Sacred Heart (Conn.) Keeps Climbing USA Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25

Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.) lost three of its first four games this season, but since then has rattled off four straight wins, including three straight high-quality victories to vault into the top 10 of the USA Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25, presented by CWENCH Hydration.

After the Tigers knocked off Episcopal (Pa.) last week, they defeated Noble & Greenough (Mass.) and then handed Ridgewood (N.J.) its first loss to climb nine spots.

Unbeatens Maryvale (Md.) and Darien (Conn.) continue to set the pace at the top of the rankings. Both defeated  St. Paul's (Md.) this week and the Blue Wave also stopped Wilton (Conn.) and Garden City (N.Y.).

There are five undefeated teams in the top 10 overall. Phillips Andover (Mass.), Sayville (N.Y.) and Conestoga (Pa.) are a combined 28-0.

Keeping with the theme, a pair of unbeatens are the lone teams to debut in this week's Top 25. West Islip (N.Y.) has wins over Harborfields (N.Y.) and Wilton in its 8-0 start. Manchester Valley (Md.) has picked up from last year's unbeaten season with a 9-0 record. Among its wins is a decisive victory over Roland Park (Md.), which is just 6-9, but earlier beat McDonogh (Md.) and has a gut-wrenching six one-goal losses. 

The Eagles have since bounced back with four straight wins, and picked up key league and regional wins with national implications when they defeated Archbishop Spalding (Md.) and St. Mary's (Md.). 

Good Counsel (Md.) has rebounded from its first loss with three straight wins, including one good national win over South force Milton (Ga.). Good Counsel gets its shot at Sacred Heart Greenwich this week in another great game with national implications. West Islip could climb further if it upends Sayville in a battle of New York unbeatens this week. Manhasset (N.Y.) also puts its perfect mark on the line at the end of the week when it goes out of state to face Chatham (N.J.). 

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Scroll below for this week's USA Lacrosse High School Girls' National Top 25 and Regional Top 10 rankings, with each team's previous ranking denoted in parenthesis.

Compiled by USA Lacrosse writers with input from coaches around the country, rankings and records reflect results as of previous Sunday. 

National Top 25

1. Maryvale (Md.), 12-0 (1)  
2. Darien (Conn.), 7-0 (2) 
3. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 6-1 (3)     
4. Phillips Andover (Mass.), 9-0 (4) 
5. Penn Charter (Pa.), 13-2 (6) 
6. Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.), 5-3 (15)  
7.  Episcopal (Pa.), 10-2 (7)   
8. Noble & Greenough (Mass.), 7-2 (5) 
9. Sayville (N.Y.), 8-0 (9) 
10. Conestoga (Pa.), 11-0 (10) 
11. American Heritage-Delray (Fla.), 16-1 (11)      
12. Good Counsel (Md.), 12-1 (12) 
13. Agnes Irwin (Pa.), 7-3 (13)
14. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Va.), 17-0 (17) 
15. Academy of Notre Dame (Pa.), 9-4 (14)
16. McDonogh (Md.), 8-3 (20) 
17. Manhasset (N.Y.), 8-0 (18)  
18. West Islip (N.Y.), 8-0 (NR)
19. Manchester Valley (Md.), 9-0 (NR) 
20. Garden City (N.Y.), 7-2 (21) 
21. Northport (N.Y.), 6-0 (24)
22. Suffern (N.Y.), 4-0 (22) 
23. Archbishop Spalding (Md.), 7-3 (8)
24. Sacred Heart Prep (Calif.), 11-0 (25) 
25. St. Mary's (Md.), 12-3 (23)  

Also considered (alphabetical order): Archbishop Carroll (Pa.), Bayport-Blue Point (N.Y.), Cape Henlopen (Del.), Chatham (N.J.), Downingtown West (Pa.), Georgetown Visitation (D.C.), Glenelg Country Day (Md.), Haddonfield (N.J.), Lake Highland (Fla.), Loyola (Ill.), Manheim Township (Pa.), Marriotts Ridge (Md.), Mendham (N.J.), Moorestown (N.J.), New Canaan (Conn.), New Trier (Ill.), Notre Dame Prep (Md.), Nyack (N.Y.), Oak Knoll (N.J.), Ridgewood (N.J.), Roland Park (Md.), Severn (Md.), Severna Park (Md.), Springfield-Delco (Pa.), St. Anne's-Belfield (Va.), St. John's College (D.C.), St. Paul's (Md.), Stone Ridge (Md.), Summit (N.J.), Trinity Hall (N.J.), Upper Arlington (Ohio), Valor Christian (Colo.), Victor (N.Y.), Villa Maria Academy (Pa.), West Chester Henderson (Pa.), Wilton (Conn.)

Regional Rankings

Northeast Top 10 
Week 5

1. Darien (Conn.), 7-0 (1) 
2. St. Anthony's (N.Y.), 6-1 (2) 
3. Phillips Andover (Mass.), 9-0 (3) 
4. Sacred Heart Greenwich (Conn.), 5-3 (6) 
5. Noble & Greenough (Mass.), 7-2 (4)
6. Sayville (N.Y.), 8-0 (5)
7. Manhasset (N.Y.), 8-0 (8)
8. West Islip (N.Y.), 8-0 (NR)
9. Garden City (N.Y.), 7-2 (10)
10. Northport (N.Y.), 6-0 (NR)

Mid-Atlantic Top 10
Week 7

1. Maryvale (Md.), 12-0 (1) 
2. Penn Charter (Pa.), 13-2 (2) 
3. Episcopal (Pa.), 10-2 (3) 
4. Conestoga (Pa.), 11-0 (5)
5. Good Counsel (Md.), 12-1 (6) 
6. Agnes Irwin (Pa.), 7-3 (7) 
7. St. Stephen's & St. Agnes (Va.), 17-0 (9)
8. Academy of Notre Dame (Pa.), 9-4 (8)
9. McDonogh (Md.), 8-3 (10)
10. Manchester Valley (Md.), 9-0 (NR)

South Top 10
Week 8

1. American Heritage-Delray (Fla.), 16-1 (1)
2. Lake Highland (Fla.), 16-2 (2) 
3. West Forsyth (Ga.), 16-0 (3)
4. Milton (Ga.), 14-2 (4)
5. Ponte Vedra (Fla.), 12-3 (5) 
6. Cambridge (Ga.), 13-4 (7)
7. Anderson (Texas), 12-0 (8) 
8. Episcopal Jacksonville (Fla.), 13-3 (9)
9. Episcopal Dallas (Texas), 13-2 (NR)
10. Lambert (Ga.), 13-2 (10) 

Midwest Top 10
Week 5

1. New Trier (Ill.), 5-2 (1) 
2. Upper Arlington (Ohio), 9-1 (2) 
3. Loyola (Ill.), 7-4 (3)
4. Hudson (Ohio), 9-0 (8) 
5. Olentangy Liberty (Ohio), 6-3 (4)
6. St. Francis DeSales (Ohio), 10-1 (5)
7. East Grand Rapids (Mich.), 9-0 (NR)
8. Prior Lake (Minn.), 2-1 (7)
9. Kentucky Country Day (Ky.), 14-1 (NR)
10. Mariemont (Ohio), 7-1 (10)

West Top 10
Week 8

1. Sacred Heart (Calif.), 11-0 (1) 
2. Valor Christian (Colo.), 7-2 (2) 
3. Coronado (Calif.), 11-3 (3) 
4. La Costa Canyon (Calif.), 12-1 (4)
5. St. Ignatius (Calif.), 11-4 (5) 
6. Santa Margarita (Calif.), 13-2 (6) 
7. Fairview (Colo.), 8-1 (8)  
8. Mira Costa (Calif.), 12-3 (9) 
9. Redwood (Calif.), 11-4 (7) 
10. Jesuit Portland (Ore.), 7-0 (10)