Diplomats Remain Fifth in NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Region Volleyball Poll

by Sports Information
10/27/05

LANCASTER, PA – The Franklin & Marshall College women’s volleyball team remained fifth in the October 26 NCAA Division III Mid-Atlantic Region Poll for games through October 24.

Ranked fifth in the October 19 poll, it marks the highest ranking for Franklin & Marshall (14-4, 7-2 Centennial Conference) in the NCAA Region Poll since the 2000 team finished the year second in the Mid-Atlantic Region and 20th in the nation.

Overall, F&M is 13-5 in the Mid-Atlantic Region this year as the team has defeated Dickinson (3-0 W, 3-0 W), Elizabethtown (3-1 W), Washington (3-0 W), Neumann (3-0 W), Penn State-Altoona (3-0 W), Haverford (3-0 W), Swarthmore (3-0 W), Ursinus (3-1 W), Gettysburg (3-2 W), McDaniel (3-0 W), Bryn Mawr (3-0 W) and Muhlenberg (3-1 W), while falling to Eastern (3-0 L, 3-0 L), Juniata (3-0 L), Haverford (3-2 L) and Johns Hopkins (3-1 L).

Juniata (28-1, 14-0 region) is ranked first in the poll, while Eastern (26-5, 17-2 region), Johns Hopkins (21-5, 20-3 region), Lebanon Valley (23-4, 16-3 region), F&M, Gettysburg (16-11, 12-4 region), Salisbury (23-9, 19-7 region) and Moravian (20-8, 18-7 region) round out the top eight teams in the Mid-Atlantic Region.

Franklin & Marshall (15-8, 8-2 Centennial Conference) will conclude its regular season schedule on October 28-29 at the St. Mary’s (MD) Invitational.

NCAA Division III Volleyball Mid-Atlantic Region Poll (October 26)
1. Juniata
2. Eastern
3. Johns Hopkins
4. Lebanon Valley
5. Franklin & Marshall
6. Gettysburg
7. Salisbury
8. Moravian