FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
February 10, 2014
Dolphins receive 10 first-place votes in annual coaches’ poll
SOUTH EASTON, Mass. – Le Moyne College, the reigning NCAA Division II Men’s Lacrosse National Champions, received 10 first-place votes and 120 points to take the top spot in the 2014 Northeast-10 Conference Men’s Lacrosse Coaches’ Preseason Poll, the league office announced Monday morning.
Adelphi University (14-3, 10-1 NE-10)
finished second in the poll with 112 points and two first-place
votes, while Merrimack College (11-3, 10-1 NE-10) finished third
with 101 points.
After topping Merrimack in the semifinals and Adelphi in the title
game of last year’s Northeast-10 Championship, Le Moyne
(18-2, 9-2 NE-10) took down LIU Post and Adelphi in the NCAA
Tournament to advance to the national championship game. The
Dolphins held off Mercyhurst in a thriller, 11-10, at Lincoln
Financial Field in Philadelphia to claim their fourth-ever Division
II championship.
Le Moyne kicks off its regular season Saturday, February 15 at
home against Assumption College.
Saint Michael’s College (11-5, 9-2 NE-10) finished fourth in
the poll with 85 points, followed by Southern New Hampshire
University (6-10, 6-5 NE-10) with 75 points. The two programs
squared off last season in the first round of the Northeast-10
Championship.
Bentley University (4-8, 4-7 NE-10) finished sixth with 67 points,
narrowly ahead of seventh-place Saint Anselm College (5-10, 5-6
NE-10), which totaled 65 points in the preseason ledger.
Rounding out the top-10 was Franklin Pierce University (5-8, 4-7
NE-10) with 51 points, The College of Saint Rose (4-11, 4-7 NE-10)
with 43 points and Pace University (5-9, 2-9 NE-10) with 33 points,
while Assumption (3-10, 3-8 NE-10) finished 11th with 26 points and
American International College (1-14, 0-11 NE-10) received 13
points in the voting.
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division
II colleges and universities located in New England and New York
that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic
opportunities for more than 6,000 student-athletes. Each year,
4,000 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships
in 23 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the
country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the
classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10
is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it
provides student-athletes.
2014
Northeast-10 Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Coaches’ Poll
1. Le Moyne (10) – 120
2. Adelphi (2) – 112
3. Merrimack – 101
4. Saint Michael’s – 86
5. Southern New Hampshire – 75
6. Bentley – 67
7. Saint Anselm – 65
8. Franklin Pierce – 51
9. Saint Rose – 43
10. Pace – 33
11. Assumption – 26
12. American International – 13
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