COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (Jan. 16, 2008) - Blinn College has dropped seven positions in this week's NJCAA Division I women's basketball poll. The Lady Bucs were defeated at Tyler Saturday afternoon and fell from 10th to 17th. Gulf Coast CC remains undefeated and the unanimous top team in the poll. Also undefeated, Central Arizona remains in second this week and, capatalizing on two Barton County losses, Southeastern Illinois College moves up one to third.
Gulf Coast improves to 18-0 with wins over Tallahassee (80-45) and Pensacola (92-58). The Commodores are averaging 91.7 points per game (third nationally) led by Janae Stokes (15.8 ppg), Chimere Jordan (13.2 ppg), Alexis Givands (12.2 ppg), Jackie Sanders (11.2 ppg) and Dee Liles (10.8 ppg). Liles and Sanders are the teams rebound leaders with 7.6 and 7.1 rebounds per game, respectively. Givands has a team-leading 2.8 assists per game and Liles leads the team with 2.2 steals per game. Complete Gulf Coast statistics.
Remaining in second Central Arizona improves their undefeated mark to 16-0 with wins over Mesa amd Yavapai. The Vaqueros are led by: Tenaya Watson (13.8 ppg, 6.0 rpg, 8.6 apg, 3.6 spg), Ashley Sours (13.3 ppg, 9.1 rpg), Precious Robinson (13.0 ppg, 7.6 rpg), Janae Miller (11.4 ppg, 3.7 apg) and Samantha Marez (10.3 ppg), Markisha Patterson (4.1 apg). Central Arizona is averaging 86.3 points per game (seventh nationally) and allowing 51.9 ppg (12th nationally). Complete Central Arizona statistics.
Southeastern Illinois moves up one to third this week, improving to 16-1 with wins over Lake Land (77-52), Kaskaskia (67-61) and Southwestern Illinois (85-63). The Falcons have four players averaging double-figures this season led by Armelie Lumanu (18.6 ppg). Others in double-figures are Chanel Mokango (14.5 ppg), Rima Kalonda (12.3 ppg) and Christina Rozier (10.9 ppg). Mokango, Lumanu and Kolanda are averaging over 7.0 rebounds per game and Lumanu leads the way with 6.5 assists per game. Complete Southeastern Illinois statistics. Southeastern Illinois is averaging 83.6 points per game (10th nationally) and allowing 52.7 ppg (15th nationally)
The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Lady Lions also move up one this week, taking over the number four spot. The Lions improve to 15-1 with a win over Northern Oklahoma-Enid. Fort Smith is led this season by Katorra Lewis (19.0 ppg, 7.3 rpg), Tanisha Smith (16.3 ppg) and Elisa Shoate (13.1 ppg, 6.8 rpg) and Marisah Henderson (7.1 apg, 3.0 spg). The Lions boast the nations top-scoring offense, averaging 92.7 points per game and rank 29th in defense, allowing 57.3 points per game. Complete University of Arkansas-Fort Smith statistics.
College of Southern Idaho moves up one this week to fifth, improving to 16-1 overall with wins over Eastern Utah and Colorado Northwestern. The Golden Eagles rank 12th nationally with 83.3 points per game led by Maddy Plunkett (16.4 ppg), Anita Burdick (12.5 ppg) and Soana Lucet (12.2 ppg). Plunkett has a team-leading 7.6 rebounds per game followed by Lucet with 7.2 rpg. Maylene Ornelas and LaCale Pringle-Buchanan lead the team with 5.1 assists and 4.6 steals per game, respectively.
Movement in this week's poll:
Barton County drops 18 spots to 21st with losses to #16 Cloud County and unranked Seward County.
Santa Fe is up three spots to ninth with a win over Daytona Beach.
Cloud County is up three spots to 13th win a win over #3 Barton County and a win over Garden City.
Midland is up five spots to 14th with a win over Eastern Arizona.
Connors State us up eight spots to 15th with winso over Northern Oklahoma-Enid and Seminole State.
Seminole Community College is up four spots to 16th witha a win over #25 Florida and a win over Daytona Beach.
Labette enters the poll at 22nd with wins over Independence and Neosho County.
Wallace-Hanceville enters the poll at 23rd with a win over Mostlow State.
Middle Georgia enters the poll at 24th with wins over South Georgia Technical and Truett-McConnell.
Northeastern Oklahoma A & M enters the poll at 25th with wins over Seminole State and Murray State.
Okaloosa-Walton drops to others receiving votes with a loss to #14 Chipola.
Copiah-Lincoln drops from the poll with losses to Southwest Mississippi and East Central.
Northern Oklahoma-Enid drops from the poll with a loss to #23 Connors State.
Florida Community College drops from the poll with a loss to #20 Seminole.
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Place College Location Record Points 1st Pl Votes Last Week
1 Gulf Coast Community College Panama City, FL 16-0 200 8 1
2 Central Arizona College Coolidge, AZ 16-0 192 0 2
3 Southeastern Illinois College Harrisburg, IL 16-1 183 0 4
4 University of Arkansas-Fort Smith Fort Smith, AR 15-1 177 0 5
5 College of Southern Idaho Twin Falls, ID 16-1 165 0 6
6 Southwest Tennessee Community College Memphis, TN 12-0 158 0 7
7 South Plains College Levelland, TX 15-2 147 0 9
8 Jefferson College Hillsboro, MO 17-1 131 0 8
9 Santa Fe Community College Gainesville, FL 13-3 127 0 12
10 State Fair Community College Sedalia, MO 15-1 121 0 11
11 East Central Community College Decatur, MS 12-1 117 0 13
12 Chipola College Marianna, FL 16-2 106 0 14
13 Cloud County Community College Concordia, KS 15-2 103 0 16
14 Midland College Midland, TX 16-3 83 0 19
15 Connors State College Warner, OK 17-0 81 0 23
16 Seminole Community College Sanford, FL 18-1 72 0 20
17 Blinn College Brenham, TX 15-2 69 0 10
18 Miles Community College Miles City, MT 18-0 67 0 18
19 Walters State Community College Morristown, TN 14-3 60 0 15
20 Louisburg College Louisburg, NC 14-1 58 0 21
21 Barton County Community College Great Bend, KS 16-2 26 0 3
22 Labette Community College Parsons, KS 13-2 25 0 NR
23 Wallace State Community College-Hanceville Hanceville, AL 14-2 24 0 NR
24 Middle Georgia College Cochran, GA 12-0 19 0 NR
25 Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College Miami, OK 11-3 10 0 NR
Other schools receiving votes
College Location Record Points 1st Pl Votes Last Week
Chattanooga State Technical Community College Chattanooga, TN 12-3 9 0 NR
Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson, KS 14-3 3 0 NR
Meridian Community College Meridian, MS 11-2 6 0 NR
North Idaho College Coeur d' Alene, ID 13-3 2 0 NR
Okaloosa-Walton College Niceville, FL 12-4 3 0 24
Rend Lake College Ina, IL 14-3 5 0 NR
Southwest Mississippi Community College Summit, MS 10-2 7 0 NR
Southwestern Illinois College Belleville, IL 10-3 9 0 NR
Tyler Junior College Tyler, TX 13-4 1 0 NR
