WASHINGTON, Pa. -- The Washington & Jefferson College women's lacrosse team was listed in the most recent NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Regional Rankings, which were released by the NCAA on Wednesday afternoon.
W&J, fresh off its 17-7 win over Saint Vincent, has won nine straight games heading into Saturday's showdown with Presidents' Athletic Conference co-leader Grove City College. Both teams enter Saturday's contest at 7-0 in conference play.
With a 9-4 overall record, the Presidents are ranked sixth in Region VI. W&J faced a challenging non-conference schedule, which included Kenyon (#1 in region), Capital (#2 in region), Mount Union (#4 in region) and Allegheny (#8 in region). All four of those teams join W&J in the Region VI rankings. W&J earned a 16-15 win over Allegheny on March 30. DePauw (#5), Wooster (#7) and St. Mary's Maryland (#9) make up the rest of the Region VI rankings.
W&J and Grove City will square off at 4 p.m. at Alexandre Stadium on Saturday.