Athletics Headlines: Women's Volleyball Stands at Number 19 in the Nation

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September 7, 2005

Women's Volleyball Stands at Number 19 in the Nation

As of September 7th, The Lady Spartans Volleyball team is ranked number 19 in the National NAIA polls. Missouri Baptist University was unranked just a week ago, but wins over NAIA # 14 Iowa Wesleyan College and Olivet Nazarene University propelled the Lady Spartans into the National polls. Two victories over cross town rival, Lindenwood University, and a loss to NAIA # 7, College of St. Mary boosts the Lady Spartans to 4-1 on the season.

Below is a listing of the NAIA top 10 rankings. To view the NAIA Volleyball top 25 please log onto www.naia.org.

Rank Institution (Region)
1 Fresno Pacific (Calif.) (II)
2 National American (S.D.) (III)
3 California Baptist (II)
4 Columbia (Mo.) (V)
5 Concordia (Calif.) (II)
6 Madonna (Mich.) (VIII)
7 St. Mary (Neb.) (IV)
8 Southern Oregon (I)
9 Houston Baptist (Texas) (VI)
10 Dickinson State (N.D.) (III)
19 Missouri Baptist (V)