'Cuse Picked 8th in USILA Preseason Poll
1/28/2020 5:51:00 PM | Men's Lacrosse
The Syracuse men's lacrosse team was picked eighth in the USILA Preseason Lacrosse Poll, where all five of the ACC's programs rank in the top 10 to start the season.
Defending NCAA Champion Virginia headlines the poll with 311 points and 12 of the 18 first-place votes. Penn State (299, four first-place votes), Yale (290, two first-place votes), Maryland (254) and Duke (251) round out the top-five. Penn (224) and Notre Dame (216) sit just ahead of 'Cuse (208).
The poll shows how deep the Orange's 2020 schedule will be, with SU set to face No. 1 Virginia, No. 5 Duke, No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 11 Johns Hopkins, No. 13 Cornell and No. 15 Army, as well as Rutgers and Albany, who are receiving votes.
Syracuse opens the regular season on Friday, Feb. 7 when Colgate visits the Dome at 4 p.m. 2020 Season tickets are now on sale. You can be part of that action and join the nation's largest lacrosse crowds by purchasing season tickets for just $65 for adults and $35 for youth (12 and under). Student tickets are free with a valid student ID. Season tickets for the upcoming season are now on sale at Cuse.com/tickets and at the Syracuse Box Office (888-DOME-TIX or in person at the Ensley Athletic Center).
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Defending NCAA Champion Virginia headlines the poll with 311 points and 12 of the 18 first-place votes. Penn State (299, four first-place votes), Yale (290, two first-place votes), Maryland (254) and Duke (251) round out the top-five. Penn (224) and Notre Dame (216) sit just ahead of 'Cuse (208).
The poll shows how deep the Orange's 2020 schedule will be, with SU set to face No. 1 Virginia, No. 5 Duke, No. 7 Notre Dame, No. 10 North Carolina, No. 11 Johns Hopkins, No. 13 Cornell and No. 15 Army, as well as Rutgers and Albany, who are receiving votes.
Syracuse opens the regular season on Friday, Feb. 7 when Colgate visits the Dome at 4 p.m. 2020 Season tickets are now on sale. You can be part of that action and join the nation's largest lacrosse crowds by purchasing season tickets for just $65 for adults and $35 for youth (12 and under). Student tickets are free with a valid student ID. Season tickets for the upcoming season are now on sale at Cuse.com/tickets and at the Syracuse Box Office (888-DOME-TIX or in person at the Ensley Athletic Center).
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