Although the Mules’ scoring average dropped from 94.7 to 93.6 following Monday’s 91-83 loss to DeSales, they still lead Division I

Top Scoring Teams in NCAA Women’s Basketball through games of January 13 Division Record Games Points PPG 1. MUHLENBERG III 10-1 11 1030 93.6 2. DePaul I 14-1 15 1385 92.3 3. California (Pa.) II 14-0 14 1264 90.3 4. Duke I 13-1 14 1220 87.1 5. Emporia State II 11-0 11 949 86.3 6. South Dakota State II 13-2 15 1287 85.8 7. Drury II 16-1 17 1454 85.5 8. Northern Michigan II 11-1 12 1025 85.4 9. Louisiana Tech I 10-2 12 1015 84.6 10. Cal-Davis II 8-4 12 1011 84.3

DePaul by more than a point per game. Only one other women’s team is averaging at least 90 points a game – California (Pa.), the top-ranked team in Division II.

Muhlenberg has a big lead over the second-leading scoring team in Division III. Mississippi College averages 82.0 points per game, down from 85.6 last week.

The Mules also rank second in Division III and all of NCAA women’s basketball with 10.3 three-pointers made per game. Waynesburg leads with an average of 10.6, and no other Division III team makes more than eight threes per game. The only other squad averaging double figures in three-pointers is Division II Northern Colorado, at 10.1.

In the rankings that are based on opinions, rather than statistics, Muhlenberg is 27th in both the D3hoops.com and Women’s Basketball Coaches Association polls. The Mules’ next opponent, Johns Hopkins, is ranked 13th and 15th, respectively, in the two polls.