8 Singles matchups that could decide the Elite-8

It’s a tough decision. Small College Nationals. The first or second day of Indoors. The first Saturday of spring break. The Stag Hen. Conference tournament Sunday. A lot goes into the ranking of which day on the DIII tennis calendar is the best, but to me there is a clear answer. NCAA Quarterfinal Monday is…

2019 NCAA Quarterfinals: Roundtable

Less than one week until the NCAA Quarterfinals and the Face of the Blog WILL BE MAKING A VERY SPECIAL APPEARANCE! So if you know what’s good for you, bring AVZ some team swag and he’ll be sure to rep your squad while he’s golfing/curling/actually that’s all he does with his time. If you missed…

2019 Women’s NCAA MEGA Northeast Preview

The best time of the year is here! And no, it’s not Christmas! The bracket is out, and we have some thoughts, and for the first time ever, the Blog is doing a bracket challenge for the women’s side (!!!), but I’m here, along with some help from Analyst and ASW, to do a quick…

2019 NCAA Regional Preview: Wesleyan Region

We’re halfway through our NCAA Regional previews as NewCentral, D3AS and I teamed up to cover the Wesleyan Region. This is BY FAR the most contested regional, and I think it’s the only one where the bloggers wouldn’t be totally surprised if the top seed didn’t advance. The Cards are still the favorites, but as…

Roundtable Reaction to the 2019 NCAA Bracket

Give us your reaction to the bracket in 5 words or fewer? AS: My dog could’ve done better. NE: Could be the worst ever? DIIIWest: Why aren’t the best in? RegNE/C: I legitimately don’t understand it. RegAS: Coach Marty isn’t big time. NewReg: Unsurprisingly disappointing What bothers you most about the bracket? AS: I know…

Women’s Players of the Week: April 29 – May 5

We’re back with another round of POTW! And don’t worry, now that the site’s back up we’ll be coming out with some NCAA reactions soon too! Since most of you will enjoy nice, long road trips in the coming days, we’re making this week music-themed. ASouth Player: Mary Hampton McNeal Team: Washington and Lee Results:…

2019 BRACKET CHALLENGE!

The 2019 NCAA bracket has been released, and about the only good thing I can say about it is that means it’s time for our annual bracket challenge! This will be our 6th year doing a bracket for the team tournament, and yes we will be doing an individuals bracket as well. Follow the steps…

Competitiveness Series Part 4: Coaches Perspectives

So far in our competitiveness series we’ve taken a look at the rankings over the past 20 years, had a blogger roundtable, and made some sweet tables in an attempt to quantify the level of competitiveness this year versus previous years. This week we turn the microphone over to the coaches, who have a front…

(A Brief) Women’s 2019 NESCAC Finals Preview

Here I am again on a Sunday morning, racing the clock to get my NESCAC finals preview out before the coin flip. But mama I made it! Midd absolutely steamrolled Amherst yesterday, while Wes disposed of the Polar Bears of Bowdoin. And we now have the final we have all been anticipating. Last time these…

Women’s Senior Series: Seniors of the NESCAC, NEWMAC, and Liberty League

The other writers are hard at work bringing you conference tournament previews – click to check out our previews of NESCACs and Liberty League conference tournaments! I, on the other hand, have not been hard at work blogging. If you aren’t following my every move on twitter (@d3asouthwomens), I watched all of Game of Thrones…