Hartford Transitioning to DIII

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Good Monday Morning. Five games of lacrosse play-by-play later ... I'm exhausted. How was your weekend? >> Today's Word Count: 1,124 --> five minutes, tops! >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Tell a friend. Forward our email today.   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. Hartford Transitioning to DIII by Jeff Borzello, ESPN "Less than two months after the Hartford men's basketball team reached its first NCAA tournament, the university's board of regents voted Thursday to transition the athletic programs from Division I to Division III. The university will have to file its intent to the NCAA in January 2022 and expects to be transitioned to Division III by Sept. 1, 2025. Last month, a University of Hartford athletics feasibility study, commissioned by school president Gregory Woodward and conducted by the consulting firm CarrSports, was made public. The study indicated the school would save $9.2 million per year by going from Division I to Division III. Coaching contracts and student-athlete scholarships will be honored, but new athletic scholarship offers will cease beginning in the 2022-23 school year." >> What They're Saying: "A move to Division III will allow the University to further strengthen the academic, co-curricular, and wellness experience for all students," board of regents chair David Gordon said in a statement. "While we know this decision will disappoint some members of our community, we remain confident that this shift is in the best long-term interests of the institution and all its students." >> Keep Reading >> Official Announcement   WOMEN'S LACROSSE 2. How Sweet It Is Sixteen teams have advanced to the third round of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse championship tournament. William Smith pulled off the biggest shocker, taking out top-ranked Franklin & Marshall, 13-5, on the road. Sweet 16 Matchups (at Colby) St. John Fisher vs. William Smith Messiah vs. Cortland Western Connecticut vs. TCNJ Roger Williams vs. Tufts Sweet 16 Matchups (at Washington and Lee) Chicago vs. John Carroll Denison vs. Aurora Salisbury vs. Washington & Jefferson Ithaca vs. Washington and Lee >> Bracket   MEN'S LACROSSE 3. The Field Is Set The 2021 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse championship tournament bracket has been released. Lacrosse (M) Field Size (31 teams) - 28 AQ, 1 Pool B, 2 Pool C Who's In: Cabrini (Atlantic East), Franklin & Marshall (Centennial), Illinois Wesleyan (CCIW), Kean (CSAC), Salisbury (C2C), Endicott (CCC), St. john Fisher (Empire 8), Lasell (GNAC), Transylvania (HCAC), Catholic (Landmark), RIT (Liberty), UMass Boston (Little East), York (MAC Commonwealth), Stevens (MAC Freedom), Hope (MIAA), Northwestern (MWLC), SUNY Poly (NAC), Benedictine (NACC), Denison (NCAC), Tufts (NESCAC), Babson (NEWMAC), John Carroll (Ohio), Lynchburg (ODAC), Grove City (Presidents), SUNY Maritime (Skyline), Centre (SAA), Cortland (SUNYAC), Pfeiffer (USA South) Pool B: Colorado College Pool C: Stevenson, Christopher Newport   TENNIS 4.  Who's In? Selection Monday continues with press releases announcing the fields for the men's and women's tennis championships.   Tennis (W) Field Size (42 teams) - 36 AQ, 2 Pool B, 4 Pool C Who's In: Penn State Behrend (AMCC), Luther (ARC), Texas-Dallas (ASC), Mary Washington (C2C), Johns Hopkins (Centennial), Endicott (CCC), North Central (CCIW), Cairn (CSAC), Nazareth (Empire 8), Transylvania (Heartland), Moravian (Landmark), Skidmore (Liberty), Rhode Island College (Little East), York (MAC Commonwealth), Wilkes (MAC Freedom), Hope (MIAA), St. Thomas (MIAC), Grinnell (Midwest), Concordia, Wis. (NACC), Kenyon (NCAC), Penn State Harrisburg (NEAC/NAC), Wesleyan (NESCAC), Babson (NEWMAC), TCNJ (NJAC), Linfield (Northwest), Washington and Lee (ODAC), John Carroll (Ohio), Franciscan (Presidents), Millsaps (SAA), Southwestern (SCAC), Farmingdale State (Skyline), New Paltz (SUNYAC), Northwestern (UMAC), N.C. Wesleyan (USA South), UW-Whitewater (WIAC) Top Pool B/C Candidates Atlantic South: Emory, Sewanee, Carnegie Mellon Central: Washington (Mo.), Case Western, Denison Northeast: Tufts, Middlebury, Williams West: Trinity Tennis (M) Field Size (37 teams) - 33 AQ, 3 Pool B, 1 Pool C Who's In: Mt. Aloysius (AMCC), Luther (ARC), Concordia, Texas (ASC), Southern Virginia (C2C), Augustana (CCIW), Johns Hopkins (Centennial), Roger Williams (CCC), Houghton (Empire 8), Rose-Hulman (Heartland), Drew (Landmark), Skidmore (Liberty), Stevenson (MAC Commonwealth), Stevens (MAC Freedom), Kalamazoo (MIAA), Gustavus Adolphus (MIAC), Grinnell (Midwest), Illinois Tech (NACC), Denison (NCAC), Lancaster Bible (NEAC/NAC), Williams (NESCAC), Babson (NEWMAC), TCNJ (NJAC), George Fox (Northwest), Washington and Lee (ODAC), John Carroll (Ohio), Grove City (Presidents), Oglethorpe (SAA), Trinity (SCAC), Principia (SLIAC), Farmingdale State (Skyline), St. Scholastica (UMAC), N.C. Wesleyan (USA South) Top Pool B/C Candidates Atlantic South: Emory, Carnegie Mellon Central: Washington (Mo.), Case Western, Chicago Northeast: Brandeis, Tufts West: Southwestern, Pacific   BASEBALL 5.  The Longest Day Will Parker singled home Nate McCallum in the top of the 23rd inning to lift Southern Virginia to a 7-6 victory over #3 Salisbury in the longest baseball game in Division III history. The Knights scored twice in the top of the eighth for a 5-4 advantage, before the Sea Gulls struck for a single run in the bottom half to tie the score. Both teams chalked up single runs in the 18th inning before Parker's heroics in the 23rd. Five SVU and three Salisbury players recorded 10 at-bats as the Knights and Gulls combined for 169 at-bats and 42 hits. Zach Zalar threw seven innings of 1-run ball in relief for the victory - the first of the season for Southern Virginia (1-22). The game ultimately endured three separate rain delays, including the suspension in the fifth inning on Friday and two 20-minute stoppages on Saturday afternoon, for a total run time of 6 hours 30 minutes over a 26-hour timespan. At 23 innings, the game goes down as the longest by innings in NCAA Division III history. The previous long was a 21-inning contest in which Rhodes beat Oglethorpe, 8-7, on April 22, 2011. >> Box Score >> Recap   Sign Up for Free: D3Playbook TOP 10 6. Weekend Review Baseball Washington, Mo. (vs. DePauw, 22-1, 4-3) Trinity, Texas (vs. #24 Centenary, 9-7; vs. Texas Lutheran, 10-12, 9-8, 15-16; vs. Southwestern, 13-9) Salisbury (vs. Southern Virginia, 6-7 (23), 10-0) Washington & Jefferson Webster (vs. Iowa Wesleyan, 4-2, 15-0) Marietta (vs. Heidelberg, 0-3, 10-7 (11)) Aurora (vs. Benedictine, 9-0, 0-5, 7-6, 2-5) UW-Whitewater (vs. Finlandia, 19-0, 14-0, 12-4, 10-0, 18-2) Rowan (vs. Stockton, 6-8, 7-2, 6-1) North Central, Ill. (vs. Illinois Wesleyan, 8-7, 5-3, 11-0) Lacrosse (M) RIT (d. St. Lawrence, 19-6) Tufts (d. #13 Williams, 18-11) Salisbury (d. #9 Christoper Newport, 12-9) Lynchburg (d. Washington and Lee, 16-6) Cabrini (d. Neumann, 19-5) York (d. #7 Stevenson, 11-0) Stevenson (lost to #6 York, 11-0) Franklin & Marshall Christopher Newport (lost to #3 Salisbury, 12-9) Gettysburg (lost to Muhlenberg, 15-10) Softball Texas Lutheran Virginia Wesleyan (d. Lynchburg, 4-0, 9-1) DePauw Moravian (d. Susquehanna, 9-1, 10-2) Birmingham-Southern Eastern Connecticut (d. UMass Boston, 9-1, 11-0) Belhaven (lost to Hardin-Simmons, 4-1; lost to UMHB, 7-5) East Texas Baptist (d. Sul Ross State, 4-3; d. UMHB, 2-0; d. Hardin-Simmons, 8-4; d. UMHB, 13-4) Emory & Henry Berry   TRANSACTIONS 7.  Comings and Goings   BOWDOIN - David Aoyagi, Mike Deitrick and Ahmaad Smith named assistant football coaches DICKINSON - Emily Hays stepped down as head women's basketball coach ENDICOTT - Megan Martin named head equestrian coach WAYNESBURG - Treg Lunger named head men's soccer coach WITTENBERG - Tamika Williams-Jeter named head women's basketball coach     Thanks for starting your day with us. Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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