The Draw is Set

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III   >> Hello Tuesday. Make it a great day. >> Today's Word Count: 1,271 --> five minutes >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Is your staff reading D3Playbook? Share the love and the info.   I know someone who would like D3Playbook TOP STORY 1.  The Draw is Set Katie Fullowan, Gettysburg | photo by David Sinclair The 2022 NCAA Division III women's lacrosse tournament field was announced on Monday. Action begins this weekend. First / Second Rounds - May 14-15 No. 23 Geneseo (14-3) vs. St. Joseph's ME (20-0) / at No. 2 Middlebury (17-1) Capital (19-0) vs. Hamline (7-7) / at No. 20 Chicago Springfield (13-5) vs. Merchant Marine (13-2) / at No. 8 Colby (14-3) No. 18 Messiah (13-5) at No. 9 William Smith (17-1) Roanoke (14-4) vs. Bryn Athyn (11-2) / at No. 4 Gettysburg (16-3) No. 14 Catholic (13-4) vs. Saint Mary's, Ind. (11-6) / at Denison (11-6) Wash. & Jeff. (12-4) vs. Transylvania (9-9) / at No. 5 Wash. and Lee (17-2) St. John Fisher (10-8) at No. 11 York (14-5) / No. 12 Wesleyan (13-4) St. Mary's, Md. (12-5) vs. Framingham State (11-7) / at No. 7 TCNJ (15-2) W. Connecticut (15-4) at No. 16 Cortland (15-4) / No. 25 Roger Williams (16-1) SUNY Canton (12-6) at Stevens (17-2) / No. 1 Salisbury (15-2) Rhodes (14-2) vs. Aurora (14-5) / at Kenyon (15-1) No. 13 St. Lawrence (15-2) at No. 3 Tufts (15-3) Claremont-M-S (13-5) vs. George Fox (17-0) / at No. 24 Pomona-Pitzer (16-0) Stevenson (12-7) vs. Meredith (15-5) / at No. 6 F&M (16-3) No. 22 Haverford (12-5) vs. Cabrini (10-6) / at No. 10 Ithaca (16-3) National Championships: TCNJ 12, Middlebury 7, Salisbury 4, Gettysburg 3, Ursinus 3, Franklin & Marshall 2, Amherst 1, Cortland 1, Hamilton 1, Trinity, Conn. 1 Final Four Appearances: TCNJ 25, Middlebury 20, Salisbury 13, William Smith 11, Ursinus 9, Franklin & Marshall 8, Gettysburg 7, Amherst 6, Trinity, Conn. 6 >> Complete Bracket 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! TENNIS (W) 2.  At The Net   Sylwia Mikos, Chicago The 2022 NCAA Division III women's tennis team championship field was announced on Monday. Action begins this weekend. Women First / Second Rounds Stevens (11-4) vs. Drew (12-8) / No. 3 Wesleyan, Conn. (20-0) St. Mary's, Md. (11-7) at No. 21 W&L (15-6) / No. 15 Mary Washington (12-5) Transylvania (15-4) vs. Piedmont (24-4) / at No. 8 Emory (8-9) Otterbein (18-4) vs. Webster (14-11) / No. 10 Sewanee (20-3) Lebanon Valley (15-4) vs. Oneonta (17-6) / No. 4 Claremont-M-S (22-3) No. 24 Denison (14-7) vs. Pitt-Greensburg (15-4)/ at No. 12 Case Western (16-4) Sarah Lawrence (10-3) vs. Endicott (13-7) / at No. 7 MIT (18-1) No. 26 Johns Hopkins (12-6) vs. Rhode Island College (16-0) No. 13 Williams (8-9) vs. Colby-Sawyer (16-6) Carleton (15-1) vs. Luther (18-10) / No. 1 Chicago (18-1) Illinois Tech (16-5) at No. 36 UW-Whitewater (19-4) No. 35 Grinnell (19-6) vs. Northwestern (21-3) No. 38 TCNJ (16-2) vs. Nazareth (9-4) / No. 6 Tufts (16-3) No. 30 Skidmore (12-5) vs. Baruch (12-3) / No. 9 Amherst (11-8) Linfield (14-2) at No. 29 Texas-Dallas (11-2) / No. 2 Pomona-Pitzer (19-2) No. 16 Redlands (10-7) vs. No. 14 Trinity, Texas (14-8) North Central (21-5) vs. Franciscan (15-4) / No. 5 Middlebury (15-5) No. 40 Hope (18-7) vs. Cairn (20-1) / at No. 11 Carnegie Mellon (15-6) National Championships: Williams 10, Emory 8, UC San Diego 4, Kenyon 3, Mary Washington 2, Amherst 1, Davidson 1, Gustavus Adolphus 1, Occidental 1, Pomona-Pitzer 1, Principia 1, Skidmore 1, TCNJ 1, Trinity TX 1, Washington and Lee 1, Wesleyan CT 1 Final Four Appearances: Emory 20, Williams 18, Amherst 15, Washington and Lee 11, Kenyon 10, Trinity TX 10, UC San Diego 10 >> Complete Bracket Are you a marketer looking to reach decision makers who care about sports? Consider advertising with D3Playbook: 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 TENNIS (M) 3.  Serve and Volley The 2022 NCAA Division III men's tennis team championship field was announced on Monday. Action begins this weekend. First /Second Round - May 12-14 Illinois Tech (11-9) vs. Greenville (19-2) / at No. 1 Chicago (17-1) North Central (24-2) vs. UW-Superior (16-5) / No. 16 Gustavus (23-10) St. Mary's, Md. (15-3) vs. Penn State Behrend (11-13) / No. 8 Trinity TX (15-6) No. 13 Emory (8-10) at No. 18 Mary Washington (15-5) Hardin-Simmons (14-7) at No. 5 Claremont-M-S (25-6) No. 11 Pomona-Pitzer (15-10) vs. No. 25 George Fox (16-5) Goucher (12-7) vs. Lebanon Valley (16-6) / No. 3 Tufts (17-2) No. 14 North Carolina Wesleyan (28-4) at No. 12 Johns Hopkins (19-1) Ohio Northern (22-4) vs. Grove City (16-2) / at No. 2 Case Western (21-4) Kalamazoo (13-7) vs. Nazareth (12-4) / No. 39 UW-Whitewater (21-2) Nichols (16-5) vs. Manhattanville (13-5) / at No. 6 Williams (13-3) Washington and Lee (14-8) vs. UMass Boston (12-3) / No. 9 Bowdoin (15-5) Stevens (13-4) vs. Eastern Nazarene (11-5) / at No. 4 Middlebury (18-2) MIT (11-6) vs. Baruch (11-3) / No. 22 RPI (15-2) Luther (17-9) vs. Rose-Hulman (11-9) / at No. 7 Washington, Mo. (14-9) No. 33 Sewanee (13-11) vs. Grinnell (14-11) / No. 10 Denison (22-3) National Championships: UC Santa Cruz 7, Kalamazoo 7, Emory 6, Swarthmore 4, Williams 4, Middlebury 3, Redlands 3, Amherst 2, Claremont-M-S 2, Gustavus Adolphus 2, Washington College 2, Bowdoin 1, Trinity TX 1, Washington MO 1, Washington and Lee 1 Final Four Appearances: UC Santa Cruz 19, Emory 17, Kalamazoo 16, Claremont-M-S 13, Williams 12, Middlebury 11, Gustavus Adolphus 10 >> Complete Bracket SOFTBALL 4.  Championship Selections Allie Fauth, Bethel | photo by Carl Schmulund The 2022 NCAA Division III softball championship field was announced on Monday. Action begins this weekend. CNU Regional Wilson (24-11-1) at Chris. Newport (37-1); Messiah (26-13) vs. Hunter (20-12) Amherst Regional Husson (25-9) at Amherst (23-8); Va. Wesleyan (33-11) vs. Rochester (27-13) Tufts Regional Rowan (33-8) vs. Cabrini (21-10); Muhlenberg (22-20) at Tufts (33-9) Arcadia Regional Lesley (17-15) vs. Arcadia (30-9); WPI (30-14) vs. Johnson and Wales (35-6) Kean Regional E. Connecticut (38-4) vs. Waynesburg (27-9); Alfred (25-14) vs. Kean (30-8) Randolph-Macon Regional Farmingdale State (28-5) vs. R-MC (32-9); Susquehanna (25-7) vs. MIT (30-16) Saint Benedict Regional Neb. Wesleyan (22-14) vs. CSB (28-8); Wartburg (27-12) vs. Ill. Wesleyan (26-13) Millikin Regional Ohio Northern (23-9) vs. Millikin (32-7); Alma (25-13) vs. Illinois College (21-12-1) Salisbury Regional Framingham St. (20-17) vs. Salisbury (36-6); Endicott (30-11) vs. PSU Berks (24-11) Geneseo Regional Mt. St. Joseph (30-9) vs. Geneseo (34-4); Babson (35-8) vs. Stevens (18-17) DePauw Regional Berry (29-11) vs. DePauw (33-8); Piedmont (31-9) vs. Hiram (23-13) Bethel Regional Bethany Lutheran (29-14) vs. Bethel (33-4); Buena Vista (26-13) vs. Washington MO (30-10) Texas Lutheran Regional Chapman (28-11) vs. Texas Lutheran (38-4) East Texas Baptist Regional Belhaven (37-6) vs. Fontbonne (22-17); Linfield (36-7) vs. ETBU (32-9) Case Western Reserve Regional Concordia WI (33-4) vs. Roanoke (30-12); TCNJ (27-9) vs. CWRU (26-9) Trine Regional UW-Eau Claire (25-9) vs. Trine (27-11); North Central IL (25-10) vs PSU Behrend (21-13) National Championships: TCNJ 6, Central 4, E. Connecticut 4, Tufts 3, Virginia Wesleyan 3, Linfield 2, Simpson 2, St. Thomas MN 2, 13 tied with 1. Final Four Appearances: TCNJ 16, E. Connecticut 13, Central 11, Chapman 6, Linfield 6, Salisbury 6 >> Complete Regional Brackets NEWS 5.  Lightning Round    Golf (M/W) The 2022 NCAA Division III championship tournaments begin today. The men compete in Howey-in-the-Hills, Fla., while the women are in Houston, Texas. Men's Statistics | Women's Statistics   Lacrosse (M/W) There is a new team atop both the latest men's and women's lacrosse polls - Salisbury. The Sea Gull men leapfrogged Christopher Newport and RIT to take over at No. 1, while the SU women overtook Middlebury for the top ranking.   Happy Birthday Cake and candles to Macalester's David Palmer   Do you know of someone celebrating an upcoming birthday? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. TRANSACTIONS 6.  Comings and Goings   BERRY - Mick Hedgepeth named head men's basketball coach CABRINI - Helen Drinan named interim president HAMLINE - Michael Prunty named head women's soccer coach MISSISSIPPI U. FOR WOMEN - Louis Alexander stepped down as head men's soccer coach PUGET SOUND - Aaron Benson stepped down as head crew coach SAINT VINCENT - Kevin Wanichko named head men's cross country coach TRANSYLVANIA - Ashley Reinecke and Marcus Aldaba named co-head women's soccer coaches    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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