The NCAA has released its second weekly statistical rankings and
Peach Belt Conference women’s basketball is featured
prominently. All 10 eligible PBC teams (Georgia Southwestern is not
eligible for ranking due to their provisional status) are ranked in
either a top 50 individual or top 25 team category.
The name that pops up again and again is Lander’s Tiara
Good. The 2007 PBC Player of the Year is in the top 50 in scoring
(10th), free throw percentage (43rd), 3-point percentage (11th) and
3-pointers per game (2nd). North Georgia’s Syretha Marble is
also ranked in multiple categories like scoring (12th), rebounding
(41st) and field goal percentage (26th).
The Peach Belt Conference is also home to the nations leader in
steals: Francis Marion’s Kevina Ransom. Ransom set a school
record with 11 swipes in Saturday’s win over Georgia
Southwestern and is averaging a Division II-best 5.3 steals per
game. USC Aiken’s Morgan Johnson is currently second in the
land in field-goal percentage, shooting 66.3 from the floor.
But its not just individuals who are ranked, PBC teams are faring
just as well. The PBC is home to three of the top 10 scoring
offenses in all of Division II, including the top two. Francis
Marion stands at the top with an eye-popping 95.9 points per game,
just ahead of second-ranked Lander at 91.0. North Georgia is 10th
at 79.9.
Thanks in large part to Ransom’s efforts, Francis Marion is
also the national leader in steals with 22.8 per game. USC Aiken
currently leads the country in assists with 21.0 per game (Lander
is fourth and FMU 8th in assists as well).
Below is the extensive list of all individuals ranked in the top
50 and all teams in the top 25 of the NCAA National Rankings
through games of Jan. 6. The NCAA updates the list each week on
Monday afternoon and can be seen here.
Women - Individual (Top 50 only)
Scoring
Tiara Good, Lander (10th, 21.8)
Syretha Marble, NGCSU (12th, 21.2)
Kourtney Singleton NGCSU (t17th, 19.5)
LaShonda Chiles, Lander (36th, 18.3)
Rebounding
Kaneetha Gordon, AASU (32nd, 9.5)
Syretha Marble, NGCSU (41st, 9.3)
Assists
Deo Ngulela, ASU (6th, 7.1)
Kianna Smith, Lander (15th, 5.8)
Lindsey Smith, GCSU (t21st, 5.4)
Blocked Shots
Sherika Parker, ASU (26th, 1.9)
Morgan Johnson, USCA (49th, 1.6)
Steals
Kevina Ransom, FMU (1st, 5.3)
Jennifer Dyer, FMU (18th, 3.4)
Victoria Willis, UNCP (21st, 3.3)
Maria Grimes, CSU (50th, 2.7)
Field Goal Percentage
Morgan Johnson, USCA (2nd, 66.3)
Syretha Marble, NGCSU (26th, 57.2)
Kourtney Singleton, NGCSU (27th, 57.1)
Free Throw Percentage
Deo Ngulela, ASU (28th, 87.2)
Tiara Good, Lander (43rd, 85.2)
3-point Field Goal Percentage
Tiara Good, Lander (11th, 48.5)
LaShonda Chiles, Lander (t38th, 41.0)
3-pointers Per Game
Tiara Good, Lander (2nd, 4.0)
Maria Grimes, CSU (t12th, 3.1)
Lindsey Holmes, AASU (t12th, 3.1)
Meredith Legg, USCA (t12th, 3.1)
LaShonda Chiles, Lander (t22nd, 2.8)
Women - Team (Top 25 only)
Scoring Offense
Francis Marion (1st, 95.9)
Lander (2nd, 91.0)
North Georgia (10th, 79.9)
Scoring Defense
UNC Pembroke (23rd, 55.5)
Scoring Margin
Francis Marion (3rd, 28.6)
Field Goal Percentage
Lander (6th, 48.3)
Francis Marion (20th, 46.5)
North Georgia (24th, 45.9)
Rebounding Margin
Augusta State (7th, 12.3)
3-point Field Goals Per Game
Lander (2nd, 9.4)
3-point Field Goal Percentage
Lander (8th, 41.7)
North Georgia (18th, 38.2)
Assists Per Game
USC Aiken (1st, 21.0)
Lander (4th, 20.1)
Francis Marion (8th, 19.4)
Augsuta State (t14th, 18.5)
Blocked Shots Per Game
Clayton State (10th, 5.1)
Steals Per Game
Francis Marion (1st, 22.8)
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