Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Today is the showdown in field hockey between the two best teams in the country - #1 Lebanon Valley and #2 Messiah in Annville at 4 PM. How often do the two top teams in the country play a regular season game in the same conference? While this game is important for the Commonwealth standings, inevitably these two schools will meet at least one more time, and possibly twice before a Division III national champion is determined!

The four teams are set for the Commonwealth volleyball tournament. The big match next week pits LVC at Elizabethtown. Here are the tie-breaking scenarios for the final standings:

Elizabethtown wins; Messiah and Widener both win or lose

1 Elizabethtown, 6-1
2 LVC, 6-1
3 Messiah, 5-2 (4-3)
4 Widener, 5-2 (4-3)

LVC, Messiah, and Widener win

1 LVC, 7-0
2 Messiah, 5-2
3 Widener, 5-2
4 Elizabethtown, 5-2

The Freedom is much dicier as six teams have a shot. The only given is that Eastern has the #1 seed!

Eastern, Misericordia (or loses to Wilkes 3-2), FDU, and DeSales win

1 Eastern, 7-0
2 FDU, 5-2
3 Misericordia, 5-2 (or 4-3)
4 DeSales, 4-3

Eastern, FDU, DeSales, and Wilkes (must win 3-0 or 3-1 over Misericordia) win

1 Eastern, 7-0
2 FDU, 5-2
3 DeSales, 4-3
4 Wilkes, 4-3

DVC, Wilkes (must win 3-0 or 3-1 over Misericordia), DeSales, and Manhattanville win

1 Eastern, 6-1
2 FDU, 4-3
3 DeSales, 4-3
4 Wilkes, 4-3

Wilkes and DVC win, DeSales loses

1 Eastern, 6-1
2 FDU, 5-2 (4-3)
3 DVC
4 Wilkes

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