|
HCC Sports Information
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Despite three victories over
Top 10 competition in the first two weeks of the season, the Hutchinson
Community College volleyball team remains No. 13 in the first regular-season
poll released on Wednesday.
HCC’s appearance in the
latest Division I national poll is the 50th appearance in the last 52 polls
dating back to the beginning of the 2003 season.
Over the last rankings
period, the Lady Dragons went 4-2 overall. HCC started the week with a
four-set loss to open the Jayhawk Conference season at then-No. 18 Pratt on
Sept. 1. HCC turned around two days later and defeated No. 10 Hillsborough
on its home floor in five sets.
Over the weekend, Hutchinson
decisively swept past State College of Florida, St. Petersburg College and
Gulf Coast Community College before falling to Hillsborough in four tight
sets in the rematch at the Hillsborough Invitational.
Hutchinson is now 3-3
overall against nationally ranked competition with all three wins coming
against Top 10 opponents. All three season losses have also come to ranked
teams.
With its victory over
Hutchinson on its home floor, Pratt vaulted past HCC in the latest poll,
jumping seven spots to No. 11. Pratt and Hutchinson are the only Jayhawk
Conference Division I teams to be ranked this week.
Defending national champion
Blinn College remains the No. 1 team in the NJCAA. North Idaho, Salt Lake,
Western Nebraska and Miami-Dade round out the top five.
Hutchinson has three home
matches, all league encounters, this week. Starting tonight (Wednesday,
Sept. 9), HCC plays host to Colby. On Saturday, the Lady Dragons play host
to Seward County, one the preseason favorites to win the conference, at 2
p.m., and Dodge City at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 16.
NJCAA Division I
Volleyball Poll
Record Pts.
1. Blinn College,
TX 10-0 60
2. North Idaho
College
10-2 57
3. Salt Lake CC,
UT 10-2 54
4. Western
Nebraska
9-2 51
5. Miami-Dade College,
FL
4-0 48
6. Iowa Western
CC 8-4 45
7. Missouri State-West
Plains
6-5 42
8. College of Southern
Idaho
8-1 39
9. San Jacinto,
TX 7-2
36
10. Hillsborough CC,
FL 6-3
33
11.
Pratt
6-1 30
12. Frank Phillips College,
TX
5-1 27
13.
Hutchinson
7-3 24
14. Northeastern JC,
CO 8-5
21
15. New Mexico
Military 10-1
18
16. Eastern Arizona
College 4-1
15
17. Florida State
College-Jacksonville
5-0 12
18. Indian Hills CC,
IA
5-1 9
19. Arizona Western
College
5-4 6
20T. Laramie County CC,
WY 10-2
3
20T. Midland College,
TX
6-4 3
Others receiving votes:
Lake Land College, IL (10-1); Northwest College, WY (5-1), Pasco-Hernando
CC, FL (2-3); Redlands CC, OK (4-6); Sheridan College, WY. (8-4); St.
Petersburg College, FL (5-3); Yavapai College, AZ (7-4). |
