Statesmen Remain in Top 25
William Penn University Athletics
Oskaloosa–The William Penn women’s golf team had a couple of solid results recently, but did not do as much as it needed to hold its national position as the NAIA’s fifth top-25 poll was released Friday.
The Statesmen fell two spots to #25 with 123 points. The squad, which remains the lone representative from the Heart of America Athletic Conference in the ranking, will look to impress the raters next week when it competes at the Oklahoma City Classic Monday and Tuesday.
Keiser (Fla.) has taken over the top spot with 498 points and 18 first-place votes. Former #1 SCAD Savannah (Ga.) is now second, while Oklahoma City (last first-place vote), Embry-Riddle (Ariz.), and Dalton State (Ga.) round out the top five.
NAIA Women’s Golf Rating #5 – April 7, 2017
(Number in parentheses is first-place votes)
1. Keiser (Fla.) (18)
2. SCAD Savannah (Ga.)
3. Oklahoma City (1)
4. Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)
5. Dalton State (Ga.)
6. British Columbia
7. William Woods (Mo.)
8. South Carolina Beaufort
9. Cumberlands (Ky.)
10. Texas Wesleyan
11. William Carey (Miss.)
12. Campbellsville (Ky.)
13. SCAD Atlanta (Ga.)
14. Indiana Tech
15. Southeastern (Fla.)
16. Oregon Tech
17. Faulkner (Ala.)
18. Thomas (Ga.)
19. Milligan (Tenn.)
20. Victoria (B.C.)
21. Northwestern Ohio
22. Cumberland (Tenn.)
23. Marian (Ind.)
24. Lindsey Wilson (Ky.)
25. William Penn
Others receiving votes: Lawrence Tech (Mich.) 88; Bellevue (Neb.) 78; Biola (Calif.) 70; Cardinal Stritch (Wis.) 25; Corban (Ore.) 21; Rocky Mountain (Mont.) 20; Loyola (La.) 15; Freed-Hardeman (Tenn.) 7; Wayland Baptist (Texas) 6.
