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MAY 12, 2025 | composed by STEVE ULRICH

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TOP STORY
1. Dickinson Stuns #2 Salisbury in OT

An Eastern Shore stunner as Luke Whalen scored the game-winning goal in overtime to lift #16 Dickinson past #2 Salisbury, 11-10, handing the Sea Gulls their first loss of the season and ousting SU from the NCAA tournament.

Whalen, who also scored the game-winner the previous night in OT against Denison, tallied with 1:09 remaining in the first extra period to send the Red Devils into the national quarterfinals.

It was also not a good day for three higher-seeded teams, as #6 York, #7 Wesleyan, and #8 Washington and Lee all fell to lower-seeded squads.

The sites for the quarterfinal and semifinal rounds were determined Sunday night. Tufts will serve as one host site, while RIT received the other nod.

Sweet 16

• #1 Tufts d. #15 St. Lawrence, 14-8

• #16 Dickinson d. #2 Salisbury, 11-10 (OT)

• #3 RIT d. #20 St. John Fisher, 17-13

• #4 Christopher Newport d. #19 Lynchburg, 22-10

• #5 Bowdoin d. #12 Amherst, 16-5

• #11 Cortland d. #6 York, 10-6

• #10 RPI d. #7 Wesleyan, 13-7

• #9 Gettysburg d. #8 Washington and Lee, 14-12

Round of 32 Results

Tufts d. Rhodes, 15-7; St. Lawrence d. #18 Middlebury, 10-9; W&L d. Scranton, 20-9; Gettysburg d. #22 Stevens, 15-9; CNU d. Grove City, 16-14; Lynchburg d. #14 Stevenson, 15-6; Bowdoin d. Rivier, 28-3; Amherst d. #21 Endicott, 12-11; Wesleyan d. Babson, 16-7; RPI d. #24 Williams, 14-10; RIT d. Ohio Northern, 20-3; St. John Fisher d. #13 Ohio Wesleyan, 17-16; Salisbury d. St. Mary’s, 17-5; Dickinson d. #17 Denison, 8-7 (OT); York d. #25 Trinity, 11-8; Cortland d. #23 Illinois Wesleyan, 23-8.

National Quarterfinals

• #9 Gettysburg at #1 Tufts; #4 Christopher Newport vs. #5 Bowdoin

• #11 Cortland at #3 RIT; #16 Dickinson vs. #10 RPI

» Interactive Bracket
» See the Digital Game Program

CHAMPIONSHIP (W)
2. Ducks and Herons, Oh My!

#17 Stevens and #22 William Smith pulled off the biggest surprises on the opening weekend of the DIII women’s lacrosse championship.

The Ducks took out #14 TCNJ by a 15-9 count as Alison Lax tallied a career-high five goals, while Anna Velardi had a goal and three assists. Stevens had not defeated the Lions since the 2010 season.

The Herons rallied from a 7-5 halftime deficit to take out #9 Amherst, 13-12. Kayla Quirk scored four times for William Smith, while Taryn Luzi added a hat trick.

The day’s other one-goal contest came down to the final seven seconds as Salisbury held off Haverford, 9-8.

The four sites for the Round of 16 and national quarterfinal games were determined on Sunday night - Middlebury, Tufts, Colby and Franklin & Marshall.

1st Round

Wooster d. Hope, 20-9; Ithaca d. Oswego State, 17-13; Plymouth State d. Marymount, 20-16; #22 William Smith d. Husson, 25-2; #25 Endicott d. Emmanuel, 20-3; #17 Stevens d. George Fox, 22-3; #24 Babson d. Worcester State, 21-9; #18 WestConn d. Merchant Marine, 15-11; Scranton d. MIT, 12-10; John Carroll d. Grove City, 15-5; #19 Haverford d. St. Mary’s MD, 18-10; Messiah d. Mount Union, 20-4; Lake Forest d. Carroll, 13-12; Trinity d. Meredith, 19-5; #11 Washington and Lee d. Transylvania, 26-2.

2nd Round

#21 Chicago d. #23 Wooster, 23-7; #1 Middlebury d. Ithaca, 20-5; #8 York d. Plymouth State, 20-5; William Smith d. #9 Amherst, 13-12; #4 Colby d. Endicott, 17-1; Stevens d. #14 TCNJ, 15-9; #7 Wesleyan d. Babson, 15-9; #12 Rowan d. WestConn, 20-5; #2 Tufts d. Scranton, 17-5; #15 Pomona-Pitzer d. #16 Colorado College, 23-10; #6 St. John Fisher d. John Carroll, 21-5; #13 Salisbury d. Haverford, 9-8; #3 Franklin & Marshall d. Messiah, 15-11; #20 Denison d. Lake Forest, 23-4; #5 Gettysburg d. Trinity, 13-11; #11 W&L d. #10 Sewanee, 19-5.

Sweet 16

• #21 Chicago at #1 Middlebury; #8 York vs. #22 William Smith

• #17 Stevens at #4 Colby; #7 Wesleyan vs. #12 Rowan

• #15 Pomona-Pitzer at #2 Tufts; #6 St. John Fisher vs. #13 Salisbury

• #20 Denison at #3 Franklin & Marshall; #5 Gettysburg vs. #11 Wash. and Lee

» Notable
» The Printable Bracket
» See The Digital Game Program

CONFERENCES
3. All-Conference Teams

It’s All-Conference season and here at D3Lacrosse.net, we will provide links to all the award winners as the week rolls on.

Men

• NESCAC

• Centennial

• Liberty

• ODAC

Women

• NESCAC

• Centennial

• Liberty

• ODAC

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