Survive and Advance

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Welcome to Thursday. DYK it's Limerick Day? >> Today's Word Count: 618 >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Is your staff reading D3Playbook? Share the love and the info.   Send me D3Playbook! TOP STORY 1.  Survive and Advance Henry Angier, Methodist Eighteen teams, headed by Methodist, advance to the third round of the NCAA Division III Men's Golf championship in Florida. The Monarchs hold a six-shot lead over Carnegie Mellon and are eight in front of Hampden-Sydney. Methodist's Henry Angier fired a two-under-par 69 to take over the individual lead by a single shot over Hampden-Sydney's Nick Rubino and Huntingdon's Grant Gronka at 141. Nine of the top 10 teams in the last GCAA poll advanced to the final two rounds. No. 10 Mary Hardin-Baylor missed the cut by three shots. >> Team Results >> Individual Leaderboard 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 BSB: American Rivers Conference 4 vs. 5, 11:45 a.m. BSB: Cabrini vs. Immaculata, 12:30 p.m. LACROSSE (M) 2.  First Round Results Dante Poli, Stockton | photo by Riley Lorenz The first round of the Division III men's lacrosse tournament is complete. Albion d. Dubuque, 11-6 Jace Conley scored four goals and added two assists. The Brits (15-4) will travel to RIT on Saturday. Norwich d. Maine Maritime, 20-12 Payden Masaracchia scored six times while Parker Campbell had 2-5. The Cadets (19-1) travel to Tufts. Stevens d. Maritime, 16-8 Michael Burns and Mikey Whiteside each had three goals and two assists. The Ducks (13-7) visit Dickinson. John Carroll d. North Central (Ill.), 11-3 Matt Berdysiak tallied four goals and Jon Gaglio made 15 saves. The Blue Streaks (17-2) travel to Union. Sewanee d. Benedictine, 18-9 Will Wyckoff scored six times, while Ryan Hofstetter added three with four assists. The Tigers (9-8) visit Christopher Newport. Stockton d. UMass Boston, 26-11 Dante Poli scored eight goals and handed out three assists. The Ospreys (17-2) travel to Salisbury. >> Updated Bracket GOLF (W) 3.  Eagles Flying High Aliea Clark, New York U. We are halfway through the Division III women's golf championship and top-ranked Emory has taken control through 36 holes. The Eagles hold a 14-shot advantage over runner-up Pomona-Pitzer and 21 shots clear of George Fox. New York U.'s Aliea Clark carved out a one-under-par 71 and has a one-shot lead over Emory's Ellen Dong, who fired a four-under 68. First-round leader Annie Mascot of Washington (Mo.) skied to a 76 and is three shots back. >> Team Results >> Individual Leaderboard Are you a marketer looking to reach decision makers who care about sports? Consider advertising with us: Reach decision-makers in college and university athletics. Achieve your KPIs around business development, awareness, and product sales. A large segment of our audience earns six figures per year and makes business purchasing decisions. Let’s Chat BASEBALL 4.  Regional Rankings The third regional ranking for baseball was released Wednesday as well. Here are the top three in each region - also not in alphabetical order. Baseball Region I: Wheaton, Babson, Middlebury Region II: Eastern Connecticut, Endicott, Salve Regina Region III: Oswego, Cortland, Brockport Region IV: Arcadia, Rowan, Montclair State Region V: Catholic, Immaculata, Cabrini Region VI: LaGrange, Birmingham-Southern, Lynchburg Region VII: Marietta, Denison, Wooster Region VIII: Webster, Aurora, North Central Region IX: UW-Whitewater, UW-Stevens Point, Loras Region X: Trinity (Texas), Chapman, Pomona-Pitzer >> Complete Rankings NEWS 5.  Lightning Round    Minnesota Morris SS Alex Baumann and East Texas Baptist RHP Sayers Collins were named the NCBWA National Players of the Week.   Christopher Newport defenseman Max Wayne was selected by the Atlas Lacrosse Club in Tuesday's Premier Lacrosse League Draft. He is the first DIII player ever drafted by a PLL team.   Saint Mary's (Minn.) will phase out 11 under-enrolled majors over the next few years in moves that will also result in laying off 13 faculty members.   Cake and candles to DePauw head women's swimming and diving coach Tracy Menzel TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   ADRIAN - Dana Hall named director of skating BRIDGEWATER STATE - Matt McLaughlin named head men's basketball coach CEDAR CREST - Alex Depew named head wrestling coach CLAREMONT-M-S - David Nolan named head women's soccer coach HOUGHTON - Jeremy Bialek named head men's basketball coach MOUNT MARY - Isabelle Cherney named president THIEL - Amy Schafer stepped down as athletic director. Kevin McLane and Darricle Jones named assistant football coaches WARTBURG - KatieJo Svenson named sports information director WHEATON (Ill.) - Mike Schauer named interim athletic director  Thanks for starting your day with us. What did you think of today's newsletter? 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