Phillylacrosse.com, Posted 3/14/22 – From Press Release
After sprinting out to a 4-0 start to begin the 2022 campaign, the Haverford College women’s lacrosse team is getting some national recognition for those efforts, as the Fords check in at No. 24 in the latest IL Women/IWLCA Division III Coaches Poll, the IWLCA announced today.
The national ranking represents the second time that the Fords have received votes in the poll this season, and the first time the Fords have entered the national rankings since the 2019 season.
The Fords recently completed another 2-0 week, with wins over then-No. 22 Christopher Newport and St. Mary’s of Maryland on the team’s spring break trip. Haverford is one of three Centennial Conference teams ranked in the ILWomen/IWLCA Poll. Gettysburg checks in as the No. 2 team in the national while Franklin & Marshall is sixth in this week’s rankings. Washington College dropped out of the poll, but is still receiving votes.
Defending national champions Salisbury are the No. 1 team in the nation after handling No. 2 Gettysburg by a 14-9 final on March 9. Williams College also joins the top 25 poll along with the Fords, checking in at No. 25.
A testament to Haverford’s strong schedule will be on display this week, as Haverford travels to No. 8 TCNJ on Tuesday for a 4 p.m. opening draw before returning home for a Saturday contest against No. 14 York (1 p.m.).
The ILWomen/IWLCA Ranings for March 14:
Division I
Rank Team Points Prev
1 Boston College (8 – 0) 550 (22) 1
2 North Carolina (8 – 0) 528 2
3 Syracuse (6 – 1) 493 3
4 Maryland (6 – 0) 471 4
5 Northwestern (5 – 2) 449 5
6 Stony Brook (3 – 2) 436 6
7 Loyola (6 – 0) 402 9
8 Duke (8 – 1) 396 7
9 Denver (7 – 1) 377 11
10 Michigan (7 – 1) 352 8
11 Princeton (5 – 0) 346 10
12 Rutgers (8 – 0) 304 13
13 Florida (2 – 4) 289 12
14 Virginia (4 – 5) 260 14
15 USC (5 – 1) 221 17
16 Notre Dame (3 – 5) 176 15
17 Navy (6 – 1) 149 25
18 Johns Hopkins (4 – 3) 145 16
19 Richmond (5 – 1) 115 22
20 Jacksonville (3 – 3) 93 20
21 James Madison (3 – 4) 69 21
22 UMass (4 – 2) 68 32
23 UConn (6 – 1) 58 26
24 Virginia Tech (6 – 3) 55 —
25 Colorado (5 – 2) 53 23
Other receiving votes: Arizona State, Temple, Drexel, Penn, Penn State
Division II
Rank Team Points Prev
1 UIndy (5 – 0) 525 (21) 2
2 Le Moyne (2 – 1) 503 1
3 Queens (6 – 0) 482 3
4 Lindenwood (4 – 1) 461 4
5 West Chester (1 – 0) 430 5
6 Florida Southern (4 – 1) 408 6
7 East Stroudsburg (3 – 0) 390 7
8 Adelphi (2 – 0) 372 9
9 Rollins (6 – 0) 361 8
10 Grand Valley State (7 – 1) 350 10
11 Regis (CO) (3 – 0) 317 11
12 Mercy (3 – 2) 299 12
13 Tampa (3 – 3) 250 13
14 Bentley (1 – 0) 228 14
15 Pace (4 – 0) 220 16
16 Embry-Riddle (7 – 0) 212 17
17 Roberts Wesleyan (2 – 1) 193 15
18 Seton Hill (4 – 1) 167 18
19 New Haven (2 – 0) 140 19
20 Assumption (2 – 2) 118 21
21 Saint Anselm (1 – 0) 89 22
22 Limestone (4 – 3) 81 20
23 Saint Leo (3 – 5) 59 23
24 Davenport (5 – 1) 57 25
25 Mount Olive (3 – 3) 36 24
Other receiving votes: Wingate, Lander, Florida Tech, Lynn, Concordia-St. Paul
Division III
Rank Team Points Prev
1 Salisbury (7 – 0) 496 (19) 1
2 Gettysburg (4 – 1) 462 2
3 Ithaca (3 – 0) 457 3
4 Washington and Lee (3 – 2) 428 4
5 Middlebury (3 – 0) 411 6
6 Franklin & Marshall (3 – 1) 405 5
7 William Smith (3 – 0) 363 7
8 TCNJ (3 – 0) 349 10
9 Tufts (1 – 1) 338 (1) 8
10 Brockport (2 – 0) 285 12
11 Wesleyan (CT) (2 – 0) 280 15
12 Colby (2 – 1) 270 9
13 Catholic (2 – 2) 230 14
14 York (3 – 1) 226 16
15 Messiah (3 – 3) 209 11
16 Hamilton (2 – 1) 197 20
17 Trinity (2 – 0) 189 19
18 St. John Fisher (0 – 2) 165 13
19 Denison (1 – 2) 158 17
20 Bowdoin (1 – 2) 133 18
21 Amherst (1 – 1) 91 23
22 Cortland (1 – 2) 83 21
23 Chicago (4 – 0) 61 24
24 Haverford College (4 – 0) 47 31
25 Williams (0 – 2) 25 30
Other receiving votes: Rowan, Pomona-Pitzer, Stevenson, Roger Williams, Washington College
