TU women's basketball program getting high marks from WAC

(Tulsa-AP) -- Tulsa's women's basketball team is fourth in a Western Athletic Conference pre-season coaches poll. <br><br>The poll also puts Tulsa's Allison Curtin and Alyssa Shriver on the

Wednesday, October 16th 2002, 12:00 am

By: News On 6

(Tulsa-AP) -- Tulsa's women's basketball team is fourth in a Western Athletic Conference pre-season coaches poll.

The poll also puts Tulsa's Allison Curtin and Alyssa Shriver on the Pre-season All-WAC second team.

Tulsa finished fifth in the WAC last season with a 17-and-13 record. Nine players including three starters are returning this year. Defending WAC champ Louisiana Tech is first in the poll.

Curtin is a transfer who's never played for Tulsa. She was a two-time All-Big Ten First Team performer for Illinois with a career average of 15-point-six points.

Last season was Shriver's first for Tulsa after transferring from Iowa State. She averages nine-point-four points a game and five-point-one rebounds.