Men Fall Out of NABC D-II Poll
Midwestern State slipped out of the NABC Division II Coaches' Poll but are still
receiving votes in Tuesday's latest release.
The Mustangs split a pair
of contests last weekend at Colorado State-Pueblo's Al Kaly Classic claiming a
71-56 win over Oklahoma Christian before falling to the host Thunderwolves 72-69
in the finale.
Midwestern (3-1) is one of five programs out of the South
Central Region to receive mention in the latest poll, joining No. 3 Metropolitan
State (Colo.) and No. 20 West Texas A&M while Colorado Mines and Tarleton
State (Texas) are also receiving votes.
The three-time defending South
Central Region champion Mustangs hit the road to take on Ouachita Baptist (Ark.)
Saturday night at Bill Vining Arena in Arkadelphia. Tipoff is set for 7
p.m.
MSU opens Lone Star Conference play the following weekend with games at
Incarnate Word and Texas A&M-Kingsville before returning home for a showdown
with rival West Texas A&M on Dec. 5 at D.L. Ligon Coliseum.
Women Receiving Votes in USA Today D-II Top 25
Midwestern State is receiving votes in the most recent USA Today Sports Division
II Top 25 Coaches' Poll released Tuesday afternoon.
The Mustangs are off
to their best start since opening the 2000-01 with four consecutive victories on
the way to the program's only Lone Star Conference championship.
The
Mustangs (3-0) opened the 2012-13 campaign with wins over McMurry (79-58),
Colorado Mines (67-60) and Fort Lewis (Colo.) (68-54).
MSU received 25
votes this week and were mentioned in five consecutive USA Today Sports Division
II Top 25 polls last season. The Mustangs have never achieved a national ranking
as an NCAA Division II program.
Midwestern is one of six teams from the
South Central Region to receive mention in the poll joining No. 21 Tarleton
State and No. 24 Metropolitan State (Colo.) while Fort Lewis (Colo.), Colorado
Mesa, St. Mary's (Texas) and Colorado State-Pueblo are receiving
votes.
The Mustangs hit the road to face Oklahoma Panhandle State Sunday
afternoon in Goodwell. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m.
Carter Named LSC Defensive PotW, Again
For the second consecutive week, Midwestern State forward Andrea Carter has been
honored as the Lone Star Conference Defensive Player of the
Week.
Carter, a 5-10 sophomore from Angleton, helped lead Midwestern
State to a pair of wins over Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference teams and a
title in MSU's Comfort Inn and Suites Ashbrook Classic. MSU downed Colorado
Mines 67-60 and Fort Lewis (Colo.) 68-54 to lead the LSC at 3-0 on the
season.
Carter double-doubled in both games, with 12 points, 11
rebounds and two blocked shots against CSM and 17 points with 13 rebounds and
four steals against Fort Lewis. Carter shot 41.2 percent from the floor (7-17)
and 83.3 percent from the foul line (15-18) as she averaged 14.5 points, 12.0
boards and 4.0 steals for the weekend and was named to the all-classic
team.
Carter has double-doubled in all three games this season, and
leads the conference in scoring and rebounding for players with more than one
game played, with 16.3 points and 14.7 rebounds. She also averages 4.3 steals a
game.
Texas A&M-Commerce junior Breanna Harris was the LSC Offensive
Player of the Week, scoring 30 points with 15 rebounds in the Lions season
opener against Southern Arkansas.
