Here is one of those great Division III student athlete stories that comes to light every year across the country. This one comes from Mark Adkins, SID at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa. The Knights play in the IIAC and are coached by Sara Johnson. Read on…

Challenges are something Katy Wendt relishes.

Her collegiate career is full of them. As examples, the junior from Bettendorf, Iowa, has one major (psychology) carries two minors (Spanish and English literature). She isn’t only dedicated in the classroom where she averages just under a 4.0, but also enjoys the game of soccer as part of a busy extra-curricular calendar that includes tutoring children in the Waterloo-Cedar Falls area in English as a second language.

“You can’t look back at or change a transcript,” Wendt said. “There are so many opportunities. I just want to be a part of as many of them as I can be.” Through all of that, her two biggest interests are soccer and helping people. “I would play soccer 24/7 if I could,” she said with a smile. “I got into (the sport) early. My older brother, Ryan, and I used to make two goals and a small field in the living room of our parents house when we were around five years old. After that, when I was eight, I started on club teams and have been playing ever since.”

Her hard work has paid off. Going into this weekend’s NCAA Division III tournament, she leads the Knights (14-5-1) with 15 goals, nine assists, 39 points, and five game-winning goals. Her goals and points totals rank among the top 76 in the nation.

“I just like giving 100 percent to everything I do,” she said. “I give it all I can.”

That same mindset carries her off the pitch. She hopes someday to practice law, possibly even for Hispanic-speaking clients. “My education always comes first, because I want to keep my future options available,” Wendt said. “I took as many classes as I could early, so I could get into some more particular concentrations these last two years. “I’ve always liked Spanish,” she added. “It was a big part of my high school career, so I decided to carry it on in college. It’s led to one of the most amazing experiences I’ve had … taking a trip to Mexico during May Term in 2008-09. We had to work at a school and help with some projects in the town of Cuernavaca. It was great working to help make their lives a little better. We even got to play some soccer with the children. It was fun.”

After finishing in Waverly, she looks to get into law school to begin designs on her career. “There are many possibilities in the area I’m looking into,” Wendt said. “It would be great to help out in some way.”

Soccer · Wartburg

Well, now that the dust has settled at Swarthmore, we can share our Pool C predictions. The writers at D3soccer.com don’t all agree on all of this, but we are on the same page generally (so to speak). It is always a challenge to replicate the conditions of the committee and their parameters, but we think the following teams most deserve a shot at San Antonio.

Our scenarios assume that UW-Oshkosh and UW-Whitewater will grab the two available Pool B berths.

These are locks:
Bowdoin (NESCAC)
Emory (UAA)
Wash U (UAA)
Williams (NESCAC)

These are highly likely:
Muhlenberg (Centennial)
Amherst (NESCAC)
Rochester (UAA)
William Paterson (NJAC)

So that is 8 out of 17. It gets trickier from here:

Likely:
Johns Hopkins (Centennial) – the Centennial should get the benefit of the doubt after last year’s snub of Dickinson and Muhlenberg. No such dilemma this year as Hopkins is the best next option after finalists Muhlenberg and Swarthmore.
North Carolina Wesleyan (USA South) – At No. 5 in the South Atlantic they were ahead of Montclair State coming into the week, and a conference final loss to Christopher Newport shouldn’t change that.
Macalester (MIAC) – 4-1-0 record versus ranked teams, but perhaps the weakest of the “likely” choices.

Now we have 11. 6 more to count.

Bubble teams – our bias is that these teams are in, but also on the edge:
Merchant Marine (Landmark) – Not sure they or Drew are post-season material, but given Drew was No. 2 in the Mid-Atlantic coming into the week, we think one of them gets in. Merchant Marine won the head-to-head Landmark semifinal which we think pulled them even with Drew and could be the tie-breaker even though Drew won the regular season match.
Oneonta (SUNYAC) – Neck and neck with Hamilton, but Hamilton’s semifinal Liberty league loss to St. Lawrence dropped their record versus ranked teams to 1-2-0 while Oneonta is 2-2-2 with their tie in the SUNYAC semifinal.
Mary Hardin-Baylor (ASC) – Had six matches versus regionally ranked teams, going 3-3-0 while UC Santa Cruz went 1-1-1 in three such matches. MHB edges Santa Cruz despite the ASC semifinal loss this weekend.
Calvin (MIAA) – They edge Kenyon and Hamilton for one of the final spots on the basis of superior record versus ranked teams (3-2-0).
Heidelberg (OAC) – Despite their OAC final OT loss to ranked Ohio Northern, we think they nose ahead of Kenyon who lost to unranked Denison in the NCAC semifinals. But could go either way as they have vey similar numbers and were No. 2 to No. 3 in the Great Lakes region.
Eastern Connecticut (LEC) – Not sure it’s deserved but we think the New England region, which is never underrepresented, will get a fourth berth.

So there are our 17. Here are those teams on the edge that we think will be left out of the bracket.

Bubble Teams left out:
Hamilton (Liberty) – just edged by Oneonta – see comments above.
UC-Santa Cruz (Independent) – Not sure Santa Cruz’s win over a NAIA program combined with Mary Hardin-Baylor’s ASC semifinal loss to eventual champion UT-Tyler is enough for the Slugs, starting at No. 4 in the West, to edge MHB who was No. 2 in the region.
Drew (Landmark) – pushed out by conference rival Merchant marine – see comments above.
Kenyon (NCAC) – pushed out by Calvin – see comments above.

Just don’t have enough to to be considered:
Brockport (SUNYAC) – just too low a strength of schedule to really compete for a berth with a so-so 1-1-1 record versus ranked teams.
Wheaton (CCIW) – way too many blemishes on their record, but ranked No. 4 in the Central due to the weakness of the region and their high strength-of-schedule; they were 2-5-2 versus ranked teams.
Carnegie Mellon (UAA) – perhaps good enough, but too deep in the UAA to get in.
Montclair State (NJAC) – eight blemishes is a lot even with a high strength-of-schedule.
Salisbury (CAC) – we can’t understand them having been ranked only No. 8 in the South Atlantic (probably down to being only 1-2-2 versus ranked teams), but that was always going to be hard to overcome this week without winning the CAC title and AQ in the process. Two ties going to PKs wasn’t enough.

So what do you think? Give us your thoughts, and we’ll see how good we really are at 2 p.m. ET on Monday.

Babson · Bowdoin · Division 3 soccer · Messiah · NCAA national champions · NCAA soccer

The NCAA has released their third of three regional rankings that begin to form the basis for at-large invitations to the postseason. As conference tourneys appear on the horizon, the NCAA regional rankings list will be the guide for those early eliminations.

The post-season selection announcement will be webstreamed live on NCAA.com Monday, November 8 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

Central Region
Region Record Overall Record
Wheaton (Illinois) 15-2-0 17-2-0
Illinois Wesleyan 16-1-1 16-1-1
Augustana (Illinois) 13-1-4 13-1-4
Washington U. 10-5-2 10-6-2
Calvin 10-2-2 13-2-2
Chicago 9-4-2 11-4-2

East Region
Region Record Overall Record
William Smith 10-1-2 13-2-2
Oneonta State 12-4-2 13-4-2
Rochester 9-3-3 10-4-3
Plattsburgh State 14-2-1 14-2-1
Ithaca 11-2-1 12-3-1
Hamilton 9-2-3 9-2-3
SUNY Cortland 9-5-2 11-5-3

Great Lakes Region
Region Record Overall Record
Allegheny 11-1-3 14-1-3
Denison 11-3-2 12-5-2
Wooster 11-4-1 11-6-1
Wittenberg 12-3-1 13-4-1
Centre 11-3-0 14-3-0
Otterbein 14-0-1 16-0-1
Thomas More 14-0-3 14-0-3
DePauw 9-4-0 10-5-0

Mid-Atlantic Region
Region Record Overall Record
Messiah 13-0-0 17-0-0
Johns Hopkins 12-3-0 15-3-0
Dickinson 14-2-1 14-2-1
Scranton 13-4-1 13-4-1
Haverford 12-5-0 12-5-0
Arcadia 14-3-1 14-3-1
Lebanon Valley 10-7-2 10-7-2
Fairleigh Dickinson-Florham 13-5-2 13-5-2

New England Region
Region Record Overall Record
Eastern Connecticut State 15-0-3 15-0-3
Williams 10-2-2 10-3-2
Brandeis 13-4-1 13-4-1
Wheaton (Massachusetts) 15-3-2 15-3-2
Middlebury 8-4-3 8-4-3
Springfield 13-4-0 13-4-0
Western Connecticut State 13-3-1 13-4-1
Tufts 8-2-4 8-2-4
Roger Williams 15-4-0 15-4-0
Keene State 13-4-1 13-5-2
Amherst 7-6-2 7-6-2
Endicott 14-5-1 14-5-1

North Region
Region Record Overall Record
Loras 17-1-0 18-1-0
Carleton 13-2-1 13-2-1
Concordia-Moorhead 10-4-3 10-4-3
Macalester 11-5-2 11-5-2
Wisconsin-Eau Claire 12-5-1 12-6-1
St. Olaf 13-5-0 13-5-0
Wartburg 13-4-1 13-4-1

South Atlantic Region
Region Record Overall Record
Emory 11-1-3 13-1-3
The College of New Jersey 13-2-1 14-2-1
Lynchburg 16-1-1 16-2-1
William Patterson 11-2-4 11-3-4
Rowan 15-2-1 15-2-1
Roanoke 13-3-2 13-3-3
Christopher Newport 13-2-1 13-4-1
Virginia Wesleyan 12-2-3 12-4-3

West Region
Region Record Overall Record
Hardin-Simmons 16-0-0 17-0-0
Trinity (Texas) 15-1-0 15-1-0
Cal Lutheran 16-1-1 18-1-1
Puget Sound 15-1-2 15-1-2
Texas-Dallas 11-5-1 12-5-1
Occidental 10-2-2 11-3-2

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The NCAA has released their second of three regional rankings that begin to form the basis for at-large invitations to the postseason. As conference tourneys appear on the horizon, the NCAA regional rankings list will be the guide for those early eliminations.

The post-season selection announcement will be webstreamed live on NCAA.com Monday, November 8 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

Central
Region Record Overall Record
1. Washington U. in St. Louis 12-1-3 13-1-4
2. Dominican (Illinois) 16-1-1 16-1-1
3. Calvin 12-2-3 13-2-3
4. Wheaton (Illinois) 8-5-3 10-6-3
5. North Park 10-3-2 10-4-2
6. Hope 10-5-2 11-5-2
7. Carthage 8-6-2 11-6-2

East
Region Record Overall Record
1. Stevens Institute of Technology 11-1-3 12-1-3
2. New York University 10-2-4 10-2-4
3. Rochester (New York) 7-2-5 9-2-5
4. St. Lawrence 12-2-2 14-2-2
5. Hamilton 9-2-3 9-2-3
6. Plattsburgh State 12-4-2 13-4-2
7. Oneonta State 11-4-3 11-4-3
8. College at Brockport 12-2-2 12-2-2
9. Rensselaer 9-3-4 9-4-4

Great Lakes
Region Record Overall Record
1. Ohio Wesleyan 11-0-2 14-1-2
2. Kenyon 13-1-1 14-1-2
3. Heidelberg 13-3-2 13-3-2
4. Case Western Reserve 11-5-3 11-5-3
5. Ohio Northern 15-4-1 15-4-1
6. Carnegie Mellon 8-4-1 10-4-1
7. DePauw 13-1-2 13-1-2
8. Capital 12-5-0 13-5-0

Mid-Atlantic
Region Record Overall Record
1. Messiah 15-1-0 16-1-0
2. Swarthmore 14-1-2 14-1-2
3. Drew 11-2-3 12-2-3
4. Muhlenberg 10-1-6 10-1-6
5. Johns Hopkins 11-3-3 12-3-3
6. Merchant Marine 9-2-4 9-2-4
7. Franklin & Marshall 9-3-3 9-3-3
8. Elizabethtown 11-2-1 12-2-2

New England
Region Record Overall Record
1. Bowdoin 12-1-2 12-1-2
2. Williams 11-2-2 11-2-2
3. Amherst 11-1-3 11-1-3
4. Middlebury 12-3-0 12-3-0
5. Babson 12-3-2 12-3-2
6. Eastern Connecticut State 13-3-2 13-3-2
7. Bridgewater State 12-4-0 12-4-0
8. MIT 10-2-2 10-2-2
9. Westfield State 14-3-0 14-3-0
10. Wheaton (Massachusetts) 9-5-3 10-5-3
11. Brandeis 9-6-1 9-6-1
12. Keene State 12-4-2 12-4-2

North
Region Record Overall Record
1. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 14-0-3 16-0-3
2. Wisconsin-Whitewater 11-1-2 12-1-3
3. Augsburg 12-4-1 13-4-1
4. Macalester 14-3-1 14-3-1
5. St. Scholastica 15-3-2 15-3-2
6. Loras 12-6-0 13-6-0
7. Dubuque 14-3-0 14-4-0

South Atlantic
Region Record Overall Record
1. Emory 12-1-2 14-1-2
2. William Patterson 13-3-2 13-3-2
3. York (Pennsylvania) 15-4-0 15-4-0
4. Christopher Newport 13-1-1 17-1-1
5. North Carolina Wesleyan 11-2-2 12-3-2
6. Montclair State 12-4-2 13-4-2
7. Richard Stockton 14-5-2 14-5-2
8. Salisbury 11-3-3 12-3-3

West
Region Record Overall Record
1. Trinity (Texas) 16-1-0 17-2-0
2. Mary Hardin-Baylor 12-3-1 12-3-1
3. Pacific (Oregon) 10-2-3 13-2-3
4. UC Santa Cruz 7-3-2 10-5-3
5. Hardin-Simmons 10-5-0 11-5-0
6. Texas-Tyler 10-3-1 10-3-1

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The NCAA has released their second of three regional rankings that begin to form the basis for at-large invitations to the postseason. As conference tourneys appear on the horizon, the NCAA regional rankings list will be the guide for those early eliminations.

The post-season selection announcement will be webstreamed live on NCAA.com Monday, November 8 at 2 p.m. Eastern time.

Central
Region Record Overall Record
1. Washington U. 10-1-2 11-1-3
2. Dominican 15-1-1 15-1-1
3. Calvin 10-2-3 11-2-3
4. North Park 9-3-1 9-4-1
5. Wheaton (Ill.) 6-5-3 8-6-3
6. Illinois Wesleyan 6-3-2 6-6-2
7. Hope 8-5-2 9-5-2

East
Region Record Overall Record
1. Stevens 9-1-3 10-1-3
2. New York University 9-2-3 9-2-3
3. Rochester 6-1-5 8-1-5
4. St. Lawrence 10-2-2 13-2-2
5. Hamilton 9-2-2 9-2-2
6. Plattsburgh State 11-4-1 12-4-1
7. Oneonta State 11-3-3 11-3-3
8. Brockport State 11-2-2 11-2-2
9. RPI 8-3-3 8-4-3

Great Lakes
Region Record Overall Record
1. Ohio Wesleyan 9-0-2 12-1-2
2. Carnegie Mellon 8-2-1 10-2-1
3. Kenyon 12-1-0 13-1-1
4. Ohio Northern 14-3-1 14-3-1
5. Case Western Reserve 10-4-3 10-4-3
6. DePauw 13-1-2 13-1-2
7. Heidelberg 11-3-2 11-3-2
8. Capital 11-4-0 12-4-0

Mid-Atlantic
Region Record Overall Record
1. Messiah 11-1-0 12-1-0
2. Drew 11-1-3 12-1-3
3. Swarthmore 12-1-2 12-1-2
4. Muhlenberg 9-0-6 9-0-6
5. Johns Hopkins 9-3-3 10-3-3
6. Merchant Marine 9-2-4 9-2-4
7. Franklin & Marshall 7-3-3 7-3-3
8. Dickinson 7-3-2 9-3-3

New England
Region Record Overall Record
1. Williams 10-1-2 10-1-2
2. Middlebury 11-2-0 11-2-0
3. Bowdoin 10-1-2 10-1-2
4. Amherst 9-1-3 9-1-3
5. Eastern Connecticut 11-3-2 11-3-2
6. Babson 11-3-2 11-3-2
7. MIT 10-2-1 10-2-1
8. Bridgewater State 10-4-0 10-4-0
9. Brandeis 8-4-1 8-4-1
10. Westfield State 12-3-0 12-3-0
11. Wheaton (Mass.) 9-5-2 10-5-2
12. Keene State 11-4-2 11-4-2

North
Region Record Overall Record
1. UW-Oshkosh 14-0-2 16-0-2
2. UW-Whitewater 11-1-1 12-1-2
3. Augsburg 10-4-1 11-4-1
4. Macalester 12-3-1 12-3-1
5. Concordia-Moorhead 11-3-1 12-3-1
6. St. Scholastica 14-3-1 14-3-1
7. Loras 11-6-0 12-6-0

South Atlantic
Region Record Overall Record
1. Emory 10-1-2 12-1-2
2. York (Pa.) 14-4-0 14-4-0
3. William Paterson 12-3-2 12-3-2
4. North Carolina Wesleyan 10-2-2 11-3-2
5. Salisbury 11-2-3 12-2-3
6. Christopher Newport 11-1-1 15-1-1
7. Lynchburg 11-3-1 12-3-1
8. Richard Stockton 12-4-2 12-4-2

West
Region Record Overall Record
1. Trinity (Texas) 13-1-0 14-2-0
2. Texas-Tyler 9-2-1 9-2-1
3. Mary Hardin-Baylor 11-3-0 11-3-0
4. UC Santa Cruz 6-2-2 9-3-3
5. Pacific 8-2-3 11-2-3
6. Hardin-Simmons 8-5-0 9-5-0

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Including records through October 24.

The NCAA has released their second of three regional rankings that begin to form the basis for at-large invitations to the post-season. As conference tourneys appear on the horizon, the NCAA regional rankings list will be the guide for those early eliminations.

Central Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Wheaton (Ill.) 13-2-0 15-2-0
2. Illinois Wesleyan 15-0-1 15-0-1
3. Augustana 12-1-3 12-1-3
4. Washington U. in St. Louis 9-4-2 9-5-2
5. Calvin 9-2-2 12-2-2
6. Chicago 7-4-2 9-4-2

East Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Rochester 9-2-2 10-3-2
2. William Smith 9-1-2 12-2-2
3. Oneonta State 11-4-2 12-4-2
4. Ithaca 10-1-1 11-2-1
5. Plattsburgh State 13-2-1 13-2-1
6. Hamilton 8-2-3 8-2-3
7. Stevens Institute of Technology 14-2-1 14-2-1

Great Lakes Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Wittenberg 12-2-1 13-3-1
2. Allegheny 10-1-3 12-1-3
3. Centre 11-2-0 14-2-0
4. Denison 9-3-2 10-5-2
5. Otterbein 12-0-1 14-0-1
6. Earlham 11-3-1 11-4-1
7. Transylvania 10-3-1 12-3-1
8. Wooster 10-4-1 10-6-1

Mid-Atlantic Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Messiah 11-0-0 15-0-0
2. Johns Hopkins 10-3-0 13-3-0
3. Dickinson 12-2-1 12-2-1
4. Scranton 12-4-1 12-4-1
5. Eastern 12-3-1 12-3-1
6. Haverford 10-5-0 10-5-0
7. Arcadia 13-3-1 13-3-1
8. Widener 11-3-2 11-3-2

New England Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Eastern Connecticut State 13-0-3 13-0-3
2. Williams 8-2-1 8-3-1
3. Brandeis 11-3-1 11-3-1
4. Wheaton (Massachusetts) 13-3-2 13-3-2
5. Tufts 7-2-3 7-2-3
6. Middlebury 7-3-3 7-3-3
7. Roger Williams 13-3-0 13-3-0
8. Springfield 12-4-0 12-4-0
9. Western Connecticut State 12-3-1 12-4-1
10. Keene State 11-4-1 11-5-2
11. Amherst 6-5-2 6-5-2
12. Bowdoin 6-5-2 6-5-2

North Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Loras 15-1-0 16-1-0
2. Concordia-Moorhead 10-3-3 10-3-3
3. Carleton 11-2-1 11-2-1
4. Macalester 10-5-1 10-5-1
5. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 11-4-1 11-5-1
6. St. Olaf 12-4-0 12-4-0
7. Wisconsin-Stevens Point 12-1-1 14-1-1

South Atlantic Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Emory 10-1-2 12-1-2
2. William Paterson 11-1-4 11-2-4
3. The College of New Jersey 12-2-1 13-2-1
4. Rowan 14-1-1 14-1-1
5. Lynchburg 14-1-1 14-2-1
6. Roanoke 12-3-2 12-3-3
7. Christopher Newport 12-2-1 12-4-1
8. Meredith 10-4-0 12-4-0

West Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Hardin-Simmons 14-0-0 15-0-0
2. Trinity (Texas) 13-1-0 13-1-0
3. Cal Lutheran 14-1-1 16-1-1
4. Puget Sound 13-1-2 13-1-2
5. Occidental 9-1-2 10-2-2
6. Texas-Dallas 10-5-1 11-5-1

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NCAA Division III Men’s Regional Rankings

Released on October 20, 2010

Including records through October 17.

Now starts the most important time of the season, at least from a rankings point of view. The NCAA has released their first of three regional rankings that begin to form the basis for at-large invitations to the post-season. As conference tourneys appear on the horizon, the NCAA regional rankings list will be a constant companion!

Central
Region Record Overall Record
1. Washington U. 9-1-2 10-1-3
2. Calvin 9-1-3 10-1-3
3. Illinois Wesleyan 6-2-2 6-5-2
4. North Park 7-3-1 7-4-1
5. Kalamazoo 7-3-0 8-4-0
6. Chicago 6-5-1 7-5-1
7. Aurora 9-5-1 9-6-1

East
Region Record Overall Record
1. Stevens 8-0-3 9-0-3
2. New York University 8-2-3 8-2-3
3. Hamilton 8-1-2 8-1-2
4. Rochester (New York) 6-1-5 7-1-5
5. Brockport State 10-1-2 10-1-2
6. Plattsburgh State 10-3-1 11-3-1
7. St. Lawrence 8-2-2 10-2-2
8. Oneonta State 9-3-3 9-3-3
9. RPI 7-3-2 7-3-2

Great Lakes
Region Record Overall Record
1. Ohio Wesleyan 7-0-2 10-1-2
2. Carnegie Mellon 7-2-1 9-2-1
3. Kenyon 10-1-0 11-1-1
4. DePauw 13-1-1 13-1-1
5. Ohio Northern 12-3-1 12-3-1
6. Case Western Reserve 7-4-3 7-4-3
7. Heidelberg 10-3-1 10-3-1
8. Grove City 9-3-2 10-3-2

Mid-Atlantic
Region Record Overall Record
1. Messiah 11-1-0 12-1-0
2. Johns Hopkins 9-2-3 10-2-3
3. Muhlenberg 8-0-5 8-0-5
4. Drew 10-1-2 11-1-2
5. Merchant Marine 8-1-4 8-1-4
6. Manhattanville 7-4-1 7-4-1
7. Dickinson 7-3-1 9-3-2
8. Franklin and Marshall 6-3-3 6-3-3

New England
Region Record Overall Record
1. Middlebury 10-1-0 10-1-0
2. Bowdoin 7-1-2 7-1-2
3. Williams 8-1-2 8-1-2
4. Amherst 6-1-3 7-1-3
5. Eastern Connecticut State 9-3-2 9-3-2
6. Babson 9-3-2 9-3-2
7. MIT 9-2-1 9-2-1
8. Westfield State 10-3-0 10-3-0
9. Wheaton (Mass.) 8-3-2 9-3-2
10. Keene State 9-4-2 9-4-2
11. Bridgewater State 9-3-0 9-3-0
12. Brandeis 7-4-1 7-4-1

North
Region Record Overall Record
1. Wisconsin-Whitewater 9-0-1 10-0-2
2. Wisconsin-Oshkosh 12-0-2 14-0-2
3. Augsburg 9-4-1 10-4-1
4. Macalester 11-3-1 11-3-1
5. Concordia-Moorhead 10-3-1 11-3-1
6. St. Scholastica 12-3-1 12-3-1
7. Carleton 8-4-1 8-4-1

South Atlantic
Region Record Overall Record
1. Emory 9-1-2 11-1-2
2. York (Pa.) 12-4-0 12-4-0
3. Salisbury 11-1-3 12-1-3
4. Christopher Newport 9-1-1 13-1-1
5. Montclair State 10-2-2 11-2-2
6. North Carolina Wesleyan 9-2-1 10-3-1
7. Lynchburg 9-3-1 10-3-1
8. William Paterson 9-3-2 9-3-2

West
Region Record Overall Record
1. Trinity (Texas) 11-1-0 12-2-0
2. Texas-Tyler 8-2-1 8-2-1
3. Pacific 8-1-2 11-1-2
4. Southwestern 8-3-0 9-4-0
4. UC Santa Cruz 5-1-2 8-2-3
6. Texas-Dallas 8-4-2 9-4-2

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NCAA Division III Women’s Regional Rankings

Released on October 20, 2010

Including records through October 17.

Now starts the most important time of the season, at least from a rankings point of view. The NCAA has released their first of three regional rankings that begin to form the basis for at-large invitations to the post-season. As conference tourneys appear on the horizon, the NCAA regional rankings list will be a constant companion!

Central Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Illinois Wesleyan 15-0-0 15-0-0
2. Wheaton (Illinois) 11-2-0 13-2-0
3. Augustana (Illinois) 12-0-2 12-0-2
4. Washington U. in St. Louis 7-4-2 7-5-2
5. Calvin 7-2-2 10-2-2
6. Chicago 6-4-1 8-4-1

East Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. William Smith 7-1-2 10-2-2
2. Rochester (New York) 8-2-2 9-3-2
3. Hamilton 7-1-2 7-1-2
4. Oneonta State 9-4-1 10-4-1
5. Ithaca 9-1-0 10-2-0
6. Plattsburgh State 11-2-1 11-2-1
7. Stevens Institute of Technology 12-2-1 12-2-1

Great Lakes Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Otterbein 10-0-1 12-0-1
2. Allegheny 10-0-2 12-0-2
3. Centre 11-1-0 14-1-0
4. Denison 7-3-2 8-5-2
5. Wittenberg 10-2-1 11-3-1
6. Earlham 9-3-1 9-4-1
7. Wooster 10-3-0 10-5-0
8. Penn State-Altoona 12-1-3 12-1-3

Mid-Atlantic Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Messiah 9-0-0 13-0-0
2. Johns Hopkins 8-3-0 11-3-0
3. Arcadia 11-3-1 11-3-1
4. Scranton 10-4-1 10-4-1
5. Eastern 10-3-1 10-3-1
6. Swarthmore 7-4-2 7-4-2
7. Dickinson 10-2-1 10-2-1
8. Haverford 9-4-0 9-4-0

New England Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Eastern Connecticut State 13-0-1 13-0-1
2. Williams 8-2-1 8-3-1
3. Brandeis 10-3-1 10-3-1
4. Wheaton (Massachusetts) 11-3-2 11-3-2
5. Tufts 6-2-2 6-2-2
6. Middlebury 6-2-2 6-2-2
7. Roger Williams 11-3-0 11-3-0
8. Springfield 10-4-0 10-4-0
9. Keene State 10-3-1 10-4-2
10. Amherst 5-4-2 5-4-2
11. Western Connecticut State 9-3-1 9-4-1
12. Trinity (Connecticut) 5-2-3 5-2-3

North Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Loras 13-1-0 14-1-0
2. Carleton 10-2-1 10-2-1
2. Wisconsin-Eau Claire 11-2-1 11-3-1
4. Concordia-Moorhead 9-2-3 9-2-3
5. Macalester 9-5-0 9-5-0
6. St. Olaf 10-4-0 10-4-0
7. Wartburg 9-4-1 9-4-1

South Atlantic Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Emory 10-1-2 11-1-2
2. William Patterson 9-1-4 9-2-4
3. The College of New Jersey 11-1-1 12-1-1
4. Rowan 12-1-1 12-1-1
5. Lynchburg 12-1-1 12-2-1
6. Roanoke 10-3-2 10-3-3
7. Virginia Wesleyan 9-1-3 9-3-3
8. Christopher Newport 10-2-1 10-4-1

West Region
Region Record Overall Record
1. Hardin-Simmons 12-0-0 13-0-0
2. Trinity (Texas) 12-1-0 12-1-0
3. Cal Lutheran 11-1-1 13-1-1
4. Puget Sound 12-1-1 12-1-1
5. Texas-Tyler 9-3-0 10-3-0
6. Austin 9-3-0 10-3-0

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Back on Saturday, September 11, there was a match between the Washington University women and Alma College.  No big rivalry here as Wash U plays in the UAA, and Alma in the MIAA.  But certainly Alma wanted to come in and grab a win against a ranked opponent.  The Scots were visiting as part of the Washington University Classic in St. Louis.

After 80 minutes of  scoreless play, sophomore goalkeeper Clara Jaques lined up a free kick from midfield (that’s 50 yards or more to the opposing goal) in 81st minute.  Maybe she was tired and wanted somebody to step up and win this thing, or maybe she figured that since she had four nice saves, she might as well score the winning goal.  Whatever the motivation, her “shot” landed in the box and then bounced over the surprised Alma goalkeeper.  So in the 81st minute, Jaques put up the potential game winner and just needed to do her part and keep the hungry Scots out of the net.  She did, and gave herself the game winner.

With that win, Jaques recorded her third-consecutive home shutout.  Said the surprised (that’s two surprised goalkeepers in one match) Jaques “I have never scored from the goalie position, and really did not know how to react.  All I was trying to do is make it difficult for the goalie. I was shocked when it actually went in.”

Jaques has a 0.25 goals against average in the 360 minutes she has played, and she has three shutouts on the young season.

The Alma goalkeeper Monica Witt  didn’t do too poorly as she made 11 saves on the 25 shots aimed in her direction.  She just didn’t expect the 26th to come from the other end of the field.

And now for the pitcher who just hit the three run homer to win the game…

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Hey soccer fans – I know its hard to believe, but the season is just around the corner! I’m sure you all enjoyed the World Cup this year and thus are all the more ready to see your own program make it to the Final Four, or least collect another winning season. Its almost too obvious to say, but any of the Spain matches would qualify as an object lesson in ball control and the fine art of passing. I’d love to see more focus on this on the part of every program; it is so fundamental, and now, so clearly part of a world champion’s strategy.

D3soccer.com will be rolling our Top 25 weekly poll again this season, with coaches, SIDs, and media members from across the nation casting their votes for the best performers of the week. And, as always, the Top 25 poll is a true nationwide vote, with no regional bias. The first poll of 2010 will be out later this month.

Stay Tuned!

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