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Bishop Women Picked Third in NCAC Title Race


Nov. 6, 2008

Ohio Wesleyan's women's basketball team was predicted to finish third in voting by both coaches and media at the North Coast Athletic Conference's 25th annual Basketball Media Day.

Ohio Wesleyan, which has claimed 5 NCAC titles, returns one starter and 6 letterwinners from a team that went 18-8 a year ago.

The Bishops' 2008-09 season opens on Friday, Nov. 21. Ohio Wesleyan begins its NCAC schedule on Dec. 3 at Earlham. The NCAC tournament will be held over the final week of February, with the men's and women's semifinals and finals at the site of the respective high seeds on Feb. 27-28.

2008 NCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Polls

  Media         Coaches    
Place School 1st Pts   Place School 1st Pts
1 Denison 16 172   1 Denison 7 78
2 Wittenberg 2 142   2 Wittenberg 1 69
3 Ohio Wesleyan   138   3 Ohio Wesleyan 1 64
4 Kenyon 2 130   4 Kenyon   51
5 Allegheny   109   5 Allegheny   49
6 Wooster   78   6 Wooster   33
7 Oberlin   56   7 Hiram   25
8 Hiram   47   8 Oberlin   22
9 Earlham   28   9 Earlham   14