ANGOLA, Ind. – The Trine University women's basketball team enters the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) season with a record of 3-1 and are ranked 20th in the latest D3hoops.com Top 25 poll. The Thunder are also 16th in the first 2023-24 regular season coaches' poll from the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA).
Trine started the season with three home games, including two in the Cameron Hospital Classic. The Thunder opened the year with a 62-60 victory over Baldwin Wallace University, who just missed out on the Top 25 in the D3hoops.com Top 25. Then they defeated Muskingum University by a mark of 78-47 and dropped the final game in the Cameron Hospital Classic to Wittenberg University, 65-59.
The only time that Trine has hit the road this year was in a ranked battle with Ohio Northern University. The Thunder were able to secure the victory 64-56 after struggling at the start of the contest. The Polar Bears were number 10 at the time of the game, but have now fallen out of the Top 25 after three losses in the first four games this season.
Efficiency has been key for Trine early in the season. The Thunder are ranked 16th in NCAA DIII in turnovers per game at 12.2 and are 24th in field goal percentage at 44.4%. The sophomore forwards in Abby Sanner and Erin Sherwood are both above 50% shooting and Sherwood is second on the team at 11.0 points per game.
The conference season kicks off this week with two big time games. Trine faces Calvin University on the road on Wednesday, November 29 beginning at 7:30 p.m. and return home to the MTI Center on Saturday, December 2 when Albion College comes to town at 3 p.m.