2008-09 Women's Bowling Team
BALTIMORE, Md. (Dec. 30, 2008)-The Lady Bears bowling team earned their first national ranking of the season, when it received a No. 17 ranking by the National Tenpins Coaches Association. This was the second poll by the NTCA, the coaches association of NCAA bowling, which has five scheduled polls during the 2008-09 season.
Morgan State (35-26, 20-10 MEAC), which received a total of 86 points, ranks third in the MEAC's North Division behind division leader Delaware State (No. 4) and defending national champion Maryland Eastern Shore (No. 5).
The Lady Bears return to action on Friday, Jan. 16, when they take part in the Mid-Winter Classic (Jan. 16-18) in Little Rock, Ark.
2008-09 December NTCA National Poll
Rk. School Points
1. Vanderbilt (46-10) 573
2. Nebraska (41-12) 509
3. Fairleigh Dickinson (41-7) 488
4. Delaware State (46-15) 422
5. Maryland Eastern Shore (46-15) 384
6. Arkansas State (27-10) 376
7. New Jersey City (30-12) 340
8. Kutztown (31-11) 327
9. Central Missouri (27-14-1) 278
10. Alabama A&M (26-12) 205
11. Sacred Heart (23-14) 192
12. Minnesota State (16-8) 190
13. Southern-Baton Rouge (37-19) 149
14. Elmhurst (23-13) 101
15. Wisconsin-Whitewater (20-18) 98
16. Adelphi (25-23) 95
17. Morgan State (35-26) 86
18. Jackson State (20-20) 38
19. St. Francis-N.Y. (27-26) 35
20. Fayetteville State (15-8) 24
