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Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 25)

The girls lacrosse regular season is in the books and the playoffs are set to begin on May 28. While we wait for the NHIAA to release the brackets, here is what we expect the postseason tournaments to look like for all three divisions.

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 25)

The girls lacrosse regular season is in the books and the playoffs are set to begin on May 28.

While we wait for the NHIAA to release the brackets, here is what we expect the postseason tournaments to look like for all three divisions.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have nine playoff teams, Division II will have 12 teams and Division III will have 11 teams in the playoffs. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 4-C, teams that petitioned down a division for this two-year cycle are eligible for the postseason. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official. 

Division I

Team (record, rating, previous)

  1. Portsmouth (14-2, 3.4375, 1st)
  2. Bedford (13-3, 3.2500, 3rd)
  3. Bishop Guertin (14-3, 3.2353, 2nd)
  4. Souhegan (13-4, 3.0588, 4th)
  5. Pinkerton (12-6, 2.6667, 5th)
  6. Nashua South (11-7, 2.4444, 6th)
  7. Exeter (10-8, 2.2222, 7th)
  8. Londonderry (7-10, 1.5882, 8th)
  9. Dover (6-11, 1.4118, 9th)

Eliminated: Merrimack (5-11, 1.2500); Concord (3-14, 0.7059); Salem (2-15, 0.4706); Nashua North (1-17, 0.2222).

Note: In Friday’s Playoff Picture, Bishop Guertin’s rating was incorrectly calculated, due to the fact the Cardinals should have received 3 points for their win over Groton-Dunstable, not 4. Per By-Law Article IV, Sect. 8-A, due to Groton-Dunstable’s enrollment, it would be considered a Division III team according to the NHIAA’s division alignment, leading to the lower point total for the win. 

First-round Matchup (changes in bold)

  • No. 9 Dover at No. 8 Londonderry

Quarterfinal Matchups

  • Dover/Londonderry winner at No. 1 Portsmouth
  • No. 5 Pinkerton at No. 4 Souhegan
  • No. 7 Exeter at No. 2 Bedford
  • No. 6 Nashua South at No. 3 Bishop Guertin

Postseason Schedule

  • Preliminary Round: May 28, at higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: May 30, at higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 1, 4 and 6 p.m., at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter
  • Championship: June 4, 6 p.m., at Bill Ball Stadium, Exeter

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

  1. Winnacunnet (17-1, 3.9444, 1st)
  2. Windham (15-2, 3.5882, 2nd)
  3. Timberlane (13-3, 3.3750, 3rd)
  4. Hanover (11-4, 2.9333, 4th)
  5. Merrimack Valley (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
  6. John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (9-5, 2.5714, 6th)
  7. Hollis Brookline (10-6, 2.5625, 7th)
  8. Goffstown (11-7, 2.4444, 8th)
  9. Kennett (8-6, 2.2857, 9th)
  10. Oyster River-Newmarket (7-8, 1.8667, 10th)
  11. Kingswood (5-9, 1.4286, 11th)
  12. Manchester Central (5-10, 1.3333, 12th)

Eliminated: Keene-Monadnock (5-12, 1.2353); Pembroke (4-11, 1.0667); Manchester Memorial-West (4-11, 1.0667); Spaulding (2-12, 0.5714); ConVal (2-12, 0.5714); Alvirne (0-14, 0.0000).

First-round Byes (changes in bold)

  • No. 1 Winnacunnet
  • No. 2 Windham
  • No. 3 Timberlane
  • No. 4 Hanover

First-round Matchups

  • No. 9 Kennett at No. 8 Goffstown
  • No. 12 Manchester Central at No. 5 Merrimack Valley
  • No. 10 Oyster River-Newmarket at No. 7 Hollis Brookline
  • No. 11 Kingswood at No. 6 John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering

Postseason Schedule

  • Preliminary Round: May 28, at higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: May 30, at higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 1, 4 and 6 p.m., at Stellos Stadium, Nashua
  • Championship: June 4, 6 p.m., at Stellos Stadium, Nashua

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

  1. St. Thomas (14-0, 4.0000, 1st)
  2. Bow (15-2, 3.5882, 2nd)
  3. Gilford (12-2, 3.4286, 3rd)
  4. Hopkinton (12-2, 3.4286, 4th)
  5. Derryfield (12-4, 3.1250, 5th)
  6. Pelham (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
  7. Lebanon (9-5, 2.5714, 7th)
  8. Coe-Brown (9-5, 2.5714, 8th)
  9. Laconia (7-7, 2.0000, 9th)
  10. Trinity (6-9, 1.6000, 10th)
  11. Kearsarge (4-10, 1.1429, 11th)

Eliminated: Bishop Brady (4-10, 1.1429); Plymouth (4-11, 1.0667); Campbell (2-12, 0.6667); Concord Christian (1-13, 0.2857); Milford (1-14, 0.2667); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (0-14, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

  • Gilford wins the tiebreaker with Hopkinton thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Lebanon wins the tiebreaker with Coe-Brown thanks to a head-to-head victory.
  • Kearsarge wins the tiebreaker with Bishop Brady thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round Matchups

  • No. 9 Laconia at No. 8 Coe-Brown
  • No. 10 Trinity at No. 7 Lebanon
  • No. 11 Kearsarge at No. 6 Pelham

Quarterfinal Matchups

  • Laconia/Coe-Brown winner at No. 1 St. Thomas
  • No. 5 Derryfield at No. 4 Hopkinton
  • Trinity/Lebanon winner at No. 2 Bow
  • Kearsarge/Pelham winner at No. 3 Gilford

Postseason Schedule

  • Preliminary Round: May 28, at higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: May 30, at higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 1, 4 and 6 p.m., at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia
  • Championship: June 6, 6 p.m., at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia

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