Undefeated Tufts survived its first big test as the nation’s top team and maintains its hold on number one in the Nike/US Lacrosse Division III Women’s Top 20.
Tufts improved to 7-0 in NESCAC games and 12-0 overall with a 14-12 win over No. 9 Amherst Saturday. Junior Emily Games scored a game-high four goals to pace the Jumbos.
No. 2 Middlebury extended its winning streak to 12 games with three wins last week. The Panthers, who have not lost since their season-opener, host Tufts in a 1 vs. 2 showdown Saturday.
There were no changes among the top eight teams this week. No. 9 St. John Fisher, which extended its winning streak to 11 games, moved up one spot. Amherst, which has lost four games by a total of six goals, dropped one spot to number 10.
Games of note this week, in addition to the Tufts-Middlebury clash, include No. 5 Salisbury visiting No. 11 York, No. 6 Mary Washington hosting No. 12 Catholic, and No. 14 Colorado College coming east to play No. 18 TCNJ. With a 14-0 record, Colorado College joins Tufts as the nation’s only other undefeated team.
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| 1 | Tufts | 12-0 | 1 | 4/16 at Bates |
| 2 | Middlebury | 12-1 | 2 | 4/20 vs. No. 1 Tufts |
| 3 | Gettysburg | 11-1 | 3 | 4/17 vs. Dickinson |
| 4 | Washington & Lee | 11-2 | 4 | 4/17 vs. Bridgewater |
| 5 | Salisbury | 12-2 | 5 | 4/17 at No. 11 York |
| 6 | Mary Washington | 12-2 | 6 | 4/16 vs. No. 12 Catholic |
| 7 | Wesleyan | 11-2 | 7 | 4/20 at Hamilton |
| 8 | Franklin & Marshall | 10-3 | 8 | 4/17 at McDaniel |
| 9 | St. John Fisher | 12-1 | 10 | 4/20 vs. Stevens |
| 10 | Amherst | 8-4 | 9 | 4/17 vs. Babson |
| 11 | York | 10-4 | 11 | 4/17 vs. No. 5 Salisbury |
| 12 | Catholic | 10-3 | 13 | 4/16 at No. 6 Mary Washington |
| 13 | William Smith | 12-2 | 14 | 4/17 at Hamilton |
| 14 | Colorado College | 14-0 | 16 | 4/18 at No. 18 TCNJ |
| 15 | Trinity | 8-4 | 12 | 4/17 at Stevens |
| 16 | Cortland | 8-4 | 18 | 4/17 at New Paltz |
| 17 | Brockport | 11-1 | NR | 4/17 vs. SUNY Geneseo |
| 18 | TCNJ | 6-5 | 17 | 4/16 at Rowan |
| 19 | Claremont-Mudd-Scripps | 12-2 | 20 | 4/17 vs. Occidental |
| 20 | Scranton | 12-2 | 19 | 4/18 at Elizabethtown |
Also considered (alphabetical order): Bates, Bowdoin, Denison, Dickinson, Drew, Hamline, Ithaca, Keuka, Merchant Marine, Wooster
Nike/US Lacrosse Rankings
Division I Men | Division I Women
Division II Men | Division II Women
Division III Men | Division III Women
HOT
Cortland (+2)
The Red Dragons have won six of their last seven, with the only loss in that span coming against No. 9 St. John Fisher. Cortland improved to 5-0 in SUNYAC games with 10 different players scoring in Saturday’s 18-4 win over Buffalo State.
St. John Fisher (+1)
The Cardinals ran their winning streak to 11 games with Saturday’s 13-3 win over Hartwick. Fisher has held seven of 11 opponents to five goals or less during the streak. The only undefeated team in the Empire 8, Fisher hosts second-place Stevens Saturday.
NOT
Trinity (-3)
It was a tough week for Trinity in the ultra-competitive NESCAC, losing at home to both No. 7 Wesleyan and No. 2 Middlebury. The Bantams step out-of-conference one more time this week, visiting Stevens, before closing out the regular season at Colby and No. 10 Amherst.
IN
Brockport
Brockport is riding an eight-game winning streak and remains unbeaten in conference play. The Golden Eagles have already clinched a SUNYAC playoff berth, but still face a daunting slate of conference games over the next two weeks, including Geneseo, No. 9 St. John Fisher, and No. 16 Cortland.
OUT
Colby (No. 15)
The Mules have lost three straight, including a 15-12 setback at Williams on Saturday. Colby rallied from a five-goal first half deficit to pull to within one in the second half, but Williams answered by scoring six of the next seven.