Courtesy of Matt McLagan, Caldwell SID

CALDWELL, N.J. - The Caldwell College women's basketball team was included in the USA Today/ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches' Poll for the second straight week,  according to the poll released by the Women's Basketball Coaches Association. The Cougars received five points this week after making their first appearance in the national poll last week with nine points.

Caldwell, coached by Linda Cimino, improved to 3-1 on the season with Monday's 63-56 victory over Cheyney University in the Cougars' home-opener. Junior guard Kirsty Leedham (Ellesmere Port, England/Cheshire Acad.) made four three-pointers en route to a game-high 19 points. Leedham leads the Cougars in scoring at 18.8 points per game this season. Also playing well against Cheyney was freshman center Gillian Felix (Mahopac, NY/Mahopac), who registered her third double-double in four games with 15 points and 10 rebounds to go with five steals and two blocks. For her efforts, Felix was named the Star of the Report by Stephen Zerdelian of the East Regional Women's Hoops Report.

The USA Today ESPN Division II Top 25 Coaches Poll is voted on by 30 Division II head coaches across the country. Last week's appearance in the poll was the first time since becoming a full member of the NCAA Division II in 2002 that the Cougars have been included in the national rankings.

Caldwell begins its Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference schedule tonight with a game at Dominican College. Game time is set for 6:00 p.m. in Orangeburg, N.Y.