Captains, Purple Raiders To Final

 

written by STEVE ULRICH your must-read briefing on what's driving the day in NCAA Division III >> It's Friday. Happy St. Patrick's Day.    >> Please consider making a donation to D3Playbook. See more below. >> Thanks for reading D3Playbook. Help us keep this site free. Support D3Playbook and our advertisers by clicking their links.    Yes. I want to subscribe to D3Playbook TOP STORY 1. Captains, Purple Raiders To Final     It will be Christopher Newport and Mount Union for the 2023 NCAA Division III men's basketball championship on Saturday afternoon.  (2) Christopher Newport d. (7) Swarthmore, 69-66 Jahn Hines scored 22 points, including 18 in the second half, as the Captains held off the Garnet. Trey Barber added 21 markers for CNU. Vinny DeAngelo led Swarthmore with 23 points. (3) Mount Union d. Wisconsin-Whitewater, 83-79 The Purple Raiders advanced to their first-ever national final by coming from 20 down in the first half to defeat the Warhawks. Christian Parker led the way with 29 points and 11 rebounds. Carter Capstran, Miles Barnstable and Trevon Chislom led UWW with 17 each.  A MESSAGE FROM CHI ALPHA SIGMA   Chi Alpha Sigma is the only national scholar-athlete society that celebrates four-year collegiate student-athletes who have excelled in both the classroom and in athletic competition. Founded in 1996 and with 320 active chapters nationwide, Chi Alpha Sigma recognizes undergraduate college student-athletes who participate in a sport at the varsity intercollegiate level, achieve junior academic standing or higher after their fifth full time semester, and earn a 3.4 or higher cumulative grade point average. To apply for your chapter today contact Executive Director, Kellen Wells-Mangold, at kellen@ncahs.org or visit chialphasigma.org. BASKETBALL (W) 2. National Semifinal Preview Three of the top four teams in the country that have a combined one defeat, as well as a true Cinderella, are left standing as the NCAA Division III women's basketball championship enters its semifinal round on Saturday. (1) Christopher Newport (30-0) vs. Rhode Island College (28-3), 5:00 All-Time Series: First Meeting NCAA Titles: (C) none (R) none Leading Scorers: (C) Sondra Fan 14.3 (R) Izabelle Booth 12.2 Leading Rebounders: (C) Anaya Simmons 7.8 (R) Booth 7.5 Scoring Offense: (C) 85.1 (R) 65.7 Team FG%: (C) 46.4 (R) 40.3 FG% Defense: (C) 34.8 (R) 32.3 Team FT%: (C) 68.7 (R) 64.6 (2) Transylvania (31-0) vs. (4) Smith (30-1), 7:30 All-Time Series: First Meeting NCAA Titles: (T) none (S) none Leading Scorers: (T) Madison Kellione 15.0 (S) Morgan Morrison 17.0 Leading Rebounders: (T) Dasia Thornton 9.8 (S) Morrison 8.9 Scoring Offense: (T) 74.0 (S) 72.8 Team FG%: (T) 42.3 (S) 44.6 FG% Defense: (T) 31.4 (S) 35.7 Team FT%: (T) 66.3 (S) 72.6 >> Live Video from NCAA.com 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.   I'd Like to Donate to D3Playbook ICE HOCKEY (W) 3. Championship Weekend It's time to crown a champion in Division III women's ice hockey and four teams hope to carry off the Walnut and Bronze trophy on Sunday. (1) Gustavus Adolphus (25-3) vs. (2) Plattsburgh State (26-2), 3:00 All-Time Series: Plattsburgh 4-2-1 NCAA Titles: (G) none (P) 2007-08-14-15-16-17-19 Goals: (G) Hailey Holland 19 (P) Sara Krauseneck 20 Assists: (G) Emily Olson 22 (P) Sierra Benjamin 25 Save%: (G) Katie McCoy 94.4 (P) Lilla Nease 93.7 Team Offense: (G) 4.2 (P) 4.1 Team Defense: (G) 0.8 (P) 1.1 Power Play %: (G) 31.6 (P) 31.0 (3) Amherst (25-3) vs. (6) Hamilton (22-5-2), 7:00 All-Time Series: Amherst 28-16-3 NCAA Titles: (A) 2009-10 (H) none Goals: (A) Glennon, Reynolds, Pohl 13 (H) Nancy Loh 21 Assists: (A) Glennon, Avery 17 (H) Hyla Mosher 15 Save%: (A) Natalie Stott 95.2 (H) Evie Sheridan 94.0 Team Offense: (A) 3.46 (H) 2.66 Team Defense: (A) 0.93 (H) 1.31 Power Play %: (A) 22.8 (H) 22.2 >> Live Video from NCAA.com SWIMMING/DIVING 4. Day Two Recap    James McChesney, TCNJ; Israel Zavaleta, Kenyon | photos by Jimmy Alagna, Graham Stokes Day two of the NCAA Division III Swimming and Diving Championships were highlighted by a pair of national records.  TCNJ's James McChesney won the 200 free in a record time of 1:34.74, bettering the old mark by 0.78 seconds. Kenyon's Israel Zavaleta won the gold medal in 1-meter diving with a record score of 602.0 points, erasing the 2014 mark of 578.70. Women's Team Scoring Denison 281.5, Emory 196, Kenyon 191, Tufts 163.5, Williams 154 200 Free Relay: Emory (Maki, Kass, Celtnieks, Leone), 1:31.62 400 IM: Augusta Lewis (Claremont-M-S) 4:15.73 100 Fly: Lily Klinginsmith (Tufts), 53.65 200 Free: Kaley McIntyre (NYU), 1:47.44 400 Medley Relay: Kenyon (Smith, Fadely, Axas, White) 3:39.28 Men's Team Scoring Kenyon 282.5, Emory 257.5, Chicago 198, MIT 137, Williams 117 200 Free Relay: Kenyon (Dragojlovic, Niehoff, De Silva, Brooks) 1:18.40 400 IM: Bryan Fitzgerald (Kenyon) 3:49.58 100 Fly: Marko Krtinic (Kenyon) 46.51 200 Free: James McChesney (TCNJ) 1:34.74 (NCAA record) 1-Meter Diving: Israel Zavaleta (Kenyon) 602.0 (NCAA record) 400 Medley Relay: Kenyon (Kosian, Weekes, Krtinic, Dragojlovic) 3:11.39 >> Championship Central >> Live Results ICE HOCKEY (M) 5. The Elite Eight The NCAA Division III men's ice hockey tournament enters the quarterfinal round on Saturday with four games. (9) Norwich vs. (4) Endicott, 7:00 (6) UW-Stevens Point vs. (3) Adrian, 7:00 (7) Curry vs. (2) Hobart, 7:00 (10) U. of New England vs. (1) Utica, 7:00   STREAMING 6. Weekend Watchlist   Baseball #21 Claremont-M-S vs. #23 Cal Lutheran, Fri-Sat-Sun.   Lacrosse (M) #8 Lynchburg vs. #10 St. Lawrence, Fri. 3:30 #1 RIT vs. #3 Christopher Newport, Fri., 5:30   Lacrosse (W) #5 William Smith vs. #6 Salisbury, Sat., 12:00 #2 Tufts vs. #4 Washington and Lee, Sat., 7:00   Softball #8 East Texas Baptist vs. #17 Eastern Connecticut, Fri., 5:00   Tennis (M) #12 Bowdoin vs. #18 Pomona-Pitzer, Fri. 2:00   Volleyball #3 Juniata vs. UC Santa Cruz, Fri. 9:00 NEWS  7.  Lightning Round    Basketball Tyler Cruickshank of Wheaton (Ill.) was named the NABC Division III Player of the Year. Morgan Morrison of Smith was honored as the WBCA Player of the Year   Baseball UMass-Dartmouth SS DJ Perron and Grove City LHP Nick Guidas were named the NCBWA's DIII National Players of the Week.   Golf (M) The Jekyll Island Collegiate begins today with 14 nationally-ranked teams in the field, including No. 1 Christopher Newport, No. 2 Methodist, No. 3 Emory, No. 4 Piedmont and No. 5 Carnegie Mellon.   Ice Hockey (W) Aurora sophomore Darci Matson was named the recipient of the 2023 Laura Hurd Award. The award is presented to the best player at the NCAA Women's Division III level.  She had 31-34-65 on the season.   Lacrosse (W) Congratulations to the newest members of the IWLCA Hall of Fame - Chris Mason, former head coach at Williams, and Chris Paradis, former head coach at Amherst    Happy Birthday Cake and candles for Mike Mattia, athletic director, Gettysburg; Aaron Schoof, director of student administrative services, North Park; Curtis Fraser, SID, Curry; Chandalar West, athletic trainer, Ohio Northern; Ernie Larossa, assistant athletic director, Johns Hopkins; Tobie Teke, Muskingum (Sat.); and Samuel Leal, head basketball coach, Maine-Farmington (Sun.) Do you know of someone celebrating a birthday soon? Drop us a line at D3Playbook@gmail.com. TRANSACTIONS 8.  Comings and Goings   GROVE CITY - Brett Heckathorn named head men's volleyball coach ST. JOSEPH'S (Maine) - Announced addition of men's and women's diving beginning in 2023-24 TRINITY (Conn.) - Paul Assaiante announced his retirement as head men's squash 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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