CALVIN KNIGHT SPORTS REPORT FOR NOV. 6, 2013
Women's Basketball Picked to Finish Second in MIAA Preseason Coaches' Poll;
Women's Cross Country Ranked Fifth/Men's Cross Country Ranked 18th
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
ROYAL OAK, Mich. - The Calvin women's basketball team has been picked to finish second in the MIAA in the preseason conference coaches' poll released earlier this afternoon. Defending co-champion Hope has been installed as the preseason favorite in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association women's basketball race for the 2013-14 season.
The Flying Dutch, who shared the MIAA title with Calvin last winter and won the conference tournament before advancing to the Elite Eight of the NCAA Division III tournament, received eight out of a possible nine first-place votes in the preseason poll of the league's coaches. Coaches could not vote for their own team. Calvin was picked to finish second, followed by Olivet and Adrian.
Women's Poll Results (First-place votes in parenthesis): 1. Hope (8) 8 pts. 2. Calvin (1/2) 15. 3. Olivet (1/2) 21. 4. Adrian 38. 5. Albion 41. 6. Trine 42. 7. Alma 43. 8. Saint Mary's 51. 9. Kalamazoo 64.
MIAA teams will tip off their season Nov. 15, with the first conference game just four days later, on Nov. 19 when Hope travels to Calvin.
MEN'S AND WOMEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
The Calvin men's and women's cross country teams continue to hold spots in the national rankings conducted by the United States Track and Field Cross Country Coaches Association. The Calvin women remain ranked fifth nationally in this week's poll. On the men's side, Calvin is ranked 18th - down two spots from the last set of rankings.
Both Calvin teams are currently in preparation to host the NCAA III Great Lakes Regional meet on November 16 at the Gainey Athletic Complex.
The most recent set of USTFCCA Division III rankings can be found online at: http://www.ustfccca.org/assets/rankings/div3/2013-xc/Div3_XC_2013_Week7_National-Summary.pdf
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