Buffs Picked 18th In IWLCA Preseason Poll

BOULDER — For the third consecutive season, the University of Colorado lacrosse team is ranked in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association Preseason Poll, which was released Monday afternoon.

The Buffs were picked 18th after finishing the 2019 season with an 11-8 record, which included an 8-2 mark to finish second in the Pac-12 Conference. CU also advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament for the second straight year.

Colorado opens up the 2020 campaign Saturday, February 8 at No. 14 Florida in Gainesville. The Buffs will have a little break before their home opener against Harvard Friday, February 21.

The Buffs return nine starters and 28 letterwinners from last season, including a pair of all-conference honorees: Sadie Grozier and Julia Lisella. Grozier, a junior attacker, is the team's leading returning scorer as she tallied 36 goals and 10 assists last spring. Lisella, a senior goalkeeper, recorded a .470 save percentage last season while facing 480 shots. She allowed 10.19 goals per game.

IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll

*Rank*	*Institution*	*Points*	*FPV*	*2019 Record*
1	Maryland	608	15	22-1
2	North Carolina	605	10	17-4
3	Northwestern	556	0	16-5
4	Syracuse	546	0	16-5
5	Boston College	539	0	22-2
6	Princeton	471	0	16-4
7	Notre Dame	429	0	14-5
8	Virginia	425	0	13-7
9	Michigan	417	0	16-4
10	Denver	382	0	16-4
11	Loyola	359	0	16-5
12	Penn	329	0	12-6
13	Stony Brook	329	0	16-5
14	Florida	302	0	14-7
15	Navy (USNA)	256	0	16-5
16	Southern California	253	0	16-4
17	James Madison	238	0	16-4
18	Colorado	167	0	11-8
19	Georgetown	165	0	12-9
20	Stanford	146	0	13-6
21	Duke	128	0	11-8
22	Dartmouth	115	0	11-6
23	Virginia Tech	93	0	8-10
24	Johns Hopkins	91	0	10-8
25	High Point	55	0	15-5

This first weekly IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll of the 2020 season will be published February 17, 2020.

Players Mentioned

Sadie Grozier

Julia Lisella

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