Waxahachie, TX
October 4, 2018 | Blake Cochran
After winning 17 games in a row the Southwestern Assemblies of God (SAGU) volleyball team are ranked in the top 25 in this week’s national NAIA poll. This is the first time in school they have been voted nationally as a top 25 club. They currently have an 18-1 record for the 2018 season and are undefeated in Sooner Athletic Conference play 10-0. No one has come close to ending that streak in their last 15 matches they have won 45 sets and lost only five.
The rankings are listed below:
2018 Women’s Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll – No. 3 (Oct. 2)
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LAST |
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RANK |
WEEK |
SCHOOL [FIRST PLACE VOTES] |
RECORD |
POINTS |
|
1 |
1 |
Park (Mo.) [20] |
17-0 |
591 |
|
2 |
2 |
Grand View (Iowa) [1] |
15-0 |
572 |
|
3 |
3 |
Columbia (Mo.) |
21-1 |
553 |
|
4 |
5 |
Viterbo (Wis.) |
18-3 |
516 |
|
5 |
8 |
Missouri Baptist |
19-2 |
503 |
|
6 |
4 |
Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) |
18-3 |
502 |
|
7 |
6 |
Rocky Mountain (Mont.) |
17-1 |
496 |
|
8 |
10 |
Dordt (Iowa) |
14-2 |
459 |
|
9 |
7 |
Midland (Neb.) |
16-3 |
431 |
|
10 |
9 |
Southern Oregon |
17-1 |
414 |
|
11 |
14 |
The Master’s (Calif.) |
18-3 |
411 |
|
12 |
15 |
Northwestern (Iowa) |
16-4 |
379 |
|
13 |
17 |
Eastern Oregon |
14-4 |
359 |
|
14 |
13 |
Hastings (Neb.) |
10-5 |
333 |
|
15 |
21 |
Vanguard (Calif.) |
17-3 |
320 |
|
16 |
12 |
College of Idaho |
12-6 |
302 |
|
17 |
11 |
Westmont (Calif.) |
13-4 |
267 |
|
18 |
16 |
Saint Francis (Ind.) |
20-3 |
266 |
|
19 |
19 |
Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) |
16-6 |
232 |
|
20 |
22 |
Bellevue (Neb.) |
14-4 |
213 |
|
21 |
24 |
Central Methodist (Mo.) |
19-2 |
196 |
|
22 |
24 |
McPherson (Kan.) |
19-1 |
195 |
|
23 |
20 |
Montana Tech |
12-8 |
149 |
|
24 |
NR |
Providence (Mont.) |
12-6 |
135 |
|
25 |
NR |
SAGU (Texas) |
18-1 |
113 |
Dropped from the rankings: Georgetown (Ky.) and Madonna (Mich.)
Others receiving votes : Georgetown 98, Lourdes (Ohio) 94, Corban (Ore.) 89, Jamestown (N.D.) 85, Ottawa 41, Reinhardt (Ga.) 29, Trinity Christian (Ill.) 27, Marian (Ind.) 24, Aquinas (Mich.) 8, Carroll (Mont.) 7
The Lady Lions will look to jump in the top 25 with two wins over the weekend. They will face Central Christian College Friday night in Kansas at 6 pm and then at Langston University the following day at noon.
Southwestern Assemblies of God University is a private, Christian university located 30 minutes south of the Dallas/Fort Worth Metroplex in Waxahachie, Texas. The university was established in 1927, and now offers more than 70 associate, bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees on campus or online. More information is available at www.sagu.edu
