Lady Bears Reach Third in USCAA Poll
BROOKLYN, NY – The Lady Bears successful season has seen them reach new heights. In an announcement made by the United States Collegiate Athletic Association (USCAA), St. Joseph's is ranked third in the latest Coaches' Poll, the highest ever in program history. St. Joseph's, who started the season ranked 19th, have continually climbed the board as they compiled an impressive 16-4 record.
St. Joseph's has been hot, winners of 13 of 14 and six straight. Tuesday night they swept their Hudson Valley Women's Athletic Conference opener over New Rochelle 11-3 and 12-0.
There has been another change at the top with Rochester College the new number one. Only them and St. Mary-of-the-Woods College are ahead of the Lady Bears who fell just ten points shy of the top spot.
St. Joseph's continues a five doubleheader stretch in five days as they look to claim the top spot in the USCAA. They have a battle with Skyline champions Farmingdale State on this afternoon and also play Sarah Lawrence, Lehman and Purchase this week.
The next home game is Saturday against Purchase at Padavan-Preller Fields in Bellerose, NY. The team will also celebrate Alumni, Family & Friends Day with first pitch slated for 1 p.m.
USCAA Softball Coaches Poll Top 20 - Week 6
| Rank | School | Total | Last Week | |
| 1 | Rochester College | 182 | 2 |
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| 2 | St. Mary-of-the-Woods | 177 | 1 |
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| 3 | St. Joseph's College |
172 | 4 |
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| 4 | Spalding University |
161 | 5 |
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| 5 | Penn State Beaver |
160 | 7 |
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| 6 | Penn State Mont Alto |
159 | 8(T) |
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| 7 | Briarcliffe College |
153 | 8(T) | |
| 8(T) | Judson College |
150 | 6 | |
| 9 |
Rober Morris Springfield |
133 | 10(T) | |
| 10(T) | Southern Maine CC |
132 |
12 | |
| 10(T) | Penn College |
132 |
14 |
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| 12 | Penn State Hazelton |
116 |
13 | |
| 13 | Southern Virginia University |
115 |
10(T) | |
| 14 | Walla Walla University |
99 |
18 | |
| 15 | University of Dallas |
95 |
16 | |
| 16 | Talladega College | 94 |
15 | |
| 17 | Clark State CC | 93 |
19 | |
| 18 | Washington Adventist |
87 |
17 | |
| 19 | Southern State CC |
86 |
NR | |
| 20 | UC Clermont |
83 |
NR |