48 Hours

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Happy Friday!  Baseball is back. Well, the MLB version anyway. >> Today's Word Count: 1,063 but remember, no wagering. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Are you looking to advertise for a job opening? Or are you a business looking to reach a desirable demographic? Email us.   Yes. I want to subscribe to D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. 48 Hours   If you are a winter sports enthusiast, it doesn't get much better than this weekend. Indoor Track and Field and Wrestling Championships. Basketball Sweet 16. Women's Ice Hockey Quarterfinals. Men's Ice Hockey Opening Round. Wow! BASKETBALL 2. Sectional Weekend It may be the best weekend of DIII basketball all season - Sectional Weekend. Six of the top eight teams, according to the D3hoops.com poll, have advanced on the women's side, while five of the first seven are in the Round of 16 on the men's side. Women (1) Christopher Newport vs. (13) Trinity, Texas, 5:00 (8) Amherst vs. (11) Tufts, 7:00 (10) Baldwin Wallace vs. UW-Oshkosh, 6:00 (16) Smith vs. (12) UW-Whitewater, 8:30 (7) New York U. vs. (9) Scranton, 5:00 (2) Hope vs. Millikin, 7:00 (5) Trine vs. Springfield, 4:30 (3) Transylvania vs. (21) Mary Hardin-Baylor, 6:30 >> Complete Bracket Men (16) Elmhurst vs. Calvin, 5:00 (6) Mary Hardin-Baylor vs. Case Western Reserve, 8:00 (15) Wabash vs. (22) Williams, 5:30 (7) Illinois Wesleyan vs. (18) Wheaton, Ill., 8:30 (4) Christopher Newport vs. (23) Stockton, 4:00 (2) Marietta vs. (17) Oswego State, 7:00 (13) WPI vs. RPI, 4:30 (1) Randolph-Macon vs. Mass-Dartmouth, 7:30 >> Complete Bracket ICE HOCKEY 3.  Tourney Time   It's first-round action in the men's tournament, while the women determine the Final Four. Men (10) Elmira at (7) Hobart, 7:00 St. Olaf at (6) St. Norbert, 8:00 (8) U. of New England vs. (15) Plymouth State, 7:00 (5) Babson vs. (14) Trinity, Conn., 7:00 >> Complete Bracket Women (1) Middlebury vs. Endicott, 3:00 (3) Elmira vs. (6) Nazareth, 3:00 (2) Plattsburgh State vs. (9) Colby, 3:00 (4) UW-River Falls vs. (5) Gustavus Adolphus, 4:00 >> Complete Bracket A MESSAGE FROM BRIGHT CELLARS   Bright Cellars is a monthly wine club that matches you with wines you'll love. Founded by two MIT grads (#whyD3) who were intimidated by the vast and complex world of wine, Bright Cellars was created to help wine drinkers discover and learn about wine in a fun, interactive way. Bright Cellars creates a wine experience tailored just for you. Based on an algorithm, wine selections are calculated to match your taste preferences. As you try the wines, you're encouraged to rate them on the website to fine-tune your taste profile even further. Your matches improve as the algorithm gets to know you better, making each shipment better than the last. D3Playbook readers are invited to get 50% off your first 6-bottle box from Bright Cellars. That's a $45 value. Each box will include a wine education card for each bottle that details servings temps, food pairings, background on the region and more. Take our 30-second quiz to start your weekend right. TRACK AND FIELD 4.  Going for Gold   The 2022 Division III Indoor Track and Field Championships will be held in Winston-Salem, N.C., at the JDL Fast Track. Action begins today at 10 a.m. Top Seeds - Women 60: Tia Jones (Ithaca) and Maddie Moran (Nebraska Wesleyan) 7.59 200: Jones, 24.82 400: Alyssa Fadenhauer (Loras) 55.95 800: Esther Seeland (Messiah) 2:06.84 Mile: Ella Baran (Johns Hopkins) 4:43.31 3000: Kassie Parker (Loras) 9:17.86 5000: Parker 16:05.97 60 Hurdles: Kelsie Sealock (Bethel) 8.56 4x400 Relay: Nebraska Wesleyan, 3:50.01 Distance Medley: Wartburg, 11:40.13 High Jump: Breya Christopher (Wartburg) 1.74m Pole Vault: Meghan Matheny (Ithaca), 4.00m Long Jump: Isabel Maletich (Chicago), 5.96m Triple Jump: Maletich 12.71m Shot Put: Skye Digman (UW-La Crosse) 14.97m Weight Throw: Chelsea Yang (Rhode Island College) 19.09m Men 60: Sam Blaskowski (UW-La Crosse) 6.70 200: Dallas Wright (Wartburg) 21.62 400: Wright 48.11 800: Mike Jasa (Wartburg) 1:50.13 Mile: Aidan Ryan (Williams) 3:59.92 3000: Ryan 7:59.99 5000: Alex Phillip (John Carroll) 14:07.40 60 Hurdles: Oliver Thomas (WPI) 7.82 4x400 Relay: Rowan 3:15.89 Distance Medley: John Carroll 9:49.47 High Jump: Tanner Slack and Evan Hershberger (Mount Union) 2.11m Pole Vault: Ben Drummey (Southern Maine), 5.12m Long Jump: Blaskowski 7.48m Triple Jump: Jonathan Wilburn (UW-Oshkosh) 15.15m Shot Put: Bram Miller (Carnegie Mellon) 17.22m Weight Throw: Alex Kristeller (Widener) 19.54m >> Heat Sheets >> Watch >> Live Scoreboard >> Live Results WRESTLING 5. Mat Madness by Jon Gremmels, TheMat.com "Looking for a new champion in NCAA Division III wrestling? For 25 years it’s been the same story: Either Augsburg or Wartburg ends up holding the team championship trophy. But this might be the year somebody interrupts that run. Each of those teams has as many qualifiers as anyone this year, but there is one key difference: The numbers don’t favor either the Auggies or the Knights this time. But this year, for the first time in Division III history, no team will be represented by more than seven national qualifiers when the NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships take place Friday and Saturday in Cedar Rapids, Iowa." >> Continue Reading >> Live Results TENNIS  6.  Rankings The first ITA Division III spring ranking was released Thursday. Men Case Western Reserve Chicago Washington, Mo. Claremont-M-S Emory Johns Hopkins Williams Trinity, Texas Brandeis North Carolina Wesleyan >> Conference Call: UAA (6), SCIAC (6), NESCAC (5), C2C (3), Centennial (3), NCAC (2), CCIW (2), Northwest (2), SCAC (2), ASC (1), Liberty (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1), NEWMAC (1), ODAC (1), SAA (1), USA South (1), WIAC (1) >> Complete Poll Women Chicago Emory Pomona-Pitzer Claremont-M-S Wesleyan Tufts MIT Sewanee Amherst Middlebury >> Conference Call: NESCAC (8), UAA (6), SCIAC (4), Centennial (3), NEWMAC (3), C2C (2), Liberty (2), NCAC (2), SCAC (2), ASC (1), Michigan (1), Minnesota (1), NJAC (1), Northwest (1), ODAC (1), SAA (1), WIAC (1) >> Complete Poll A MESSAGE FROM D3PLAYBOOK Help us help you. We are glad that you are enjoying D3Playbook. Now won't you help us continue our work? Your gift helps us offset the costs of operating the newsletter and enable us to continue to provide the quality you have come to expect. Please contribute today.   Make a Donation to D3Playbook SCHEDULE 7.  Weekend Watchlist     Here's a list of the games/matches/events that we are keeping an eye on this weekend. Volleyball (M) No. 9 Marymount vs. No. 10 St. John Fisher Complete Schedule Baseball No. 2 Marietta vs. No. 4 North Central, Ill. vs. No. 8 Webster No. 9 Texas-Dallas vs. No. 13 Wheaton, Mass. Complete Schedule Lacrosse (W) No. 1 Salisbury vs. No. 13 St. John Fisher No. 4 Washington and Lee vs. No. 14 Catholic No. 18 Bowdoin vs. No. 20 Hamilton Complete Schedule Lacrosse (M) No. 2 Salisbury vs. No. 6 York No. 14 Wesleyan vs. No. 20 Stevens No. 16 Stevenson vs. No. 17 Denison Complete Schedule Softball No. 17 Randolph-Macon vs. No. 21 Gettysburg Complete Schedule Tennis (M) No. 1 Case Western Reserve vs. No. 14 Carnegie Mellon No. 13 Kenyon vs. No. 21 Wesleyan Complete Schedule Tennis (W) No. 2 Emory vs. No. 4 Claremont-M-S No. 5 Wesleyan vs. No. 18 Kenyon Complete Schedule NEWS 8.  Lightning Round   UW-Whitewater alum Jake Kumerow re-signed with the Buffalo Bills this afternoon. He has 20 catches for 322 yards and two scores in his career.     Saint John's digs the long ball, hitting six home runs in a 20-8 victory over No. 2 Marietta. Joe Becker slammed a pair for the Johnnies (5-6).   Cake and candles to three alums this weekend - Zack Morgan (Waynesburg, soccer), Mark Fallati (Swarthmore, tennis) and Eric Demers (Gordon, basketball).    SPONSORED BY PRESTO SPORTS TRANSACTIONS 9.  Comings and Goings   GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS - Joe DeGrood named head men's basketball coach  Thanks for starting your day with us. Have a safe and enjoyable weekend. What did you think of today's newsletter? Please invite your friends to sign up for D3Playbook

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