Johnson City Times

The Tusculum University women's basketball team gained one position to fourth in the latest D2SIDA Southeast Region rankings, through games of January 1.

The Pioneers (13-1) won their 11th consecutive game on Saturday with a 67-46 non-conference victory over Milligan. Tusculum's 11-game winning streak is its longest since the 2008-09 season, which was also the last year that the Pioneers won 13 of their first 14 games.

Lenoir-Rhyne (14-0) remains the only unbeaten team in the Southeast Region and holds the top spot again this week in the poll. North Georgia (10-1) and Georgia Southwestern (10-1) remain second and third, respectively, followed by the Pioneers in fourth. Belmont Abbey (7-3) jumped from eighth to fifth after beating Wingate 62-59 on Friday.

Wingate (8-3) dropped from fourth to sixth after its loss to Belmont Abbey, while Catawba (9-3) slipped from sixth to seventh following a 67-58 loss at UNC Pembroke on Saturday. Georgia College (9-3) is eighth and Carson-Newman (8-5) is ninth in the poll, with Columbus State (7-3) rejoining the rankings at tenth.

The D2SIDA Poll is for publicity purposes only and is not used in the selection process for the NCAA Division II postseason.

The Pioneers resume their South Atlantic Conference schedule on Wednesday and put their perfect 4-0 league mark up against Limestone (6-7, 1-2 SAC) on the road at 5:30 p.m., followed by a home game with Mars Hill (3-7, 0-3 SAC) on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Pioneer Arena.

D2SIDA Southeast Region Women's Basketball PollJanuary 2, 2022

Rk	School (1st Place Votes)	W-L	Pts	Prv
1	Lenoir-Rhyne (5)	14-0	50	1
2	North Georgia	10-1	45	2
3	Georgia Southwestern	10-1	39	3
4	TUSCULUM	13-1	36	5
5	Belmont Abbey	7-3	27	8
6	Wingate	8-3	26	4
7	Catawba	9-3	20	6
8	Georgia College	9-3	13	T9
9	Carson-Newman	8-5	11	T9
10	Columbus State	7-3	6	NR

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