Army Stays Hot, Climbs to No. 12 in Division I Women's Top 20

The top three of the USA Lacrosse Division I Women's Top 20, presented by CWENCH Hydration, is holding steady after a relatively quiet weekend. The midweek contests, however, offered some intrigue.

And it was case of the Tuesday Scaries that marks the most notable move in the Top 20 this week, as Army bested Yale for its second ranked win of the year and its second-highest ranked win in program history.

Brigid Duffy did it all (and then continued to do it all in a weekend win over American), helping Army climb from No. 17 to No. 12 leading into the Army-Navy game this weekend in Annapolis.

There is little else to report in the rest of the Top 20, with teams moving up or down a place based on the positions of both Army and Yale.

USA LACROSSE DIVISION I
WOMEN’S TOP 20

1. Maryland
2. North Carolina
3. Syracuse
4. Northwestern
5. Michigan
6. Florida
7. Johns Hopkins
8. Navy
9. Stony Brook
10. Boston College
11. Stanford
12. Army
13. Colorado
14. Yale
15. Clemson
16. Notre Dame
17. Loyola
18. Denver
19. Duke
20. Princeton

Also considered (alphabetical order): Georgetown, James Madison, Penn State, Richmond, South Florida

USA LACROSSE DIVISION II  
WOMEN’S TOP 20

The top half of the Division II Top 20 remains unchanged. Perhaps the most notable change is the re-emergence of Adelphi, which is back into the ranking at No. 20 after shaking off an 0-4 start to win seven straight games.

1. Flagler
2. Florida Southern
3. Slippery Rock
4. East Stroudsburg
5. UIndy
6. Embry-Riddle
7. Tampa
8. Lynn
9. West Chester
10. Maryville
11. Saint Leo
12. Wingate
13. Pace
14. Mercy
15. Kutztown
16. Rockhurst
17. Rollins
18. Dominican (N.Y.)
19. Regis
20. Adelphi

Also considered (alphabetical order): Frostburg, McKendree, Northern Michigan, UVA Wise, Wilmington (Del.)

USA LACROSSE DIVISION III  
WOMEN’S TOP 20

The Middlebury Panthers once again knocked off another top challenger from the NESCAC by beating Wesleyan 5-4. Though Wesleyan goalie Izzy Weintraub was difficult to solve, making 11 saves on the day, Middlebury’s three second-half goals — including Caroline Adams’s game-winning goal with 1.2 seconds remaining in regulation — was just enough to get the job done.

Messiah breaks into the Top 20 with a massive conference victory over York, coming from behind in a game it trailed 8-5 at halftime to win 11-9.

1. Middlebury
2. Salisbury
3. Wesleyan
4. Tufts
5. William Smith
6. Washington and Lee
7. Denison
8. Amherst
9. York
10. TCNJ
11. Gettysburg
12. Pomona-Pitzer
13. Colby
14. Rowan
15. Stevens
16. MIT
17. Babson
18. Christopher Newport
19. Williams
20. Messiah

Also considered (alphabetical order): Chicago, Colorado College, Ithaca, Muhlenberg, Scranton, St. John Fisher