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STAYING POWER T


Last vestiges of the Adelphi dynasty find ultimate prize for their allegiance


By Mark Macyk NCAA Division II & III


Adelphi & Salisbury Above: Brittany Baer


D-II TOP 5 FOR 2015


1. Adelphi


Is it the dawn of a new dynasty? There’s more parity in Division II now than there was in 2011. But with players like Alexa Froccaro, Danielle Jaycox, Jackie Jahelka and Meg Brown returning, the Panthers are primed to repeat.


2. Lock Haven


The Eagles won 17 straight before bowing to Adelphi in the NCAA final and bring back more firepower than anyone in Division II. The 2012 ACL injury to Jessica Pandolf now looks like a blessing in disguise with her eligibility for 2015.


3. Lindenwood


From hanging with Adelphi, to sweeping through Florida and knocking off Limestone, Lindenwood left its mark everywhere it went this year. Teams aren’t supposed to have that kind of success in their first full NCAA season.


4. LIU Post


The Pioneers graduate a veritable all-star team, led by all-time NCAA leading scorer Jackie Sileo. Rising sophomore Stefani Vagelatos will pick up much of the slack.


5. Mercyhurst


The Lakers narrowly missed the NCAA tournament, winning 15 of their last 17 games. They will have a mammoth 15-member senior class in 2015, including St. Bonaventure (Division I) transfers Taylor Ventre, Jenna Schlagenhauf and Mackenzie Jordan.


— M.M. 48 LACROSSE MAGAZINE July 2014>>


ime moved slower that afternoon in Salem, Va. Lock Haven was mounting a comeback, and for the Adelphi women’s lacrosse team, three years of work had come down to a few surreal minutes.


The ball hit the ground. The clock hit zero. The scoreboard said 7-5. The Panthers were NCAA champions again. Devan Crimi ran to find Jackie WIlliams. The pair had come to Adelphi as a package deal, won a championship as freshmen and then stayed behind to rebuild. Williams, not usually a crier, had tears streaming down her face. “I hugged Jackie for like 30 seconds, because I didn’t even know where I was,” Crimi said. “To watch the clock go down from 15 seconds to 10 seconds to zero, it was probably the best feeling we’ve had in three years. It was it a weight lifted off our shoulders. We won at last. I have to say, it was better this time around.” Crimi, Williams and Meg Brown played significant roles on Adelphi’s 2011 three-peat team, which put Limestone in running time before winning its third straight Division II championship. At the time, it looked like the third of many. Coaches use many strategies to sell their teams to recruits, but it often comes down to two offers: You can be a part of a winning tradition and etch your name beside the greats. Or you can forge your own path. Build something. Be the name that future players aspire to be etched beside. Adelphi’s seniors came to college to be the first. They left as the second. “At the end of the day it’s great to say you three-peated, but it’s also great to


say you were at the bottom and rebuilt it,” Brown said. ”2012 was the bottom. And all that time we struggled was validated.”


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