Oct. 25, 2007

10/25/07 - OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. - The Mid-America Christian University Lady Evangels are picked to finish twelfth in the Sooner Athletic Conference pre-season coaches poll, receiving 14 total points.

"The coaches do not expect us to compete, which is evident by the poll," Coach Lind said. "I understand, we are new and people do not know us that well."

The Sooner Athletic Conference is deemed the toughest basketball conference in the NAIA, with ten of the last thirteen National Champions coming from the SAC.

"I believe that we have the players to make a run in the SAC," Coach Lind said in the SAC press conference on Wednesday. "We are coming from a division where we were a powerhouse and now we are the new guy. I believe that our returning players understand that and our newcomers are ready for the challenge."

The Lady Evangels joined the SAC in the winter of 2006, just a few months following the acceptance into the NAIA.

MACU's first conference game is at home Thursday, Nov 29 against Rogers State University at 6:00.

SAC Poll:1. Lubbock Christian University2. Southern Nazarene University3. Oklahoma City University4. Oklahoma Baptist University5. Oklahoma Christian University6. University of Science and Arts- Oklahoma7. John Brown University8. Wayland Baptist University9. Northwestern Oklahoma State University10. Rogers State University11. St. Gregory's University12. Mid-America Christian University