Lady Blues second in regional volleyball rankings

For immediate release - Nov. 9, 2005
The Washburn volleyball team dropped a spot to second in the latest NCAA Division II South Central Region rankings released Wednesday.

North Alabama was first, followed by Washburn and fellow MIAA squads Truman State, Central Missouri State and Emporia State.

Eight teams, including three automatic berths from the MIAA, Gulf South Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference as well as five at-large teams will participate in the regional Nov. 17-19 at a site to be determined.

Washburn, which has won 20 straight matches to improve to 33-1 overall, hosts Emporia State 7 p.m. Thursday in the semifinals.

Rankings Overall Record (vs. DII Schools) Region Record
1. North Alabama 31-1 24-0
2. Washburn 29-1 20-1
3. Truman 27-5 16-5
4. Central Missouri State 22-8 14-5
5. Emporia State 23-6 17-5
6. Harding 29-3 24-2
7 West Florida 22-6 19-5
8 Alabama-Huntsville 21-11 16-10
9. Missouri Western State 17-14 14-13
10. Arkansas Tech 22-11 20-7