that's right the neumann goretti girls basketball team a top the usa today poll for the first time inool history. >> it fell like a dream come true. like my heart dropped but like i felt like we deserved it like all the work we put in at practice. >> it's like the best thing that has ever happened to me since i'm in america. >> the best thing. >> yeah. >> reporter: the undefeated saints is a team like no other. they have two players from nigeria, 6-foot nine junior phylicia and 6-foot four senior christina. neumann goretti's starting lineup features four division one college players and they have nine on their roster who were expected to play at the next level. this team is built to win. >> we do have some unfinished business. last year we finished 29 and one. we did win the league, we won district 12. our goal is to get back to the statements as special as this is to be the number one ranked team in the entire country neumann goretti won't be satisfied until they win a steatite telly they came oh so close last year losing in the championship game. this team hopes to finish the job th

neumann-goretti is where our chris murphy is. chris?guys, they are good, watching them do their practicing, free throws, and they don't miss. so they'll go into one of their drills right now. while they do that, i'm going to talk with their head coach andrea peterson. andre, a you guys are 21 and zero this year, head today playoffs on thursday. >> yes. >> so, tell us what makes these ladies so good. >> well, these ladies, this is special group of young women who work hard on and off the court. they have such an amazing bond with each other. one thing we emphasize, is family just one big family. we have fun. we love to play basketball. >> so tell me about some of the players. first every all, the tallest player i see over here what six-nine. >> that's felicia only a junior. >> okay, and she is one of the players that has i am great from the africa? >> that's correct, nigeria. >> very good. and how is their play? i mean, different than what you've seen. >> when they first came here, you know, they've grown so much as basketball players, a

we have one local team ranked higher in the polls, neumann goretti girls are number one the top teamon. winds out what else makes this team so special coming up on "action news" at 6:00. >>> that's sports. back over to you sharrie. >> jamie thanks. >>> it could be an icy night on the roads so why not stay in and catch up on some of those prime time favorites right here of course on 6abc. at 8 o'clock on the bachelor, this week, it's a game changer. let's see if we can get this thing to play. here we go. everything is going to explode we're told. chris and the 11 remaining women begin their journey to find love in santa fe new mexico. carly gets the first one-on-one date but kelsey who is already on the outs with some of the women stirs up even more trouble. there's also a group date on the white water rapids of the rio grande river but one woman falls overboard with perilous results. there are more twists and turns but you'll have to of course watch it for yourself tonight. then on castle at 10 o'clock it's the seconds installment of a two parter. the stakes rise it's a 12th precinct