Gettysburg Checks in at No. 3 in IWLCA Poll
from press releases
GRAND LAKE, Colo. - One of the biggest goals of the
Gettysburg College women's lacrosse team this spring is to play on
its own field in the 2010 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse
Championships in May. The Bullets are expected to be there
according to the preseason poll released by the Intercollegiate
Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association, which selected the team third
overall in Division III.
Gettysburg totaled 351 points and received two first-place votes in
the IWLCA poll. The Bullets trailed only national champion and
conference rival Franklin & Marshall College, which totaled 395
points and 15 first-place votes, and national runner-up Salisbury
University, which accumulated 375 points and three first-place
nods.
Rounding out the top 10 was Hamilton College (328 points), The
College of New Jersey (298 points), Middlebury College (284
points), Tufts University (253 points), Catholic University (252
points), Union College (251 points), and Colby College (245
points).
Gettysburg is coming off its third appearance in the national
semifinals over the last four seasons. The Bullets finished 16-4
overall and pushed eventual national runner-up Salisbury to the
brink before falling 11-10.
The Orange and Blue return the bulk of its lineup intact, including
all but one starter. All six All-Centennial Conference selections
return, including 2009 CC Player of the Year and first-team
All-American Hollis Stahl (Hightstown, N.J./Peddie School) and
fellow first-team All-American Nina Emala (Baltimore, Md./Bryn Mawr
School).
Gettysburg has a challenging schedule on the docket this spring
with match ups against four top-10 teams, including Catholic (March
11), Middlebury (March 23), TCNJ (April 3), and Franklin &
Marshall (April 21). All roads in Division III lead to Gettysburg
as the national semifinals and championships in Division II and III
will be played at Clark Field on May 22-23.
| Rk. | Team | 1st Pl | Votes |
| 1. | Franklin & Marshall | 15 | 395 |
| 2. | Salisbury | 3 | 375 |
| 3. | Gettysburg | 2 | 351 |
| 4. | Hamilton | 328 | |
| 5. | TCNJ | 298 | |
| 6. | Middlebury | 284 | |
| 7. | Tufts | 253 | |
| 8. | Catholic | 252 | |
| 9. | Union | 251 | |
| 10. | Colby | 245 | |
| 11. | Babson | 176 | |
| 12. | Williams | 167 | |
| 13. | Cortland | 149 | |
| 14. | William Smith | 138 | |
| 15. | Trinity | 113 | |
| 16. | Stevens | 104 | |
| 17. | Roanoke | 66 | |
| 18 | St. John Fisher | 63 | |
| 19. | Washington & Lee | 48 | |
| 20. | Buffalo State | 43 |
Also receiving votes: Amherst, Bowdoin, Elizabethtown, Mary
Washington
