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