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DECEMBER 4, 2025
composed by STEVE ULRICH
We cover DIII lacrosse like no other publication. #d3lax #whyD3

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🗞️ In Today’s Edition. College Sports Landscape Spurs Saint Francis University to Leave DI. IWLCA Award Winners and Hall of Fame Inductees Celebrated. 2026 Sponsorship/Regional Alignment. Committee Members. Drunken Raccoon Passes Out in Virginia Liquor Store.

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TOP STORY

1. College Sports Landscape Spurs Saint Francis University to Leave Division I

“ABC News’ Ike Ejiochi reports on Saint Francis University’s major decision to move from Division I to Division III athletics because of challenges created by NIL, the transfer portal and more.”

» Of Note. Saint Francis has a women’s lacrosse program, but not a men’s program.

» Be Smart. This could quickly become a trend among smaller DI programs around the country.

2. IWLCA Award Winners and Hall of Fame Inductees Celebrated in St. Pete

“The Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) recognized and celebrated its 2024–25 award recipients during the 2025 IWLCA Convention, held at the Tradewinds Resort in St. Pete Beach, Florida.

The Community Awareness, Victory Club, President’s Cup, Outstanding Assistant Coach, Kristina Quigley Scholarship, and the Regional and National Coaching Staffs of the Year awards were presented during an awards luncheon on Wednesday, November 19. The IWLCA also honored recipients of the Service Award, Tina Sloan Green Award, and the Diane Geppi-Aikens Memorial Award, along with the Class of 2025 Hall of Fame inductees, during the IWLCA Honors Dinner and Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Thursday, November 20.”

» Community Awareness Award. Denison University

» 100 Career Wins. Kim Masimore, Dickinson; Katie Moore, Smith; Kristin Ramey, McDaniel; Kate Robinson, Chicago.

» 200 Career Wins. Michele Dombrowski, Sewanee; Nicol Parcelluzzi, Montclair State; Kristen Stuckel, Muhlenberg.

» Regional Coaching Staffs of the Year. Colorado College, Denison, Gettysburg, Middlebury, Rowan, St. John Fisher, Salisbury, Wesleyan.

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3. 2026 Sponsorship/Regional Alignment

The NCAA has posted its Division III men’s lacrosse sponsorship lists along with regional alignment for the 2026 season.

» Automatic Qualifiers (27). Conf. of New England, Great Northeast, Little East, NESCAC, NEWMAC, Empire 8, Liberty, North Atlantic, Skyline, SUNYAC, United East (Grace Period Year 1), Atlantic East, Centennial, Coastal, Landmark, MAC Commonwealth, MAC Freedom, Ohio, ODAC, Presidents, SAA, USA South, CCIW, Heartland (Grace Period Year 1), Michigan, North Coast, Northern Athletics.

» Others. Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference (Alfred State, Hilbert, La Roche); Centenary (La.); Colorado College.

4. Committee Members

Here are the members of the respective DIII men’s and women’s lacrosse committees for 2025-26.

» Women. Michele Dombrowski, Sewanee (coach); Traci Lian, Nazareth (associate AD); John Krimmel, Neumann (AD); Kate Livesay, Middlebury (coach); Michael Schulist, Carroll (AD); Erica Adams, Bridgewater State, chair (coach).

» Men. Curtis Gilbert, Berry (coach); Doug Misarti, Kenyon (asst AD, coach); Matt Colombini, Clark (coach); Jim Lyons, Sage (AD); David Carty, Moravian, chair (coach).

5. Lightning Round

» Facilities. “Eastern University and Valley Forge Military Academy & College (VFMAC) are pleased to announce the signing of an agreement for Eastern to purchase a portion of VFMAC’s property. The 33.3-acre portion of property, which lies less than a mile away from Eastern’s campus, includes the football stadium, track, and athletic field house that Eastern has been leasing from VFMAC since 2021.”

» Prohibition. “NCAA athletes and athletic department staff will not be allowed to bet on professional sports after the organization's membership voted as of Friday to rescind a rule change that would have permitted those bets.”

6. Transactions

CORNELL COLLEGE - Named Jack Spallone head men’s lacrosse coach
MISERICORDIA - Named Paige Frye head women’s lacrosse coach
MORRISVILLE - Selected Vic Goeller head women’s lacrosse coach
RANDOLPH-MACON - Named Caroline King assistant women’s lacrosse coach
URSINUS - Named Ryan Burke head men’s lacrosse coach

7. Raccoon Goes On Drunken Rampage in Virginia Liquor Store and Passes Out On Bathroom Floor

“The masked burglar broke into the closed Virginia liquor store early on Saturday and hit the bottom shelf, where the scotch and whisky were stored. The bandit was something of a nocturnal menace: bottles were smashed, a ceiling tile collapsed and alcohol pooled on the floor.

The suspect acted like an animal because, in fact, he’s a raccoon.

On Saturday morning, an employee at the Ashland, Virginia-area liquor store found the trash panda passed out on the bathroom floor at the end of his drunken escapade.”

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