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 Junior Christi Raycraft shot 8-for-11 in wins against two Top-20 teams last weekend, helping the Aggies move up to No. 6 in the national coaches' poll. |
March 14, 2007
DAVIS, Calif. - UC Davis junior attacker Christi Raycraft was selected as Western Water Polo Association Player of the Week for March 5-11, it was announced Wednesday -- the same day the Aggies moved up one spot to No. 6 in the National Collegiate Top 20.
Raycraft, a hometown favorite who starred as a prep at Davis Senior High, scored four goals and two steals in each of two UC Davis wins against Top-20 opponents. Her four goals led the Aggies in a 12-7 win over 17th-ranked Santa Clara last Saturday. One day later, Raycraft matched that total to lead her team in a 14-7 win against No. 20 Indiana. She shot 8-for-11 for the weekend and drew a kickout and a five-meter exclusion in the two-game set.
Raycraft is the second UC Davis player to win WWPA Player of the Week honors, following Katherine O'Rourke's award two weeks before.
The No. 6 ranking is the highest for the Aggie program during the seven years that the NCAA has sponsored a women's water polo championship. The last time UC Davis held such a spot in the national poll was in 2000, when the 22-17 Aggies were No. 6 in the final postseason chart.
This season, UC Davis is off to its best start in varsity history, winning 15 of its first 19 games. Furthermore, the Aggies are 8-0 against WWPA members.
The Aggies, idle for the university's week of final examinations, returns to action for a home game with Maryland on March 23. UC Davis will then square off with Loyola Marymount a day later to begin a three-game, four-day road trip.
National Collegiate Women's Top 20 Poll
| March 14, 2007 Poll (Week 8) | |
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| Rank |
School |
3-7
Poll |
Points |
| 1 |
Stanford University | 1 |
100 |
| 2 |
University of California, Los Angeles | 2 |
95 |
| 3 |
University of Southern California | 3 |
90 |
| 4 |
University of California, Berkeley | 4 |
85 |
| 5 |
University of California, Irvine | 5 |
78 |
| 6 |
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS | 7 |
70 |
| 7 |
San Diego State University | 8 |
69 |
| 8 |
University of Hawaii | 5 |
68 |
9 |
San Jose State University | 9 |
64 |
| 10 |
Arizona State University | 10 |
55 |
| 11 |
Loyola Marymount University | 11 |
51 |
| 12 |
University of California, Santa Barbara | 12 |
45 |
| 13 |
Hartwick College | 12 |
35 |
| 14 |
Santa Clara University | 17 |
33 |
| 15 |
Long Beach State University | 14 |
31 |
| 16 |
University of California, San Diego | 15 |
28 |
| 17 |
University of Michigan | 16 |
23 |
| 18 |
Princeton University | 18 |
15 |
| 19 |
California State University, Northridge | NR |
7 |
| 20 |
California State University, Bakersfield | 19 |
4 |
RV |
Indiana University | 20 |
2 |
| RV |
Brown University | RV |
2 |
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