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Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 30)

The girls lacrosse regular season is done and the NHIAA will be releasing the tournament pairings on Monday. But who wants to wait until then? Here is our best guess at what the pairings will look when they are released. Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I

Joe Marchilena

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Playoff Picture: Girls Lacrosse (May 30)

The girls lacrosse regular season is done and the NHIAA will be releasing the tournament pairings on Monday.

But who wants to wait until then? Here is our best guess at what the pairings will look when they are released.

Note: With the NHIAA’s 70-percent rule in place for the postseason, Division I and II will have nine playoff teams and Division III will have 14 teams in the playoffs. Standings based off results reported to NHIAA.org and other media outlets. These are not official. 

Division I

Team (record, rating, previous)

  1. Portsmouth (15-0, 4.0000, 1st)
  2. Souhegan (15-1, 3.7500, 2nd)
  3. Pinkerton (13-5, 2.8889, 3rd)
  4. Exeter (12-6, 2.6667, 4th)
  5. Nashua South (11-6, 2.5882, 5th)
  6. Londonderry (9-7, 2.2500, 6th)
  7. Bishop Guertin (9-7, 2.1875, 7th)
  8. Bedford (8-8, 2.0000, 8th)
  9. Dover (6-9, 1.6000, 9th)

Eliminated: Windham (6-10, 1.5000); Concord (3-12, 0.8000); Salem (3-13, 0.7500); Nashua North (2-10, 0.6667); Manchester Central-West (1-14, 0.2667).

Extra Points

Teams in Division I lose an extra point (3 instead of 4) for a win over a team in Division III, which affects rating. 

  • Bishop Guertin loses one point for a win over St. Thomas.

Tiebreakers

  • None

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

  • No. 9 Dover at No. 8 Bedford

Quarterfinal matchups

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

Playoff Schedule

  • First Round: June 2, at home of higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: June 4, at home of higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 6, at Stellos Stadium.
  • Championship: June 9, at Bill Ball Stadium.

Division II

Team (record, rating, previous)

  1. Timberlane (15-1, 3.8750, 1st)
  2. Winnacunnet (15-3, 3.5000, 2nd)
  3. Goffstown (9-5, 2.6439, 3rd)
  4. Oyster River-Newmarket (9-5, 2.5714, 6th)
  5. Hanover (10-6, 2.5625, 5th)
  6. Kennett (10-6, 2.5000, 7th)
  7. Merrimack (10-6, 2.5000, 4th)
  8. Merrimack Valley (8-6, 2.2857, 8th)
  9. Hollis Brookline (6-10, 1.5000, 9th)

Eliminated: Kingswood (5-9, 1.4286); Keene-Monadnock (4-10, 1.1429); Manchester Memorial (2-14, 0.5000); Spaulding (2-14, 0.5000); Alvirne (0-15, 0.0000).

Extra Points

Teams in Division II and III get an extra point (5 instead of 4) for a win over a team in a higher division, which affects rating. 

  • Timberlane has two extra points for wins over Dover and Salem.
  • Winnacunnet has two extra points for wins over Bishop Guertin and Bedford.
  • Hanover has one extra point for a win over Bedford.
  • Goffstown has one extra point for a win over Concord.

Tiebreakers

  • Kennett wins the tiebreaker with Merrimack thanks to a head-to-head victory.

First-round matchup (changes in bold)

  • No. 9 Hollis Brookline at No. 8 Merrimack Valley

Quarterfinal matchups

  • Hollis Brookline/Merrimack Valley at No. 1 Timberlane
  • No. 5 Hanover at No. 4 Oyster River-Newmarket
  • No. 7 Merrimack at No. 2 Winnacunnet
  • No. 6 Kennett at No. 3 Goffstown

Playoff Schedule

  • First Round: June 2, at home of higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: June 4, at home of higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 6, at Manchester Memorial High School.
  • Championship: June 9, at Ball Ball Stadium.

Division III

Team (record, rating, previous)

  1. Bow (14-1, 3.7333, 2nd)
  2. Hopkinton (13-1, 3.7143, 1st)
  3. St. Thomas (14-2, 3.5000, 3rd)
  4. John Stark (12-3, 3.2000, 4th)
  5. Derryfield (11-4, 2.9333, 8th)
  6. Coe-Brown (10-4, 2.8571, 6th)
  7. Laconia (10-4, 2.8571, 7th)
  8. Gilford (10-4, 2.8571, 5th)
  9. Trinity (10-4, 2.8571, 9th)
  10. Lebanon (9-5, 2.5714, 10th)
  11. Plymouth (8-9, 1.9412, 11th)
  12. Pelham (6-8, 1.7143, 12th)
  13. Kearsarge (5-9, 1.4286, 13th)
  14. Milford (5-11, 1.3125, 14th)

Elminated: Bishop Brady (3-11, 0.8571); Concord Christian (3-11, 0.8571); Inter-Lakes/Moultonborough (3-12, 0.8000); Campbell (3-13, 0.7500); Belmont (2-12, 0.5714); Pembroke (2-12, 0.5714); ConVal (1-14, 0.2667).

Remaining Schedule

  • Friday, May 29: ConVal at Concord Christian (no score reported).

Extra Points

Teams in Division II and III get an extra point (5 instead of 4) for a win over a team in a higher division, which affects rating. 

  • Plymouth has one extra point for a win over Kennett.
  • Milford has one extra point for a win over Alvirne.

Tiebreakers

  • In a four-way tiebreaker, Coe-Brown finishes ahead of Laconia, Gilford and Trinity thanks to a better rating against tournament teams.
  • In a three-way tiebreaker, Laconia and Gilford finish ahead of Trinity.
  • Laconia wins the tiebreaker with Gilford thanks to a better quality of wins against tournament teams.

First-round byes (changes in bold)

  • No. 1 Bow
  • No. 2 Hopkinton

First-round matchups 

  • No. 9 Trinity at No. 8 Gilford
  • No. 12 Pelham at No. 5 Derryfield
  • No. 13 Kearsarge at No. 4 John Stark
  • No. 10 Lebanon at No. 7 Laconia
  • No. 14 Milford at No. 3 St. Thomas
  • No. 11 Plymouth at No. 6 Coe-Brown

Playoff Schedule

  • First Round: June 2, at home of higher seed.
  • Quarterfinals: June 4, at home of higher seed.
  • Semifinals: June 6, at Bank of NH Stadium, Laconia
  • Championship: June 9, at Bedford High School

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