Posted: Nov 07, 2013

Women's Basketball Picked 2nd

The University of Findlay women's basketball team is picked to finish second in the South Division of the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) this season according to the annual preseason poll, which was released on Nov. 7.

The Oilers received a total of 177 votes and ten first place votes in the poll. They fell one vote shy of the top spot in the division, which is held by Ashland University with 178 votes. The Eagles also received 13 first place votes and are the defending NCAA Division II National Champions.

Findlay finished the 2012-13 campaign with a 24-6 record. They were ranked 20th in the nation in the final Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) poll and reached the NCAA Division II National Tournament for only the second time in school history.

The league also unveiled their preseason all-conference teams and two Oilers were selected.

Junior guard Ciara Geiger, a transfer from Urbana University, and sophomore forward Margaret Wuebker each were honored on the all-conference squads. Geiger was voted first team all-conference while Wuebker earned a spot on the second team.

Geiger earned all-region honors last year for the Blue Knights after averaging 18.4 points per game. The Great Midwest Athletic Conference Player of the Year racked up a total of 995 points during her two years with Urbana and will be counted on to provide offensive firepower for the Oilers this season.

Wuebker made 26 starts for the Oilers last season as a true freshman, averaging 5.5 points and 4.0 rebounds per game.

The Oilers will open their season on Nov. 16 at Mercyhurst (1 p.m.).