Top-ranked Middlebury keeps rolling along, and while there hasn't been a ton of movement behind the Panthers yet, that could change soon.
Washington and Lee is one of the teams moving. Last week, the Generals beat then-No. 3 Salisbury and followed with a 12-9 win over Gettysburg yesterday. W&L continues its tough early season schedule hosting No. 12 Catholic on Saturday.
Gettysburg gets little time to lick its wounds from its first loss of the season. The Bullets play at No. 8 Salisbury Wednesday and then host No. 2 Tufts on Saturday.
US Lacrosse will welcome No. 3 Franklin & Marshall to its headquarters on Saturday when the Diplomats host No. 19 Cortland State. That will be the second ranked game of the week for the Red Dragons. Cortland plays at No. 9 St. John Fisher on Wednesday.
The wildest schedule coming up belongs to No. 15 Colorado College. Taking advantage of teams traveling for spring break, the Tigers will host nine games in Colorado Springs over the next 14 days. It starts with No. 4 Wesleyan this afternoon and doesn't let up. CC will also play No. 10 Amherst, No. 13 Ithaca and No. 16 Pomona-Pitzer, among others, during a grueling two-week stretch.
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Division III Women’s Top 20
March 9, 2020 |
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| 1 | Middlebury | 3-0 | 1 | 3/14 vs. Trinity |
| 2 | Tufts | 3-0 | 3 | 3/14 at No. 7 Gettysburg |
| 3 | Franklin & Marshall | 4-0 | 4 | 3/14 vs. No. 19 Cortland State (at US Lacrosse) |
| 4 | Wesleyan | 2-0 | 5 | 3/9 at No. 15 Colorado College |
| 5 | Washington and Lee | 5-1 | 7 | 3/14 vs. No. 12 Catholic |
| 6 | York | 3-1 | 6 | 3/11 vs. Lebanon Valley |
| 7 | Gettysburg | 3-1 | 2 | 3/11 at No. 8 Salisbury |
| 8 | Salisbury | 3-1 | 8 | 3/11 vs. No. 7 Gettysburg |
| 9 | St. John Fisher | 2-0 | 9 | 3/11 vs. No. 19 Cortland State |
| 10 | Amherst | 3-1 | 10 | 3/14 at Bates |
| 11 | TCNJ | 3-0 | 11 | 3/10 at Cabrini |
| 12 | Catholic | 2-0 | 12 | 3/9 at Washington College |
| 13 | Ithaca | 4-0 | 14 | 3/11 at No. 15 Colorado College |
| 14 | Mary Washington | 4-2 | 15 | 3/11 at McDaniel |
| 15 | Colorado College | 2-0 | 16 | 3/9 vs. No. 4 Wesleyan |
| 16 | Pomona-Pitzer | 7-0 | 17 | 3/11 vs. Kean |
| 17 | Bowdoin | 2-1 | 19 | 3/14 at Williams |
| 18 | Brockport State | 1-1 | 13 | 3/11 at Clarkson |
| 19 | Cortland State | 1-1 | 20 | 3/11 at No. 9 St. John Fisher |
| 20 | Endicott | 3-0 | NR | 3/11 at MIT |
Also considered (in alphabetical order): Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Colby, Haverford, Shenandoah, Trinity
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Division II Men | Division II Women
Division III Men | Division III Women
HOT
Washington and Lee (+2)
Another Sunday, another huge win for the Generals. The Generals beat then-No. 3 Salisbury 10-7 last week and yesterday scored the final four goals of the game to give then-No. 2 Gettysburg its first loss of the season, 12-9.
W&L stretched its home-field winning streak to 22 games and beat Gettysburg for the first time since 1993, ending a string of six straight losses in the series.
Senior Dani Murray leads the 5-1 Generals with 25 points (18 goals, seven assists) and senior goalie Elliot Gilbert has a 51.2 save percentage. But W&L is also getting some sparks from younger players. First-year Allie Schwab is second on the team with 21 points (14 goals, seven assists), and last year's ODAC Rookie of the Year, Katherine Faria, has 13 goals and six assists.
Ithaca (+1)
The Bombers made it four straight wins with a 14-10 win over Brockport State last week. They'll play their third straight game on the road with a long trip to No. 15 Colorado College on Wednesday. Ithaca has scored 70 goals in its opening four games.
NOT
Gettysburg (-5)
The Bullets took a 9-8 lead with 11:40 remaining but then went scoreless the rest of the game as the Generals scored four straight to earn the victory. Liza Barr had three goals and an assist, moving into a tie for ninth place in career scoring for the Bullets with 235 points.
IN
Endicott (No. 20)
The Gulls beat No. 18 Trinity, 11-10, on Wednesday — its first win over a ranked opponent since 2014 and just the third in program history. Endicott followed with a 17-9 win over St. Lawrence behind five goals from leading scorer Morgan Pike.
OUT
Trinity (previously No 18)
The Bantams have been a high-wire act with three one-goal games to open the season. Trinity opened with a one-goal win over Williams, lost to Endicott by one on Wednesday and then came back to beat Bates 12-11 on Saturday. A chance to get back in the rankings comes this weekend with a showdown against No. 1 Middlebury.