Statesmen 20th Going into National Championships
William Penn Women’s Athletics
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team will enter nationals at #20 as the NAIA’s final top-25 poll was released Thursday.
The Statesmen received 207 points and are the only representatives from the Midwest Collegiate Conference in the rating.
The top five is unchanged with Northwood (Fla.) still #1 with 498 points and 17 first-place votes. SCAD Savannah (Ga.) is second, while British Columbia (one first-place vote), Oklahoma City, and William Woods (Mo.) round out the top five.
The NAIA National Championships will be held May 12-15 in Pooler, Ga. at Savannah Quarters Country Club. First and second round pairings will be released Friday afternoon.
NAIA Women’s Golf Final Rating – April 30, 2015
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Northwood (Fla.) (17)
2. SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
3. British Columbia (1)
4. Oklahoma City
5. William Woods (Mo.)
6. South Carolina Beaufort
7. Houston-Victoria (Texas)
8. Texas Wesleyan
9. Cumberlands (Ky.)
10. Wayland Baptist (Texas)
11. Cal State-San Marcos
12. Bellevue (Neb.)
13. Dalton State (Ga.)
14. Indiana Tech
15. Embry-Riddle (Fla.)
16. Victoria (B.C.)
17. William Carey (Miss.)
18. Concordia (Ore.)
19. Thomas (Ga.)
20. William Penn
21. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
22. Campbellsville (Ky.)
23. Mobile (Ala.)
24. Milligan (Tenn.)
25. Southeastern (Fla.)
Others receiving votes: Oklahoma Baptist 101; Marian (Ind.) 75; Cumberland (Tenn.) 72; Madonna (Mich.) 39; Coastal Georgia 33; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 19; Bethel (Ind.) 13; Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) 7.
