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Division I Media Poll by IL:

Rank Team Points Prev
1 Yale (0 - 0) 556
2 Duke (0 - 0) 527
3 Maryland (0 - 0) 492
4 Loyola (0 - 0) 448
5 Cornell (0 - 0) 443
6 Virginia (0 - 0) 414
7 Johns Hopkins (0 - 0) 378
8 Denver (0 - 0) 375
9 Penn State (0 - 0) 333
10 Syracuse (0 - 0) 306
11 Notre Dame (0 - 0) 291
12 Rutgers (0 - 0) 215
13 Lehigh (0 - 0) 212
14 Albany (0 - 0) 135
15 North Carolina (0 - 0) 131
16 Ohio State (0 - 0) 128
17 Princeton (0 - 0) 102
18 UMass (0 - 0) 80
19 Georgetown (0 - 0) 79
20 Michigan (0 - 0) 78

Receiving Votes:

Robert Morris, Marquette, Villanova, Towson, Penn, Navy, Vermont, Bryant, Army, UMBC, Jacksonville, Boston University

Good article on the new Transfer Rules & 'Transfer Portal' for D1 Men's Lacrosse:
Check out the Transfer Portal Blog Here

It's great that the players will have the freedom to transfer with essentially coaches recruiting them.

Saturday Scoreboard:

Mens Lax (MLax)

Denver 11
Air Force 4

# 8 Denver downs regional foe Air Force with a consistently excellent showing across the board - Geis dropped a hat trick & Rutan had 2goals & 2 assists for the Pioneers. AF Goalie Host finished w/ 17 Saves.

Utah 13
Mercer 9

With the Utah Utes in their first ever year as a D1 program, their 13-9 win over Mercer makes history with their 1st W in the programs history.

Loyola 17
Virginia 6

#4 Loyola defeated #6 Virginia with 17-9 dominating performance lead by Pat Spencer.

Rutgers 19
St John's 15

#12 Rutgers scored 4 quick goals at the end of the 4 quarter to prevent an upset by a strong Red Storm squad.

Army 12
UMass 11

Struggling all game with just 3 FO's won, the Knights win the 1st face off in OT & Brendan Nichtern scored the game winner after a timeout to defeat the Minutemen.

Towson 17
Hopkins 8

Towson led by Brendan with 6 Goals pulls off a big opening game with a 17-8 victory over Johns Hopkins.

Maryland 10
Richmond 9

Maryland withstands late push by the Spiders with a 10-9 win. Austin Henningsen went perfect at the face off x (15-15) & Jared Bernhardt had 5 goals for the Terps. Ryan Lanchbury's 5g's for the Spiders wasn't enough.

UNC 14
Furman 10

#13 ranked Tar Heels had 5 different players notch 2 goals or more in win over the Paladins. Birch had 5 points for the Paladins and the offense couldn't capitalize on late extra man opp's to close the 4 goal lead.

Salisbury 11
Lynchburg 9

Salisbury's Cory Gwin & Cross Ferrara both finished with hat tricks to narrowly escape a victory over Lynchburg who went on a 5-goal run in the final quarter with the help of Rogers who finished w/ 4 goals & 2 assists. Salisbury returns to action on Saturday, February 16 when it travels to Widener University

Michigan 10
Cleveland State 8

Wolverines opened their 8th season with a close win over the Vikings. Bucky contributed to 5 of the 10 G's,

Colgate 12
Syracuse 9

The Raiders Rock #10 Syracuse 12-9. Their 1st Win at the Carrier Dome since 2007.

Division 1 Men's Lacrosse Weekend Roundup

Hofstra 4
Lehigh 3

Hofstra scored three unanswered goals to upset #13 Lehigh 4-3 in a non-league game.

Lafayette 14
NJIT 10

First year D1 Head Coach Patrick Myers gets his 1st win with his Leopards outscoring the Highlanders who were led by seniors Aaron Forster and Ryan Darrow who each tallied four points in 14-10 home opener.

Marquette 15
Bellarmine 9

The #19 ranked Golden Eagles had 11 different scorers in 15-9 w over the now 0-2 Knights.

Georgetown 13
Sacred Heart 10

The #18 ranked Hoyas surge past the Pioneers 13-10. Joe Saggese's career high (7 points) weren't enough to beat last years Big East Champion.

Penn State 27
Robert Morris 10

#9 Penn State set program record (27 goals) and had 15 different goal scorers and 17 total in the box score in thrashing over Robert Morris.

Ohio State 17
Boston University 10

Hobart 21
Canisius12

Bucknell 9
Bryant 6

Delaware 11
Mt Saint Marys 8

Navy 13
Vermont 8

Saint Joseph's 15
St. Bonaventure 7

Duke 15
Jacksonville 8

UMass Lowell 12
Quinnipiac 10

Men's Division 1 Lacrosse Scoreboard - Weekend Round Up:

Duke 10
Denver 3

North Carolina 16
Harvard 11

Penn State 17
Stony Brook 4

VMI 11
Manhattan 10

High Point 15
Drexel 14

Bryant 11
Providence 5

Boston U 15
Dartmouth 8

Vermont 9
Holy Cross 7

Delaware 12
NJIT 4

Georgetown 14
Robert Morris 11

Army 10
Rutgers 9

Hobart 22
Siena 12

Hofstra 14
Utah 10

Canisius 13
Mercer 10

Ohio State 11
UMass 7

Princeton 23
Monmouth 7

St. John's 14
Hartford 10

Colgate 16
Binghamton 10

Cleveland State 17
Bellarmine 8

Saint Joseph's 21
Fairfield 10

Richmond 13
Bucknell 11

Brown 20
Quinnipiac 7

Villanova 11
Yale 10

Maryland 13
Penn 12

Loyola 18
Johns Hopkins 12

Air Force 12
Marist 6

Syracuse 13
Albany 5

Notre Dame 19
Detroit Mercy 6

High Point 14
Virginia 13

Sacred Heart 18
Furman 11

Towson 12
Mount St Mary's 7

Lafayette 13
Wagner 10

Virginia 11
Lehigh 8

Marquette 14
Jacksonville 12

Navy 11
UMBC 6

Division II Men's Lacrosse Scoreboard - Weekend Round Up:

Mercy 10
Le Moyne 7

#15 Mercy led by Head Coach Jordan Levine pulls off upset over #2 Le Moyne.

Indianapolis 10
Seton Hill 9

#19 Indianapolis squeezes by Seton Hill in Over Time.

Lynn 19
NYIT 5

#7 NYIT gets upset in a beatdown by Lynn.

Tusculum 13
Alabama Huntsville 5

Limestone 18
Saint Leo 7

#5 Limestone steamroll pasts 9th ranked Saint Leo.

LIU Post 28
AIC 8

Next years new D1 program, LIU Post wins by 22 over AIC. Currently ranked 9th but should climb up a few spots.

Mount Olive 10
Catawba 7

#13 Mount Olive win a close one vs Catawba.

Lindenwood 14
Lincoln Memorial 7

#18 Lindenwood cruise past Lincoln Memorial and are now 2-0.

Adephi 15
Assumption 8

Adelphi proved to be top 4 in 15-8 victory over Assumption.

Belmont Abbey 21
Lenoir-Rhyne 15

The Knights move to 3-0 on the season with 21-15 win over # 11 Lenoir-Rhyne. Ranked no. 6, should climb to 5 in the polls.

Tampa 17
Florida Southern 14

#12 Tampa moves to 1-1 over a solid Moccasins team.

Mercyhurst 14
Wingate 8

#15 Wingate loses to #10 Mercyhurst.

Florida Tech 13
Young Harris 9

With Florida Tech beating Young Harris, they should move into the top 20.

Molloy 10
Wheeling Jesuit 8

Barton 21
Felician 5

Palm Beach Atlantic 12
Montevallo 7

Georgian Court 12
Southern New Hampshire 10

Chestnut Hill 16
District of Columbia 12

Roberts Wesleyan 13
Alderson-Broaddus 12

Queens 12
North Greenville 8

Embry-Riddle 10
Coker 9

Emmanueal (GA) 19
Shorter 6

Maryville 16
Walsh 7

Newberry 15
Chowan 12

Saturday's Scoreboard:

Men's Division 1 Lacrosse:

St. John's 10
High Point 9

The #11 Ranked Panthers get upset by the Johnnies at home.

Virginia 12
Princeton 11

With Freshman Goalie Patrick Burkinshaw's first career start for the Cavaliers results in 24 saves (UVA Freshman Record & Nat'l Single-Game High in '19) to squeeze by the #20 ranked Tigers in OT.

Johns Hopkins 11
North Carolina 10

No. 14 ranked Tar Heels toppled by the Blue Jays at home on a ravaged field.

Ohio State 16
Bucknell 13

The Buckeyes remain undefeated (4-0) after 3 goal victory over the Bison.

Towson 14
Georgetown 8

#7 Towson Tigers scored on 6 of their last 8 shots en route to a 14-6 road win at the #18 Georgetown Hoyas.

Yale 14
Penn State 13

Last Years Champions beat #2 Nittany Lions led by TD Ierlan who went 25-31 at the face-off x coupled with a goal and 22 ground balls.

Maryland 14
Navy 9

Third ranked Terrapins move to 5-0 after five goal victory over the Midshipmen.

Bryant 6
Dartmouth 5

Sr. Kevin Belmfohr made 14 saves, including one at the final horn to lead the Bulldogs over Dartmouth.

Michigan 11
Jacksonville 10

Heidt makes huge save after JU comes out a timeout with 11.6 seconds remaining as time expires to help propel the Wolverines in the Moe's Southwest Lacrosse Classic.

Villanova 10
Hofstra 9

Wildcats Connor Kirst drove down the right alley & rolled back to the middle with a lefty rip on the run for the game winner in OT against the Pride.

Richmond 9
Notre Dame 8

The Spiders hold off the Fighting Irish on the final possession in 9-8 upset over #5 Notre Dame.

Delaware 8
Monmouth 4

UAlbany 13
Drexel 12

Lafayette 13
Binghamton 12

Vermont 20
Quinnipiac 10

VMI 15
NJIT 8

Robert Morris 15
Bellarmine 7

Fairfield 12
Sacred Heart 11

UMass 12
Harvard 9

Cleveland State 11
Air Force 8

Providence 14
Saint Joseph's 5

Manhattan 15
St. Bonaventure 12

Detroit Mercy 15
Marquette 12

Stony Brook 13
Brown 11

Loyola 13
Rutgers 7

Siena 16
UMass Lowell 15

Duke 17
Penn 7

Denver 15
Utah 6

UMBC 13
Mount St Mary's 10

Canisius 16
Hartford 12

SUNDAY SCHEDULE - MEN'S DIVISION 1

1:00
Cornell
Lehigh

2:00
Furman
Hampton

2:00
Air Force
Utah

3:30
Denver
Cleveland State

4:00
Syracuse
Army

Newest Division 1 Media Poll (as of Feb 25th)

Rank | Team | (Record)
#1 Loyola (3 - 0)
#2 Maryland (5 - 0)
#3 Cornell (2 - 0)
#4 Yale (1 - 1)
#5 Penn State (3 - 1)
#6 Duke (4 - 1)
#7 Towson (3 - 0)
#8 Denver (2 - 1)
#9 Ohio State (4 - 0)
#10 Villanova (2 - 1)
#11 High Point (4 - 1)
#12 Syracuse (2 - 1)
#13 Virginia (2 - 2)
#14 Richmond (3 - 1)
#15 Army (3 - 1)
#16 Colgate (2 - 1)
#17 Notre Dame (1 - 1)
#18 Johns Hopkins (1 - 2)
#19 Georgetown (2 - 1)
#20 North Carolina (3 - 1)

Receiving Votes:
Princeton, Rutgers, Navy, St. John's, UAlbany, Drexel, Michigan, Delaware, Bucknell, Hofstra, Hobart

Division 2 Men's Lacrosse Media Poll

Rank | Team | (Record)
#1 Merrimack (1 - 0)
#2 Adelphi (2 - 0)
#3 Limestone (3 - 0)
#4 Belmont Abbey (4 - 0)
#5 LIU Post (2 - 0)
#6 Seton Hill (2 - 2)
#7 Mercy (4 - 0)
#8 Mercyhurst (1 - 0)
#9 Le Moyne (1 - 1)
#10 Mount Olive (2 - 1)
#11 Saint Leo (2 - 2)
#12 Indianapolis (2 - 0)
#13 Tampa (2 - 1)
#14 Saint Anselm (0 - 1)
#15 Lindenwood (4 - 0)
#16 Pace (1 - 0)
#17 Lynn (1 - 0)
#18 Lenoir-Rhyne (0 - 3)
#19 Lake Erie (0 - 1)
#20 Wingate (2 - 1)

Receiving Votes:
NYIT, Florida Tech, Colorado Mesa, Palm Beach Atlantic, Chestnut Hill, Young Harris, Maryville, Rockhurst, Newberry

Division 3 Men's Lacrosse Media Poll

Rank | Team | (Record)
#1 Wesleyan (0 - 0)
#2 Salisbury (4 - 0)
#3 RIT (2 - 0)
#4 Tufts (0 - 0)
#5 Amherst (0 - 0)
#6 Gettysburg (2 - 1)
#7 York (3 - 0)
#8 Cabrini (2 - 0)
#9 Denison (1 - 1)
#10 Dickinson (2 - 0)
#11 Stevens (2 - 0)
#12 Washington & Lee (2 - 2)
#13 Ithaca (0 - 0)
#14 Lynchburg (1 - 2)
#15 Ohio Wesleyan (0 - 2)
#16 Christopher Newport (2 - 1)
#17 Roanoke (1 - 0)
#18 Cortland (0 - 0)
#19 Franklin & Marshall (1 - 1)
#20 Ursinus (2 - 0)

Receiving Votes:
Stevenson, St. Lawrence, Coast Guard, Connecticut College, Bates, Keene State, Hampden-Sydney, Berry

How is Hopkins #18 when they are 1-2 for the year?

SATURDAY SCHEDULE - DIVISION 1 MEN'S LACROSSE:

SATURDAY, MARCH 2

SCORE BOARD

North Carolina 10
Denver 12

Ethan Walker scores his 101st career goal in 12-10 win over #15 North Carolina.

Hartford 9
Harvard 16

The Crimson scored 10 goals in the 1st half and added 6 more to defeat Hartford 16-9 on the road.

Stony Brook 5
Marist 10

After a big 3rd Quarter by the Foxes shutting out the Seawolves, Marist wins 10-5.

Furman 7
Utah 8

The Utes hold on with 4:29 left in the 4th to record its 3rd win of the season over Furman, 8-7.

Princeton 12
Johns Hopkins 14

With Hopkins 14-12 victory over the Tigers, they move to 2-2 on the season.

UMBC 13
Brown 14

Ryan Aughavin scores game-winning goal in overtime & Luke McCaleb nets five goals in Brown's 14-13 win over the Retrievers.

Army 12
Lafayette 5

The Black Knights outscored the Leopards 7-1 in the 1st half and never looked back.

Syracuse 14
Virginia 15

Mikey Herring scores game winner in OT off an assist from Michael Kraus to lead the Cavs past Cuse at the Dome.

Jacksonville 19
Drexel 12

The Dolphins pick up their 1st win with the help of Jack Dolan's 8 point performance.

Bryant 8
Manhattan 9

The Jaspers score final 3 goals to shock Bryant.

Wagner 4
Dartmouth 11

Hat tricks from Ben Martin & George Prince help Dartmouth defeat Wagner 11-4 in Staten Island.

Colgate 8
Lehigh 10

Conor Gaffney went 17-of-20 at the faceoff x to help Lehigh beat #16/19 Colgate 10-8 on the road.

Canisius 7
Air Force 13

Total team performance dominating the team stat categories (shots, cause t/o's, gb's, face-offs won) help propel the Falcons overt the Griffins.

St. John's 11
Michigan 16

Curran and Clay each manufacture 5 points to help the Wolverines with a 16-11 victory over the Redstorm in Queens (NY).

High Point 16
Robert Morris 15

Hunter Vines scores in double OT to lift the Panthers over the Colonials.

Yale 12
UMass 11

Last years National Champs squeeze out W in Overtime.

Loyola 19
Holy Cross 15

#1 Loyola stay undefeated after 19-15 win over Holy Cross at home.

Bellarmine 14
Detroit Mercy 15

Marquette 13
Ohio State 9

Penn State 15
Penn 14

Villanova 17
Delaware 9

Mercer 8
Cleveland State 12

Hofstra 6
Georgetown 14

Binghamton 7
Hobart 16

Saint Joseph's 8
Monmouth 6

Navy 14
Bucknell 8

Fairfield 4
Rutgers 6

Providence 16
Sacred Heart 17

Cornell 17
Albany 16

Boston U 12
Vermont 4

VMI 4
Mount St Mary's 8

NJIT 12
Quinnipiac 15

SATURDAY SCHEDULE - MEN'S D2 LACROSSE

SATURDAY, MARCH 2

Belmont Abbey
Rockhurst

Limestone
Queens

Seton Hill
Lindenwood

Indianapolis
Mercyhurst

Lees-McRae
Mount Olive

Newberry
Alderson-Broaddus

Saint Leo
Georgian Court

Post
Franklin Pierce

LIU Post
Pace

NYIT
Bentley

North Greenville
Wheeling Jesuit

Colorado Mesa
Lynn

Mercy
Southern New Hampshire

Le Moyne
Saint Rose

Adelphi
AIC

Lenoir-Rhyne
Florida Tech

Wingate
Palm Beach Atlantic

Coker
Mars Hill

CSU Pueblo
Adams State

Felician
Molloy