Women's Basketball Ranked 20 - Men's Team Receives Votes

November 28, 2018

USCAA Week 1 Coaches Poll - 11/28/18

Five Towns College Women's Basketball ranked #20 (94 votes) in the Week 1 Coaches Poll for USCAA Division II Women's Basketball. The women's team opened up the season with a 3-1 start, averaging 63 points, 59.5 rebounds (#1 in USCAA), 13 assists, and 16.5 steals. Sophomore Forward Denisha Allen leads the USCAA in rebounds per game with 20.3. Allen grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds in the team's last game against Kingsborough Community College on 11/17/18.

Senior Point Guard Chloe Walton ranks in the top 10 in the USCAA in four categories: #6 blocks per game (1.8), #9 points per game (19.0), #10 steals per game (3.8), #10 assists per game (4.3).

The women's team looks to continue its success this weekend when they take on the 1-2 Pratt Cannoneers this Saturday at 1 PM in the Five Towns College Gym.

The Five Towns Men's Basketball team went unranked but received 70 votes in the Week 1 Coaches Poll. The team is 3-2 after dropping two tough matchups at the Penn State Scranton Tip Off Tournament last weekend. The men's next game is scheduled for Wednesday December 5th against the Vaughn Warriors at 8:00 PM.

The full Week 1 Coaches Poll Rankings are listed below. The poll can also be viewed at The USCAA.

Men's Division 2

Rank	Team	Total
1	Villa Maria College	298
2	Berkeley College-NY	295
3	Central Penn College	285
4	Penn State York	278
5	Vermont Tech	273
6	Central Maine CC	260
7	Penn State Greater Allegheny	259
8	Southern Maine CC	257
9	Penn State Mont Alto	256
10	NHTI	241
11	College of St. Joseph's-Vermont	228
12	Andrews University	202
13	Penn State Beaver	185
14	Johnson and Wales-Charlotte	173
15	Penn State Wilkes Barre	161
16	Vaughn College	152
17	Penn State Lehigh Valley	140
18	Penn State New Kensington	137
T-19	Davis College	100
T-19	University of Cincinnati-Clermont	100

Also Receiving Votes: SUNY Delhi (79); Warren Wilson College (72); Five Towns College (70); Penn State DuBois (68); University of Maine Machias (63); College of New Rochelle (37); Penn State Scranton (33); The King's College (32); Penn State Hazelton (32); Wright State University-Lake Campus (32); Southwestern Adventist University (31); Penn State Shenango (31)

Women's Division 2

Rank	Team	Total
1	Central Maine CC	248
2	Villa Maria College	242
3	Penn State Beaver	237
4	Southern Maine CC	236
5	Johnson & Wales-Charlotte	231
6	University of Maine-Machias	218
7	Penn State Lehigh Valley	216
8	Central Penn College	213
9	Penn State DuBois	205
10	Penn State Wilkes Barre	199
11	Davis College	197
12	SUNY-Delhi	187
13	University of Cincinnati-Clermont	186
14	Andrews	162
15	NHTI	149
16	Vermont Tech	143
17	Penn State Brandywine	137
18	Southwestern Adventist University	136
19	Warren Wilson College	108
20	Five Towns College	94

Also Receiving Votes: Albany College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences (45); Penn State Greater Allegheny (35); Penn State York (35); Penn State Fayette (34); University of Maine Augusta (32); College of New Rochelle (32)