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Buffs Tabbed 17th in IWLCA Preseason Poll
January 28, 2019 | Lacrosse
BOULDER — For the second straight season, the University of Colorado lacrosse team is ranked in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Preseason Poll, which was released on Monday afternoon.
The Buffs were picked 17th after finishing the 2018 season with a 14-6 record, which included a 9-1 mark to win the regular season Pac-12 Championship. CU is the highest ranked Pac-12 team in the poll with Stanford coming in at 18th and Southern California at 21st. The Buffs are also ranked higher than in-state rival Denver, which came in 19th.
CU will open up its 2019 campaign on Saturday, Feb. 9, against No. 6 Florida at 12 p.m. at Kittredge Field. Prior to that contest, the Buffs will head to Evanston, Ill. to scrimmage No. 7 Northwestern on Friday, Feb. 1, at 1:30 p.m.
The Buffs return eight starters from last season, including IWLCA Goalkeeper of the Year, Julia Lisella. All-region honoree Miranda Stinson also returns and was second on the team in scoring in 2018.
The other two lacrosse polls were released earlier this preseason. CU was picked 18th in the NIKE/US Lacrosse Magazine Poll and was selected 19th in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll
The Buffs were picked 17th after finishing the 2018 season with a 14-6 record, which included a 9-1 mark to win the regular season Pac-12 Championship. CU is the highest ranked Pac-12 team in the poll with Stanford coming in at 18th and Southern California at 21st. The Buffs are also ranked higher than in-state rival Denver, which came in 19th.
CU will open up its 2019 campaign on Saturday, Feb. 9, against No. 6 Florida at 12 p.m. at Kittredge Field. Prior to that contest, the Buffs will head to Evanston, Ill. to scrimmage No. 7 Northwestern on Friday, Feb. 1, at 1:30 p.m.
The Buffs return eight starters from last season, including IWLCA Goalkeeper of the Year, Julia Lisella. All-region honoree Miranda Stinson also returns and was second on the team in scoring in 2018.
The other two lacrosse polls were released earlier this preseason. CU was picked 18th in the NIKE/US Lacrosse Magazine Poll and was selected 19th in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll.
IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll
| Rank | Institution | Points | FPV | Record | Last Week |
| 1 | Boston College | 622 | 22 | 22-2 | 1 |
| T-2 | Maryland | 579 | 0 | 20-2 | T-2 |
| T-2 | North Carolina | 579 | 1 | 17-4 | T-2 |
| 4 | James Madison | 536 | 2 | 22-1 | 4 |
| 5 | Stony Brook | 505 | 0 | 20-1 | 5 |
| 6 | Florida | 500 | 0 | 17-4 | 6 |
| 7 | Northwestern | 483 | 0 | 15-6 | 7 |
| 8 | Princeton | 408 | 0 | 13-6 | 8 |
| 9 | Loyola | 380 | 0 | 16-5 | 9 |
| 10 | Penn | 362 | 0 | 14-5 | 10 |
| 11 | Towson | 334 | 0 | 16-5 | 11 |
| 12 | Penn State | 326 | 0 | 10-10 | 12 |
| 13 | Navy (USNA) | 319 | 0 | 18-4 | 13 |
| 14 | Virginia Tech | 314 | 0 | 14-7 | 14 |
| 15 | Syracuse | 304 | 0 | 9-10 | 15 |
| 16 | Virginia | 275 | 0 | 10-10 | 16 |
| 17 | Colorado | 252 | 0 | 14-6 | 17 |
| 18 | Stanford | 246 | 0 | 15-5 | 18 |
| 19 | Denver | 128 | 0 | 13-7 | 19 |
| 20 | Notre Dame | 127 | 0 | 10-9 | 20 |
| 21 | Southern California | 111 | 0 | 10-8 | 21 |
| 22 | Georgetown | 96 | 0 | 12-7 | 22 |
| 23 | Johns Hopkins | 87 | 0 | 10-9 | 23 |
| 24 | Duke | 83 | 0 | 8-9 | 24 |
| 25 | Dartmouth | 79 | 0 | 11-5 | 25 |
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