{"id":96536,"date":"2015-10-30T11:26:51","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T16:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.uscho.com\/womens-d3-blog\/?p=834"},"modified":"2015-10-30T11:26:51","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T16:26:51","slug":"womens-d-iii-picks-oct-30","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wwwproxy.uscho.com\/2015\/10\/30\/womens-d-iii-picks-oct-30\/","title":{"rendered":"Women&#8217;s D-III picks: Oct. 30"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2015-16 Division III women&#8217;s season kicks into full swing this weekend as several tournaments dot The 2015-16 Division III women&#8217;s season kicks into full swing this weekend as several tournaments dot the schedule, including the annual East\/West Showcase out in Vermont and the Nichols College Faceoff.<\/p>\n<p>Each week, Candace and Matt will pick the top games of the weekend &#8212; whose crystal ball will be clearer?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Friday Oct. 30<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Puck Drop Classic<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Candace<\/b>: Should be a barnburner in both games, with Nichols facing Buffalo State and Plymouth State facing Endicott. Nichols 3-1; Plymouth State 4-2<br \/>\n<b>Matt<\/b>: Friday, it&#8217;s host Nichols playing Buffalo State and Endicott battling Plymouth State. I like the host Bison in the first and then PSU getting the dunk against Endicott.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday, Oct. 31<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>Puck Drop Classic<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Candace<\/b>: The teams switch up. I still like Nichols. Buffalo State 3-2; Nichols 3-1<br \/>\n<b>Matt<\/b>: Saturday, we have the teams crisscrossing and I see Nichols beating Endicott and Plymouth State downing Buffalo State.<\/p>\n<p>All in all, not a bad way to start the college season!<\/p>\n<p><strong>Saturday-Sunday, Oct. 31-Nov. 1<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><b>East\/West showcase<\/b><br \/>\n<b>Candace<\/b>: I see an ECAC West final matchup, and Plattsburg taking the whole shebang. FRIDAY: Plattsburgh 3-1; Elmira 3-2; SATURDAY: Norwich 3-2; Plattsburgh 3-2<br \/>\n<b>Matt<\/b>: The two matchups Saturday may be a preview of national tournament games next spring as No. 6 Adrian plays No. 2 Elmira and then top-ranked Plattsburgh plays No. 4 Norwich. Wow!<\/p>\n<p>Some say preseason rankings don&#8217;t mean much. Do they? Possibly, but they don&#8217;t matter a ton here, as Plattsburgh gets by Norwich and Adrian gets a mild upset over Elmira.<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, I see Plattsburgh beating Adrian and Elmira getting back on track with a win over Norwich.<\/p>\n<p>Yeah, the Monday polls may be a tad skewed next week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2015-16 Division III women&#8217;s season kicks into full swing this weekend as several tournaments dot The 2015-16 Division III women&#8217;s season kicks into full swing this weekend as several tournaments dot the schedule, including the annual East\/West Showcase out in Vermont and the Nichols College Faceoff. 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