Women's Basketball: WVU Up Two Spots in Rankings
December 22, 2009 04:31 PM | General
December 22, 2009
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – West Virginia University’s women’s basketball team (10-1) moved up two spots to No. 21 in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Top 25 poll, receiving 133 points. The Mountaineers entered the polls last week at No. 23 for the first time this season.
WVU has tied the school record for the best 11-game start in program history (2002-03, 2007-08). West Virginia has won eight straight contests after its 72-52 victory over Fresno State on Sunday. The win streak is the longest for the Mountaineers since the squad strung together nine in a row in the 2007-08 campaign. WVU has also won nine straight contests in the WVU Coliseum and owns a 50-3 all-time record in the facility against non-conference foes under coach Mike Carey.
The Mountaineers received 40 votes in yesterday’s Associated Press Poll.
WVU returns to action this evening against UMBC (4-5) this evening at the WVU Coliseum at 7 p.m.
