SFA Remain Eighth in February NTCA Coaches Poll
2/15/2016 12:00:00 AM | Women's Bowling
NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Stephen F. Austin remains eighth in the latest National Tenpin Coaches Association (NTCA) poll, released by the organization. The defending national runners-up occupy the eight spot for the third-straight poll, garnering 751 total points.
SFA has posted a 60-30 record on the season, coming off a 10-4 mark and a seventh-place finish at the Stormin' Ladyjack Classic this past weekend in Houston. Establishing itself as one of the top bowling programs in the nation, the Ladyjacks have won at least 60 matches in each of the past five seasons under head coach Amber Lemke and recorded 28-straight top-10 team tournament finishes.
Arkansas State remained number one with 26 first place votes and 1,148 total points, finishing nearly 100 points better than second place Nebraska. Vanderbilt also registered first place votes to finish third with Sam Houston State and Central Missouri rounding out the top-five. McKendree was the big mover in the poll, jumping three spots to sixth, with Wisconsin-Whitewater, Fairleigh Dickinson and North Carolina A&T joining SFA in the top-10.
The Ladyjacks continue their busy spring schedule this weekend, participating in their fifth tournament in six weeks. SFA heads north to Kenosha, Wisconsin, competing in the Wisconsin-Whitewater Warhawk Classic on February 19th through the 21st.
NTCA COACHES POLL - FEBRUARY 2016
1. Arkansas State (26) - 1,148 pts.
2. Nebraska (3) - 1,057 pts.
3. Vanderbilt (2) - 1,032 pts.
4. Sam Houston State - 931 pts.
5. Central Missouri - 851 pts.
6. McKendree - 827 pts.
7. Wisconsin-Whitewater - 785 pts.
8. Stephen F. Austin - 751 pts.
9. Fairleigh Dickinson - 707 pts.
10. North Carolina A&T - 573 pts.
11. Delaware State - 529 pts.
12. St. Francis (Pa.) - 490 pts.
13. Maryland-Eastern Shore - 483 pts.
14. LIU-Brooklyn - 401 pts.
15. Kutztown - 311 pts.
16. Monmouth - 262 pts.
17. Valparaiso - 225 pts.
18. Norfolk State - 200 pts.
19. St. Francis (N.Y.) - 185 pts.
20. Adelphi - 161 pts.
21. Tulane - 155 pts.
22. Sacred Heart - 154 pts.
23. Prairie View A&M - 99 pts.
24. Bethune-Cookman - 41 pts.
25. Elmhurst College - 24 pts.
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