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