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More than 1,600 four-year colleges didn’t require applicants to submit SAT or ACT scores, which led to an increase in the number of students applying to selective colleges that are test optional. This year, there was a substantial decrease in the number of students who sent standardized test scores to colleges. Forty-six percent of students who used the Common App to apply to college submitted standardized test scores this year compared with 77% last year." Selective colleges saw an overwhelming increase in the number of applicants The nation’s most-selective four-year colleges and universities saw a record-breaking 17% increase in applications this year, according to the Common App. This included both selective public and private schools. For most students, it might actually be easier to get admitted to college this year Because of the increased number of applications, college administrators aren’t entirely sure where students will choose to enroll, which means some are choosing to accept more students in the hopes that those students ultimately choose to enroll. Deferrals from last academic year don't appear to have a big effect on admissions this fall Many college officials said deferrals from the fall academic year were small in number, and wouldn’t have a large effect on the number of students admitted for the fall 2021 term.  Students who are waitlisted might find they have increased odds of getting admitted College wait lists are expected to be very long this year. This year, because of the uncertainty in where students will enroll, there could be more activity off the wait list >> Read More   SOFTBALL 2. Stepping Up to the Plate by Lori Riley, Hartford Courant   "Sure, Peter Maneggia said, he would help out Molly Rathbun as an assistant coach for the Trinity softball team. It was Rathbun’s second head coaching job and the first in her home state. Maneggia had coached Rathbun at Eastern Connecticut where she was a pitcher and led the Warriors to two Division III Women’s College World Series. Last year, yeah, it was just ‘Hey, can you show up for practice? See how it’s going. Throw some BP. Look at my defense’ — because that’s what I do — and tell me what you see,’” Maneggia said. “I said, ‘Sure.’ And then it turned into this.” On Sunday, Maneggia, who is retired and enjoys working on his golf game in his spare time, will be coaching the Trinity softball team when it opens its season at Eastern Connecticut." (Editor's note: A twinbill defeat for the Bantams) >> Situational Awareness: "Rathbun, who has yet to coach a game for Trinity after the team didn’t play last season due to COVID-19, is nine months pregnant, due March 31. Her full-time assistant, Brittany Sarnese, had a baby boy in January and is out on maternity leave." >> Quotable: “There are some times I feel like I don’t know my players to the fullest extent yet because I haven’t seen them in a game situation,” Rathbun said. “So many other things happen on the field during competition that I feel like I’m missing out on.” >> Reality Check: "Sarnese and Rathbun, who is expecting a boy, aren’t even sure if they can go to games because no spectators are allowed. They’ll be live-streaming games on their computers and talking to Maneggia a lot." >> Yes, But: “This might have been the year to plan it, with the limited schedule,” Maneggia said. “We’re only playing 18 games. They might have picked the right spring to have both of their children in.” >> Continue Reading   CONFERENCES 3. Champions Congratulations to these conference champions! Basketball MAC Commonwealth: M) Albright; W) Messiah MAC Freedom: M) Lycoming; W) DeSales NJAC: M) New Jersey City Presidents: M) Westminster; W) Saint Vincent SCAC: M) St. Thomas, Texas; W) Trinity, Texas Bowling AMCC: W) Medaille  CCIW: W) Marian Cross Country NJAC: M): TCNJ; W) TCNJ Presidents: M) Franciscan; W) Waynesburg Ice Hockey NCHA: M) Marian; W) Adrian WIAC: W) UW-River Falls Indoor Track and Field Empire 8: M) St. John Fisher; W) St. John Fisher   TOP 10 4. Weekend Review Baseball Trinity, Texas Cal Lutheran Washington, Mo. (d. DePauw, 12-1, 10-0, 9-4) Chapman Babson North Central, Ill. (d. Augustana, 6-2, 13-2; lost 2-3) Salisbury (split with #9 Rowan, 4-3, 2-6; d. TCNJ, 6-2, 11-3) Webster (d. Blackburn, 15-2, 3-0) Rowan (split with #7 Salisbury, 3-4, 6-2) Johns Hopkins (lost to Franklin & Marshall, 1-2, 0-7) Lacrosse (M) RIT (d. Cortland, 12-8) Lynchburg (lost to #11 Christopher Newport, 9-10 OT) Tufts Salisbury (d. #5 Cabrini, 11-4) Cabrini (lost to #4 Salisbury, 4-11) Williams York Denison Ursinus Gettysburg Lacrosse (W) Franklin & Marshall (d. McDaniel, 16-5) Tufts Washington and Lee (d. #16 Mary Washington, 8-3) Gettysburg (d. Washington College, 16-8) Salisbury (d. #10 TCNJ, 14-8) Wesleyan, Conn. York, Pa. (d. Hood, 19-4) Catholic Amherst TCNJ (lost to #5 Salisbury, 8-14) Softball East Texas Baptist (d. Hardin-Simmons 12-0, 7-6; lost 6-7) Virginia Wesleyan (d. Guilford, 14-1, 10-4) Linfield (d. Pacific 14-2, 8-7) Texas Lutheran Christopher Newport Salisbury (d. Rowan, 12-3, 5-1) DePauw (d. #22 Trine, 1-0, 7-2; Wittenberg) Kean (d. Centenary, 14-0, 8-4) Berry (split with #13 Birmingham-Southern, 5-11, 10-8) Transylvania (d. Illinois Wesleyan, 1-0; lost to #22 Trine, 5-6; lost to Wittenberg, 7-8) Volleyball (M) Springfield New Paltz (lost to #12 St. John Fisher, 2-3) Carthage (d. #13 North Central, 3-0) Vassar (d. Elmira, 3-0) Rutgers-Newark Benedictine (d. Edgewood, 3-0) Dominican (d. Wisconsin Lutheran, 3-0) Endicott (d. Nichols, 3-1, 3-0) Juniata Southern Virginia Volleyball (W) Colorado College (d. Texas Lutheran, 3-0) Trinity, Texas (d. Dallas, 3-0, 3-0) Transylvania Mary Hardin-Baylor (d. Hardin-Simmons, 3-0, 3-0; split with McMurry, 0-3, 3-1) Carthage Texas-Dallas (d. LeTourneau, 3-1, 3-0) Millikin Elmhurst Berry (d. Rhodes, 3-0, 3-0) Birmingham-Southern (d. Centre, 3-0, 3-0) Scores and Schedules: BSB | SFB | MLAX | WLAX | MIH | WIH | FB | GOLF    If you have a business and would like to reach an affluent audience that works in higher education and college sports ... drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. RECAP 5. Weekend Stars James Mishoe, Guilford Baseball Jake Pendergraft and Logan Martin combined on a no-hitter as Sewanee opened its season with a 2-0 vs. Covenant. The pair combined for 14 strikeouts. Catholic head coach Ross Natoli won the 700th game of his career when the Cardinals downed Drew on Sunday. Football Josh Taylor ran for 225 yards and scored five TDs in Mount St. Joseph's 56-19 win against Franklin Braxton Plunk completed 38-of-58 passes for 521 yards and seven TDs as Mount Union defeated John Carroll, 52-27 Pat Kramer booted a 28-yard field goal with 0:27 left to give Denison a 38-37 win at Ohio Wesleyan. Golf (M) James Mishoe took medalist honors with a 54-hole score of eight-under-par (208) to lead #8 Guilford to the team title at the Jekyll Island Collegiate. (W) #2 Methodist went wire-to-wire to capture the Jekyll Island Women's Collegiate by 26 shots over runner-up #25 Centre. The Monarchs' Jillian Drinkard took medalist honors by four shots. (W) Hat tip to Carnegie Mellon's Alexis Sudjianto for her ace on the second hole of Friday's opening round at the Jekyll Island tourney. Lacrosse (W) Kat Walton became the second player in Capital history to score 200 career goals with her hat trick vs. Baldwin Wallace. Softball Kaylen Washington's three-run double in the top of the 10th led Hardin-Simmons (5-11) to a 7-6 win over #1 East Texas Baptist (12-1). Cami Henry set a program record for strikeouts in a regulation 7-inning game, fanning 14, as DePauw blanked Trine, 1-0. Olivia Zoeller also struck out 14 of the 16 batters she faced in a five-inning no-no for Clarkson in a 2-0 win against St. Lawrence. Scores and Schedules: BSB | SFB | MLAX | WLAX | MIH | WIH | FB | GOLF    TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   YESHIVA - David Byrne named head men's golf coach   BIRTHDAYS 7.  Cake and Candles Happy birthday to Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference commissioner Jay Jones ... also birthday wishes to William Shatner who turns 90 today. I don't believe Mr. Shatner is a reader of the D3Playbook, however.     Thanks for starting your day with us. Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook

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