UALBANY Men’s Lacrosse Ranked Second Nationally in USILA Coaches’ Poll

March 14th, 2007

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March 14, 2007

Baltimore, Md. March 14, 2007- After defeating its second top-10 opponent this season, UAlbany moved up to No. 2 nationally in the U.S. Intercollegiate Lacrosse (USILA) coaches’ poll, the highest ranking in the program’s history, and sixth in the Nike/Inside Lacrosse media poll. The Great Danes, who are off to their best start as a Division I program with a 3-0 record, upended Delaware , 13-7, last Saturday.

UAlbany climbed two spots in the USILA rankings and advanced three positions in the media poll. Cornell (4-0) is the top-ranked team in both national polls.

The Great Danes are home on Tuesday against Massachusetts , last year’s national runner-up. UAlbany travels to No. 19 Drexel on Saturday, March 17.

USILA Coaches’ Top 20 Poll
1. Cornell, 2. UAlbany, 3. Johns Hopkins , 4. Duke, 5. Navy, 6. Virginia , 7. Georgetown , 8. Syracuse , 9. Army, 10. Princeton , T11. Bucknell, T11. Maryland , 13. North Carolina , 14. Delaware , 15. Loyola , Md. , 16. Towson , 17. Yale, 18. Notre Dame, 19. Drexel, 20. Fairfield.

Nike/Inside Lacrosse Media Top 20 Poll
1. Cornell, 2. Virginia , 3. Johns Hopkins , 4. Navy, 5. Duke, 6. UAlbany, 7. Syracuse , 8. Georgetown , 9. Princeton , 10. Maryland , 11. North Carolina , 12. Loyola , Md. , 13. Army, 14. Bucknell, 15. Towson , 16. Notre Dame, 17. Delaware , 18. Yale, 19. UMBC, 20. Stony Brook.

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