Things are looking up for Christie Groh and the Fort Lewis College women’s basketball team. After a potential season-ending loss to Black Hills State in the RMAC Shootout quarterfinals Tuesday at Whalen Gymnasium, the Skyhawks, nonetheless got a boost in the South Central regional rankings. Based on the merit of its upset victory over then-No. 2 Colorado Mesa in its regular-season finale, FLC climbed the ranks from 10th to seventh Wednesday; the top eight teams from the region will qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The women’s basketball selection show is 8 p.m. Sunday. The FLC men’s basketball team, which will play No. 1 Metro State in an RMAC Shootout semifinal Friday in Denver, remained unranked in the South Central region.
Things are looking up for Christie Groh and the Fort Lewis College women’s basketball team. After a potential season-ending loss to Black Hills State in the RMAC Shootout quarterfinals Tuesday at Whalen Gymnasium, the Skyhawks, nonetheless got a boost in the South Central regional rankings. Based on the merit of its upset victory over then-No. 2 Colorado Mesa in its regular-season finale, FLC climbed the ranks from 10th to seventh Wednesday; the top eight teams from the region will qualify for the NCAA Tournament. The women’s basketball selection show is 8 p.m. Sunday. The FLC men’s basketball team, which will play No. 1 Metro State in an RMAC Shootout semifinal Friday in Denver, remained unranked in the South Central region.Steve Lewis/Durango Herald