Women's Basketball: No. 11 in Coaches' Poll
January 19, 2010 04:22 PM | General
January 19, 2010
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - West Virginia University’s women’s basketball team (17-1, 5-0) moved up two spots to No. 11 in the latest ESPN/USA Today Coaches’ Top 25 poll, released today, receiving 463 points. The Mountaineers were ranked No. 16 in the latest AP Poll yesterday.
The ranking ties for the highest in school history. The 2007-08 team reached No. 11 in both polls while the 1991-92 team reached as high as No. 11 in the Associated Press poll.
West Virginia has won 15 straight contests, tying the second-longest win streak in school history and marking the longest since WVU strung together 22 straight in 1991-92. The Mountaineers are also off to the best 18-game start in school history. The Mountaineers are fresh off a 69-54 victory at Pitt on Sunday where five players reached double figures in scoring.
West Virginia returns to action tomorrow, at 6:30 p.m., when it takes on Marshall at the Charleston Civic Center, Charleston, W.Va. The game will air on West Virginia PBS with Hoppy Kercheval and Vince Payne on the call.
The game will air on MSN women’s basketball affiliated stations with play-by-play announcer Travis Jones and color commentator Jay Jacobs on the call.
