Orange Starts the Year Fourth

BALTIMORE – The Syracuse men's lacrosse team is No. 4 in the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) Preseason Coaches' Poll, released on Monday, Jan. 12.

It's the third No. 4 preseason ranking for the Orange, which also checked in fourth in last month's Inside Lacrosse Faceoff Yearbook Top 20 and the Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Top 20, which was released last week.

Preseason Polls: USILA | Faceoff Yearbook | Lacrosse Magazine

Syracuse received a total 244 points in the first USILA poll and trails top-ranked Denver (274 points), No. 2 Notre Dame (271 points) and No. 3 Duke (268 points).

The first six teams in the initial USILA poll are in the same order as the top six in the Faceoff Yearbook and Lacrosse Magazine preseason rankings, with Johns Hopkins following Syracuse at No. 5 and North Carolina sixth.

Overall, the Orange will play eight teams ranked in the top 20 (Notre Dame, Duke, Johns Hopkins, North Carolina, Virginia, Cornell, Albany, Army), including six of the top 10. St. John's, another of Syracuse's 12 regular-season foes, is receiving votes.

The Orange opens on the 2015 season on Saturday, Feb. 7 at home against Siena. Season and individual game tickets are on sale now online, by phone (1-888-DOMETIX) and in person at the Carrier Dome Box Office.

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