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February 9, 2012
South Easton, Mass. – Adelphi University and Le Moyne College both received 137 points to share the top spot in the Northeast-10 Conference Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Preseason Poll for the upcoming season.
Adelphi (20-0, 12-0 NE-10), which enters the spring having won three straight Division II national championships, received seven first-place votes in the poll following an undefeated season a year ago. The Panthers have not yet lost a game in conference play since joining the Northeast-10 prior to the 2009-10 campaign, going a combined 23-0 over the last two seasons.
Adelphi's Erica Devito, the second-leading goal scorer in the Northeast-10 last season, returns for her senior year after totaling 77 goals and 29 assists for 106 points a year ago. Sophomore Devan Crimi, who finished last year with 46 goals and 27 assists for 92 points, also returns for the Panthers, while new head coach Rob Grella enters his first year as head coach of the program.
Le Moyne (18-3, 11-1 NE-10) received five first-place votes in the preseason poll. The Dolphins will welcome back senior Brittany Brigandi after she led the Northeast-10 in goals (87) last season, as well as junior Brenna Bauer, who totaled 30 goals and 26 assists for 56 points in 2011.
Both Le Moyne and Adelphi also tied for the top spot in the country Lacrosse Magazine national preseason poll released last week.
Stonehill College (15-4, 10-2 NE-10) finished third in the poll with 119 points, just ahead of Merrimack College (12-7, 8-4 NE-10), which finished with 111 points and received one first-place vote. Stonehill senior Sam Lynott was seventh among Northeast-10 leaders in points (82) last season, while Merrimack seniors Colleen Strachan and Molly Pasquantonio combined for 139 points a year ago.
The University of New Haven (10-8, 8-4 NE-10) finished fifth in the poll with 95 points, while Bentley University (9-8, 7-5 NE-10) was sixth with 84 points. Southern New Hampshire University (9-8, 7-5 NE-10) received 78 points for seventh place and Saint Anselm College (4-10, 4-8 NE-10) finished eighth with 62 points.
Rounding out the poll was Assumption College (7-8, 5-7 NE-10) with 56 points, Franklin Pierce University (6-10, 3-9 NE-10) with 45 points, American International College (5-11, 2-10 NE-10) with 39 points, Saint Michael's College (2-14, 1-11 NE-10) with 31 points, and Southern Connecticut State University (0-14, 0-12 NE-10) with 20 points.
For the complete results of the Northeast-10 Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll, please see below.
The Northeast-10 is an association of 16 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 5,500 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. 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.
2012 Northeast-10 Conference Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll
t1. Adelphi (7) - 137
t1. Le Moyne (5) – 137
3. Stonehill – 119
4. Merrimack (1) – 111
5. New Haven – 95
6. Bentley – 84
7. So. New Hampshire – 78
8. Saint Anselm – 62
9. Assumption – 56
10. Franklin Pierce – 45
11. American Int'l – 39
12. Saint Michael's - 31
13. So. Connecticut – 20
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