Spring Sports

Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 13)

Only two weeks remain in the girls lacrosse regular season, and thanks to a rainy spring, there is still a lot left to be determined in the next 14 days.

Here’s a look at where teams stand in all three girls lacrosse divisions heading into the stretch run of the regular season.

Note: All three girls lacrosse divisions will have eight teams making the postseason in 2019. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. Standings and pairings are not official.

Division I

Team (record, rating, last week)

Bishop Guertin (11-1, 3.6667, 1st)
Pinkerton (11-1, 3.6667, 2nd)
Bedford (10-1, 3.6364, 4th)
Souhegan (9-2, 3.2727, 3rd)
Exeter (8-5, 2.4615, 5th)
Nashua South (8-5, 2.4615, 6th)
Merrimack (6-5, 2.1818, 8th)
Londonderry (6-6, 2.0000, out)

Outside: Manchester Central (4-4, 2.0000, 7th); Concord (5-6, 1.8182); Nashua North (4-9, 1.2308); Dover (2-7, 0.8889); Keene-Monadnock (2-9, 0.7272); Salem (1-10, 0.3636); Timberlane (1-11, 0.3333).

Tiebreakers

Bishop Guertin wins the tiebreaker with Pinkerton thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Exeter wins the tiebreaker with Nashua South thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Londonderry wins the tiebreaker with Manchester Central thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Quarterfinal matchups

No. 8 Londonderry at No. 1 Bishop Guertin
No. 5 Exeter at No. 4 Souhegan
No. 7 Merrimack at No. 2 Pinkerton
No. 6 Nashua South at No. 3 Bedford

Division II

Team (record, rating, last week)

Hollis Brookline (9-0, 4.2222, 1st)
Portsmouth (11-1, 3.8333, 2nd)
Kingswood (7-2, 3.1111, 4th)
John Stark (6-2, 3.0000, 3rd)
Winnacunnet (6-5, 2.1818, 7th)
Windham (5-5, 2.1000, 6th)
Goffstown (5-6, 1.8182, out)
Hanover (4-5, 1.7778, out)

Outside: Oyster River (4-5, 1.7778, 5th); Coe-Brown (3-4, 1.7143); Spaulding (3-6, 1.3333); ConVal (2-4, 1.3333, 8th); Merrimack Valley (3-7, 1.2000); Alvirne (1-10, 0.3636); Manchester Memorial-West (0-8, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Hanover wins the tiebreaker with Oyster River thanks to a head-to-head victory.

Quarterfinal matchups

No. 8 Hanover at No. 1 Hollis Brookline
No. 5 Winnacunnet at No. 4 John Stark
No. 7 Goffstown at No. 2 Portsmouth
No. 6 Windham at No. 3 Kingswood

Division III

Team (record, rating, last week)

Hopkinton (10-0, 4.0000, 1st)
Derryfield (8-1, 3.5556, 3rd)
Pelham (7-2, 3.1111, 2nd)
St. Thomas (7-2, 3.1111, 4th)
Kearsarge (7-3, 2.8000, 5th)
Bow (5-3, 2.5000, 8th)
Lebanon (5-3, 2.5000, out)
Plymouth (5-4, 2.2222, out)

Outside: Pembroke (5-4, 2.2222, 7th); Laconia (4-4, 2.0000, 6th); Campbell (3-5, 1.5000); Milford (3-6, 1.3333); Gilford (2-5, 1.1429); Bishop Brady (2-6, 1.0000); Trinity (1-8, 0.4444); Belmont (0-7, 0.0000); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (0-10, 0.0000).

Tiebreakers

Pelham wins the tiebreaker with St. Thomas thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
Bow wins the tiebreaker with Lebanon thanks to a head-to-head victory.
Plymouth wins the tiebreaker with Pembroke thanks to a better rating in road games against divisional opponents.

Quarterfinal matchups