Washburn No. 13 in WBCA Top 25

Nov. 7, 2003


The Washburn Lady Blues were ranked No. 13 in the USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II Top 25 Poll, which was releasedy by the WBCA Friday. The Lady Blues finished the 2002-03 season ranked No. 6 after reaching the Elite Eight with a 30-4 record.

Washburn opened its exhibition season with a 73-51 loss to Kansas State in Manhattan, Kan. Wednesday night. The Lady Blues were led by freshman Brooke Ubelaker's 14 points and junior Lora Westling's 10 points.

The Lady Blues finish the exhibition season 5:30 p.m. Saturday night against the Washburn Alumni squad, before opening the regular season 7 p.m. Nov. 15 against Evangel (Mo.) in Lee Arena. The Alumni squad will feature five seniors off the 2002-03 squad, including first team All-American Crystal Walker.

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USA Today/ESPN/WBCA Division II National Coaches Poll
Team Rec. Pts Pr
1. South Dakota State University (13) 32-3 529 1
2. Bentley College (3) 33-3 526 2
3. University Of South Dakota (6) 27-5 477 9
4. California University of PA 33-2 457 4
5. University of Central Arkansas 28-6 402 7
6. University of North Dakota 26-6 337 12
7. Glenville State College 29-4 310 14
8. Quincy University 25-8 291 24
9. Drury University 27-5 269 15
10. Northern Kentucky University 26-8 255 3
11. Armstrong Atlantic State University 27-4 226 21
12. University Of North Florida 20-12 204 11
13. Washburn University 30-4 198 6
14. Shaw University 31-3 197 18
15. North Dakota State University 26-7 195 16
16. Arkansas Tech University 29-4 181 10
17. University Of Indianapolis 29-3 178 13
18. Bellarmine University 21-11 155 NR
19. University of Minnesota-Duluth 25-5 153 22
20. Columbus State University 28-4 152 17
21. California State University- Bakersfield 29-2 151 5
22. Seattle Pacific University 29-1 141 8
23. University Of Nebraska - Kearney 25-6 134 NR
24. Grand Valley State University 24-7 129 NR
25. California State University - Chico 17-10 114 NR