LCSC women climb to No. 4; men are at No. 28

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The Lewis-Clark State College women’s basketball team jumped four spots to No. 4 in this week’s NAIA poll, while the men’s team climbed to No. 28. 

The NAIA released its third poll of the season this week and first in almost a month, which saw the Warriors women jump ahead of fellow Frontier Conference competitor Montana-Western and stand tied with St. Xavier of Illinois for the No. 4 spot. LCSC is 14-1 overall and opens conference play on Saturday at 6 p.m. against Westminster at the LCSC Activity Center. 

Vanguard of California, Oklahoma City, and defending champion Union of Tennessee continue to hold down the top three spots. Montana-Western, 15-1 overall, slipped to No. 7, while Carroll, one of three undefeated teams in the NAIA at 16-0, is No. 12. Montana Tech gave the conference four teams in the Top 25, slipping into the final spot at 12-2. 

On the men’s side, LCSC drew 38 points to move up to No. 28, which ranks second among the conference schools. Defending champion Carroll, at 10-6, holds down the No. 20 spot. Robert Morris and Oklahoma City, which defeated LCSC earlier this season, remain 1-2 and are the lone undefeated teams. Point Loma, which beat the Warriors by four points early in the season, is No. 23. 

The LCSC men open conference play on Saturday at home against Westminster at 8 p.m.