GPAC Athletic News
Defending NAIA Champion Morningside is Coaches Pick
Women's Basketball - Wed, Oct 14, 2009
Morningside College received seven first place votes and totaled 139 points and is the preseason coaches' selection to win the 2009-2010 Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Women's Basketball Championship. The Mustangs, coached by Jamie Sale, posted a perfect 38-0 record last year and won the NAIA National Title. They went through league play at 18-0. Northwestern, after a final four appearance in 2009, is tabbed second with 137 points and the remaining six first place votes. The Red Raiders went 26-9 last winter. National Runner-Up Hastings, after compiling a 27-8 record last year, is picked third with 118 points. Sioux Falls was tabbed fourth with 101 points in the poll.
Morningside, Northwestern, Concordia, Hastings, and Mount Marty all advanced to the NAIA National Tournament last season in Sioux City, Iowa.
Points were awarded on a 12-1 basis and coaches' could not vote for their own team.
Here is the complete 2009-10 GPAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll:
Here is the complete 2009-10 GPAC Women's Basketball Preseason Coaches' Poll:
|
Place |
School |
Points |
First Place Votes |
|
1. |
Morningside |
139 |
7 |
|
2. |
Northwestern |
137 |
6 |
|
3. |
Hastings |
118 |
|
|
4. |
Sioux Falls |
101 |
|
|
5. |
Concordia |
99 |
|
|
6. |
Mount Marty |
89 |
|
|
7. |
Briar Cliff |
76 |
|
|
8. |
Doane |
70 |
|
|
9. |
Dordt |
65 |
|
|
10. |
Dakota Wesleyan |
43 |
|
|
11. |
Midland Lutheran |
37 |
|
|
12. |
Dana |
22 |
|
|
13. |
Nebraska Wesleyan |
18 |
Today
Men's Basketball
| (13) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
| (5) Dordt at | Ppd. |
| Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 8pm | |
Women's Basketball
| (7) Northwestern at | Ppd. |
| (3) Concordia | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
| Dordt at | Ppd. |
| (20) Hastings | |
| Postponed to Monday, Feb. 6 at 6pm | |
Softball
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
Yesterday
Wrestling
| Hastings at | 9 |
| Morningside | 43 |
Men's Indoor T&F
| Concordia at | Cncl |
| UNK Invite | |
Women's Indoor T&F
| Concordia at | Cncl |
| UNK Invite | |
Softball
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | Cncl |
| Black Hills State University |
Wednesday, Feb 1
Men's Basketball
| (15) Briar Cliff at | 77 |
| Doane | 71 |
| Hastings at | 77 |
| Midland | 86 |
| (RV) Morningside at | 81 |
| Dakota Wesleyan | 59 |
| (13) Northwestern at | 72 |
| (5) Dordt | 86 |
| Concordia at | 67 |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | 47 |
Women's Basketball
| (10) Briar Cliff at | 73 |
| Doane | 77 |
| (20) Hastings at | 76 |
| Midland | 58 |
| (5) Morningside at | 68 |
| Dakota Wesleyan | 58 |
| (7) Northwestern at | 87 |
| Dordt | 62 |
Today
Men's Basketball
| Mount Marty at | 4:00pm |
| (15) Briar Cliff | CST |
| (RV) Morningside at | 4:00pm |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | CST |
| Doane at | 4:00pm |
| University of Nebraska-Omaha | CST |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 4:00pm |
| Midland | CST |
Women's Basketball
| (RV) Mount Marty at | 2:00pm |
| (10) Briar Cliff | CST |
| (5) Morningside at | 2:00pm |
| Nebraska Wesleyan | CST |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 2:00pm |
| Midland | CST |
Wrestling
| TBA at | 9:00am |
| Briar Cliff | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open (Sioux City, IA) | |
| Midland at | 9:00am |
| TBA | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open | |
| Morningside at | 9:00am |
| TBA | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open | |
| Dakota Wesleyan at | 9:00am |
| Briar Cliff | CST |
| Briar Cliff Open | |
Men's Indoor T&F
| Midland at | |
| Dordt Invite | |
| Morningside | |
| Dordt Invitational | |
| Briar Cliff at | |
| Dordt Invitational | |
| Concordia at | |
| Husker Invite | |
| Northwestern at | |
| Dordt Invite | |
| Dakota Wesleyan | |
| Dordt College Invite | |
| Doane at | |
| Wichita State Invite | |
| Dordt | |
| Dordt College Invite | |
| Hastings at | |
| NWU Quad Meet | |
