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Noontime’s Basketball Notebook: Familiar Faces In New Places

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By Matt Noonan (@MattNoonan11) 

It has been a busy few days in the D3 basketball world with some coaching changes, especially here in New England.

For starters, we learned a few days ago that Tom Glynn will be taking over the Rhode Island College men’s basketball program after guiding Nichols College to a pair of Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) championships the past two winters.

Glynn turned the Bison into a very solid New England program and is expected to work his magic with the Anchormen this upcoming season.

The news of Glynn’s departure from Nichols to RIC was announced last Wednesday, June 20th.

“Rhode Island College is a special place and I consider myself extremely fortunate to be part of this community,” said Glynn via the RIC release.

“This basketball program has a winning tradition and great support from the campus and local community.  I look forward to working with the talented group of student-athletes in our pursuit to hang the next banner in The Murray Center.”

Glynn takes over for coach Michael Byrnes, who guided the Anchormen to an 8-18 overall record, including a 5-9 mark in the Little East Conference (LEC).

Also being named a new head coach last Wednesday was former Middlebury College assistant Jessica Turner, who takes over a talented Skidmore College women’s basketball team.

Turner, who played basketball at Castleton University, spent five seasons with the Panthers, assisting them to a 17-8 ledger this past winter, along with an appearance in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) Tournament. She was instrumental in helping Catherine Harrison earn the conference’s Rookie of the Year honor at the conclusion of the 2016 season.

“It is truly an honor to be selected as the next women’s basketball coach at Skidmore,” Turner said via the Skidmore press release last week. “I am humbled and incredibly excited by this amazing opportunity!

Skidmore captured the Liberty League (LL) crown this past winter before making its second appearance in the NCAA Division III Tournament in program history.

Additional Coaching News: 

Joseph Busacca will lead the Curry College men’s basketball team this winter after spending the past two seasons as an assistant at Manhattanville College. 

Charles “Guy” Rancourt will oversee the Western Connecticut men’s basketball team this winter. Rancourt coached Lycoming this past winter, but is an alum of Western Connecticut. 

Danny Lawson, who was recently an assistant at Endicott College, recently was named the third men’s basketball coach at Emmanuel College.

Worcester State announced at the beginning of the month that Tyler Hundley will oversee the Lancers this upcoming season. Hundley was recently an associate coach with the Keene State men’s basketball team. 

Stay connected with our Noontime Sports basketball coverage by following @Noontime_Hoops on Twitter. 

Introducing Noontime Soccer On Twitter

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Just in time for the World Cup, which begins tomorrow, Noontime Sports has launched a brand new Twitter handle (@NoontimeSoccer), which we highly recommend that you follow … NOW!

Noontime Soccer becomes the newest sports specific Twitter handle that we have launched this year – earlier in the year we unveiled Noontime Baseball, Basketball, Football and Lacrosse.

Noontime Lacrosse launched a few years earlier under another name, but was rebranded prior to the start of the college and high school seasons this spring.

Similar to the other sports specific handles, we will be sharing and producing various soccer content seen on the handle with the goal of keeping you updated on the college and high school world in New England this fall. We also plan to promote some content about the World Cup and other soccer news through the account as well.

So, make sure to follow our brand new Twitter handle now, especially if you’re a soccer fan!

Endicott Football Announces Captains For 2018 Season

wJ9T-Ymn_400x400By NoontimeSports.com (@NoontimeSports) 

Endicott College first-year football coach Paul McGonagle announced earlier today his team’s captains for the upcoming season:

As noted in today’s release, McGonagle said the quartet represents “the qualities that we are developing as a team.”

McGonagle and the Gulls commence their 2018 campaign on Saturday, September 1 when they travel to Framingham to face the Rams of Framingham State.

D3 Lacrosse: Final Noontime Top 10 Women’s Lax Poll (Wednesday, May 30th)

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By NoontimeSports.com (@NoontimeSports) 

Mother Nature extended the NCAA Division 3 Women’s Lacrosse season an extra day and fans were treated to an exciting final contest between Gettysburg College and Middlebury College on Monday morning at Kerr Stadium in Salem, Virginia.

Middlebury stormed back to close the gap from a five-goal deficit to two, but Gettysburg managed to halt the rally with its defense to secure its second-straight national crown. Prior to facing Gettysburg in the national championship, Middlebury defeated TCNJ in the semifinals last Saturday.

The Panthers enjoyed an exciting postseason run, which began with a late-second half surge to beat Bowdoin College in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) finals before knocking-off Babson College, Illinois Wesleyan and York College (Pa.). Middlebury will graduate some key players from this year’s squad, but will certainly be back in the mix next season.

Amherst College provided some serious challenges to this year’s national champion – in fact, it almost appeared as if the Mammoths were going to beat Gettysburg and advance to the national semifinals. Unfortunately, that did not happen, but this young squad will certainly be a team to keep an eye on next spring.

Rounding out the top five positions is Trinity College, Bowdoin and Wesleyan University – all three teams appeared in this year’s national tournament. Bowdoin and Wesleyan were not easy outs in the playoffs, so expect both teams to be back in the mix next year for both a NESCAC and national crown.

As always, stay connected with @Noontime_Lax on Twitter for lacrosse news, notes, scores and more!

Women’s D3 New England Top 10 Poll | Weds. May 30th, 2018 

1. Middlebury College

20-3, 9-1 NESCAC

2. Amherst College 

17-3, 9-1 NESCAC

3. Trinity College 

13-7, 6-4 NESCAC

4. Bowdoin College 

14-6, 6-4 NESCAC

5. Wesleyan University

12-7, 6-4 NESCAC

6. Tufts University 

13-5, 8-2 NESCAC

7. Babson College  

13-8, 7-1 NEWMAC

8.  Springfield College 

15-7, 7-1 NEWMAC

9.  Endicott College 

14-4, 8-0 CCC

10. Westfield State 

18-3, 7-0 MASCAC

ON THE RISE: Castleton (11-7, 7-0 NAC), Johnson & Wales (17-3, 10-0 GNAC), Plymouth State (14-0, 6-0 LEC)

D3 Lacrosse: Final Noontime Top 10 Men’s Lax Poll (Wednesday, May 30th)

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By NoontimeSports.com (@NoontimeSports) 

The 2018 NCAA Division 3 Men’s Lacrosse season officially concluded this past weekend with Wesleyan University winning its first-ever national title with an 8-6 win over Salisbury University at Gillette Stadium.

With the two-goal win, the Cardinals secured the top spot in our final Noontime Sports New England D3 Men’s Lacrosse Top 10 Poll. Wesleyan began the season as a top team in our poll, but was forced to share the top position with New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) foes Amherst College and Tufts University. The Jumbos secured the second position in our final poll, while the Mammoths slid into the third spot.

Springfield College, which captured this year’s New England Women’s and Men’s Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) crown, checked-in fourth overall, while Williams College rounded out the top five, checking-in fifth overall.

Conn. College and Coast Guard Academy – two teams we watched more closely this season – secured the sixth and sevenths positions, respectively. We expect both teams to be back in the mix next spring, despite some key graduation departures.

As always, you can stay connected with @Noontime_Lax on Twitter for lacrosse news, notes, scores and more!

Men’s D3 New England Top 10 Poll | Weds. May 30th, 2018 

1. Wesleyan University 

19-3, 10-1 NESCAC

2. Tufts University 

18-2, 9-1 NESCAC

3. Amherst College 

15-4, 9-1 NESCAC

4. Springfield College 

13-6, 6-1 NEWMAC 
5. Williams College 

9-8, 6-4 NESCAC

6. Conn. College 

10-6, 5-5 NESCAC

7. Coast Guard Academy 

14-4, 6-1 NEWMAC

8. Middlebury College 

9-7, 5-5 NESCAC

9. Bowdoin College 

8-7, 4-6 NESCAC

10.   Western New England 

13-7, 8-0 CCC

ON THE RISE: Babson College (9-7, 6-1 NEWMAC), Bates College (8-8, 4-6 NESCAC), Johnson & Wales (9-12, 5-4 GNAC), Keene State (12-5, 7-0 LEC) and New England College (16-5, 7-0 NAC)