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LORICO DUNCAN NAMED TRI-GLVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK (February 26, 2001) 

Kentucky Wesleyan All-American Lorico Duncan averaged 20.0 points, directed his team to a huge road upset over then No. 2-ranked Southern Indiana and collected his fourth double-double of the season, to earn Tri-Player of the Week honors in the Great Lakes Valley Conference.

This is the fourth-time the league has named Duncan as Player of the Week in two seasons. He is the first Panther this season to receive the honor.

Duncan, a 6-2 senior guard from Memphis, scored a game-high 22 points and grabbed six rebounds as KWC stunned Southern Indiana, 91-89 last Thursday. He came back on Saturday to register a double-double, scoring 18 points and collecting 11 assists as KWC completed a two-victory week on the road at SIUE.

The No. 2 ranked Panthers and three-time defending GLVC Tournament champions will open the tournament with a 23-3 record and the No. 2 seed on Thursday against No. 7 seed Lewis (11-15) at 8:30 CT in Evansville, Ind. at Roberts Stadium (12,300).

Northern Kentucky senior guard Craig Conley and Saint Joseph's senior forward Brandon Yates shared the honors with Duncan.

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN RETURNS TO NO. 2 (February 26, 2001)  

Kentucky Wesleyan returned to No. 2 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/Division II Bulletin weekly Top 25 men's poll after last week at No. 4. The Panthers started the season at No. 2 for four weeks.

KWC (23-3) swept two Great Lakes Valley Conference road games last week as they upset then No. 2 Southern Indiana, 91-89, and SIU Edwardsville 108-71.

Adelphi (NY) remained No. 1 then KWC, Southern Indiana, Southwest State (Minn.), Saint Michael's (Vt.), Queens (NC), Washburn (Kan.), Cal State San Bernardino, Wingate (NC) and South Dakota for this week's top 10.

It was a tough week for many ranked teams, as six of the top 10 were beaten last week.

Kentucky Wesleyan, No. 2 seed, opens the GLVC Tournament on Thursday against No. 7 seed Lewis (11-15) at 8:30 CT in Evansville, Ind. at Roberts Stadium (12,300).

Here is the Top 25 for the week of Feb. 26, 2001:

1. Adelphi (NY) 26-0 

2. Kentucky Wesleyan 23-3

3. Southern Indiana 24-2 

4. Southwest State (Minn.) 23-5 

5. Saint Michael's (Vt.) 23-3 

6. Queens (NC) 22-4 

7. Washburn (Kan.) 22-4 

8. Cal St. San Bernardino 21-3 

9. Wingate (NC) 23-3 

10. South Dakota 21-5 

11. Northwestern State (Okla.) 22-4 

12. Saint Anselm (NH) 21-5 

13. Northern Kentucky 24-5 

14. Salem International (WVa.) 21-5 

15. Western Washington 23-3 

16. Northwest Missouri 22-4 

17. South Dakota State 21-5 

18. Winston Salem (NC) 23-3 

19. Fort Hays (Kan.) 22-4 

20. Johnson C. Smith (NC) 22-4 

21. Massachusetts Lowell 21-5 

22. Seattle Pacific 21-4 

23. Catawba (NC) 22-4 

24. Florida Southern 20-6 

25. Angelo State (Tex.) 20-6 

Others receiving consideration: None.

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN MOVES UP TO NO. 4  (February 19, 2001) 

Kentucky Wesleyan moved up one spot to No. 4 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/Division II Bulletin weekly Top 25 men's poll after last week at No. 5.

The Panthers (21-3, 15-3) swept three Great Lakes Valley Conference home games last week as they defeated Bellarmine, 81-67, No. 15 Northern Kentucky, 80-57, and Indianapolis, 88-66.

Adelphi (NY) and Southern Indiana remained No. 1 and 2 followed by South Dakota, Kentucky Wesleyan, Washburn (Kan.), Cal State San Bernardino, Wingate (NC), Northeastern State (Okla.), Southwest State (Minn.) and Saint Michael's (Vt.) for this week's top 10.

For the second straight week, nine teams lost last week and two new teams entered the Top 25.

Kentucky Wesleyan will play their final two games of the season on the road. The Panthers play at No. 2 Southern Indiana (23-1, 17-1) on Thursday at 7:30 CT and SIU Edwardsville (7-17, 4-14) on Saturday at 7:45.

Here is the Top 25 for the week of Feb. 19, 2001:

1. Adelphi (NY) 24-0 

2. Southern Indiana 23-1 

3. South Dakota 21-3 

4. Kentucky Wesleyan 21-3 

5. Washburn (Kan.) 21-3 

6. Cal St. San Bernardino 20-2 

7. Wingate (NC) 22-2 

8. Northeastern State (Okla.) 21-3 

9. Southwest State (Minn.) 21-5 

10. Saint Michael's (Vt.) 21-3 

11. Salem International (WVa.) 20-4 

12. Queens (NC) 20-4 

13. South Dakota State 20-4 

14. Saint Anselm (NH) 19-5 

15. Northern Kentucky 22-5 

16. Western Washington 21-3 

17. Northwest Missouri 20-4 

18. West Georgia 19-5 

19. Winston Salem (NC) 21-3 

20. Fort Hays (Kan.) 20-4 

21. Johnson C. Smith (NC) 20-4 16

22. Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.) 22-5

23. Massachusetts Lowell 19-5

24. Seattle Pacific 19-4

25. Tampa 21-4 

Others receiving consideration: None.

HARPER SETS NCAA COACHING RECORD (February 17, 2001) 

Kentucky Wesleyan College head men's basketball coach Ray Harper broke the NCAA coaching record for best career start (by wins) in five seasons with 138 when the No. 5 Panthers defeated visiting Indianapolis 88-66 on Saturday, Feb. 17. Everett Case of North Carolina State (1947-51) held the old record with 137.

Harper's five-year record at KWC is 138-19 for a 87.9 winning percentage or an average of 27.6 wins per season.

17 STUDENT-ATHLETES NAMED ACADEMIC ALL-CONFERENCE (February 14, 2001) 

Seventeen Kentucky Wesleyan College student-athletes were named to the 2000 Great Lakes Valley Conference Fall Sports All-Academic team today.

Three-time honorees include Dominique Crisp (soccer) a junior from Freemont, Calif./Mission HS; Robin Joska (soccer) a senior Chrudm, Czech Republic.

First-time honorees include Brooke Bangston (soccer) a freshman from Leitchfield, Ky./Grayson County HS; Megan Brier (volleyball) a freshman from Covington, Ky./Villa Madonna HS; Jessica Culver (tennis) a junior from Bardstown, Ky./Nelson County HS; Megan Guess (soccer) a freshman from Dayton, Ohio/West Carrollton HS; Melissa Humphrey (soccer) a freshman from Owensboro, Ky./Apollo HS; Jack Perkins (soccer) a sophomore from Bremen, Ky./Muhlenberg North HS; Donna Powell (tennis) a sophomore from Lexington, Ky./Tates Creek HS; Amy Rafferty (soccer) a freshman from Owensboro, Ky./Owensboro HS; Aukje Reeves (soccer) a freshman from Madisonville, Ky./North Hopkins HS; Heidi Shephard (tennis) a sophomore from Hopkinsville, Ky./Heritage Christian Academy; Terra Ward (tennis) a junior from Whitesville, Ky./Trinity HS

To be eligible, a student-athlete must be a starter or significant substitute and the student-athlete has a cumulative grade point average of at least 3.25 or has attained a GPA of at least 3.4 in each of the preceding two semesters. Freshmen or first-year transfers must achieve a GPA of 3.4 or higher during the fall semester.

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN JUMPS TO NO. 5 (February 12, 2001) 

Kentucky Wesleyan jumped to No. 5 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/Division II Bulletin weekly Top 25 men's poll after last week at No. 10.

The Panthers (18-3, 12-3) swept two Great Lakes Valley Conference home games last week as they defeated Lewis, 77-66, and Wisconsin Parkside, 84-59.

Adelphi, Southern Indiana and Wingate remained No. 1, 2 and 3 with the rest of the top 10 changing. South Dakota was No. 4 followed by Kentucky Wesleyan, Washburn, Cal State San Bernardino, Salem International, Saint Anselm and Queens for this week's top 10.

Nine teams from last week's rankings lost and two new teams entered the Top 25.

Kentucky Wesleyan will play their final three home games of the season this week. The Panthers play host to Bellarmine (12-9, 9-6) on Tuesday, No. 15 Northern Kentucky (20-4, 11-4) on Thursday and Indianapolis (12-9, 7-8). Tip-off for all three contests is 7:30 CT.

Here is the Top 25 for the week of Feb. 12, 2001:

1. Adelphi (NY) 22-0 

2. Southern Indiana 20-1 

3. Wingate (NC) 20-1 

4. South Dakota 20-3 

5. Kentucky Wesleyan 18-3 

6. Washburn (Kan.) 19-3 

7. Cal St. San Bernardino 18-2 

8. Salem International 19-3 

9. Saint Anselm (NH) 17-4 

10. Queens (NC) 18-3 

11. Northeastern State (Ok) 19-3 

12. Southwest State (Minn.) 19-5 

13. Saint Michael's (Vt.) 19-3 

14. South Dakota State 18-4 

15. Northern Kentucky 20-4 

16. Johnson C. Smith (NC) 18-3 

17. Western Washington 19-3 

18. Fort Hays (Kan.) 19-3 

19. Northwest Missouri 18-4 

20. West Georgia 17-5 

21. Winston Salem (NC) 19-3 

22. Nebraska Kearney 17-3 

23. Hillsdale (Mich.) 18-4 

24. Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.) 20-5 

25. Massachusetts Lowell 18-5 

Others receiving consideration: Angelo State (Tex.), West Virginia Tech, Longwood, Drury, Bloomsburg, Seattle Pacific, Missouri Southern, Florida Southern, St. Cloud.

KENTUCKY WESLEYAN SLIPS TO NO. 10 (February 5, 2001) 

Kentucky Wesleyan slipped to No. 10 in the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC)/Division II Bulletin weekly Top 25 men's poll after last week at No. 6.

The Panthers (16-3, 10-3) split two Great Lakes Valley Conference road games as they defeated Quincy, 96-68, on Thursday and lost to Missouri St. Louis, 63-62, on Saturday.

Adelphi (20-0) and Southern Indiana (18-1) remained No. 1 and 2 with the rest of the top 10 changing. Wingate (19-1) was No. 3 followed by Cal State San Bernardino (17-1), Salem International (18-2), South Dakota (18-3), Northern Kentucky (19-3), South Dakota State (18-3), Southwest State (Minn.) and KWC.

Ten teams from last week's rankings lost and three new teams entered the Top 25.

Kentucky Wesleyan returns home to play Lewis (8-11, 6-7) on Thursday at 7:30 CT and to Wisconsin Parkside (9-10, 6-7) on Saturday at 3:30.

Here is the Top 25 for the week of Feb. 5, 2001:

1. Adelphi (NY) 20-0

2. Southern Indiana 18-1

3. Wingate (NC) 19-1

4. Cal St. San Bernardino 17-1

5. Salem International 18-2

6. South Dakota 18-3

7. Northern Kentucky 19-3

8. South Dakota State 18-3

9. Southwest State (Minn.) 19-4

10. Kentucky Wesleyan 16-3

11. Washburn (Kan.) 16-3

12. Saint Anselm (NH) 15-4

13. Queens (NC) 16-3

14. Northeastern State (Ok) 17-3

15. Saint Michael's (Vt.) 17-3

16. Northwest Missouri 16-3

17. Johnson C. Smith (NC) 17-3

18. West Georgia 15-4

19. Alabama Huntsville 15-5

20. Western Washington 17-3

21. Fort Hays (Kan.) 17-3

22. Findlay (Ohio) 17-3

23. Winston Salem (NC) 18-3

24. Nebraska Kearney 15-3

25. Hillsdale (Mich.) 16-4 

Others receiving consideration: Angelo State (Tex.), Cal State Bakersfield, Armstrong Atlantic (Ga.), Massachusetts Lowell, West Virginia Tech.

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