Wildcats Stay At No. 7 In D2SIDA Regional Poll

1/3/2022 1:08:00 PM

By: CONTACT: Mike Miranto, Sr. Associate A.D. for External Operations & Communications | (716) 839-8385 | mmiranto@daemen.edu

AMHERST, N.Y. - Daemen is ranked seventh in the NCAA Division II Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA) East Region Women's Basketball Media Poll for week seven of the 2021-22 season which was released this afternoon . The Wildcats have now been ranked in 28 consecutive D2SIDA regional polls, a span that dates back to January 2019.

The defending East Region champions are 5-3 overall while remaining unbeaten in East Coast Conference play (3-0) following a 76-59 win over Staten Island on Dec. 17. This ended up being this last game action to date as a road contest against ECC opponent District of Columbia (Dec. 21) and non-conference meetings with Le Moyne (Dec. 30) and Bentley (Jan. 2) of the Northeast-10 were all postponed due to COVID-19 protocols. Reschedule dates for all three contests remain a work in progress.

Daemen accumulated 24 points in this week's poll. The Wildcats held sole possession of the No. 7 ranking last week and were tied for seventh with Southern Connecticut State for the week of Dec. 13.

USciences (8-1) claims the No. 1 ranking for a third straight week. The Devils received five of the six first-place votes and totaled 58 points. No. 2 Southern New Hampshire (9-2), No. 3 Pace (11-1) and No. 4 Bentley (6-3) round out the top four for a second straight week. Bentley, for a second straight week, also picked up the lone remaining first-place vote.

No. 5 Jefferson (9-2) and No. 6 Le Moyne (5-2) round out the teams ahead of Daemen for a second straight week.

The back end of the poll features No. 8 Saint Anselm (7-5), No. 9 Southern Connecticut State (6-4) and No. 10 Post (9-2).

The D2SIDA East Region media poll is conducted by sports information professionals representing the ECC, Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference and Northeast-10 Conference.

D2SIDA WOMEN'S BASKETBALL EAST REGION MEDIA POLL - WEEK 7
	W-L	PTS.	LAST WEEK
1. USciences (5)	8-1	58	1
2. Southern New Hampshire	9-2	53	2
3. Pace	11-1	48	3
4. Bentley (1)	6-3	45	4
5. Jefferson	9-2	36	5
6. Le Moyne	5-2	27	6
7. DAEMEN	5-3	24	7
8. Saint Anselm	7-5	16	9
9. Southern Connecticut St.	6-4	10	8
10. Post	9-2	NR	10

( ) denotes first-place votes

Others receiving votes: Chestnut Hill (4), Assumption (1)

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