LILBURN, Ga. – The Union University women's basketball team is ranked eighth in Tuesday's WBCA Division II preseason coaches poll.
 
Union, which finished the 2023-24 season with a record of 29-4 (22-2 GSC) and a #18 national ranking, is the most highly ranked team in the Gulf South Conference and the second highest in the South Region behind #4 Tampa.
 
The Lady Bulldog season will commence Friday at the D2CCA Tipoff Classic in Billings, Montana, with games against Minot State (Friday, noon), Texas A&M International (Saturday, 10:00 a.m.), and Grand Valley State (Sunday, 10:00 a.m.). GVSU is third in the preseason ranking. 
 
Nova Southeastern (16) and Valdosta State (25) complete the South Region's representation in the top 25, while Miles, Lee and Savannah State received votes.
 
Reigning national champion Minnesota State-Mankato claimed the top spot, taking 20 of 23 first-place votes.
 
Union will begin its home season on November 15 when the Lady Bulldogs host Williams Baptist at 1:00 p.m. Following another home date with Illinois-Springfield on November 23 and a November 26 excursion to Ashland, Ohio, to face the #5 Eagles, Union will embark on a 22-game home-and-home round-robin GSC campaign.

Fans got a preview of the 2024-25 squad on Saturday when Union took down Tennessee Southern 119-65 in exhibition play while shooting 22-48 (45.8%) from three.
 
Head coach Mark Campbell, now in his 25th season, is quickly approaching 750 career wins. With a record of 742-116 (.865), Campbell could reach the milestone as soon as December 7.
 
General admission to all games at Fred DeLay Gymnasium is complimentary as a courtesy of FirstBank. 
 
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