Statesmen to #21
William Penn Women’s Athletics
Oskaloosa–A win in its spring season opener has propelled the William Penn women’s golf team up the rankings as the NAIA’s second top-25 poll was released Friday.
The Statesmen improved two positions to #21 with 178 points. League rival Grand View is unofficially 33rd with three points.
Northwood (Fla.) remains #1 with 484 points and seven first-place votes, holding off SCAD Savannah (Ga.) by just one point (also with seven first-place votes). British Columbia (four first-place votes), Oklahoma City, and Houston-Victoria (Texas) round out the top five.
The Statesmen are next in action on Monday and Tuesday by traveling to Fulton, Mo. to compete in the William Woods Invitational at Tanglewood Golf Course.
NAIA Women’s Golf Rating #2 – March 27, 2015
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Northwood (Fla.) (7)
2. SCAD Savannah (Ga.) (7)
3. British Columbia (4)
4. Oklahoma City
5. Houston-Victoria (Texas)
6. William Woods (Mo.)
7. Cumberlands (Ky.)
8. South Carolina Beaufort
9. Texas Wesleyan
10. Cal State-San Marcos
11. Bellevue (Neb.)
12. Wayland Baptist (Texas)
13. Dalton State (Ga.)
14. Indiana Tech
15. Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
16. Victoria (B.C.)
17. William Carey (Miss.)
18. Thomas (Ga.)
19. Concordia (Ore.)
20. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
21. William Penn
22. Mobile (Ala.)
23. Southeastern (Fla.)
24. Oklahoma Baptist
25. Milligan (Tenn.)
Others receiving votes: Marian (Ind.) 91; Cumberland (Tenn.) 88; Madonna (Mich.) 86; Campbellsville (Ky.) 43; Coastal Georgia 37; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 13; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 9; Grand View 3.
