Sam Houston No. 5 In December NTCA Poll
12/9/2014 11:10:00 AM | Women's Bowling
Sam Houston is ranked fifth in the December National Tenpin Coaches Association after compiling a 51-20 won-loss record during their five tournaments this fall.
The 51 victories in dual match play stand as the highest total by any of the squads in the NTCA top 20. The Bearkats compiled a 27-16 record against top 20 teams during the fall semester.
Sam Houston's top performances included a team championship at the Tulane Invitational, a runner-up finish at the FDU Jersey Jamboree and the Crusader Classic and a third place at the UMES Hawk Classic.
“Overall it was a great first half with a young team,” SHSU head coach Brad Hagen said. “The first half was all about surviving the gauntlet, building up some momentum for the spring and learning from everything as a team. We stayed positive through some adverse times."
Nebraska remained the No. 1 team in the NTCA poll. The Cornerhuskers own a 37-6 dual match record.
Fairleigh Dickinson, Arkansas State, Central Missouri and Sam Houston round out the top five. Vanderbilt is No. 6 followed by Wisconsin-Whitewater, Stephen F. Austin, Maryland-Eastern Shore and North Carolina A&T.
The Bearkats have at least one victory over 16 of the teams in the top 20.
The NTCA December rankings:
|
Rank |
Teams |
Won |
Lost |
|
1 |
Nebraska |
37 |
6 |
|
2 |
Fairleigh-Dickinson |
27 |
8 |
|
3 |
Arkansas State |
42 |
14 |
|
4 |
Central Missouri |
31 |
12 |
|
5 |
SAM HOUSTON |
51 |
20 |
|
6 |
Vanderbilt |
39 |
18 |
|
7 |
WisconsinWhitewater |
27 |
14 |
|
8 |
Stephen F. Austin |
37 |
17 |
|
9 |
Maryland-Eastern Shore |
26 |
13 |
|
10 |
North Carolina A&T |
34 |
17 |
|
11 |
Saint Francis (Penn) |
31 |
15 |
|
12 |
Sacred Heart |
28 |
12 |
|
13 |
McKendree |
26 |
17 |
|
14 |
Saint Francis Brooklyn |
32 |
18 |
|
15 |
Valparaiso |
21 |
21 |
|
16 |
Delaware St. |
32 |
32 |
|
17 |
LIU-Brooklyn |
28 |
18 |
|
18 |
Kutztown |
27 |
19 |
|
19 |
Norfolk State |
20 |
13 |
|
20 |
Tulane |
33 |
23 |
