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Saturday, February 1

Rockhurst (#13) 18, Benedictine (KS/NAIA) 4
Belmont Abbey (#6) 20, Montevallo 6
Wingate (#12) 9, North Greenville 3
Newberry 11, Chowan 9
Queens (NC) 12, Lynn (#16) 7
Alabama Huntsville 13, Lander 7
Mercer (DI) 18, Florida Tech 6

Sunday, February 2

Coker 20, Lees-McRae 7

Mild upset for Queens on Saturday

I wouldn't really view a Queens win over Lynn as an upset. Haven't they been above Lynn in the pre-season polls? I think US Lax Mag had them Top 10.

WhiteCarrera wrote: ↑Mon Feb 03, 2020 9:01 am I wouldn't really view a Queens win over Lynn as an upset. Haven't they been above Lynn in the pre-season polls? I think US Lax Mag had them Top 10.

USILA coaches poll does not have them even receiving votes...

Queens now ranked 14 by USILA. Pre-season snub must have been an oversight.

Weird -- You're correct, but hard to understand a 2019 playoff team not receiving a single vote in the coaches' poll,
Nike/US Lacrosse had them at 9, and Inside Lacrosse at 12.

I saw over on the D3 ODAC page that "Lynchburg dominated Limestone" in a scrimmage.
Was anyone there?

bmorelax wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 11:05 am I saw over on the D3 ODAC page that "Lynchburg dominated Limestone" in a scrimmage.
Was anyone there?

Not there, but there was a three way scrimmage Limestone/Mars Hill/Lynchburg on Saturday. (I had other responsibilities that kept me from seeing that one).

It is really hard to read too much into a scrimmage - because each coach has a certain goal for a scrimmage which can range from tweaking the starting lineup and therefore expecting top performance as a team to getting younger future players on the field to see how they do against top opposition.

Having said that - top end of D2 is in my humble opinion just about equal to the top end of D3. But since the NCAA rules about eligibility and how rankings are calculated make in division play primary, you only get to see top teams across divisions in scrimmages.

Now there is a lot of people who would disagree with me - and in the past, there were some significant differences. But the ability of D2 schools to attract some good talent (especially from Canada, where the athletic/academic money combination can be persuasive) I think has lessened the difference, and I think at the top pretty much erased (say top 4 D2 vs top 4 D3).

I'm not saying that I practice what I preach but... There's no such thing as an upset this early in the season. e.g. Air Force beating Duke wasn't an upset. It was the first game for both of them in 2020 and... AF beat Duke, is better than Duke, etc. No upset. (For now...) Anyway, Queens-Lynn. But, for what it's worth, Queens beating Lynn is the Best Win thus far this season.

Today's games

Coker
Chowan

Oglethorpe
Shorter

bmorelax wrote: ↑Wed Feb 05, 2020 11:05 am I saw over on the D3 ODAC page that "Lynchburg dominated Limestone" in a scrimmage.
Was anyone there?

Who cares.

I watched Mercyhurst "beat" both Canisius and RIT last weekend. Don't think any of the coaches cared. All 3 teams were rotating a ton of guys and seemed to just let the kids play. No adjustments, no scout, just teams running their offenses and defenses. Heck, at one point the RIT and Mercyhurst coaches were standing in the box telling jokes. I didn't think it meant Mercyhurst was superior than either team.

I thought scrimmages were supposed to be to see where your team was at in the preseason and fix problems.

Today:
Embry-Riddle (FL)
Colorado Mesa
http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=308631

Home team first:

Wednesday, Feb 5

Chowan 6, Coker 16
Shorter 9, Oglethorpe (DIII) 10

Thursday, Feb 6

Embry-Riddle 6, Colorado Mesa 19

Home team first:

Friday, Feb 7

Limestone (#1) 26, Lees-McRae 11
Westminster (RV*) 12, Rockhurst (#13) 17
Florida Southern (RV) 18, Molloy 8

*Receiving votes in poll, but not in top 20

Was at Saints game - no contest as it was 13-3 at end of first quarter, and 20-5 at halftime. Larson Sundown had 6 goals and 1 assist in the first quarter, and that was about all he played. Newcomers Taz DeLaney and Grant Rodgers had hat tricks for the Saints as well. Six Saints combined for 32-39 on FO.

LMC is slowly improving, but had a short roster list and some injury issues with little rest available.

I’m so ready for the season to start, that I don’t care it’s only 35°!!

Lindenwood scores the last five to beat Fla Tech 13-12.

home teams first:

Saturday, Feb 8

District of Columbia 5, NYIT (#19) 18
Mars Hill 12, Montevallo 19
Alabama Huntsville hosting Lincoln Memorial, postponed and will attempt to reschedule
Barton 8, Tusculum 14
Lewis 9, Lake Erie (RV23) 7
Lynn (RV25) 19, North Greenville 15
Wingate (#11) 6, Mercyhurst (#4) 10
Tampa (#5) 14, Queens (#14) 10
Belmont Abbey (#6) 18, Catawba (RV3) 6
Lindenwood (#15) 13, Florida Tech 12
Colorado Mesa (#20) 16, Saint Leo (RV25) 8
Mount Olive (#12) 16, Newberry 9

RV=receiving votes, and how many points is number listed, with Colorado Mesa in the last listed spot at 33 points)

Some comments: Lewis over Lake Erie the upset special of the day. Lindenwood with a great comeback.

Lynn 19 NGU 15. Not 19-7

NY716 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 08, 2020 7:53 pm Lynn 19 NGU 15. Not 19-7

Fixed it - thanks. Sometimes the websites that are not the actually college sites get it wrong.

(home team first)

Sunday, Feb 9

Westminster (RV=7) 14, Indianapolis (#8) 15
Rollins (#17) 20, Molloy (RV=6) 4
Lenoir-Rhyne (#16) 22, Young Harris 11

home teams first

Monday, Feb 10

Shorter 3, Colorado Mesa (#16) 17
Maryville (RV=1) 8, Florida Tech 11

Tuesday, Feb 11

District of Columbia 17, Barton 16
American International 3, Mercy (#10) 19
Lees-McRae 13, Mars Hill 20

Wednesday, Feb 12

Coker 8, Mount Olive (#11) 14
Emmanuel (GA) 13, Lander 14