Oshkosh finds week 3 game at Coe. Titans go vs Linfield, at Alma, and at Coe for non conference schedule.

2026 joins 2023 having three Division III non conference games. Prior to 2023, it was 2007 the last time UWO had three non conference Division III games outside the WIAC.

Yeah I was just looking at all region selections, those guys are good inclusions.  And it's not even clear that Fauss is going to be Emory's best big next year, Awasum seems like a guy who really broke through in the tourney and has tons of upside going forward to expand his game.  Of course it helps to have two all-American guards getting all the attention and Emory won't have that next year!

Randall is really tough, he reminds me of those quick, undersized bigs who are nightmare matchups for most teams that Virginia Wesleyan used to have during their title runs.  The D2 transfer Mary Washington added looks like a legit shooter and with all they have back, they could be utterly dominant next season.  They certainly deserve two pre-season all-Americans. 

Quote from: nescac1 on Yesterday at 10:47:01 AMGotcha Ryan. The returning crew of centers looks pretty thin next year.  Front-court guys who seem like all-American contenders (unless they transfer up!): Remijo Wani, Elijah Kinney, Babacar Pouye, Jack Plesser, Elijah Farrington and all-name team member Carvin Fish.  But only a few from that group are true bigs I think?  I guess it makes sense that big guys who can really play will attract the most D1 attention ...

Don't forget Ethan Fauss.  He's not a traditional post, but he's plenty big enough.  It was way guard heavy down south, so he didn't make all region, but he's a big contender for that spot, too!  Jay Randall, as well, coming off the national title.

ONU has not been playing their best down the stretch so they are on alert.  Muskingum has no business making the tournament after that display yesterday.  I understand Dennison is really good but Muskies struck out 17 times in game 1...17!  Terrible approaches at the plate all day.  Mount was the exact opposite.  Probably fouled off 50 balls in DH..fought like crazy at the plate instead of swinging for the fences with 2 strikes like Muskies did.

Defense has let the pitching staff down all year and quite frankly, it's embarrassing.  Two errors in the 1st inning of the biggest game of the year.  Go back and watch the video at the 28:00 in 1st inning.  Routine chopper, though high off the turf, to 1B:

1.  1B steps forward and moves in at contact then has to revert back and ball just over his head.  Should have been a routine out.

2.  2B slows down when he thinks 1B is going to field it then speeds up again to try and stop it..just out of reach.

3.  RF slowly jogs to back up 1B then has to sprint to get it. Then makes a terrible throw to SS at 2B which rolls into LF.

4.  LF slowly jogs to back up SS at 2B then can't get bad throw in time before the runner scores.

That's just plain LAZY DEFENSE and tournament teams don't do that.  This has been Muskingum's defense all season.  Sorry but that's inexcusable.

Gotcha Ryan. The returning crew of centers looks pretty thin next year.  Front-court guys who seem like all-American contenders (unless they transfer up!): Remijo Wani, Elijah Kinney, Babacar Pouye, Jack Plesser, Elijah Farrington and all-name team member Carvin Fish.  But only a few from that group are true bigs I think?  I guess it makes sense that big guys who can really play will attract the most D1 attention ...

Caz Bombers beat me to it by a minute or two!

Look, JHU is not a "peer institution" for the CC. That doesn't mean they don't belong in DIII, it just means it can feel a little unfair to those other institutions. But that's a conference decision, and I suspect the Presidents in the CC like being under the halo of being spoken of in the same breath as JHU, even if it is in sports and not medical research.

So I get it from the athlete's point of view, many of whom are not real concerned about the "greater values" of DIII, just the possibility of winning titles, conference or otherwise. I do think JHU has advantages compared to many of the CC schools, I think it's obvious they "peer" better with the UAA, and I think JHU prefers the local, low travel, low expense, nature of the CC vs the UAA.

Should they be out of DIII? Of course not. Should they be in the CC? Well, that's a question for the CC, but I do understand the athletes' point of view.

Per the NFHS participation survey for 2024-25, Wisconsin had 36 high schools that offered girls' lacrosse, and, per the NCSA lists, 13 colleges. In New York, there are 347 high schools that offer it, and, by my count, 74 colleges.

So it's a 4.68:1 ratio of HS teams to college teams in NY and a 2.76:1 rate in Wisconsin

When you factor in all the other things that might contribute to HS to college athletic participation attrition*, this doesn't leave a ton of extra in-state players laying around

*Not knowing anything about costs/academic barriers/majors of Wisconsin schools, I'll just tell the anecdote of my good friend who went to Ithaca College and, based on his times, would have been one of the top distance runners on their men's track team as a freshman, but just chose not to run because reasons.

WestConn is in need of single games with a two-year agreement to have the game returned. Can start home or away. Please contact Rancourtc@wcsu.edu if interested in any of the following dates:

OPEN DATES
Nov: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 24,
Dec: 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 27

WESTCONN HOLIDAY TOURNAMENT
December 29-30, 2026:

Two Teams Needed Receive:
- Two Games in O'Neill Center's Feldman Arena
- Postgame Meal on 29th
- Discounted Hotel Rates
- Shootaround Times for Both Days

If interested, please contact Guy Rancourt at Rancourtc@wcsu.edu