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# Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 24)
- URL: https://www.nh-highschoolsports.com/playoff-picture-girls-lacrosse-may-24-5/
- Published: 2023-05-24T17:51:42.000Z
- Updated: 2023-05-24T17:51:42.000Z
- Description: There are three days remaining in the girls lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go.
- Author: Joe Marchilena
- Tags: Spring Sports, Division I, Division II, Division III, girls lacrosse, playoff picture, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-08-18 04:44

There are three days remaining in the girls lacrosse regular season and a lot still left to be determined, with several marquee games still to go. Here is a look at where teams stand going into today’s action.

*Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I will have nine 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 not 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. Bedford (13-1, 3.6429, 1st)
2. Dover (13-2, 3.4667, 2nd)
3. Portsmouth (14-2, 3.3750, 3rd)
4. Nashua South (12-4, 2.9375, 4th)
5. Pinkerton (11-5, 2.7500, 6th)
6. Bishop Guertin (10-5, 2.6667, 5th)
7. Souhegan (7-6, 2.1538, 7th)
8. Exeter (8-8, 2.0000, 8th)
9. Merrimack (6-7, 1.8462, 9th)

**Outside:** Londonderry (4-12, 1.0000); Concord (3-13, 0.7500); Salem (2-14, 0.5000); Nashua North (1-15, 0.2500).

**First-round matchup (changes in bold)**

- No. 9 Merrimack at No. 8 Exeter

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- Merrimack/Exeter at No. 1 Bedford
- No. 5 **Pinkerton** at No. 4 Nashua South
- No. 7 Souhegan at No. 2 Dover
- No. 6 **Bishop Guertin** at No. 3 Portsmouth

**Remaining Schedule**

- **Wednesday, May 24:** Souhegan at Pinkerton, 4 p.m.; Bedford at Londonderry, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Bishop Guertin, 4 p.m.; Portsmouth at Dover, 4 p.m.; Exeter at Merrimack, 5 p.m.; Salem at Concord, 6:30 p.m.
- **Thursday, May 25:** Keene-Monadnock at Nashua South, 6 p.m.; Souhegan at Portsmouth, 6:45 p.m.
- **Friday, May 26:** Nashua South at Merrimack, 4 p.m.; Nashua North at Derryfield, 4 p.m.; Exeter at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.; Newburyport at Bedford, 6:30 p.m.

### Division II

**Team (Record, rating, previous)**

1. Hanover (11-1, 3.7500, 1st)
2. Windham (13-2, 3.4667, 2nd)
3. Hollis Brookline (13-4, 3.1765, 3rd)
4. Timberlane (12-4, 3.0625, 5th)
5. Goffstown (11-4, 2.9333, 4th)
6. Winnacunnet (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
7. Oyster River-Newmarket (9-5, 2.5714, 7th)
8. Merrimack Valley (7-6, 2.1538, 8th)
9. Kennett (6-6, 2.0000, 9th)
10. John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering (6-7, 1.8462, 10th)
11. ConVal (4-9, 1.2308, 11th)
12. Kingswood (4-9, 1.2308, 12th)

**Outside:** Pembroke (2-12, 0.5714); Alvirne (0-15, 0.0000).

**Ineligible:** Keene-Monadnock (7-7, 2.0714); Manchester Central (6-10, 1.5000); Manchester Memorial-West (1-10, 0.3636); Spaulding (1-13, 0.2857).

**Tiebreakers**

- ConVal wins the tiebreaker with Kingswood thanks to a better rating in divisional road games.

**First-round byes (changes in bold)**

- No. 1 Hanover
- No. 2 Windham
- No. 3 Hollis Brookline
- No. 4 **Timberlane**

**First-round matchups**

- No. 9 Kennett at No. 8 Merrimack Valley
- No. 12 Kingswood at No. 5 **Goffstown**
- No. 10 John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering at No. 7 Oyster River-Newmarket
- No. 11 ConVal at No. 6 Winnacunnet

**Remaining Schedule**

- **Wednesday, May 24:** Goffstown at Oyster River-Newmarket, 4 p.m.; Keene-Monadnock at Windham, 4:30 p.m.; Winnacunnet at Spaulding, 5 p.m.; Kennett at Merrimack Valley, 6 p.m.
- **Thursday, May** **25:** Pembroke at Hanover, 4:15 p.m.; John Stark/Hillsboro-Deering at Alvirne, 4:30 p.m.; ConVal at Manchester Memorial-West, 4:30 p.m.; Keene-Monadnock at Nashua South, 6 p.m.
- **Friday, May 26:** Exeter at Winnacunnet, 4 p.m.; Kennett at Kingswood, 7 p.m.
- **No results reported:** Kingswood at Manchester Memorial-West (May 15); Hanover at Manchester Memorial-West (May 22).

### Division III

**Team (Record, rating)**

1. Bow (14-1, 3.8000, 1st)
2. St. Thomas (12-1, 3.6923, 2nd)
3. Gilford (11-2, 3.3846, 3rd)
4. Hopkinton (11-3, 3.1429, 4th)
5. Concord Christian (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
6. Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (9-4, 2.7692, 5th)
7. Pelham (9-4, 2.7692, 7th)
8. Derryfield (9-6, 2.4000\. 8th)
9. Kearsarge (7-8, 1.8667, 9th)
10. Bishop Brady (5-9, 1.4286, 10th)
11. Coe-Brown (5-10, 1.3333, 11th)

**Outside:** Lebanon (4-9, 1.2308); Campbell (3-12, 0.8000); Laconia (1-13, 0.2857); Plymouth (1-14, 0.2667); Trinity (0-14, 0.0000).

**Ineligible:** Milford (7-8, 1.9333).

**Tiebreakers**

- Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough wins the tiebreaker with Pelham thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.

**First-round matchups (changes in bold)**

- No. 9 Kearsarge at No. 8 Derryfield
- No. 10 Bishop Brady at No. 7 Pelham
- No. 11 Coe-Brown at No. 6 **Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough**

**Quarterfinal matchups**

- Kearsarge/Derryfield at No. 1 Bow
- No. 5 **Concord Christian** at No. 4 Hopkinton
- Bishop Brady/Pelham at No. 2 St. Thomas
- Coe-Brown/Concord Christian at No. 3 Gilford

### Tournament Schedule

- **First-round games:** Tuesday, May 30.
- **Quarterfinals:** Thursday, June 1.
- **Semifinals:** Saturday, June 3.
- **Championship:** Tuesday, June 6.