Division III Lacrosse Tournament: RIT, Salisbury Take Top Seeds

All of the games have been played, all the trophies have been handed out, and we are now left with 30 teams vying for the 2014 Division III Men’s Lacrosse National Championship. Leading the way are the usual suspects with RIT getting the top seed and bye in the North Region, while Salisbury sits atop the South. Let’s dive right into this by looking at the best first-round matchups, top…

May 5, 2014
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Division III USILA Poll Week 9: Salisbury, Stevenson Flip After Weekend Tilt

USILA
April 22, 2014

Easter weekend yielded the annual matchup between Salisbury and Stevenson with the teams entering play among the top three in the land. The Seagulls emerged victorious, 11-9, and with the win leapt them past the Mustangs into the No. 2 spot in this week’s USILA Coaches Poll. Stevenson now finds itself the No. 3 team in the country behind the two teams that have felled it in 2014: RIT and…

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Division III USILA Poll Week 8: Cabrini Drops After Loss to Salisbury

USILA
April 14, 2014

I wrote last week about how Springfield College is in a position where every non-conference game is a must-win due to the relatively weak conference it calls home. I likened it to Cabrini and its position in the CSAC and this week we saw one team keep their non-conference roll going while the other stumbled against what looked like the far superior team. The Cavaliers saw their first drop of…

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Division III USILA Poll Week 4: Salisbury Jumps to No. 2, Union Debuts

USILA
March 17, 2014

This week’s USILA Top 20 has seen some upheaval thanks to RIT’s win over Cortland in its second No. 1 vs. No. 2 matchup of the season. The Tigers remain No. 1 in the country after beating the Red Dragons and Western New England this week while Cortland slides all the way down to No. 6. Taking their place in the top pairing are the Seagulls of Salisbury who improved…

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Division III Weekend Viewing Guide March 15-16

St. Mary's
March 14, 2014

The game of the week may have been on Thursday night with No. 1 RIT dropping No. 2 Cortland, 18-11. Both teams will have decent games ahead of them over the weekend, but are their games among the ones you should absolutely keep an eye on? Don’t worry, I’ll help you make that decision. Three Ya Gotta See No. 14 Montclair State at No. 16 St. Mary’s, 12:00 pm Saturday—As…

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Division III USILA Poll Week 3: Top Tier Holding Steady

USILA
March 10, 2014

This past week was, when compared to the previous week, a fairly pedestrian one. The best teams took care of business and the top six of the USILA Top 20 seems to have taken its permanent shape. RIT, Cortland, Salisbury, Tufts, Stevenson, and Cabrini have been on a whole other level than the rest of the country and it will take a major shakeup for any other teams to crack…

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Tuesday Division III Notebook: Dickinson’s Tough Week Can Be Overcome

Tuesday Notebook
March 4, 2014

When the polls came out and everyone looked at where the Dickinson Red Devils sat, I’m not sure anyone would have predicted that they would be 2-2 at this stage of the season. But after dropping games to Cabrini and Montclair State this week, that is exactly where Dave Webster’s team is at heading into March. Things started off as planned: a blowout win over Lycoming to get the engine…

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Division III USILA Poll Week 2: Four Teams Enter, Top 10 Gets Two New Teams

USILA
March 3, 2014

The first full week of Division III lacrosse is in the books and the warts of preseason polls are beginning to show themselves. Gone are teams like Western New England, Middlebury, Stevens and Roanoke—all good teams off to slow starts—while teams like Springfield College and Endicott have shot towards the top 10.  The top end has stayed true, but the rest of the poll has proven to be an inexact…

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Cabrini’s Corey Elmer, Stevens’ Tim Culloty Earn D3 Players of the Week

March 3, 2014

Mixed in with all of the action over the last week were some outstanding individual performances. Those individuals will be recognized in this space each week as the D3 Players of the Week. Offensive Player of the Week—Corey Elmer, Cabrini The preseason player of the year in many people’s eyes, Elmer has helped kick off Cabrini’s season in the best of ways. With two big games on the schedule this…

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Division III Weekend Viewing Guide, Mar. 1-2

NESCAC
February 28, 2014

The first full week of Division III lacrosse is in the books and teams are now starting to deal with the grind of two-game weeks that will last, for some, until Memorial Day. Below you can find all of the games you should be keeping an eye on over the weekend. Three Ya Gotta See No. 7 Cabrini at No. 9 Lynchburg, 2:30 pm Saturday—Cabrini is coming off a statement…

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