Rollins Drawing Early Notice in Nike/US Lacrosse Division II Women's Top 20
Just four of the top 10 teams have seen action thus far in 2020, yielding few changes in this week’s Nike/US Lacrosse Division II Women's Top 20. Undefeated Rollins, coming off a 15-3 campaign, has been the most active team thus far, jumping to a 3-0 start following Saturday’s win over Saint Leo. All three wins have been away from home.
No. 7 Lindenwood opened its season against No. 16 Colorado Mesa in Las Vegas in a rematch of last year’s NCAA tournament first round game, and it avenged that loss with a decisive 19-7 win.
Defending national champion Adelphi opens its season this week, hosting Molloy on Saturday before embarking on a two-game trip to Florida. No. 4 Queens, which earned its first national semifinal berth last year, also starts its season this week at home against Belmont Abbey, and No. 9 Florida Southern faces No. 14 UIndy in a neutral site game on Sunday.
Nike/US Lacrosse
Division II Women's Top 20
Feb 10, 2020 |
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| 1 | Adelphi | 0-0 | 1 | 2/15 vs. Molloy |
| 2 | West Chester | 0-0 | 2 | 3/6 vs. Georgian Court |
| 3 | Le Moyne | 0-0 | 3 | 3/1 vs. No. 12 Mercyhurst |
| 4 | Queens | 0-0 | 4 | 2/12 vs. Belmont Abbey |
| 5 | Regis | 0-0 | 5 | 2/21 vs. Franklin Pierce |
| 6 | Tampa | 1-0 | 6 | 2/20 at Newberry |
| 7 | Lindenwood | 1-0 | 7 | 2/16 vs. Davenport |
| 8 | Rollins | 3-0 | 8 | 2/23 vs. No. 1 Adelphi |
| 9 | Florida Southern | 0-0 | 9 | 2/14 at Young Harris |
| 10 | Limestone | 1-0 | 10 | 2/16 vs. No. 17 St. Leo |
| 11 | East Stroudsburg | 0-0 | 11 | 2/22 vs. Georgian Court |
| 12 | Mercyhurst | 0-0 | 12 | 2/22 at Walsh |
| 13 | Mercy | 0-0 | 13 | 2/21 at S. New Hampshire |
| 14 | Indianapolis | 0-0 | 14 | 2/16 vs. No. 9 Florida Southern |
| 15 | Grand Valley State | 0-0 | 15 | 2/23 at Lake Erie |
| 16 | Assumption | 0-0 | 18 | 2/29 vs. American Int’l |
| 17 | Colorado Mesa | 0-1 | 16 | 2/21 at Concordia-St. Paul |
| 18 | Saint Leo | 0-1 | 17 | 2/14 at Lenoir-Rhyne |
| 19 | Bentley | 0-0 | 19 | 2/26 at Molloy |
| 20 | New Haven | 0-0 | 20 | 2/29 vs. Holy Family |
Also considered: Molloy, Mount Olive, Pace, Seton Hill
Nike/US Lacrosse Rankings
Division I Men | Division I Women
Division II Men | Division II Women
Division III Men | Division III Women
HOT
Rollins
The Tars didn’t climb in the poll, but they have been impressive in three early-season victories. After starting with two road wins in Alabama, Rollins stayed in-state for Saturday’s 19-10 win over Saint Leo’s. Senior Hannah Ashton led the way with a game-high five goals, and Lily Rizk added four goals and an assist. Rollins will have a two-week break before returning to action on Feb. 23 with its home opener against top-ranked Adelphi.
Lindenwood
The Lions have a new conference home this year — the GLVC — but they opened their season with a familiar foe from their former conference home, Colorado Mesa of the RMAC. Lindenwood jumped to an early 5-1 lead and never looked back in posting the 19-7 win. A balanced offense featured three Lions players with three goals apiece. Lindenwood improved to 13-1 all-time against its former conference rival.
NOT
Colorado Mesa (-1)
A disappointing season-opener for the Mavericks, who could muster just three first half goals in the loss to Lindenwood. CMU was outshot 39-20 and committed 20 turnovers in the game. The Mavericks will have nearly two weeks to work on their weaknesses before returning to action with back-to-back games against Concordia-St. Paul and Upper Iowa.
Saint Leo (-1)
Last year, the Lions won their first 13 games of the season and garnered significant attention in the rankings for much of the year. This year’s approach may be a bit different following a 19-10 home loss to Rollins in the season-opener. Trailing by just two goals at half, Saint Leo’s had no answer for a key seven-goal run by Rollins in the second half.