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Centennial Notebook

Centennial Notebook

Men's Soccer

Did you know that Dickinson and Franklin & Marshall - the first-place teams in the Conference - have two of the top 10 toughest schedules remaining in Division III? The Red Devils' remaining opponents are a combined 33-9-6 to rank third in DIII, while the Diplomats' opponents are 32-13-4 (10th). Haverford has the sixth most-difficult composite schedule (.640), while Dickinson comes in at No. 11 (.635). The Centennial is third overall among conferences with a .754 winning percentage against non-CC opposition, trailing just the UAA (.772) and the NESCAC (.761). F&M leads Division III in team shutout percentage (.77). The Centennial has five teams in the NSCAA Mid-Atlantic rankings - Franklin & Marshall (2), Dickinson (3), Muhlenberg (4), Haverford (6) and Johns Hopkins (8).

Field Hockey

The road to the Conference playoffs will not be an easy one for three teams. Ursinus' future opponents have a 51-9 record (.850) - the toughest schedule remaining among all Division III teams. Right behind the Bears is Dickinson (36-11, .766), while Washington College comes in at No. 5 (43-16, .729). Ursinus has the second longest-win streak in the nation (10), while Franklin & Marshall has the third-longest road winning streak in the country (8). Something has to give tonight as Ursinus visits TCNJ. The Lions are the top scoring team in DIII (5.69), while the Bears are third (5.58).

Women's Soccer

Franklin & Marshall has played the fourth-hardest schedule in Division III thus far as its opponents have a .693 winning percentage (82-35-5). The Diplomats (.669) and Johns Hopkins (.659) are sixth and ninth, respectively, in toughest cumulative schedules. Blue Jay senior Hannah Kronick is known for her goal scoring (75) but she is also fourth among all active D3 players with 34 career assists. She is just the fifth player in Centennial history to score 10 or more goals in all four seasons. Haverford keeper Robin Chernow is third with 32 career shutouts. Hopkins is ranked 7th nationally and second in the NSCAA Mid-Atlantic region listing. Dickinson is fourth, while Gettysburg (9) and Swarthmore (10) also appear.

Volleyball

Franklin & Marshall senior Caroline Hubbard became just the 21st player in Centennial history to amass 3,000 career set assists (3,125). Haverford junior Olivia Walsh is just 55 assists shy of becoming the fifth Ford to reach 2,000 assists. Muhlenberg's Chelsea Kaser is the first Mule to reach 1,000 career digs as a junior since Julie Lauro in 2004.

Men's Cross Country

The Centennial has four teams in the USTFCCCA poll this week - Johns Hopkins (13), Dickinson (18), Haverford (20) and Swarthmore (34). The Blue Jays, Red Devils and Fords are 1-2-3 in the Mideast Region, while the Garnet is No. 6.

Women's Cross Country

The Centennial has three teams in the USTFCCCA poll this week - Johns Hopkins (1), Haverford (26) and Dickinson (28). The Jays are first in the Mideast Region, while the Fords (3), Red Devils (4), Swarthmore (7) and Bryn Mawr  (10) also appear in the top 10.