Grace College received votes in the latest NAIA women’s basketball poll. (Photo by Jeff Nycz, Mid-South Images)

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Grace’s women’s basketball team was rewarded from its late-season surge by receiving votes in the NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll.

The Lady Lancers are receiving the 34th-most votes in the NAIA currently, needing 57 more points to break into the Top 25.

Grace is one of the hottest teams in the Crossroads League, winning seven of its past nine contests.

The final NAIA poll is revealed on Feb. 28, which will be used to determine the field for the 2018 NAIA National Championships. Grace can make NAIA Nationals with an at-large invitation or by winning the Crossroads League Tournament.

The Lady Lancers travel to No. 5 Marian on Friday at 7 p.m. for the semifinals of the league tournament. Grace defeated Huntington on Tuesday in the CL quarterfinals.