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Buffs Picked 18th In IWLCA Preseason Poll
January 27, 2020 | Lacrosse
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
This first weekly IWLCA Division I Coaches Poll of the 2020 season will be published February 17, 2020.
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.
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