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written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Welcome to Thursday. Today is National Candy Day. You owe it to yourself to celebrate. But do so safely. >> Today's Word Count: 783.  Short yet efficient >> More Numbers: 1,764 subscribers, 2,971 twitter followers. Can you help us get to 3,000? >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Share us with a friend today. Let them know what they're missing.   I'd like D3Playbook in my inbox, please TOP STORY 1. #ThankYourSID   What is CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week? CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week is an opportunity for those who interact with collegiate athletics communications professionals to observe and celebrate the impact that athletics communications staff members have on intercollegiate athletics. What is CoSIDA? CoSIDA (College Sports Information Directors of America) was founded in 1957 and is a 3,200+ member national organization of the sports public relations, media relations and communications/creative professionals throughout all levels of collegiate athletics in the United States and Canada. CoSIDA is the second-oldest management association in all of intercollegiate athletics.  Who are athletics communications professionals? Athletics communicators and creatives are those staff members who coordinate communications and public relations for their college, conference or collegiate athletics governing body. They may serve a variety of functions: Strategic communicator Writer & editor Broadcaster Media coordinator Crisis communicator Photographer Graphic designer Videographer/editor Historian Statistician Social Media manager and many more Why celebrate CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week? CoSIDA Membership Recognition Week was created to show appreciation for athletic communicators and creatives, to showcase their efforts and accomplishments, and to bring positive recognition to them and to their work in promoting student-athletes and their institutions/conferences throughout all levels of intercollegiate athletics. >> Read More A MESSAGE FROM BLUEFRAME TECHNOLOGY   Did you know BlueFrame Technology has advanced integrations with top automated cameras like the Hudl Focus? Showcase your teams and student-athletes with BlueFrame’s full streaming service priced perfectly for D3 budgets….or use their Production Truck software to stream with your current provider. Step up your game this year and STREAM LIKE A PRO with BlueFrame. Learn more today!   BlueFrame Games to Watch Soccer (M): Coast Guard (12-4-1) at MIT (13-3-1), 4:00 Soccer (W): Southern Maine (12-3-3) at Western Connecticut (16-1), 5:40 Volleyball: Eastern Connecticut (17-7) at Plymouth State (23-2), 6:00 Field Hockey: Lynchburg (13-6) at Shenandoah (14-2), 7:00 BASKETBALL 2. Conference Favorites   It's that time of year again ... time for preseason basketball coaches' polls. Coaches hate them ... players and fans love them. So here we go. Conference | Men's Favorite | Women's Favorite Allegheny Mountain: La Roche | LaRoche American Rivers: Dubuque | Simpson American Southwest: Mary Hardin-Baylor | East Texas Baptist CCIW: Illinois Wesleyan | Millikin Centennial: Johns Hopkins | TBA Colonial States: Cairn | Notre Dame Commonwealth Coast: Endicott/Nichols | Roger Williams CUNYAC: Baruch | Brooklyn Great Northeast North: Emmanuel | Emmanuel Great Northeast South: Saint Joseph, Conn. | Regis Heartland: Hanover | Transylvania Little East: UMass Dartmouth | Rhode Island College MAC Commonwealth: York | Messiah MAC Freedom: DeSales | DeSales NACC: Wisconsin Lutheran | Wisconsin Lutheran NECC: New England College | New England College NEWMAC: WPI | Babson NJAC: New Jersey City/Stockton | Rowan Presidents: Westminster | Saint Vincent SCAC: Trinity | TBA St. Louis: TBA | Westminster Upper Midwest: Northwestern | Bethany Lutheran USA South East: N.C. Wesleyan | N.C. Wesleyan USA South West: Maryville | Piedmont Wisconsin: Platteville | Oshkosh >> Not Available: Atlantic East, C2C, Empire 8, Landmark, Liberty, MASCAC, MIAA, MIAC, Midwest, NAC, NCAC, NESCAC, Northwest, ODAC, Ohio, SAA, SCIAC, Skyline, SUNYAC, UAA, United East   Won't you please consider making a gift to D3Playbook. Your gift will help us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enable us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect. My heartfelt thanks to those who have already generously contributed. Please join them today.   Donate to D3Playbook HIGHLIGHTS 3.  About Last Night   Soccer (M) Randolph (14-2-2) downed #1 Washington and Lee (14-1-2) in the ODAC semis on a PK from Evan Blow in OT Trine (11-7-1) upset top-seed and #16 Calvin (15-3-2), 1-0, in the MIAA semis. Tyler Murphy notched the golden goal in the 100' Field Hockey Fourth-seeded Catholic (7-11) stunned top-seed Moravian (14-3), 3-2, in OT in the Landmark semifinals. Niki Micciche scored twice including the golden goal Soccer (W) Not a good day for the top seeds in the CCC (Endicott), CSAC (Cedar Crest) NACC (Concordia Wisconsin) and NCAC (Denison) Elizabethtown (7-6-4) advanced to the Landmark final with a 2-2, 8-7 PK decision against Susquehanna (11-4-1) FALL SPORTS 4.   Regional Rankings  The weekly regional rankings were released Wednesday. Here is the top team in each region for each sport.  Field Hockey I. Babson II. Middlebury III. New Paltz IV. Rowan V. Johns Hopkins VI. Washington and Lee >> Complete List Soccer (W) I. Amherst II. MIT III. William Smith IV. Misericordia V. Johns Hopkins VI. Christopher Newport VII.Case Western Reserve VIII. Washington U. IX. Loras X. Trinity, Texas >> Complete List Soccer (M) I. Tufts II. WPI III. Cortland IV. NYU V. Messiah VI. Washington and Lee VII. Ohio Wesleyan VIII. Chicago IX. St.Olaf X. Trinity, Texas >> Complete List Volleyball (W) I. Wesleyan II. MIT III. RIT IV. NYU V. Johns Hopkins VI. Berry VII. Hope VIII. UW-Eau Claire IX. Wartburg X. Claremont-M-S >> Complete List Football released its first regional ranking of the season. All teams were listed in alphabetical order >> Complete List TRANSACTIONS 5.  Comings and Goings   FERRUM - Taylor Chitwood stepped down as assistant sports information director HIRAM - Arianna Kreush stepped down as head women's lacrosse coach LINFIELD - Chad Hanke named head men's and women's wrestling coach NVU-JOHNSON - Brian Slater named assistant athletic director for diversity, equity and inclusion/sports information MACALESTER - Krystle Seidel resigned as head women's soccer coach RIPON - Greg Ruark resigned as head women's soccer coach ROGER WILLIAMS - Amanda Magee named head women's lacrosse coach RPI - James Holmes named assistant men's basketball coach SUNY POTSDAM - Justin Todd named assistant men's basketball coach THOMAS - Owen Vining named head esports coach 1 THING 6.  Tweet of the Day  Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter? Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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