The Division II men’s lacrosse season is now in full force. The busiest week of the 2021 campaign wrapped Sunday, and we had a number of pivotal conference matchups between ranked teams.
Where do we start?
No. 2 Le Moyne is knocking on the door of the top spot, topping Adelphi in a double-overtime thriller before following it up with an overtime victory over Bentley. The frantic finish against Adelphi might be the best of the college season.
Meanwhile, Mount Olive avenged an earlier loss to Belmont Abbey by topping the Crusaders mid-week in a Conference Carolinas matchup. Limestone, a former Conference Carolinas foe, also got past Belmont Abbey over the weekend.
In another rematch, Rockhurst broke away from a tight game with Indianapolis to create a logjam at the top of the Great Lakes Valley Conference.
The most high-profile game of the weekend, though, was a non-conference tilt between then-No.3 Mercyhurst and then-No. 4 Mercy. Dominic Scorcia dropped six goals to give Mercy the major win and a rankings flip.
Now, it’s time for the dust to settle (at least for a few days) and to make sense of the rankings.
Nike / US Lacrosse
Division II Men’s Top 20
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April 19, 2021
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1 |
Tampa |
6-0 |
1 |
4/24 vs. No. 17 Lynn |
2 |
Le Moyne |
8-0 |
2 |
4/21 vs. Saint Rose |
3 |
Mercy |
6-0 |
4 |
4/20 at St. Thomas Aquinas |
4 |
Mercyhurst |
9-1 |
3 |
4/24 at Lake Erie |
5 |
Seton Hill |
6-1 |
5 |
4/21 vs. No. 14 Frostburg |
6 |
Wingate |
10-1 |
7 |
4/20 at SAC Tournament |
7 |
Lenoir-Rhyne |
11-1 |
8 |
4/23 at SAC Tournament |
8 |
Adelphi |
5-2 |
6 |
4/24 vs. Assumption |
9 |
Lindenwood |
8-1 |
10 |
4/24 vs. No. 16 Indianapolis |
10 |
Mount Olive |
10-1 |
12 |
4/19 at CC Tournament |
11 |
Saint Anselm |
8-0 |
13 |
4/21 at American International |
12 |
Limestone |
9-3 |
16 |
4/20 vs. Anderson |
13 |
Colorado Mesa |
6-1 |
14 |
4/23 vs. CSU Pueblo |
14 |
Frostburg |
5-1 |
15 |
4/20 vs. Davis & Elkins |
15 |
Rockhurst |
7-3 |
19 |
4/24 at No. 18 Maryville |
16 |
Indianapolis |
7-2 |
11 |
4/24 vs. No. 9 Lindenwood |
17 |
Lynn |
5-1 |
17 |
4/24 at No. 1 Tampa |
18 |
Maryville |
7-3 |
18 |
4/24 vs. No. 15 Rockhurst |
19 |
Belmont Abbey |
8-4 |
9 |
4/22 at CC Tournament |
20 |
Queens (N.C.) |
7-4 |
20 |
TBD |
Also considered: Bentley, Florida Southern, Florida Tech, Newberry, Pace, Rollins, Saint Leo