There’s a new way to keep close tabs on not just the Muhlenberg teams, but all Division III teams in football, soccer and field hockey.
Starting this week, box scores for all Division III contests in those sports will be available on the NCAA website. The NCAA has been doing this with Division I football for several years and started with Division III last year. Soccer and field hockey were added this year, with volleyball to come in the future.
Here are the links:
Football: http://web1.ncaa.org/mfb/mainpage.jsp?year=2011
Men’s soccer: http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings?sportCode=MSO
Women’s soccer: http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings?sportCode=WSO
Field hockey: http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings?sportCode=WFH
The football page is set up a little differently, but for the other three, click on “Click here for box scores and complete team and individual statistics.” Although it is listed on the Division I line, you can get to all three divisions from there. Select III from the drop-down menu where I appears, and you get a list of all schools that play the sport. Click on any school, and you can see their links to cumulative stats and game boxes. Click on a player name in the roster to see season and career stats.
If you want to check up on upcoming opponents, this is an alternative to going to their school websites. And if nothing else, it’s a great way to kill some time poring over stats.
The NCAA continues to provide weekly rankings in these sports, as well as volleyball (http://web1.ncaa.org/stats/StatsSrv/rankings?sportCode=WVB). Although it is way too early to put any stock in national statistical rankings, it is interesting to note that the Muhlenberg football team is 28th in Division III in rushing defense after two games, and Joe Rollins of McDaniel, who will be visiting Scotty Wood Stadium on Saturday, is the second-leading rusher in the division.