Bowlers earn No. 5 national ranking
12/18/2010 7:56:00 PM | Women's Bowling
During the program's first two months of competition, the Bearkats playing in major intercollegiate tournaments in Missouri, Delaware and New Jersey, finishing as the runner-up in one event and third in the other two.
The SHSU bowlers rolled up a 28-13 record in the competitions that included 18 victories over teams listed in the NTCA's September preseason poll.
Sam Houston defeated nine of the top 10 teams in the preseason poll including victories over the squads that have won the last three NCAA national titles - Fairleigh-Dickinson, Maryland-Eastern Shore and Vanderbilt.
Maryland-Eastern Shore earned the No. 1 ranking in the December NTCA poll announced Saturday.
Fairleigh-Dickinson holds the No. 2 position, followed by Nebraska at No. 3, Central Missouri No. 4 and the Bearkats at No. 5.
"We certainly have gotten the attention of everyone in the college bowling world," Sam Houston head coach Brad Hagen said. "Our seven girls have done a tremendous job this fall and have proven that we are not just another first year program. Now we are gearing up for the second half of the season. We want to remain on course towards our goal of the NCAA championship in Detroit in April. We've turned heads, but we still have to go out and prove we are a contender."
Nebraska is the only member of the NTCA's top 10 that Sam Houston has not defeated. The Bearkats and the Huskers have yet to face each other this season, but SHSU will have the opportunity to remedy that when the Kats travel to Lincoln for the Big Red Invitational hosted by Nebraska.
The complete NTCA December 2010 National Poll:
|
Rank |
Institution, City, State |
Season Record W - L |
1st Place Votes |
Adjusted Point Standings |
Previously Ranked |
|
1. |
Univ. of Maryland Eastern Shore |
41 - 7 |
16 |
704 |
2 |
|
2. |
Fairleigh Dickinson University |
40 - 9 |
4 |
666 |
1 |
|
3. |
University of Nebraska |
19 - 3 |
5 |
643 |
3 |
|
4. |
University of Central Missouri |
26 - 14 |
|
515 |
5 |
|
5. |
Sam Houston State University |
28 - 13 |
|
469 |
-- |
|
6. |
Arkansas State University |
22 - 9 |
|
465 |
6 |
|
7. |
Kutztown University |
41 - 13 |
|
443 |
9 |
|
8. |
Sacred Heart University |
35 - 14 |
|
429 |
10 |
|
9. |
New Jersey City University |
36 - 13 |
|
411 |
8 |
|
10. |
Adelphi University |
41 - 18 |
|
283 |
13 |
|
11. |
St. Francis College |
33 - 16 |
|
165 |
15 |
|
12. |
Vanderbilt University |
13 - 17 |
|
161 |
4 |
|
13. |
Valparaiso University |
27 - 20 |
|
158 |
11 |
|
14. |
Alabama A&M University |
11 - 5 |
|
154 |
12 |
|
15. |
Stephen F. Austin University |
15 - 13 |
|
140 |
-- |
|
16. |
Norfolk State University |
28 - 15 |
|
119 |
19 |
|
17. |
Delaware State University |
24 - 22 |
|
101 |
7 |
|
18. |
Florida A&M University |
21 - 12 |
|
89 |
18 |
|
19. |
Minnesota State University |
19 - 18 |
|
80 |
16 |
|
20. |
Louisiana Tech, |
27 - 17 |
|
52 |
20 |
Also receiving votes: University of Wisconsin, Whitewater, WI; Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NJ; Prairie View A&M University, Prairie View, TX; State University of New York Institute of Technology, Utica, NY; St. Francis University, Loretto, PA.
