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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Â
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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. Â
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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.
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IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll
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| 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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