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Add Richmond to the conversation.... The Spiders are a very solid team. 2020 is really shaping up to be an exciting year.

Some Big Games coming up...

Maryland @ Syracuse
North Carolina @ Virginia
Stony Brook @ Florida
Loyola @ Penn State
Duke @ Notre Dame
Stanford @ Northwestern

Who will be the next non-Top 20 Team to knock someone off?

Looking forward to The Army Vs Navy game this year... Army definitely on the rise.

Richmond vs Villanova should be interesting as should Umass vs Richmond.

Nice win by Richmond yesterday. Virginia is still up and coming (not established) on the club and high school side but they certainly have some nice college programs: UVA, Richmond, JMU, Va Tech, Wm&Mary, VCU, Radford...

Which programs are on the rise? Army and Richmond come to mind, what other non traditional Top 20 programs are trending in the right direction? Everybody knows the 15 or so programs who always seem to be in the Top 20 then there are a handful of teams like USC, UMass, Colorado, Denver, Hopkins, Dartmouth, Stanford, Georgetown that are in and out but which programs are poised to consistently be among the Top 20?

Michigan? Who else?

There seem to be a awful lot of programs that have been around for a long time that never seem to improve.

I think Army has made great strides in a short period of time, but I also think there is a "cap" on how far they will rise.. To attend and play for any of the academy requires a very special kid.. there are only so many of those to go around... Army and Navy now compete for the same players, which at the end of the day leave both a little "Weaker"

Maryland was unable to go to Syracuse due to an impending storm. This storm didn’t stop the Notre Dame tennis team or UNC basketball team from traveling to Cuse. Maybe after the butt kicking UNC gave them they were unable to sit for the long bus ride. NCAA should have done their job and said you have 2 options go to Syracuse or forfeit. Pathetic

Can someone with knowledge of the situation please provide insight please. I know that there is a storm but it looks like other teams (other sports) were able to make their way to Syracuse.

Both UNC and Notre Dame travel to Cuse by plane. UMD makes the trip by bus. Wont matter where the game is played, Cuse will win by 10 or more goals.

I agree 100%....so it was unsafe for Maryland to drive to Syracuse yesterday but it was OK for Syracuse to leave yesterday for a noon game today. Go Cuse

Maryland - can run but they can't hide....
Syracuse - travels well....
North Carolina - Defense wins Championships.... The Tar Heels Play good D.
Virginia - Up at the half, ran out of gas... 4 games in 12 days will do that (UNC pretty good as well)
Stony Brook - Tough one
Florida - Nice rebound beat a very good SBU Team...
Loyola - Hounds are running... Penn up next...
Penn State - after back to back Final 4's in 16' an 17' The Lions have struggled to remain a Top 20 Team... At JMU on Wednesday... should be a good one.

Can Duke pull an upset vs Notre Dame???

Richmond?? Don't look now but they could run the table... UMass Vs Richmond should be a battle... Villanova? not sure...

Could you imagine if a different program pulled what Maryland did. Absolutely disgraceful

Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Poll

1 North Carolina 625 25 4-0 1
2 Notre Dame 598 0 4-0 2
3 Stony Brook 551 0 2-0 5
4 Syracuse 535 0 4-1 7
5 Loyola 512 0 3-0 12
6 Northwestern 492 0 3-2 6
7 Virginia 459 0 4-0 8
8 Florida 439 0 2-1 4
9 Maryland 435 0 1-2 3
10 Denver 398 0 4-0 10
11 Southern California 388 0 4-0 13
12 Penn 361 0 2-0 11
13 Princeton 344 0 1-1 9
14 Michigan 317 0 3-1 14
15 James Madison 231 0 3-1 17
16 Dartmouth 219 0 2-0 19
17 Boston College 167 0 2-2 15
18 Navy (USNA) 166 0 2-2 16
19 Penn State 155 0 4-0 25
20 Massachusetts-Amherst 148 0 1-1 20
21 Colorado 130 0 1-2 18
22 Duke 119 0 3-2 21
23 Virginia Tech 115 0 4-1 22
24 Stanford 71 0 2-2 24
25 Georgetown 22 0 2-1 23

Loyola to #3 maybe #2...

Maryland out of Top15

Virginia and Denver drop down... a bit.

Penn State should drop out...

BC not top 20...

Richmond should be Top 20...

Georgetown???

What's going on with MD?

Just finding their way. The Terps were hit hard by graduation. I'm sure they will get better as the season goes on. Pretty sure they lost 9 of the 15 players that played in the 2019 championship game. Replacing 9 starters is not easy, even for a strong program like Maryland. I wouldn't worry too much about Maryland, I am sure they will be just fine.

they are offensively challenged right now. they need to find the right mix on offense. D is holding up well and they should stick with the goalie who played against Cuse.

Looks like to me they’re missing some star power. Have a lot of good players just no great ones. Missed on some recruiting classes with a very average class coming in next year as well. MD been spoiled over the last decade by arguably having the best players in the game. Easy to Coach when you have the best players going to see now how good the coach really is. Going to have to start going deeper into the bench then they usually do as well. MD will hang around the top 25 for the next few years but not seeing a top 5 team in the near future.

Nonsense.

2020 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 2, 2020



The University of North Carolina (5-0) maintained its grip on the top ranking in the Division I Coaches Poll this week, collecting all 25 first place votes and remaining undefeated. Notre Dame (5-0) checks in at number two, while Syracuse (6-1) moved up to third following their 10-5 win over Maryland (1-3). Loyola (4-0) solidified their standing in the top five with a 22-12 dismantling of Penn State (4-1), followed by Florida (4-1), who upset Stony Brook 12-10, fueling their jump into the top five. Richmond (6-0) entered the top-25 in dramatic fashion, making their debut at #20 after taking down Virginia (4-2) on the road, 13-12.

Action between the top-25 begins early this week, as #5 Florida travels north to face Dartmouth (#15) on Tuesday. Penn State (#21) visits #16 James Madison and #17 Navy heads to College Park to face Maryland (#10) on Wednesday. The weekend begins with Friday’s matchup between #8 USC and #25 Stanford, then continues on Saturday with games between #2 Notre Dame and #18 Boston College, #23 Duke and Virginia (#12), and Penn (#9) and #4 Loyola. On Sunday, Stony Brook (#6) and Princeton (#11) tangle on Long Island and #3 Syracuse faces off with #22 Virginia Tech.

Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Poll
1 North Carolina 625 25 5-0 1
2 Notre Dame 569 0 5-0 2
3 Syracuse 561 0 6-1 4
4 Loyola 546 0 4-0 5
5 Florida 534 0 4-1 8
6 Stony Brook 495 0 2-1 3
7 Northwestern 474 0 4-2 6
8 Southern California 429 0 4-0 11
9 Penn 411 0 4-0 12
10 Maryland 395 0 1-3 9
11 Princeton 378 0 3-1 13
12 Virginia 344 0 4-2 7
13 Michigan 320 0 4-1 14
14 Denver 286 0 4-1 10
15 Dartmouth 274 0 3-0 16
16 James Madison 260 0 3-1 15
17 Navy (USNA) 183 0 2-2 18
18 Boston College 179 0 3-2 17
19 Massachusetts-Amherst 155 0 3-1 20
20 Richmond 131 0 6-0 NR
21 Penn State 121 0 4-1 19
22 Virginia Tech 115 0 6-1 23
23 Duke 110 0 4-3 22
24 Colorado 74 0 1-2 21
25 Stanford 73 0 2-3 24

2020 IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll – March 2, 2020



Le Moyne College (1-0) took over the top ranking in this week’s Division II Coaches Poll after opening their season with a decisive 19-2 victory over Mercyhurst (1-1). West Chester, who has yet to play a game this season, sits in the second spot, while Lindenwood (5-0), Adelphi (3-1), and Queens (3-0) round out the top five. Saint Anselm (1-0) checks in at #25 after receiving votes last week and knocks Seton Hill (2-2) out of the top 25.

Queens (#5) kicks off the top-25 action this week when they travel south to visit #7 Florida Southern on Monday. Midweek games include #17 Bentley at #21 New York Tech on Tuesday, and Seton Hill (RV) at #18 Saint Leo on Wednesday. Friday sees #6 Regis at Florida Southern, while Saturday’s contests include top-ranked Le Moyne at #11 Mercy and New York Tech at #13 New Haven.

Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Poll
1 Le Moyne 601 9 1-0 2
2 West Chester 575 11 0-0 1
3 Lindenwood (MO) 563 2 5-0 5
4 Adelphi 550 2 3-1 3
5 Queens (North Carolina) 534 0 3-0 4
6 Regis (Colorado) 465 0 2-0 6
7 Florida Southern 455 1 3-2 8
8 UIndy 447 0 5-0 9
9 Rollins 417 0 3-1 10
10 Tampa 414 0 3-1 7
11 Mercy 358 0 2-0 11
12 East Stroudsburg 351 0 3-0 12
13 New Haven 324 0 1-0 13
14 Assumption 265 0 1-0 T-14
15 Limestone 252 0 4-1 T-14
16 Grand Valley State 223 0 1-1 19
17 Bentley 222 0 1-1 18
18 Saint Leo 192 0 3-3 16
19 Mount Olive 146 0 4-0 22
20 Mercyhurst 145 0 1-1 17
21 New York Tech 142 0 2-0 23
22 Roberts Wesleyan 81 0 3-1 25
23 Pace 74 0 0-1 24
24 Colorado Mesa 73 0 0-2 20
25 Saint Anselm 54 0 1-0 NR
RV Seton Hill 2-221

2020 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – March 2, 2020



Middlebury College (1-0) maintained its position atop the Division III Coaches Poll after opening the season with a 16-12 win over NESCAC rival Bowdoin College (0-1). Tufts (1-0) and Gettysburg (3-0) held strong in the second and third slot, while Franklin & Marshall (3-0) moved up to fourth. Wesleyan (1-0) stayed at #5, while Washington and Lee (3-1) moved into sixth after beating Salisbury (1-2), knocking them down to #7. York (1-1), Amherst (1-0) and Catholic (2-0) rounded out the top 10. SUNY Geneseo landed at #23 after receiving votes last week, marking the only new entrant to this week’s poll.

The top 25 teams in action this week include Wednesday’s matchup between #21 Denison and York (#8). Saturday’s games feature #18 Ithaca at #20 Brockport, #2 Tufts at #9 Amherst, and William Smith (#19) at York. Gettysburg (#3) visits #6 Washington and Lee on Sunday.

Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Poll
1 Middlebury 625 25 1-0 1
2 Tufts 596 0 1-0 2
3 Gettysburg 574 0 3-0 3
4 Franklin & Marshall 528 0 3-0 6
5 Wesleyan (CT) 522 0 1-0 5
6 Washington and Lee 495 0 3-1 8
7 Salisbury 473 0 1-1 4
8 York (PA) 466 0 1-1 7
9 Amherst 430 0 1-0 9
10 Catholic 395 0 2-0 10
11 TCNJ 348 0 1-0 12
12 St. John Fisher 336 0 0-0 11
13 Bowdoin 314 0 0-1 13
14 Mary Washington 276 0 2-2 14
15 Colorado College 237 0 2-0 17
16 Trinity (CT) 226 0 1-0 18
17 Colby 215 0 0-1 16
18 Ithaca 214 0 3-0 19
19 William Smith 156 0 1-1 15
20 Brockport 154 0 1-0 20
21 Denison 125 0 1-2 21
22 SUNY Cortland 85 0 0-1 22
23 SUNY Geneseo 81 0 1-1 RV
24 Messiah 55 0 2-1 25
25 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 47 0 2-1 23

IWLCA/StringKing Players of the Week – February 25, 2020



The IWLCA has chosen six NCAA student-athletes for the IWLCA/StringKing Player of the Week awards for the week of February 17-23, 2020. This weekly award recognizes the best offensive and defensive performances by payers in Division I, II, and III each week during the regular season.
DIVISION I


Offensive Player of the Week

Scottie Rose Growney– University of North Carolina

Growney scored a career-high six goals in North Carolina’s win over #3 Maryland, leading the Tar Heels to a 19-6 victory. The junior midfielder also chipped in with a ground ball and a draw control. Growney was instrumental in UNC scoring its most goals ever and registering its largest margin of victory ever against Maryland.

Defensive Player of the Week

Alexa Moro – Villanova University

Moro faced 32 shots and made 12 saves, allowing just nine goals for a .571 save percentage as the Wildcats pulled off the upset with a 12-9 victory at #16 Navy on Saturday. The Midshipmen entered the game averaging 16 goals per game and hadn’t been limited to single-digit scores since May 4, 2019.
DIVISION II


Offensive Player of the Week

Erin McGuire – Lindenwood University

McGuire posted three goals and four assists in Lindenwood’s 13-9 upset of #8 Florida Southern last weekend. The graduate student added two ground balls and a draw control, in addition to scoring the game winning goal.

Defensive Player of the Week

Lexy Biller – Lindenwood University

Biller was instrumental in helping the Lions knock off #8 Florida Southern last week, pulling down seven draw controls in the winning effort. The junior midfielder also added a goal and a caused turnover as the win helped Lindenwood jump to #5 in the IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll this week.
DIVISION III


Offensive Player of the Week

Baylee Barker – Rhodes College

Barker averaged 4.5 goals per game last weekend as Rhodes was edged 9-8 by #17 Colorado College before the Lynx defeated Illinois Wesleyan 12-11. The sophomore attacker, who specializes in the draw, earned 13 draw controls, seven ground balls, caused three turnovers and tallied an assist on the weekend. She scored four goals against Colorado College and six points against the Titans. With a two-goal halftime deficit, Barker guided the Lynx offense to a comeback victory over IWU, scoring four of her five goals in the second half. Barker tied the game 10-10 with 12 minutes left before she netted the game-winner.

Defensive Player of the Week

Maeve Caldwell – Denison University

Caldwell recorded 15 saves and a .600 save percentage in Denison's 17-10 win over # 24 Geneseo on Saturday. She returned with a career-high 16 saves in Denison's narrow 14-12 loss to # 21 Brockport. Caldwell also added seven ground balls and two caused turnovers on the week.
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It will all shake out but.... Maryland, Denver, Boston College all too high and not sure if Penn State is Top 25.

IWLCA/StringKing Players of the Week – March 3, 2020


DIVISION I


Offensive Player of the Week

Emily Hawryschuk – Syracuse University

Hawryschuk led the Orange in their win against #9 Maryland. She scored twice and dished out an assist in the first half, helping Syracuse to a 4-0 halftime lead. After Maryland cut the lead to one at 5-4, Hawryschuk scored three of the Orange's final five goals in a 10-5 win. She also added two ground balls and a caused turnover and recorded her 200th career goal in the victory, which sw the Orange move up to #3 in the IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll.

Defensive Player of the Week

Emma Trenchard – University of North Carolina

Trenchard registered 11 draw controls in Saturday’s 18-12 win at #7 Virginia, seven more than her previous career high of four, set on three occasions. Her 11 draw controls were the most by a Tar Heel since Marie McCool had 11 against Northwestern in the NCAA Tournament quarterfinals on May 19, 2018. Trenchard also recorded two ground balls and a caused turnover while holding Virginia’s Sammy Mueller to just one goal as the top-ranked Tar Heels opened ACC play.
DIVISION II


Offensive Player of the Week

Erin McGuire – Lindenwood University

McGuire notched seven goals and five assists in the Lions’ victories over #7 Tampa (11-5) and Tiffin (21-3) last week. The graduate student attacker also contributed four ground balls and five caused turnover in the two games and helped Lindenwood move up to the #3 ranking in the latest IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll. This is McGuire’s second IWLCA/StringKing Player of the Week honor in the 2020 season.

Defensive Player of the Week

Grace Young – Saint Anselm College

Young played a key role in a 13-3 upset win over #16 Saint Leo Sunday afternoon. She recorded a career-high 11 saves in her third career start for the Hawks, posting a .786 save percentage. The sophomore goalkeeper also picked up a team-high four ground balls and caused three turnovers in the game, helping land the Hawks at #25 in the IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll.
DIVISION III


Offensive Player of the Week

Katrina Angelucci – Trinity College

Angelucci scored a team-high six goals, including the game-tying, and game-winning goal in Trinity’s season-opening, 15-14 win at Williams. She tied the game at 14-14 with an unassisted goal with 3:29 remaining and scored the game-winner, unassisted, with 2:40 left. The junior midfielder also registered a game-high four ground balls, one draw control, and a caused turnover, helping the Bantams rise to #16 in the IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll.

Defensive Player of the Week

Elliot Gilbert – Washington and Lee University

Gilbert registered a .583 save percentage over two games last week to lead the #6 Generals to a 2-0 week. On Sunday, the senior totaled 11 saves on a .611 save percentage in a 10-7 victory at fourth-ranked Salisbury. She also had four ground balls and two caused turnovers in the contest. Against Rhodes, Gilbert logged 39 minutes, making three saves and collecting a ground ball as her team won 22-4.

Penn State with back to back 10 goal losses has to be out of the Top 25.

Maryland is still sorting things out but is headed in the right direction for now...

Syracuse, Florida and Stony Brook all ranked too high right now.

Navy has to right the ship.

BC has a chance to prove they are a Top 20 team vs ND this weekend.

There is more parity than ever before in the Top 20 - 30 Teams. Tournament Bids and Final Four up for grabs.

Maryland is far from previous years but still to me a top 15 team. They didn't lose to the little sisters of the poor. They lost to current numbers 1,3,and 5 (although Florida will drop). BC should be out unless they pull off upset at ND. Penn State and Navy should both be out, as should Colorado & Stanford. The jury is still out on both Michigan and Denver.

So who should be in?

Not sure who should be in but at this point the one team that should be out is Penn State. Penn State has played 1 very good team (Loyola) and one decent team (James Madison) and they lost to both by 10 goals. That said, The Nittany Lions have a chance to redeem themselves in their next 3 games. Penn State has games vs Vanderbilt, Northwestern and Virginia... Win 1 and they can get back on track, win 2 and they are Top 20 win 3 and they prove that they are a very good team.

Hofstra and Vanderbilt should be considered, Brown took a tough Dartmouth team to OT... Things are getting interesting, a lot of Lacrosse to be played. Good luck to all.

BC is heading into a tough six game stretch... they need to go at least 3 - 3 in order to stay in the Top 25. For the first time that I can remember it looks like there is true parity in the top 25 - 30 teams. As of now, North Carolina is the only team that has set themselves apart from the pack.

Can Virginia stop the slide, or will Duke take advantage of a struggling ACC foe and knock the Cav's off?

Does Hofstra have enough to pull off an upset over the Terps?

Can Penn slow down the high powered Loyola offense?

I am starting to think the NCAA will be suspending play within the next week or two. Does anyone think this will happen? They must also be concerned about March Madness. Trust me, I think the media has hyped this virus to no end, by Hofstra already cancelled a week of school, some LI high schools have suspended classes...etc.

2020 IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – March 9, 2020



The University of North Carolina (6-0) continued its reign at the top of the Division I Coaches Poll this week, sweeping all 25 first-place votes ahead of tonight’s showdown against #6 Northwestern (4-2) that will air on BTN at 7 pm ET. Notre Dame (6-0) held steady at number two, while Loyola (5-0) continued ascending, landing at #3 after taking down #9 Penn 19-15 last weekend. Syracuse (7-1) and Stony Brook (4-1) round out the top five. Dartmouth (5-0) and Duke (5-3) were this week’s big movers, as they each jumped five spots to land at numbers 10 and 18 respectively.

In addition to Monday’s matchup between UNC and Northwestern, other big games during the week include #19 Navy at #8 Florida on Tuesday, #4 Syracuse at #15 Virginia on Thursday, and #22 Penn State at Northwestern on Friday. This weekend features Boston College (#20) taking on #23 Virginia Tech, and #9 Penn at #18 Duke on Saturday, followed by #2 Notre Dame at top-ranked Carolina, #16 Denver at #12 Michigan, #5 Stony Brook at #7 Southern California, and #25 Colorado at #24 Stanford on Sunday.



RankInstitution Points FPV Record Last Poll

1 North Carolina 625 25 6-0 1
2 Notre Dame 598 0 6-0 2
3 Loyola 561 0 5-0 4
4 Syracuse 560 0 7-1 3
5 Stony Brook 513 0 4-1 6
6 Northwestern 498 0 4-2 7
7 Southern California 457 0 6-0 8
8 Florida 442 0 5-2 5
9 Penn 429 0 4-1 9
10 Dartmouth 383 0 5-0 15
11 Maryland 354 0 3-3 10
12 Michigan 340 0 5-1 13
13 Princeton 330 0 3-2 11
14 James Madison 276 0 5-1 16
15 Virginia 261 0 5-3 12
16 Denver 249 0 6-1 14
17 Richmond 229 0 7-0 20
18 Duke 227 0 5-3 23
19 Navy (USNA) 164 0 2-3 17
20 Boston College 146 0 3-3 18
21 Massachusetts-Amherst 141 0 4-1 19
22 Penn State 105 0 5-2 21
23 Virginia Tech 82 0 7-2 22
24 Stanford 58 0 2-4 25
25 Colorado 54 0 3-2 24

2020 IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll – March 9, 2020



Middlebury College (3-0) remained in the top spot in the Division III Coaches Poll this week, followed by a pair of unbeaten teams in Tufts (3-0) and Franklin & Marshall (4-0). Washington and Lee (5-1) moved into the top five, landing at #4, after beating Gettysburg (3-1) by a 12-9 score and knocking the Bullets down to the sixth spot. Wesleyan (2-0) stayed put at number five, and Salisbury (3-1), York (3-1), Amherst (3-1), and Catholic (2-0) remained locked into the seventh through tenth positions in the poll. Although there was some minor shuffling in the back end of the poll, there was no significant movement, and only one new entrant, as Pomona-Pitzer (7-0) claimed the final spot in the poll this week.

There are several Top-25 games to watch this week, starting on Monday, when #5 Wesleyan visits Colorado College (#15). Wednesday sees Ithaca (#16) squaring off at Colorado College, and #6 Gettysburg facing #7 Salisbury. On Saturday, #18 Brockport visits Salisbury, #17 Colby travels to Wesleyan, #4 Washington and Lee welcomes #10 Catholic, top-ranked Middlebury hosts #20 Trinity, #3 Franklin & Marshall visits Cortland (#23), and Gettysburg hosts #2 Tufts.



Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Poll

1 Middlebury 625 25 3-0 1
2 Tufts 598 0 3-0 2
3 Franklin & Marshall 561 0 4-0 4
4 Washington and Lee 548 0 5-1 6
5 Wesleyan (CT) 527 0 2-0 5
6 Gettysburg 506 0 3-1 3
7 Salisbury 467 0 3-1 7
8 York (PA) 456 0 3-1 8
9 Amherst 426 0 3-1 9
10 Catholic 398 0 2-0 10
11 TCNJ 368 0 3-0 11
12 St. John Fisher 351 0 2-0 12
13 Bowdoin 336 0 2-1 13
14 Mary Washington 293 0 4-2 14
15 Colorado College 259 0 2-0 15
16 Ithaca 243 0 4-0 18
17 Colby 230 0 3-1 17
18 Brockport 159 0 1-1 20
19 William Smith 157 0 3-2 19
20 Trinity (CT) 138 0 2-1 16
21 Denison 111 0 1-3 21
22 SUNY Geneseo 103 0 4-1 23
23 SUNY Cortland 90 0 1-1 22
24 Messiah 45 0 3-2 24
25 Pomona-Pitzer 38 0 7-0 NR
RV Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 4-1 25
RV Endicott 3-0 NR

2020 IWLCA Division II Coaches Poll – March 9, 2020



Le Moyne College (3-0) remained on top of the Division II Coaches Poll, grabbing 20 of 25 first place votes this week. West Chester (1-0), remains second, while Queens (5-0) jumped into third, Adelphi (3-1) held in fourth, and Lindenwood (7-1) fell to fifth after losing to Grand Valley State (3-1) last week. The Lakers climbed to number 10 with the win, joining UIndy (7-0), Florida Southern (5-3), Rollins (6-1), and Tampa (5-1) in the top ten. Florida Tech is the only new team in this week’s poll, landing at #25 after beating Regis 14-13 last week.

Top-25 games start early this week, as #2 West Chester and #3 Queens square off on Monday, followed by #5 Lindenwood at #12 East Stroudsburg on Tuesday. Wednesday’s games include Saint Anselm (#20) at #13 New Haven, #17 Limestone at #9 Tampa, and #11 Mercy at #25 Florida Tech. Top ranked Le Moyne visits #6 UIndy on Thursday, and the weekend features New Haven at #16 Bentley, Mercy at #7 Florida Southern, #4 Adelphi at East Stroudsburg, and UIndy at West Chester.



Rank Institution Points FPV Record Last Poll

1 Le Moyne 619 20 3-0 1
2 West Chester 563 5 1-0 2
3 Queens (North Carolina) 562 0 5-0 5
4 Adelphi 549 0 3-1 4
5 Lindenwood (MO) 506 0 7-1 3
6 UIndy 502 0 7-0 8
7 Florida Southern 496 0 5-3 7
8 Rollins 429 0 6-1 9
9 Tampa 421 0 5-1 10
10 Grand Valley State 381 0 3-1 16
11 Mercy 362 0 3-1 11
12 East Stroudsburg 349 0 4-0 12
13 New Haven 323 0 2-0 13
14 Regis (Colorado) 314 0 2-2 6
15 Assumption 244 0 3-0 14
16 Bentley 230 0 2-1 17
17 Limestone 219 0 6-1 15
18 Saint Leo 187 0 4-3 18
19 Mount Olive 168 0 6-0 19
20 Saint Anselm 119 0 4-0 25
21 Roberts Wesleyan 117 0 4-1 22
T-22 Mercyhurst 112 0 2-1 20
T-22 New York Tech 112 0 2-2 21
24 Pace 72 0 1-1 23
25 Florida Tech 67 0 6-1 NR

Middlebury and Amherst cancelling all Spring Sports. Decision being made for the rest of the Nescac teams today.

Amherst just announced they're cancelling all Spring sports

Splitting hairs between a lot of these teams but overall it looks pretty good. Carolina still the clear favorite to win the championship but after that it is still up for gabs.

Amherst announcing suspension of spring sports and classes pending how the outbreak develops. While it leaves the possibility of resuming sports any extended delay will kill the season.

Both schools suspended sports and classes. As I noted before, any delay in resuming sports will kill their spring sports.

They shouldn't be worried about cancelling woman's lacrosse games. Besides the parents of the home team girls, no one else is there!

It appears all NESCAC schools have suspended spring sports which I believe means they are done for the season. Seven of the top twenty are NESCAC schools, including numbers 1,2 and 5. This pretty much guts D3, no offense to remaining schools and places an asterisk on this season. Hopefully some spring break time will rethink starting back up.

Some lighter side humor to all this....

Amherst, Middlebury and Harvard have prepared their students to finish spring courses on-line. University of Phoenix looks like a better value at this point....

Middlebury, in their statement supporting closing, stated that the dense residential makeup of the town was a cause of concern. Has anyone been to Middlebury? It’s in the middle of no where.

UPDATE: Not all NESCAC schools have scrapped season. Will be dealt with day to day, school by school.

Conn College, Bates, Colby and Hamilton still playing their games. For now.