Friday, March 30, 2007

March Goes Out With a Roar

Haverford at Washington (Men's Lacrosse)
This arguably could be called the biggest game in Haverford's lacrosse history. Pressure? Perhaps. But the Black Squirrels (5-2, 2-0), ranked 16th nationally, can take a major step toward the top 10 with a win against the sixth-ranked Shoremen (7-2, 2-1). Washington has won 16 straight games in the series, which began in 1990. The last game in Chestertown was the closest, as the Shoremen defeated the Fords, 8-5, in 2005.

Gettysburg at Salisbury (Men's Lacrosse)
It has become one of the premier non-conference games of the DIII season when the fifth-ranked Bullets (6-1) take on the top-ranked Sea Gulls. Gettysburg is just 5-15 against Salisbury and has not downed the Gulls since 2002 (7-5).

Ursinus at McDaniel (Women's Lacrosse)
The Bears (5-2, 1-0) travel to Westminster to take on the Green Terror (6-1, 1-1, ranked 17th nationally) in a game that will have playoff implications over the next three weeks. Ursinus has had the better of the series, winning 11 of 12 games. McDaniel's lone win was a 10-4 triumph in Collegeville in 1994.

Washington at Dickinson (Men's Tennis)
The Red Devils (7-4, 2-1) play host to the Shoremen (3-5, 1-0) in a match that will show if the Red and White can crack the "Big Three" of Haverford, Hopkins and Washington.

Washington / Johns Hopkins at Franklin & Marshall (Women's Tennis)
The Diplomats (6-2, 3-0) get an opportunity to show what they are made of as they host the Shorewomen (4-4, 2-0) on Friday and the Blue Jays (6-2, 3-0) on Saturday. The No. 1 singles matches pit some of the region's top players in F&M's Katie Gaskins (#36), Hopkins' Brittany Matava (#11) and Washington's Allison Daciek (#31).

Swarthmore at Washington (Women's Tennis)
The Garnet (4-3, 2-1) and the Shorewomen (4-4, 2-0) meet on Sunday in Chestertown in a rematch of the 2006 Centennial championship match. Swarthmore won that match, 8-1, to capture its second straight Conference title.

Friday, March 02, 2007

NCAA Wrestling Begins Friday


The NCAA Division III Wrestling Championships begin today in Dubuque, Iowa, with 11 Centennial grapplers vying for national honors. Wrestling begins at noon EST with the quarterfinals and consolation rounds scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. Keep up-to-date on all the results throughout the day here on the Conference blog. (Matt Loesch, Muhlenberg pictured)

Centennial Pairings
125: Steve Kingsland (Urs) vs. #2 Brandon McDonough (Johnson and Wales)
125: Phillip Greene (USMMA) vs. #8 Eracieo Vallejo (Manchester)
133: Billy Hall (Muhl) vs. #3 Jestin Hulegaard (Buena Vista)
141: Rob Kein (Muhl) vs. Austin Bautista (UW-Whitewater)
149: Matt Shank (Get) vs. #1 Jared Evans (Augsburg)
157: Andrew Goldstein (Get) vs. #2 Ross Needham (UW-La Crosse)
165: Brandon MacWhinnie (Stev) vs. Nate VanDyke (Luther)
174: #7 Drew Winfield (McD) vs. Eric Bath (UW-Stevens Point) or #2 Robert Gotreau (Augsburg)
184: Eric Fishel (JHU) vs. #1 Jason Lulloff (UW-La Crosse)
197: #2 Matt Loesch (Muhl) vs. #7 Philip Archer (Cortland) or Diego Crespo (Johnson and Wales)
285: Joe Tartar (Muhl) vs. #3 Bryan Kmetz (Baldwin-Wallace)

Complete Bracket Information