Buffs Continue To Move Up In National Rankings

BOULDER — The Colorado lacrosse team moved up in all three polls this week after starting the Pac-12 Conference season with a pair of victories.

The 5-2 Buffaloes, who have won their last four straight games after starting the season 1-2, moved up one spot to 14^th in the Cascade/Inside Lacrosse media poll, which is the highest of the three rankings this week. CU is also 15^th in the other two polls. The Buffs moved up from 19^th to 15^th in the IWLCA poll and jumped up from 20^th to 15^th in the NIKE/US Lacrosse Magazine poll.

Colorado had an outstanding start to the conference slate, recording an 18-16 victory against then-No. 18 Stanford on March 9 and a 15-5 win against California on March 11.

The Buffs overcame a seven-goal deficit in the contest against the Cardinal (12-5) to earn the thrilling comeback win. CU was sparked by Darby Kiernan's eight points, five goals and three assists. Miranda Stinson also had five goals and Carly Cox had four points with three goals and an assist. Julia Lisella recorded a career-high 16 saves in the win, tying the fifth most in CU history.

In the game against Cal, the Buffs again were led by Kiernan who tallied a career-best six goals while adding an assist for seven points. Stinson and Samantha Nemirov each had four goals and Sophie Castillo had the other marker for the Buffs. Lisella recorded 11 saves in the win.

The Pac-12 Conference has two other schools ranked in the polls this week. Southern California is ranked 12th in the IWLCA and USL polls for its highest rankings, while Stanford's best position is 18th in the media poll.

This week the Buffs will head out on the road for a pair of league contests. They will start on Friday, March 16, with a game against Southern California in Los Angeles. CU will then travel to Tempe, Ariz. for its first ever meeting against the Arizona State Sun Devils on Sunday, March 18.

Cascade/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll

Rank	School (record)	Points
1	Stony Brook (5-0)	437
2	Boston College (9-0)	416
3	James Madison (7-0)	395
4	Maryland (5-1)	378
5	North Carolina (4-2)	335
6	Florida (4-2)	318
7	Virginia (5-1)	298
8	Syracuse (4-2)	284
9	Penn (6-0)	260
10	Navy (5-1)	257
11	Northwestern (5-2)	199
12	Loyola (3-2)	177
13	Towson (4-1)	169
14	Colorado (5-2)	149
15	USC (3-3)	123
16	Denver (4-2)	94
17	Virginia Tech (6-3)	84
18	Stanford (4-3)	62
19	Duke (5-2)	53
20	Princeton (3-2)	51

Also Receiving Votes: Notre Dame, Penn State, Johns Hopkins, Georgetown

IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll

Rank	Institution	Points	FPV	Record	Last Week
1	Stony Brook	624	24	5-0	1
2	Maryland	588	0	5-1	2
3	Boston College	568	1	9-0	4
4	North Carolina	528	0	4-2	5
5	James Madison	525	0	7-0	7
6	Florida	508	0	4-2	3
7	Syracuse	476	0	4-2	8
8	Virginia	468	0	5-1	6
9	Northwestern	416	0	5-2	9
10	Navy (USNA)	373	0	5-1	11
11	Penn	349	0	6-0	13
12	Southern California	347	0	3-3	12
13	Loyola (MD)	345	0	3-2	16
14	Towson	322	0	4-1	10
15	Colorado	256	0	5-2	19
16	Princeton	246	0	3-2	14
17	Penn State	185	0	4-3	17
18	Virginia Tech	181	0	6-3	24
19	Stanford	166	0	4-3	18
20	Duke	162	0	5-2	21
21	Notre Dame	149	0	5-3	15
22	Denver	126	0	4-2	20
23	Cornell	85	0	3-2	22
24	Johns Hopkins	77	0	6-2	23
25	Georgetown	28	0	4-2	25

NIKE/U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Poll

Rank	School	Record
1	Stony Brook	5-0
2	James Madison	7-0
3	Maryland	5-1
4	Boston College	9-0
5	Florida	4-2
6	North Carolina	4-2
7	Virginia	5-1
8	Syracuse	4-2
9	Penn	6-0
10	Navy	5-1
11	Northwestern	5-2
12	Southern California	3-3
13	Loyola	3-2
14	Towson	4-1
15	Colorado	5-2
16	Princeton	3-2
17	Johns Hopkins	6-2
18	Penn State	4-3
19	Virginia Tech	6-3
20	Notre Dame	5-3