Women's Basketball | 11/21/2017 2:02:00 PM

Lilburn, Ga.----The Wingate University women's basketball team is number six in the WBCA NCAA Division II top 25 coaches' poll, officials announce Tuesday. Wingate (3-0 overall) moves up eight spots from its number 14 position in the preseason poll.
 
"Although it is very nice to be recognized and respected by other coaches, the rankings at this time of the year are not something we spend a lot of time discussing," Wingate head women's basketball coach Ann Hancock says. "We have to take one game at a time and focus on what we need to do every day to improve. With so many new players, there are lots of things we must get better at to reach our full potential. Our league and region are very good and it's a long season."
 
Wingate travels to South Carolina to face number 24 Lander University tonight (Tuesday, Nov. 21) at 5:30 p.m. The Bulldogs return home Sunday to host UNC Pembroke. Game time in Cuddy Arena and Thomas Koontz Family Court is slated for 4 p.m.
 
Wingate leads the South Atlantic Conference with 15 appearances in the NCAA Division II national tournament. The Bulldogs have an overall NCAA tourney record of 15-15 with Elite Eight appearances in 1995, 1996 and 2008. Wingate has won 11 SAC regular season championships and nine SAC tournament crowns.
 
WINGATE UNIVERSITY
 
Wingate University, consistently ranked as a top 10 "best value" in the South by U.S. News & World Report, serves more than 3,600 students on three campuses in Wingate, Charlotte and Hendersonville, N.C. Founded in 1896, the University offers 35 undergraduate majors, 35 minors, 12 career concentrations, nine pre-professional programs, master's degrees in accounting, business, education, physician assistant studies and sport management and doctorates in education, pharmacy and physical therapy.
 
With a 14 to 1 student/teacher ratio, Wingate students gain the tools and support needed to excel in academics and apply that learning toward an extraordinary career and life. To view current news, video and story ideas, visit www.youtube.com/wingateuniversity. 
 
In addition to a robust intramural athletics program, Wingate student athletes compete in 22 NCAA Division II sports. The University has won the South Atlantic Conference Echols Athletic Excellence Award for the past 11 years. For more information, go to www.wingate.edu.
 
Wingate is first among NCAA Division II Academic All-America®-producing colleges in the 2000's with 96 selections. Among North Carolina's colleges and universities, Wingate is number one in this millennium with 96 Academic All-America® honorees. Wingate is tops among all SAC schools with 105 lifetime Academic All-America® picks. For more information on WU athletics, go to www.wingatebulldogs.com.