LOUISVILLE, KY – The Roanoke College softball team was ranked 16^th in the NFCA Division III Week Two Top-25.  The Maroons currently have a record of 8-2.

The Maroons fell from a school program high #5 ranking in the NFCA Week One Poll, after falling to then #13 ranked Emory University twice on March 2-3.  The Maroons did defeat Birmingham-Southern twice on that weekend as well, increasing their record to 6-2.  Roanoke is currently in the middle of its spring break trip to Orlando, Florida, where they are playing in the Rebel Games.  The Maroons defeated Muskingum University (7-5), as well as Beloit College (10-0 in 5 innings).

The Maroons finish their Orlando tournament on Wednesday, after playing Bluffton University and Aurora University.  The Maroons return to home action on Wednesday, March 13^th as they host Guilford College in their ODAC opener.  The first pitch is scheduled for 5:00 PM.

Listed below is the Week Two NFCA Top-25 Coaches Poll.  For more information, visit http://www.nfca.org

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous
1	Montclair State (7)	0-0	199	1
2	Luther	0-0	188	2
3	Texas-Tyler	8-0	179	4
4	Emory (1)	17-0	174	13
5	Tufts	0-0	158	3
6	Eastern Connecticut State	0-0	145	8
7	Christopher Newport	7-1	144	6
8	Illinois Wesleyan	0-0	135	7
9	Linfield	2-2	132	12
10	Central (Iowa)	0-0	130	9
11	Trine	2-0	116	14
12	Plattsburgh State	0-0	107	11
13	Redlands	11-3	83	15
14	Moravian	2-0	79	19
15	Pacific Lutheran	5-3	76	10
16	Roanoke	6-2	74	5
17	Ohio Northern	0-0	73	18
18	Carthage	4-0	70	17
	Salisbury	6-0	70	24
20	Rowan	3-1	61	16
21	St. Thomas (Minnesota)	2-0	55	20
22	Ithaca	0-0	35	21
23	Cortland State	0-0	29	23
24	Louisiana College	6-1	28	22
25	East Texas Baptist	8-0	20	25
	Washington (Missouri)	8-0	20

Others receiving votes:
Simpson (10 points), Allegheny (7 points), Amherst (2 points), Chapman (1 point)
Dropped out:
Tied-No. 25 Amherst
 
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