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Princeton University Athletics
Princeton Women's Lacrosse Earns No. 7 Billing
February 03, 2009 | Women's Lacrosse
PRINCETON, N.J. (2/3/09) - The Princeton women's lacrosse team is ranked No. 7 in the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association preseason poll that was released on Tuesday, Feb. 2.
Four-time reigning champion Northwestern earned 19 of the 20 first-place votes. Syracuse captured the remaining first-place vote to earned second place. Duke and Virginia round out the top four.
Princeton collected 280 points, just five behind Maryland and an overwhelming 44 points ahead of eighth-place Georgetown.
Eight of the teams ranked in the poll are on Princeton's schedule, and seven of those games will be played on the road. The Tigers begin the season hosting No. 15 Johns Hopkins and take on No. 3 Duke on March 7. In a trip to Virginia, Princeton will take on No. 16 James Madison before tackling No. 4 Virginia. Returning home, the Tigers will begin the Ivy League season at No. 16 Cornell. Ivy League champion, Penn, ranked No. 5 host Princeton on April 15. The Tigers close out the regular season at No. 6 Maryland on May 2.
1. Northwestern 399 (19)
2. Syracuse 365 (1)
3. Duke 362
4. Virginia 313
5. Penn 302
6. Maryland 285
7. Princeton 280
8. Georgetown 236
9. UNC 230
10. Boston U. 214
11. Notre Dame 195
12. Vanderbilt 146
13. Dartmouth 135
14. UNH 89
15. Johns Hopkins 86
16. James Madison 75
16. Cornell 75
18. Stanford 63
19. Denver 62
19. Towson 62
Also receiving votes: Boston College, George Mason, Loyola, Ohio State, Penn State, Richmond, William & Mary, and Yale.
Four-time reigning champion Northwestern earned 19 of the 20 first-place votes. Syracuse captured the remaining first-place vote to earned second place. Duke and Virginia round out the top four.
Princeton collected 280 points, just five behind Maryland and an overwhelming 44 points ahead of eighth-place Georgetown.
Eight of the teams ranked in the poll are on Princeton's schedule, and seven of those games will be played on the road. The Tigers begin the season hosting No. 15 Johns Hopkins and take on No. 3 Duke on March 7. In a trip to Virginia, Princeton will take on No. 16 James Madison before tackling No. 4 Virginia. Returning home, the Tigers will begin the Ivy League season at No. 16 Cornell. Ivy League champion, Penn, ranked No. 5 host Princeton on April 15. The Tigers close out the regular season at No. 6 Maryland on May 2.
1. Northwestern 399 (19)
2. Syracuse 365 (1)
3. Duke 362
4. Virginia 313
5. Penn 302
6. Maryland 285
7. Princeton 280
8. Georgetown 236
9. UNC 230
10. Boston U. 214
11. Notre Dame 195
12. Vanderbilt 146
13. Dartmouth 135
14. UNH 89
15. Johns Hopkins 86
16. James Madison 75
16. Cornell 75
18. Stanford 63
19. Denver 62
19. Towson 62
Also receiving votes: Boston College, George Mason, Loyola, Ohio State, Penn State, Richmond, William & Mary, and Yale.
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