December 29, 2016
2016-17 GULF SOUTH CONFERENCE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Weekly Release | December 29, 2016
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2016-17 GSC BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through games played 12/28/16)
Team North Alabama Lee West Florida Valdosta State West Georgia Shorter Union Mississippi College West Alabama Christian Brothers Delta State UAH
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. 3 0 1.000 9 0 1.000 3 0 1.000 8 1 .889 2 1 .667 7 2 .778 2 1 .667 5 4 .556 2 1 .667 3 4 .429 2 1 .667 3 5 .375 2 2 .500 7 3 .700 1 2 .333 3 3 .500 1 2 .333 4 5 .444 1 3 .250 4 4 .500 0 3 .000 3 5 .375 0 3 .000 1 7 .125
Notes: #--WBCA National Ranking
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Thursday, December 15 Delta State 54 / Shorter 61 Valdosta State 69 / Christian Brothers 63 Mississippi College 66 / Lee 77 West Georgia 63 / UAH 59 West Florida 66 / Union 74 West Alabama 60 / North Alabama 68 Saturday, December 17 Delta State 46 / Lee 55 Mississippi College 78 / Shorter 82 West Florida 63 / Christian Brothers 62 West Alabama 77 / UAH 65 Valdosta State 61 / Union 57 Monday, December 19 West Georgia 62 / North Alabama 73 Wednesday, December 28 Rust 45 / Union 114
UPCOMING GAMES
AROUND THE GSC Two teams remain unbeaten as we get into the full swing of conference play: North Alabama and Lee. Both the Lions and the Lady Flames are 3-0. These two teams are tied for the top scoring defense in the league, allowing just 55.4 points per game this season. North Alabama was picked 11th in the league in the preseason poll, but has exceeded expectations and is 9-0 on the season. A large part of the Lions’ success can be attributed to Ivy Wallen. Wallen has been named the GSC’s Freshman of the Week four times this season and the GSC’s Player of the Week once. At 21.7 points per game, Wallen is seventh in the country in scoring. She is the only freshman in the top 50 in Division II. The two weeks that Wallen was named the freshman of the week, the honor went to Lee, as two different Lady Flames received the honor: Taylor Boggess and Abby Bertram. Lee is currently on a seven game winning streak. Shorter’s Taylor Adams continues to lead the country in scoring, averaging 22.8 points per game. After dropping their first five games of the year, the Hawks have won three of their last four games.
Thursday, December 29 West Alabama at AUM Saturday, December 31 UAH at West Florida North Alabama at Valdosta State Union at Delta State Lee at West Georgia Christian Brothers at Mississippi College Shorter at West Alabama Monday, January 2 Shorter at West Georgia UAH at Valdosta State Delta State at Christian Brothers North Alabama at West Florida Mississippi College at Union Lee at West Alabama
PLAYER OF THE WEEK and FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Ivy Wallen, North Alabama Wallen has now been named the GSC Freshman of the Week four times, but this is her first time claiming player of the week honors. Wallen has led the Lions to wins in their first nine games this season. UNA is the only undefeated team in the league and is 3-0 in conference play, picking up two GSC wins this week. Wallen averaged 25.5 points per game, 4.5 rebounds per game, and 3.0 assists per game. On the year, she is averaging 21.6 points per game, which is second in the conference and seventh in the nation. Wallen has scored at least 20 points in seven of her nine games this season.
GSC Women’s Basketball Weekly Release
LEAGUE LEADERS Scoring Offense 1. Union 2. North Alabama 3. Mississippi College 4. Valdosta State 5. West Florida
82.1 ppg 77.3 ppg 75.7 ppg 75.1 ppg 74.6 ppg
Scoring Defense T1. Lee T1. North Alabama 3. West Alabama 4. Delta State 5. Christian Brothers
Points 1. Adams (SU) 2. I. Wallen (UNA) 3. Mitchell (VSU) 4. Smith (UU) 5. Jones (UWG)
22.8 ppg 21.6 ppg 17.7 ppg 16.2 ppg 15.9 ppg
FG Percentage 1. Cheeks (LEE) 2. Gunter (UNA) 3. Mitchell (VSU) 4. Smith (UU) 5. Perkins (UU)
71.8% 55.3% 54.8% 52.5% 51.5%
Assists 1. Coyne (UWF) T2. Bickham (MC) T2. Perkins (UU) 4. Banks (CBU) 5. Heath (UNA)
6.2 apg 5.0 apg 5.0 apg 4.9 apg 4.2 apg
Rebounds 1. Brewer (UWF) 2. Adams (SU) 3. Mitchell (VSU) 4. Cheeks (LEE) 5. Jones (UWG)
13.1 rpg 12.4 rpg 10.2 rpg 10.1 rpg 10.0 rpg
55.4 ppg 55.4 ppg 58.4 ppg 59.3 ppg 60.8 ppg
2016-17 WBCA COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL (as of 12/21/16)
1 Ashland (21) 2 California (PA) 3 Pittsburg State (1) 4 Bellarmine 5 Emporia State 6 Virginia Union (2) 7 Angelo State 8 Alaska-Anchorage 9 Colorado State-Pueblo 10 Lincoln Memorial 11 California Baptist 12 Bentley 13 Seattle Pacific
14 Drury 15 Arkansas Tech 16 Winona State 17 Lewis 18 Wheeling Jesuit 19 Central Oklahoma 20 Florida Southern 21 Grand Valley State 22 Clayton State 23 Columbus State 24 North Georgia 25 Northern State
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Contact: Nick Moeller, Assistant Commissioner | [email protected] Phone: (205) 991-9880 | Fax: (205) 437-0505 | Twitter: @GulfSouth | Facebook: The Gulf South Conference | Instagram: @gscsports
2016-17 GSC BASKETBALL STANDINGS (through games played 12/28/16)
Team North Alabama Lee West Florida Valdosta State West Georgia Shorter Union Mississippi College West Alabama Christian Brothers Delta State UAH
Conference Overall W L Pct. W L Pct. 3 0 1.000 9 0 1.000 3 0 1.000 8 1 .889 2 1 .667 7 2 .778 2 1 .667 5 4 .556 2 1 .667 3 4 .429 2 1 .667 3 5 .375 2 2 .500 7 3 .700 1 2 .333 3 3 .500 1 2 .333 4 5 .444 1 3 .250 4 4 .500 0 3 .000 3 5 .375 0 3 .000 1 7 .125
Notes: #--WBCA National Ranking
LAST WEEK’S RESULTS Thursday, December 15 Delta State 54 / Shorter 61 Valdosta State 69 / Christian Brothers 63 Mississippi College 66 / Lee 77 West Georgia 63 / UAH 59 West Florida 66 / Union 74 West Alabama 60 / North Alabama 68 Saturday, December 17 Delta State 46 / Lee 55 Mississippi College 78 / Shorter 82 West Florida 63 / Christian Brothers 62 West Alabama 77 / UAH 65 Valdosta State 61 / Union 57 Monday, December 19 West Georgia 62 / North Alabama 73 Wednesday, December 28 Rust 45 / Union 114
UPCOMING GAMES
AROUND THE GSC Two teams remain unbeaten as we get into the full swing of conference play: North Alabama and Lee. Both the Lions and the Lady Flames are 3-0. These two teams are tied for the top scoring defense in the league, allowing just 55.4 points per game this season. North Alabama was picked 11th in the league in the preseason poll, but has exceeded expectations and is 9-0 on the season. A large part of the Lions’ success can be attributed to Ivy Wallen. Wallen has been named the GSC’s Freshman of the Week four times this season and the GSC’s Player of the Week once. At 21.7 points per game, Wallen is seventh in the country in scoring. She is the only freshman in the top 50 in Division II. The two weeks that Wallen was named the freshman of the week, the honor went to Lee, as two different Lady Flames received the honor: Taylor Boggess and Abby Bertram. Lee is currently on a seven game winning streak. Shorter’s Taylor Adams continues to lead the country in scoring, averaging 22.8 points per game. After dropping their first five games of the year, the Hawks have won three of their last four games.
Thursday, December 29 West Alabama at AUM Saturday, December 31 UAH at West Florida North Alabama at Valdosta State Union at Delta State Lee at West Georgia Christian Brothers at Mississippi College Shorter at West Alabama Monday, January 2 Shorter at West Georgia UAH at Valdosta State Delta State at Christian Brothers North Alabama at West Florida Mississippi College at Union Lee at West Alabama
PLAYER OF THE WEEK and FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Ivy Wallen, North Alabama Wallen has now been named the GSC Freshman of the Week four times, but this is her first time claiming player of the week honors. Wallen has led the Lions to wins in their first nine games this season. UNA is the only undefeated team in the league and is 3-0 in conference play, picking up two GSC wins this week. Wallen averaged 25.5 points per game, 4.5 rebounds per game, and 3.0 assists per game. On the year, she is averaging 21.6 points per game, which is second in the conference and seventh in the nation. Wallen has scored at least 20 points in seven of her nine games this season.
GSC Women’s Basketball Weekly Release
LEAGUE LEADERS Scoring Offense 1. Union 2. North Alabama 3. Mississippi College 4. Valdosta State 5. West Florida
82.1 ppg 77.3 ppg 75.7 ppg 75.1 ppg 74.6 ppg
Scoring Defense T1. Lee T1. North Alabama 3. West Alabama 4. Delta State 5. Christian Brothers
Points 1. Adams (SU) 2. I. Wallen (UNA) 3. Mitchell (VSU) 4. Smith (UU) 5. Jones (UWG)
22.8 ppg 21.6 ppg 17.7 ppg 16.2 ppg 15.9 ppg
FG Percentage 1. Cheeks (LEE) 2. Gunter (UNA) 3. Mitchell (VSU) 4. Smith (UU) 5. Perkins (UU)
71.8% 55.3% 54.8% 52.5% 51.5%
Assists 1. Coyne (UWF) T2. Bickham (MC) T2. Perkins (UU) 4. Banks (CBU) 5. Heath (UNA)
6.2 apg 5.0 apg 5.0 apg 4.9 apg 4.2 apg
Rebounds 1. Brewer (UWF) 2. Adams (SU) 3. Mitchell (VSU) 4. Cheeks (LEE) 5. Jones (UWG)
13.1 rpg 12.4 rpg 10.2 rpg 10.1 rpg 10.0 rpg
55.4 ppg 55.4 ppg 58.4 ppg 59.3 ppg 60.8 ppg
2016-17 WBCA COACHES TOP 25 NATIONAL POLL (as of 12/21/16)
1 Ashland (21) 2 California (PA) 3 Pittsburg State (1) 4 Bellarmine 5 Emporia State 6 Virginia Union (2) 7 Angelo State 8 Alaska-Anchorage 9 Colorado State-Pueblo 10 Lincoln Memorial 11 California Baptist 12 Bentley 13 Seattle Pacific
14 Drury 15 Arkansas Tech 16 Winona State 17 Lewis 18 Wheeling Jesuit 19 Central Oklahoma 20 Florida Southern 21 Grand Valley State 22 Clayton State 23 Columbus State 24 North Georgia 25 Northern State
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