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Young women’s basketball team sits atop MAC west standings, proving doubters wrong

Freshman foward Reyna Frost and Sophomore foward Tinara Moore, right, double team an offensive player in the post during the game against Bowling Green at McGuirk Arena, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016.

Sue Guevara knew something nobody else did about her team when the 2015-16 women’s basketball campaign began.

The Central Michigan women’s basketball team was picked to finish fifth in the Mid-American Conference West Division, according to a preseason poll of the 12 conference head coaches.

However, the Chippewas (15-7, 9-2 MAC) have shocked the conference by running off six consecutive wins, vaulting them to the top of the MAC West standings.