Final Women’s Rankings Give Ottawa Distinct Edge over Grays Harbor Leading into Championships
The final NCWA Women's Rankings before next weekend's Conference tournaments show Ottawa University - Arizona distancing themselves from the pack including arch-rival Grays Harbor College (Washington). Perhaps the biggest surprise (outside of Surprise, AZ) is the mighty women of M.I.T. who at 3 strong come in at 3rd in the rankings! The top-10 teams in the Women's Division are as follows:
1. Ottawa University - Arizona (Surprise, AZ) - 57
2. Grays Harbor College (Aberdeen, WA) - 46
3. Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Cambridge, MA) - 23
4. Grand Canyon University (Phoenix, AZ) - 22
5. Washington State University (Pullman, WA) - 19
6. Big Bend CC (Moses Lake, WA) - 15
7. Texas State University (San Marcos, TX) - 13
8. Colorado State University (Ft. Collins, CO) - 11
8. Northeastern University (Boston, MA) - 11
10. Fresno State University (Fresno, CA) - 10
The individual rankings are spread out among teams with only M.I.T. having more than one #1 ranking:
101 - Jasmine Cortez - Fr - Texas State - 4-0
109 - Hermelinda Mendoza - Jr - Ottawa-Arizona - 14-1
116 - Mercaydeez Scott - Jr - Ferris State
123 - Lauren Stone - Jr - Florida
130 - Viveca Pannell - So - M.I.T. - 16-7
136 - Samantha Tuttle - Jr - Grand Canyon - 8-5
143 - Anastacia Fucci - Fr - Colorado State - 14-0
155 - Maggie Palmore - Jr - Tampa
170 - Maile Ka-ahanui - Jr - Liberty - 2-0
191 - Sarah Sams - Jr - M.I.T. - 3-2
235 - Katie Moore - Jr - Stony Brook
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