Division III Recap: Cortland Knocks Off Colby in Key First Round Game

The opening round of the NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse tournament went by with few surprises and not many close games.

Most games were one-sided efforts, though Colby did its best to give Cortland a run in a 14-8 loss. Otherwise, it was all smooth sailing for the winning teams.

Continue below to see the winners and second-round schedule. Those second-round games are scheduled for Sunday, May 10.

NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
FIRST ROUND SCORES

Union def. Mount Union 21-5
Wooster def. Farmingdale State 16-8
Cortland def. Colby 14-8
Christopher Newport def. Meredith 17-6
Franklin & Marshall def. Neumann 21-4
Stevens def. Saint Joseph’s (ME) 18-6
Williams def. Grove City 18-3
St. John Fisher def. Western Connecticut 14-7
Carthage def. Transylvania 14-7
Gettysburg def. Husson 26-4
Haverford def. Endicott 19-9
Messiah def. Worcester State 21-8
Scranton def. St. Mary’s (MD) 15-7
Claremont-Mudd-Scripps def. Whitman 20-10

NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
SECOND ROUND SCORES

Chicago def. Hope 23-7

NCAA DIVISION III WOMEN’S TOURNAMENT
SECOND ROUND SCHEDULE

Games scheduled for Sunday, May 10. All times Eastern.

Amherst vs. Stevens, 1 p.m.
Denison vs. Carthage, 1 p.m.
Middlebury vs. St. John Fisher, 1 p.m.
MIT vs. Gettysburg, 1 p.m.
Salisbury vs. Union, 1 p.m.
TCNJ vs. Messiah, 1 p.m.
Trinity vs. Franklin & Marshall, 1 p.m.
Tufts vs. Haverford, 1 p.m.
Washington and Lee vs. Christopher Newport, 1 p.m.
Wesleyan vs. Cortland, 1 p.m.
William Smith vs. Williams, 1 p.m.
York vs. Wooster, 1 p.m.
Colorado College vs. Rhodes, 3 p.m.
Rowan vs. Scranton, 3 p.m.
Pomona-Pitzer vs. Claremont Mudd Scripps, 4 p.m.