The Orange returns nine starters and 18 letterwinners from last year's squad that produced the most successful season in school history.
Orange No. 2 in Women's Lacrosse Poll
2/4/2009 7:14:01 AM | Women's Lacrosse
The Syracuse women's lacrosse team is ranked No. 2 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) preseason poll released on Tuesday, February 9. The Orange received one first-place vote and garnered 365 points. Four-time defending national champion Northwestern was picked No. 1, with 19 first-place votes and 399 points.
Last season Syracuse attained its highest regular-season ranking in school history, climbing to No. 4 in the IWLCA Coaches poll and No. 3 in the Inside Lacrosse rankings.
The Orange returns nine starters and 18 letterwinners from last year's squad that recorded the program's most successful campaign, winning a school-record 18 games, claiming the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament titles, and advancing to the Final Four for the first time in school history. Syracuse set four NCAA single-season records on its way to leading the nation in scoring.
Syracuse faces nine teams ranked in the preseason top 20, including No. 4 Virginia on Feb. 27 in the Carrier Dome, and the top-ranked Wildcats on March 22 in Evanston, Ill. The Orange is one of three BIG EAST teams in the poll, which also includes Georgetown (No. 9) and Notre Dame (No. 11).
The 2009 campaign begins on Sunday, Feb. 15 when Syracuse hosts Le Moyne at noon in the Carrier Dome. Tickets for that game are now on sale online at SUathletics.com and at the Carrier Dome Box Office.
( ) indicates first-place votes
Last season Syracuse attained its highest regular-season ranking in school history, climbing to No. 4 in the IWLCA Coaches poll and No. 3 in the Inside Lacrosse rankings.
The Orange returns nine starters and 18 letterwinners from last year's squad that recorded the program's most successful campaign, winning a school-record 18 games, claiming the BIG EAST regular-season and tournament titles, and advancing to the Final Four for the first time in school history. Syracuse set four NCAA single-season records on its way to leading the nation in scoring.
Syracuse faces nine teams ranked in the preseason top 20, including No. 4 Virginia on Feb. 27 in the Carrier Dome, and the top-ranked Wildcats on March 22 in Evanston, Ill. The Orange is one of three BIG EAST teams in the poll, which also includes Georgetown (No. 9) and Notre Dame (No. 11).
The 2009 campaign begins on Sunday, Feb. 15 when Syracuse hosts Le Moyne at noon in the Carrier Dome. Tickets for that game are now on sale online at SUathletics.com and at the Carrier Dome Box Office.
| IWLCA Preseason Top 20 | |
| Team | Votes |
| 1. Northwestern | 399 (19) |
| 2. SYRACUSE | 365 (1) |
| 3. Duke | 362 |
| 4. Virginia | 313 |
| 5. Pennsylvania | 302 |
| 6. Maryland | 285 |
| 7. Princeton | 280 |
| 8. Georgetown | 236 |
| 9. North Carolina | 230 |
| 10. Boston University | 214 |
| 11. Notre Dame | 195 |
| 12. Vanderbilt | 146 |
| 13. Dartmouth | 135 |
| 14. New Hampshire | 89 |
| 15. Johns Hopkins | 86 |
| 16. James Madison | 75 |
| 16. Cornell | 75 |
| 18. Stanford | 63 |
| 19. Denver | 62 |
| 19. Towson | 62 |
( ) indicates first-place votes
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