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Panthers Edge Le Moyne for Top Spot.
MANSFIELD, Mass. – Adelphi, the reigning NCAA East Region champion, will enter the 2023 season as the league favorite, according to the Northeast-10 Conference Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Poll announced on Thursday afternoon.
It is the third time in the past four seasons that the Panthers have been voted first in the poll by NE10 head coaches.
Adelphi received 142 points and 11 first-place votes to finish atop the preseason standings. Head coach Pat McCabe led the program to its 14th all-time appearance in the NCAA Division II semifinals in 2022, finishing with an 18-3 record (12-1 in NE10 contests). The Panthers have won nine NCAA titles in program history – six of which have come since joining the NE10.
Le Moyne, the 2022 NE10 Championship finalist under head coach Liz Beville, has been tabbed second by the coaches with 130 points and the remaining two first-place nods. Pace is third with 127 points, with New Haven (99 points) and Assumption (97 points) rounding-out the top five.
Bentley, the 2021 NE10 champion, is sixth with 86 points, followed by SNHU (80), Saint Anselm (78), Saint Rose (53), Franklin Pierce (46), Southern Connecticut (38), Saint Michael's (20) and American International (18), respectively.
The NE10 continues its national dominance in women's lacrosse, as seven programs finished the 2022 season in the Top 25 of the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Association (IWLCA) rankings – with another two receiving votes in the poll. Highlighting the group was Adelphi at No. 3 and Le Moyne at No. 9.
Women's lacrosse begins its season on February 18, with conference play starting the first week of March. To view the full 2023 schedule, click HERE.
2023 NE10 Women's Lacrosse Coaches' Poll
1. Adelphi – 142 (11)
2. Le Moyne – 130 (2)
3. Pace – 127
4. New Haven – 99
5. Assumption – 97
6. Bentley – 86
7. Southern New Hampshire – 80
8. Saint Anselm – 78
9. Saint Rose – 53
10. Franklin Pierce – 46
11. Southern Connecticut – 38
12. Saint Michael's – 20
13. American International - 18
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