BASKETBALL TEAMS' FORTUNES UNCERTAIN.Byline: CHARLES KALOUSTIAN Special to the Daily News The jury is out on both the men's and women's basketball Women's basketball is one of the few games which developed in tandem with men's. It became popular, spreading from the east coast of the United States to the west coast, in large part via women's colleges. teams for the upcoming season. According to the Golden State Athletic Conference The Golden State Athletic Conference is a college athletics conference in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA). The conference commissioner is Dr. Cliff Hamlow of Azusa Pacific University. Conference leadership is shared among the member institutions. preseason polls, the women's team is ranked second in the conferance, mostly due to last year's 28-8 season in which it was crowned GSAC GSAC Golden State Athletic Conference GSAC Governance Structural Adjustment Credit (World Bank) GSAC Greater San Antonio Chapter (of the National Contract Management Association) conferance champions. Top returnee re·turn·ee n. 1. One who returns, as from a journey or to school after a long absence. 2. A person returning from military duty overseas. See Usage Note at -ee1. for the lady Mustangs is Kinsley Mittel (Simi Valley) who earned many accolades from her 2005-2006 performance -- All-NAIA Player, NAIA NAIA abbr. National Association of Intercollegiate Athletes All-Tournament Team, All-GSAC Team and GSAC Scholar Athlete. The men's team is ranked 10th out of 11 teams Just kickin' it: Both Rob Miller and Ewout Van Rhee netted hat tricks on Monday helping to top visiting San Diego Christian 9-1, snapping a three-game losing streak for the Mustangs. Having a career season, Van Rhee leads the GSAC with 10 goals and 27 points, and is shadowed by teammate Miller, who is right behind him with eight goals. The pathway to the playoffs in November doesn't favor the Mustangs, who have a 7-5-1 overall record. Of the four games remaining, they have to face powerhouse Concordia (9-3-0) and Vanguard (9-2-1) along with Azusa Pacific (7-3-1), which they are currently tied in points with in fifth place. charles.kaloustian(at)dailynews.com |
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