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Women's Basketball Receiving Votes in National Polls Ahead of CC Tournament

Women's Basketball Receiving Votes in National Polls Ahead of CC Tournament

D3Hoops.com Poll
WBCA Coaches Poll (PDF) 

HAVERFORD, Pa. - The Haverford College women's basketball team is receiving votes in both the latest D3Hoops.com and Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) Poll. The national rankings are the last before the conference tournament season opens in earnest this week. The Fords (21-4) enter the Centennial Conference tournament as the top seed after a 1-1 week to finish the regular season. Haverford grabbed a victory at home over rival Swarthmore, and then saw its program-record 11-game winning streak snapepd at Johns Hopkins in the regular season finale despite a valiant comeback effort in the final moments. 

Haveford has recorded its third consecutive 20 win season behind one of the strongest defensive presences in the entire nation. In the latest NCAA statistical release, the Fords rank as the fourth-best scoring defense, limiting opponents to a miniscule 45.9 points per contest. Haverford has also commited the second fewest personal fouls per game in Division III (10.8), and has amassed the 16th-most blocks (134). First year Cortlyn Morris has emerged as a force on the defensive end, with 56 total blocks to her ledger during her rookie campaign. Her 2.24 blocks per contest leads the Centennial and is 44th in the nation. Offensively, four-time Centennial Conference Player of the Week Anna-Sophia Capizzi leads the Centennial Conference in points per game (19.3) while ranking first in three-point percentage (39.8) and second in field goal pecentage (47.1). Nyla Robinson is the top assister in the conference, dishing out a Centennial-best 3.4 helpers per game. 

The Fords will face off with the winner of the Centennial Conference First Round contest between Dickinson and Swarthmore, which will be contested on Tuesday night (7 p.m.). The semifinal matchup with the 4/5 game winner is slated for 6 p.m. at Gooding '84 Arena. Haverford will be making its ninth consecutive trip to the Centennial Conference finals, and enters as the top seed and host for the third time in program history and second time in four years. Haverford will be looking to secure its fourth NCAA Tournament bid in program history, and third consecutive appearance. Last season, Haverford defeated Gettysburg at Bream Gym to capture the 2019 Centennial Conference Championship and an automatic berth in the NCAA tournament.