Three weeks ago the women's basketball team was one of 14 undefeated Division III teams in the country (which included three New York State squads). Two weeks ago that number was reduced to 12 (which included a pair of New York State teams). As we head into this weekend's games, the Dutchwomen are one of five undefeated teams in the country and THE ONLY perfect squad in New York
State.
Despite their 14-0 record (5-0 in the UCAA) the Dutchwomen have failed to impress the d3hoops.com voters. Washington University (16-0), Hardin-Simmons (15-0) and Hope (16-0) hold the top three spots in the weekly poll while Carleton (16-0) is fifth. The University of Rochester (13-1), which lost at Washington U, 70-61, remained 10th while St. John Fisher (12-1) moved from 23rd to 21st. St. Lawrence (13-2) moved for “others receiving votes” to 24th. Union remains in the “others” category with 11 points.
The Dutchwomen picked up a couple of UCAA victories last week as they knocked off Hamilton, 76-57, and William Smith, 64-45. The win over the Herons was particularly satisfying because they came into the game with an 18-2 series advantage over the Dutchwomen. Union has now won three of the last four over their Geneva rivals.
There is, however, no time to enjoy the victory as Union heads for its annual North Country trip this weekend to take on Clarkson (Friday at 8 p.m.) and St. Lawrence (Saturday at 4 p.m.). While the Garnet has won the last six in a row from the Golden Knights and enjoys a series advantage of 12-6, the Saints have won 14 of the 16 meetings since the teams first met in 1994, including 14 of the last 15 games. Union won at home in 2000, 67-61, St. Lawrence has outscored the Garnet, 1,080 to 922, or an average of 67.5 to 57.6. The Saints are also undefeated in the league at 5-0 going into Friday night's contest with Skidmore.
With wins in their first 14 games, the 2002-03 Dutchwomen already have the third-most wins in the program's 28-year history. The 2000-2001 team won 18 games while last year's squad won 15. The 14-game win streak is also ties the Dutchwomen for the fifth-longest streak in any sport at Union.
Here is the list:
- Football won 18 in a row from the third game of 1990 until the 10th game of 1991.
- The 1975-76 men's hockey team won 16 in a row going into the ECAC tournament where they were beaten by Army, 3-2 in the opening round.
- The men's basketball Team of 1971-72 won 15 in a row before losing to Rochester by 10 in the season finale to finish at 19-3.
- Football won 15 in a row from the seventh game of 1988 to the last game of 1989 (the 1989 team won its first 13 games before losing in the national championship contest to finish at 13-1).
- The 1988 field hockey team won their first 14 games, lost to Cortland, 1-0, in the state tournament, then went on to capture the program's only ECAC trophy and finished at 17-1.
Please click below for this week's UCAA basketball standings and statistics.
http://ucaa.ecac.org/site/statistics/women's_basketball/2002-03_women's_basketball_statistics
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4 |
UW-Eau Claire (1) |
17-1 |
553 |
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Bowdoin |
15-1 |
519 |
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7 |
Scranton |
15-1 |
433 |
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8 |
King”s |
14-2 |
412 |
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9 |
DeSales |
15-1 |
410 |
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10 |
Rochester, NY |
13-1 |
404 |
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11 |
Gustavus Adolphus |
15-1 |
367 |
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12 |
St. Benedict |
15-2 |
363 |
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13 |
Wilmington |
14-2 |
348 |
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14 |
Baldwin-Wallace |
15-2 |
337 |
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15 |
Messiah |
15-2 |
257 |
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16 |
UW-Stevens Point |
17-3 |
208 |
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17 |
Eastern Connecticut |
15-2 |
183 |
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18 |
DePauw |
14-3 |
147 |
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19 |
Southern Maine |
14-3 |
140 |
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20 |
UW-Oshkosh |
15-3 |
127 |
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21 |
St. John Fisher, NY |
12-1 |
103 |
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22 |
UW-Stout |
14-4 |
95 |
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Wesleyan |
15-2 |
83 |
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Lake Forest |
14-1 |
63 |
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Dropped out: No. 21 Wheaton (Ill.); No. 25 Simpson Others receiving votes: Trinity The D3hoops.com Top 25 |
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