Jan. 26, 2005

Men’s team moves up to No. 6 in Top 25, women’s team remains at No. 16

MOBILE, Ala. -- The University of Mobile (18-3, 7-0) picked up two more wins last week including a road victory over Xavier University and a 14 point home win Saturday night against Tougaloo College to improve to No. 6 in this week’s NAIA Top 25 National Poll the NAIA announced on Wednesday.

The Rams, who improved one spot from last week’s poll, have won 12 games in a row, including their first seven conference games of the season. Mobile has also won 21 games in a row at home, a streak that dates back to the 2003-04 season.

Senior point guard Gabe Feagin, who leads the team in assists with 103, scored 22 points and recorded eight assists in Saturday’s win over Tougaloo.

LSU-Shreveport, also of the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference, remains at No. 16 in this weeks poll and Xavier University received five votes.

The Mobile women’s team (15-4, 6-1) remained at No. 16 in this weeks women’s NAIA Top 25 National Poll after splitting games last week with Xavier University and Tougaloo College.

The Rams suffered their first and only conference loss of the season last Thursday night in New Orleans against Xavier, 67-61 while responding on Saturday night with a 71-59 win over Tougaloo.

Mobile trails Xavier in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference standings by just one game and will get their chance for revenge when they host the Gold Nuggets on Saturday, Feb. 19.

Xavier dropped one spot this week to No. 9 and Dillard University fell two spots to No. 25.

Both teams will return to action tomorrow night against Southern University-New Orleans on the road in New Orleans, Louisiana. The women’s game will begin at 5:30 p.m. with the men’s game to follow at 7:30 p.m.

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