Buffs Finish Season Ranked 19th In IWLCA Poll

BOULDER — The University of Colorado lacrosse team earned a No. 19 ranking in the final Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll of the season, which was announced on Tuesday.

In total, three Pac-12 teams were in the final IWLCA poll. Southern California was 17^th and Stanford came in at 23^rd.

The Buffaloes advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight season. CU defeated then-No. 18 Dartmouth in the first round game, before falling to the NCAA runner-up, No. 2 Boston College. This was the Buffs' third consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance in six years as a varsity program.

Colorado finished the year with an 11-8 record and placed second in the Pac-12 Conference with an 8-2 mark. Senior Miranda Stinson led the team, and the conference, with 64 goals and averaged 3.37 per game, both of which ranked 17^th in the NCAA. In goal, junior Julia Lisella allowed 10.19 goals per game, which was the 19^th best mark in the nation. CU averaged 11.74 goals per game and committed just 13.68 turnovers per game.

IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll

*Rank*	*Institution*	*Points*	*FPV*	*Record*	*Last Poll*
1	Maryland	625	25	22-1	2
2	Boston College	600	0	22-2	1
3	North Carolina	575	0	17-4	3
4	Northwestern	550	0	16-5	4
5	Syracuse	523	0	16-5	5
6	Princeton	495	0	16-4	8
7	Virginia	484	0	13-7	6
8	Denver	417	0	16-4	17
9	Notre Dame	410	0	14-5	7
10	Loyola	407	0	16-5	10
11	Michigan	380	0	16-4	9
12	Stony Brook	322	0	16-5	15
13	Florida	293	0	14-7	19
14	Penn	283	0	12-6	12
15	James Madison	262	0	16-4	11
16	Navy (USNA)	249	0	16-5	14
17	Southern California	226	0	16-4	13
18	Georgetown	216	0	12-9	20
19	Colorado	179	0	11-8	21
20	Dartmouth	178	0	11-6	18
21	Duke	120	0	11-8	16
22	Johns Hopkins	104	0	10-8	22
23	Stanford	102	0	13-6	23
24	High Point	55	0	15-5	24
25	Virginia Tech	22	0	8-10	25

Also Receiving Votes: Jacksonville

Players Mentioned

Julia Lisella

Miranda Stinson

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