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FEBRUARY 19, 2026
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MEN’S LACROSSE
1. Cortland Hands RPI First Defeat
Nick Stoecker, Cortland | photo by Erin Locascio
Cortland opened its season in resounding fashion, handing RPI (3-1) its first loss of the season by a 17-10 count. The Red Dragons broke the match open in the third period, outscoring the Engineers, 6-1. Stefan Swedlund led Cortland with six goals, while Nick Stoecker added 3-4. Charlie Falowski made 18 saves for the victors. Cooper Manzi had a hat trick for RPI, while Tyler Ruffini and Easton Morse each had 1-3.
2. Wednesday Roundup
Scores
Albertus Magnus 8, Anna Maria 5
Baldwin Wallace 11, Kenyon 10 OT
Bates 14, Union 13
Benedictine 13, Augustana 0
CNU 13, W&L 10
Concordia WI 20, Carroll 2
Cortland 17, RPI 10
E-town 20, Stevenson 18 OT
Farmingdale St 9, Bridgeport 8
Greensboro 26, Guilford 9
Gwynedd Mercy 19, Albright 8
Haverford 13, Arcadia 9
Heidelberg 13, Alma 4
Huntingdon 20, Oglethorpe 6
Kalamazoo 8, Wabash 7 2OT
King’s 10, Lycoming 8
Marywood 9, Wilkes 6
Ohio Northern 14, Adrian 8
Penn College 24, Juniata 7
Pitt-Bradford 18, Thiel 4
Randolph-Macon 17, McDaniel 1
Roanoke 29, Averett 0
Salve Regina 14, Roger Williams 3
Scranton 9, Muhlenberg 8
Shenandoah 11, Hood 8
Swarthmore 16, Eastern 7
UNE 11, St. Joseph’s ME 9
Wentworth 16, Clark 10
W. Connecticut 16, Emerson 7
Wheaton MA 16, Lasell 5
Wooster 25, Hiram 3
Christopher Newport (4-0) outscored Washington and Lee (0-2), 7-2, in the second half to overcome an 8-6 deficit and defeat the Generals, 13-10, in Newport News. Jude MacLean, Randolph Campbell, Kevin Miller, and Jamie Smith all tallied fourth-period goals to break open a 9-all deadlock.
Ian Shealey scored 2:17 into overtime to lift Baldwin Wallace past Kenyon, 11-10. Jack Goldbach's go-ahead goal with 12:22 remaining 9, 14-13.
Elizabethtown forced overtime on a goal with :01 remaining and scored 1:20 into the extra stanza to stun Stevenson, 20-19. Brent Wehland beat the buzzer with his sixth goal of the day to tie the match at 19 and Reese Levinson scored the game-winner.
Jason Kozak had 2-2 while Cooper Roberts had a hat trick as Scranton rebounded from an opening-game loss to defeat Muhlenberg, 9-8.
» Thursday’s Top Games. St. Lawrence at Western New England, 3:30
WOMEN’S LACROSSE
3. Lynchburg Rallies Past St. Mary’s in OT
McKenna Steinau, Lynchburg
Lynchburg (4-0) scored the final five goals of the game, including the overtime game-winner from McKenna Steinau to rally past St. Mary’s (Md.), 9-8. Steinau and Sydney Dumas each scored a pair of fourth-quarter goals with Dumas’ second tally coming with just :34 remaining. Hope Harrison led the Seahawks (0-3) with four goals. | Box Score
4. Wednesday Roundup
Wednesday Scores
Bridgewater 13, Hood 12 OT
Chatham 17, Muskingum 5
DeSales 11, Marywood 10 OT
Dickinson 7, Susquehanna 4
Drew 21, St. Joseph’s LI 6
Fitchburg St 12, Wentworth 8
Lebanon Valley 26, E. Mennonite 0
Lynchburg 9, St. Mary’s MD 8 OT
Mary Washington 8, R-MC 5
Marymount 14, Alvernia 4
McDaniel 16, Goucher 4
Misericordia 18, Lycoming 6
Muhlenberg 20, Moravian 5
Ohio Northern 16, Albion 5
Ohio Wesleyan 12, Otterbein 7
Piedmont 15, Shorter 11
St. Josephs ME 10, Plymouth 9 OT
Thomas More 18, Capital 17
UNE 16, Husson 9
Wheaton 18 Bridgewater State 9
Paige Overeem scored with :27 left to tie the game and again with 20 seconds on in OT to lift Bridgewater past Hood, 13-12.
Abigail Fisher scored four goals as Mary Washington outscored Randolph-Macon, 5-0, in the third quarter to down the Yellow Jackets, 8-5.
Emma Youngling, Alyssa Hartnett, and Ava Milia each scored four goals as Muhlenberg overpowered local rival Moravian, 20-5.
Ella Highbarger scored the game-tying and game-winning goals as St. Joseph’s (Maine) edged Plymouth State, 10-9, in overtime.
» Thursday’s Top Games. None scheduled.
CONFERENCE PREVIEWS
5. CNE (W) Preview
Leah Black, Endicott
Endicott is our preseason favorite to “three-peat” the Conference of New England women’s lacrosse championship. The Gulls outlasted Hartford, 25-19, in last year’s final for their 14th conference title in program history.
D3Lacrosse Preseason All-CNE. A-Leah Black, Sr., Endicott, 50-31-81; A-Julia Dickinson, So., Suffolk, 44-29-73; A-Allie Shamberger, Jr., Roger Williams, 38-35-73; M-Mia Smith, Sr., Endicott, 41-29-70; M-Miranda Hayes, Jr., Roger Williams, 24-20-44, 159 DC; M-Sydney Balotin, Sr., U. of New England, 29-9-38, 76 DC; M-Abbie Bellville, Jr., Endicott, 22-4-26; D-Kaitlyn DiLoreto, Jr., Endicott, 30 CT; D-Tori Apostolakes, Jr., Endicott, 17 CT; D-Fara Holland, Sr., Johnson & Wales, 24 CT; D-Grace Rocheleau, Sr., Roger Williams, 18 CT; D-Sarah Joseph, Sr., Curry, 30 CT; GK-Briar Slattery, Sr., Nichols, 41.1%
D3Lacrosse Preseason Favorite. Endicott
Preseason Player of the Year. Leah Black, Sr., A, Endicott
6. NACC (W) Preview
Emma Sharp, Lake Forest | photo by Wezizwe Harding
Aurora is our preseason favorite to recapture the Northern Athletics Collegiate Conference women’s lacrosse championship. The Spartans had won four straight conference titles before Lake Forest ended the run last season.
D3Lacrosse Preseason All-NACC. A-Emma Sharp, Sr., Lake Forest, 52-79-131; A-Katelyn Carindale, Sr., Concordia Wisconsin, 60-9-69, 67 DC; A-Antonia Martinez, Sr., Illinois Tech, 51-4-55, 80 DC; A-Chloe Ninmann, So., MSOE, 42-7-49; M-Olivia Dahlberg, So., Aurora, 38-8-46; M-Emily Robertson, Jr., Concordia Wisconsin, 14-7-21, 33 CT; M-Christina Eloe, Sr., Edgewood, 36-3-39, 68 DC; D-Ilsa Jeffery, Sr., Cornell College, 54 CT; D-Laureyn Brown, Jr., Edgewood, 34 CT; D-Sarah Brown, So., Aurora, 26 CT; D-Claire Aimone, Sr., Lake Forest, 40 CT; D-Piper Miller, So., Marian, 24 CT; GK-Rachel Wickey, So., Aurora, 50.2%
D3Lacrosse Preseason Favorite. Aurora
Preseason Player of the Year. Emma Sharp, Sr., A, Lake Forest
7. Northwest (W) Preview
Lana Davis, George Fox
George Fox is our preseason favorite to its ninth consecutive Northwest Conference women’s lacrosse championship. Only Pacific, which won the inaugural title in 2015 and gained a share in 2016, has occupied the top spot at the end of the NWC season.
D3Lacrosse Preseason All-NWC. A-Claire Kisielnicki, Sr., Willamette, 68-15-83; A-Sarah Hawkins, So., Whitman, 57-46-103; A-Sage Swegle, Jr., Lewis & Clark, 71-10-81; A-Campbell Vincent, Jr., Whitworth, 65-18-83; A-Aviana Gonzales, Jr., Lewis & Clark, 54-28-82; A-Lola McConaghy, So., Whitman, 47-5-52; M-Ava Bluhm, Sr., George Fox, 53-21-74; M-Alex Warfel, So., Willamette, 31-5-36, 72 DC; M-Lana Davis, Sr., George Fox, 53-28-81, 77 DC; M-Gabby Crist, Sr., Linfield, 63-19-82; D-Jay Shiflett, Jr., Willamette, 61 CT; D-Grayce Miller, Sr., Linfield, 30 CT; D-Lauren Elliott, Jr., Lewis & Clark, 36 CT; D-Joy Olson-Uderitz, So., Whitman, 34 CT; GK-Renn Novak, Jr., Whitman, 43.9%
D3Lacrosse Preseason Favorite. George Fox
Preseason Player of the Year. Lana Davis, Sr., M, George Fox
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