Women's Basketball Back to 23rd in USA Today Sports/WBCA Top 25 Poll

Women's Basketball Back to 23rd in USA Today Sports/WBCA Top 25 Poll

Posted: Feb 12, 2013

LILBURN, Ga. ---The Moravian College women's basketball team moved back into the Top 25 at 23rd this week in the 11th USA Today Sports/Women's Basketball Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll of the 2012-13 season.

The Greyhounds, who are 20-3 overall and 11-1 in Landmark Conference action, received 15 points after receiving nine votes last week to fall from 19th to receiving votes a week ago. Moravian, which has received votes in ten straight polls, is one of two teams from the Landmark Conference receiving national recognition with The Catholic University of America being ranked 12th with 115 points.

The USA Today Sports/WBCA poll is voted on by a committee of eight Division III coaches, one from each region of the country. To view the full poll, visit http://www.wbca.org/blog/index.cfm/2013/2/12/20122013-Week-11-DIII-Poll/.

Moravian, which has already clinched its 12th consecutive postseason appearance, will return to action on Wednesday, February 13th in a Landmark Conference game at The University of Scranton beginning at 7:00 p.m.

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