HAVERFORD, Pa. - The Haverford College women's lacrosse team remained at No. 23 in the latest release of the ILWomen/IWLCA National Coaches Poll, the organization announced on Monday. The Fords are the only team in the Philadelphia region to be ranked in the national poll.
Middlebury (10-0) takes over the top spot, while conference foe Franklin & Marshall (9-1) jumps to the No. 2 spot in the latest release as the Diplomats dispatched Salisbury (10-2), which falls to fourth, last week. Washington and Lee (10-2) is ranked third while Colby (8-1) takes the fifth spot. Gettysburg is ranked eighth in the most recent poll release.
In the statistical rankings, the Fords are 36th in the nation in turnovers per game, allowing just 15.22 per contest. Roma Hladky (28 goals) and Callie Crawford (27 goals) are fourth and sixth in the Centennial Conference in that offensive categories, respectively, while Maria Krieg continues to pace all comers in the CC with 3.78 ground balls per game, a mark that is also 83rd in the nation.
Haverford blasted past Dickinson on Saturday, triggering a running clock in the second quarter en-route to a 22-9 victory. The Fords now have a busy week of action ahead, heading to Muhlenberg on Wednesday (4 p.m.) and McDaniel on Saturday (12 p.m.) as Centennial Conference play continues with consecutive road trips.
The Fords return to the friendly confines of Swan Field for three of their final five regular season contests, with a matinee against Washington College (3 p.m.) setting the tone on Saturday. The doubleheader with the men's team will also be Haverford's One Love Foundation Game.