Firebirds Earn No. 4 Ranking in First NCAA Division II East Region Women’s Basketball Poll
NCAA Division II Regional Rankings
WASHINGTON, DC – The University of the District of Columbia women's basketball team earned a No. 4 ranking in the first NCAA Division II East Region poll conducted this season.
The Firebirds (21-3) won their 9th and 10th games in a row, respectively last week as they defeated the No. 8 ranked team in the region, Queens, 66-61 on Wednesday night, and Molloy, 79-61 on Saturday afternoon. They are currently No. 1 in the East Coast Conference standings – a league which also features the No. 6, 9 and 10th ranked teams in the region – NYIT, Queens and LIU Post, respectively.
Fourteen of UDC's 21 wins (the 2nd most wins in the East Region) have come by double-figures, and the Firebirds are 7-1 outside of conference play and 11-1 on the road this season. UDC also boasts a win over a top-25 ranked team as they dominated No. 25 Virginia St., 88-62 back on November 19th.
Ahead of UDC are three Northeast-10 Conference teams: Stonehill, Adelphi and New Haven. Stonehill is currently No. 10 in the WBCA National Poll and 20-2 overall this season after clinching the NE-10 Northeast Division Regular Season Championship on Wednesday. Adelphi is 22-3 overall and ranked No. 12 in the most recent WBCA Top-25 national poll.
New Haven is No. 3 in the East Region poll and is the top vote-getter of the teams in the "Others Receiving Votes" category of the top-25 national poll with 52. UDC follows right behind New Haven with 42.
UDC will visit Oakdale, NY tonight to take on ECC foe Dowling and then return home to host league foe Bridgeport on Saturday.