Buffs Move Up In Lacrosse Rankings

BOULDER — Fresh off an upset of then-No. 14 Virginia Tech, the University of Colorado lacrosse team is moving up in the rankings and is currently 14^th in the latest edition of the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Poll.

The Buffs were 17^th in the IWLCA preseason poll and moved up three positions after starting the season 1-1. CU lost its season opener to then-No. 6 Florida (16-9) in Boulder, but bounced back with a convincing 17-6 victory against the Hokies in Blacksburg, Va.

Senior Samantha Nemirov led the Buffs with five goals and added an assist, while another senior, Miranda Stinson, had four goals, one assist and three caused turnovers. Junior Julia Lisella played well in net, stopping 12 shots while allowing just six.

Boston College holds down the No. 1 spot in the IWLCA poll and received all 25 first-place votes. Maryland and North Carolina are second and third, respectively, and Northwestern moved up from seventh to fourth this week. Rounding out the top five is Florida. CU is the top Pac-12 Conference team as Stanford is listed at 21^st and Southern California is ranked 24^th.

There are two other national lacrosse polls and CU is ranked in both. Colorado was 20^th in both the Cascade/Inside Lacrosse Media and NIKE/US Lacrosse Magazine polls last week. After CU's win, the Buffs jumped up to 13^th in the IL poll and to 15th in the USL poll.

The Buffs have a pair of top-25 match-ups this week in Boulder. On Friday, Feb. 22, the Buffs will host No. 6 Stony Brook, which is opening its season in Boulder. Then on Sunday, Feb. 24, the Buffs host No. 25 Michigan.

IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll – February 18, 2019

*Rank*	*Institution*	*Points*	*FPV*	*Last Poll*
1	Boston College	625	25	2-0
2	Maryland	593	0	2-0
3	North Carolina	581	0	3-0
4	Northwestern	522	0	3-0
5	Florida	510	0	1-1
6	Stony Brook	454	0	0-0
7	James Madison	453	0	2-1
8	Syracuse	440	0	2-1
9	Princeton	422	0	1-0
10	Penn State	376	0	2-0
11	Penn	356	0	1-0
12	Virginia	327	0	2-0
13	Denver	293	0	3-0
14	Colorado	278	0	1-1
15	Duke	245	0	2-1
16	Loyola	236	0	0-1
17	Johns Hopkins	231	0	2-0
18	Navy (USNA)	212	0	1-1
19	Towson	178	0	0-2
20	Georgetown	176	0	2-0
21	Stanford	150	0	0-1
22	Notre Dame	137	0	3-0
23	Virginia Tech	99	0	1-2
24	Southern California	98	0	1-0
25	Michigan	45	0	4-0

Cascade/Inside Lacrosse Media Poll

Rank	School (record)	Points
1	Boston College	436
2	North Carolina	409
3	Maryland	408
4	Stony Brook	346
5	Northwestern	337
6	Florida	329
7	Syracuse	287
8	Princeton	284
9	James Madison	264
10	Penn State	253
11	Virginia	197
12	Penn	187
13	Colorado	142
14	Johns Hopkins	139
15	Duke	138
16	Denver	111
17	Loyola	100
18	USC	94
19	Georgetown	40
20	Notre Dame	30

Also Receiving Votes: Michigan, Virginia Tech, Towson, UAlbany, Stanford

NIKE/U.S. Lacrosse Magazine Poll

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

Also Receiving Votes: Massachusetts, Michigan, Navy, Towson, USC, Virginia Tech

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