Just a quick look at what’s going on on Saturday:
In women’s action, the premier game is No. 2 Brandeis at No. 20 NYU. This is Brandeis’ first big test of the season and despite last Friday’s game against Rochester, the NYU women rarely lose at home. Check out NYU’s broadcast online. The women’s game tips off at 2 p.m. ET.
I’ll be watching the Hope/Calvin men’s game on CSTV at 3 p.m. Already have paid my $12 for the month to DirecTV to add the sports pack. DirecTV channel 610, Dish Network channel 152, where I’m told it’s on a more basic tier. Of course, the women’s game between Calvin and Hope is a battle of ranked teams, with No. 14 Calvin hosting No. 11 Hope.
On the men’s side, every Top 25 team is in action, a rarity since the UAA and SCAC don’t usually play on Saturdays during the conference season. Check out this slate!
Home Away
No. 1 Wittenberg Hiram
No. 2 Hope Calvin
Wabash No. 3 Wooster
Alma No. 4 Albion
Elmhurst No. 5 Illinois Wesleyan
No. 6 Lawrence Lake Forest
No. 7 Puget Sound Whitman
No. 8 Amherst Trinity (Conn.)
No. 9 York (Pa.) St. Mary’s (Md.)
Carthage No. 10 Augustana
Roanoke No. 11 Hampden-Sydney
Millikin No. 12 North Central
No. 13 Baldwin-Wallace Marietta
No. 14 Randolph-Macon Virginia Wesleyan
Springfield No. 15 Worcester Polytech
Christopher Newport No. 16 Carnegie Mellon
Mount Union No. 17 Wilmington
No. 18 UW-Stout No. 23 UW-Whitewater
Dubuque No. 19 Wartburg
Rochester No. 20 St. John Fisher
No. 25 Transylvania No. 21 Bluffton
East Texas Baptist No. 22 Mississippi College
No. 24 Occidental Cal Lutheran
Among these games, obviously the one between Top 25 teams are worth keeping an eye on (No. 23 UW-Whitewater at No. 18 UW-Stout, No. 21 Bluffton at No. 25 Transylvania). But Wooster/Wabash should be of interest, as well as Trinity/Amherst, Virginia Wesleyan/Randolph-Macon and St. John Fisher/Rochester. Outside of the Top 25, New Jersey City travels to William Paterson and crosstown rivals Otterbein and Capital meet at Capital.
In the CCIW, all three ranked teams should face a challenge as all play on the road.
On the women’s side, other interesting games featuring ranked teams include Salisbury at No, 7 Mary Washington and No. 8 Wheaton (Ill.) at North Park. Also look out for the Chase Scholarship Tournament title game with St. John Fisher at Rochester.