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Loyola still tops, no change for Maryland or Hopkins in weekly lacrosse polls

Posted on 22 April 2014 by WNST Staff

There was very little movement atop this week’s new major college lacrosse polls.

Locally, Loyola claimed their 12th straight win this past Thursday night with a 13-5 thrashing of Bucknell. Johns Hopkins held off Navy in a defensive battle Friday night in Annapolis, claiming a 6-5 victory. Maryland wrapped up the ACC regular season title  by topping Notre Dame 12-8 in South Bend.

Here is a look at the new weekly college lacrosse polls (courtesy of NCAA.com), starting with the Inside Lacrosse media poll…

RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Loyola (Md.) (15) 12-1 433 1
2 Duke (7) 12-2 425 2
3 Denver 11-2 391 3
4 Syracuse 9-3 370 4
5 Johns Hopkins 9-3 339 5
6 North Carolina 10-3 333 6
7 Maryland 10-2 324 7
8 Penn 7-3 264 9
9 Notre Dame 6-5 243 8
10 Virginia 9-5 242 10
11 Hofstra 10-3 232 11
12 Cornell 10-3 212 12
13 Yale 8-3 191 13
14 Army 9-3 119 16
15 Bryant 11-3 117 15
16 Drexel 9-4 98 18
17 Fairfield 10-3 89 17
18 Lehigh 11-4 63 19
19 Harvard 8-5 62 NR
20 Princeton 7-5 33 14

And the new USILA Coaches’ Poll…

RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Loyola (Md.) (11) 12-1 239 1
2 Duke (1) 12-2 229 2
3 Denver 11-2 213 3
4 Syracuse 9-3 200 4
5 Maryland 10-2 194 5
6 North Carolina 10-3 176 7
7 Johns Hopkins 9-3 169 6
8 Virginia 9-5 145 9
9 Notre Dame 6-5 142 8
10 Penn 7-3 130 10
11 Cornell 10-3 115 T12
12 Hofstra 10-3 106 T12
13 Yale 8-3 104 11
14 Fairfield 10-3 63 15
15 Army 9-3 56 16
T16 Harvard 8-5 55 20
T16 Drexel 9-4 55 T18
18 Lehigh 11-4 40 17
19 Princeton 7-5 33 14
20 Bryant 11-3 29 T18

 

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Loyola remains #1, Maryland falls in weekly lacrosse rankings

Posted on 14 April 2014 by WNST Staff

The greatest rivalry in the history of college lacrosse lead to a major shift in the sport’s weekly polls Monday.

Johns Hopkins raced past previous #3 ranked Maryland Saturday, posting an 11-6 victory over the Terps at Homewood Field. Hopkins moved up in the rankings thanks to the win while the Terrapins slid in both polls. Loyola remained #1 in both polls after crushing Boston University 15-6 Saturday for their 11th straight win and the Patriot League regular season title. Towson fell out of the polls after dropping an 8-1 decision to Penn State Saturday night.

Here are the new weekly lacrosse polls (courtesy of NCAA.com), staring with the Inside Lacrosse media poll…

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Loyola Maryland (15) 11-1 414 1
2 Duke (6) 11-2 405 2
3 Denver 10-2 367 5
4 Syracuse 8-3 357 7
5 Johns Hopkins 7-3 318 8
6 North Carolina 9-3 313 4
7 Maryland 9-2 312 3
8 Notre Dame 6-4 268 9
9 Penn 6-3 240 11
10 Virginia 8-5 215 10
11 Hofstra 9-3 205 14
12 Cornell 9-3 199 6
13 Yale 7-3 196 13
14 Princeton 7-4 129 17
15 Bryant 10-3 114 15
16 Army 8-3 91 18
17 Fairfield 9-3 76 12
18 Drexel 8-4 50 NR
19 Lehigh 10-4 42 T19
20 Massachusetts 7-4 27 16

Dropped out: No. T19 Towson.

And here is the new USILA Coaches’ poll…

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Loyola Maryland (11) 11-1 258 1
2 Duke (2) 11-2 248 2
3 Denver 10-2 224 5
4 Syracuse 8-3 221 7
5 Maryland 9-2 199 3
6 Johns Hopkins 7-3 196 9
7 North Carolina 9-3 193 4
8 Notre Dame 6-4 168 10
9 Virginia 8-5 155 8
10 Penn 6-3 135 T11
11 Yale 7-3 114 13
T12 Hofstra 9-3 107 16
T12 Cornell 9-3 107 6
14 Princeton 7-4 86 15
15 Fairfield 9-3 46 T11
16 Army 8-3 45 NR
17 Lehigh 10-4 42 20
T18 Drexel 8-4 40 NR
T18 Bryant 10-3 40 T17
20 Harvard 7-5 30 T17

Dropped out: No. 14 Massachusetts, No. 19 Towson.

Also receiving votes: Massachusetts, Albany, Air Force, Towson, Villanova, Penn State.

And with Selection Sunday now just weeks away, here is a look at the official NCAA lacrosse RPI rankings.

RANK SCHOOL CONFERENCE RECORD ROAD NEUTRAL HOME NON-DI
1 Syracuse Atlantic Coast 8-3 2-2 1-0 5-1 0-0
2 Duke Atlantic Coast 11-2 3-2 0-0 8-0 0-0
3 Penn Ivy 6-3 2-2 0-0 4-1 0-0
4 Johns Hopkins Division I Independents 7-3 2-1 0-0 5-2 0-0
5 Denver Big East 10-2 3-2 1-0 6-0 0-0
6 Maryland Atlantic Coast 9-2 3-2 0-0 6-0 0-0
7 Loyola Maryland Patriot 11-1 6-1 0-0 5-0 0-0
8 North Carolina Atlantic Coast 9-3 3-2 0-0 6-1 0-0
9 Cornell Ivy 9-3 5-1 0-0 4-2 0-0
10 Hofstra Colonial 9-3 1-2 0-0 8-1 0-0
11 Yale Ivy 7-3 4-2 0-0 3-1 0-0
12 Virginia Atlantic Coast 8-5 3-4 0-0 5-1 0-0
13 Notre Dame Atlantic Coast 6-4 4-1 0-1 2-2 0-0
14 Princeton Ivy 7-4 2-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
15 Drexel Colonial 8-4 4-2 0-0 4-2 0-0
16 Fairfield ECAC 9-3 4-2 0-0 5-1 0-0
17 Massachusetts Colonial 7-4 3-2 1-0 3-2 0-0
18 Towson Colonial 8-4 2-3 0-0 6-1 0-0
19 Albany (NY) America East 6-5 3-2 0-0 3-3 0-0
20 Villanova Big East 5-6 3-3 0-0 2-3 0-0
21 Penn St. Colonial 5-6 3-2 0-0 2-4 0-0
22 Harvard Ivy 7-5 2-5 0-0 5-0 0-0
23 Colgate Patriot 8-4 3-2 0-0 5-2 0-0
24 Air Force ECAC 8-3 2-1 1-1 5-1 0-0
25 Bryant Northeast 10-3 5-2 1-0 4-1 0-0
26 Lehigh Patriot 10-4 3-3 1-0 6-1 0-0
27 St. John’s (NY) Big East 6-6 2-4 0-1 4-1 0-0
28 Ohio St. ECAC 5-6 1-3 0-1 4-2 0-0
29 Brown Ivy 6-5 2-3 1-0 3-2 0-0
30 Siena Metro Atlantic 7-4 4-3 0-0 3-1 0-0
31 Binghamton America East 5-6 4-1 0-0 1-5 0-0
32 Army Patriot 8-3 3-1 1-0 4-2 0-0
33 Bellarmine ECAC 6-4 3-2 0-0 3-2 0-0
34 Saint Joseph’s Northeast 9-3 5-2 0-0 4-1 0-0
35 Bucknell Patriot 7-6 1-5 0-0 6-1 0-0
36 Michigan ECAC 4-9 3-5 0-0 1-4 0-0
37 High Point Atlantic Sun 8-4 3-3 0-0 5-1 0-0
38 Delaware Colonial 6-7 2-3 0-0 4-4 0-0
39 Canisius Metro Atlantic 6-5 3-3 1-0 2-2 0-0
40 UMBC America East 6-5 1-4 0-0 5-1 0-0
41 Marquette Big East 5-8 4-5 0-0 1-3 0-0
42 Rutgers Big East 7-6 3-4 0-0 4-2 0-0
43 Stony Brook America East 5-8 0-4 0-0 5-4 0-0
44 Georgetown Big East 4-8 1-4 0-1 3-3 0-0
45 Marist Metro Atlantic 3-8 1-4 0-1 2-3 0-0
46 Robert Morris Northeast 5-7 3-5 0-0 2-2 0-0
47 Jacksonville Atlantic Sun 3-7 0-4 0-0 3-3 0-0
48 Hobart Northeast 4-7 3-3 0-1 1-3 0-0
49 Navy Patriot 4-7 1-4 0-0 3-3 0-0
50 Hartford America East 5-8 3-3 0-0 2-5 0-0
51 Holy Cross Patriot 3-10 2-6 0-0 1-4 0-0
52 Detroit Metro Atlantic 5-6 3-1 0-0 2-5 0-0
53 Quinnipiac Metro Atlantic 5-5 4-3 0-0 1-2 0-0
54 Dartmouth Ivy 1-8 0-6 1-0 0-2 0-0
55 Mercer Atlantic Sun 6-5 3-5 0-0 3-0 0-0
56 Providence Big East 3-10 3-5 0-0 0-5 0-0
57 Furman Atlantic Sun 1-10 1-3 0-1 0-6 0-0
58 Richmond Atlantic Sun 3-9 1-4 0-1 2-4 0-0
59 Sacred Heart Northeast 4-7 3-2 0-1 1-4 0-0
60 Manhattan Metro Atlantic 4-9 2-6 0-0 2-3 0-0
61 Boston U. Patriot 1-11 1-4 0-0 0-7 0-0
62 Mt. St. Mary’s Northeast 0-13 0-8 0-0 0-5 0-0
63 Vermont America East 5-6 3-4 0-0 2-2 0-0
64 Lafayette Patriot 2-10 1-6 0-0 1-4 0-0
65 VMI Atlantic Sun 1-11 0-6 0-0 1-5 0-0
66 Monmouth Metro Atlantic 0-11 0-7 0-0 0-4 0-0
67 Wagner Northeast 2-8 1-1 0-0 1-7 0-0

 

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Loyola remains #1, Towson enters both new major lacrosse polls

Posted on 07 April 2014 by WNST Staff

The #1 ranked Loyola Greyhounds survived a major Patriot League scare Saturday, topping Navy 7-6 in 2OT and holding on to their spot atop the rankings. Elsewhere in local lacrosse action this weekend, Johns Hopkins shook off a three game losing streak by beating Albany 13-8 Friday night at Homewood Field and Towson scored their biggest win of the season by going on the road and outlasting previous #11 UMass 6-5.

Maryland was idle this weekend after throttling Robert Morris 19-6 Wednesday night. This has set the stage for a major top ten showdown between the Terps and Blue Jays this coming Saturday afternoon.

Here is a look at both of the new weekly lacrosse polls (courtesy of NCAA.com). We’ll start with the new Inside Lacrosse media poll.

RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Loyola (Md.) (16) 10-1 432 1
2 Duke (2) 10-2 414 3
3 Maryland (4) 9-1 401 4
4 North Carolina 9-2 375 5
5 Denver 9-2 347 6
6 Cornell 9-1 337 2
7 Syracuse 6-3 308 7
8 Johns Hopkins 6-3 273 10
9 Notre Dame 4-4 252 8
10 Virginia 8-4 244 9
11 Penn 5-3 215 13
12 Fairfield 9-2 195 15
13 Yale 6-3 184 14
14 Hofstra 7-3 131 T16
15 Bryant 9-3 111 11
16 Massachusetts 7-3 97 12
17 Princeton 5-4 69 19
18 Army 7-3 54 20
T19 Towson 8-3 42 NR
T19 Lehigh 9-3 42 NR

And now the new weekly USILA coaches’ poll.

RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Loyola (Md.) (12) 10-1 278 1
2 Duke (1) 10-2 258 3
3 Maryland (1) 9-1 250 4
4 North Carolina 9-2 243 5
5 Denver 9-2 223 6
6 Cornell 9-1 209 2
7 Syracuse 6-3 184 T8
8 Virginia 8-4 168 T8
9 Johns Hopkins 6-3 166 10
10 Notre Dame 4-4 163 7
T11 Fairfield 9-2 119 13
T11 Penn 5-3 119 15
13 Yale 6-3 112 14
14 Massachusetts 7-3 73 11
15 Princeton 5-4 72 17
16 Hofstra 7-3 48 20
T17 Harvard 6-4 46 NR
T17 Bryant 9-3 46 12
19 Towson 8-3 42 NR
20 Lehigh 9-3 32 NR

 

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Loyola remains at top spot in both weekly lacrosse polls

Posted on 01 April 2014 by WNST Staff

The Loyola Greyhounds were tested at Colgate this weekend, but ultimately held on for a 10-8 win to improve to 9-1 on the season. Thanks to their ninth straight victory the Hounds held on to the top spot in both of the weekly college lacrosse polls.

Maryland remained in the Top 5 in both polls thanks to a big 9-6 win over Virginia Sunday and Johns Hopkins dropped again after falling 13-9 to North Carolina-their third straight setback.

Here are the new weekly lacrosse polls, courtesy of NCAA.com. First the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll…

RANK NAME POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Loyola Maryland (16) 470 1
2 Cornell (8) 457 2
3 Duke 428 3
4 Maryland 411 4
5 North Carolina 384 5
6 Denver 366 6
7 Syracuse 322 9
8 Notre Dame 311 7
9 Virginia 298 8
10 Johns Hopkins 243 10
11 Bryant 231 12
12 Massachusetts 200 13
13 Penn 190 16
14 Yale 157 11
15 Fairfield 142 18
T16 Colgate 100 17
T16 Hofstra 100 19
18 Albany 67 15
19 Princeton 49 14
20 Army 45 NR

Dropped out: No. 20 Penn State.

Also receiving votes: Brown, Saint John’s, Lehigh, Drexel, Villanova, Towson, Mercer.

And now the USILA Coaches’ poll…

RANK NAME POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Loyola Maryland (8) 290 1
2 Cornell (5) 285 2
3 Duke (1) 266 3
4 Maryland (1) 258 4
5 North Carolina 245 5
6 Denver 228 6
7 Notre Dame 195 7
T8 Virginia 191 8
T8 Syracuse 191 10
10 Johns Hopkins 160 9
11 Massachusetts 129 14
12 Bryant 128 12
13 Fairfield 101 16
14 Yale 94 11
15 Penn 93 18
16 Albany 56 13
17 Princeton 54 15
18 Army 47 20
19 Colgate 41 19
20 Hofstra 31 NR

Dropped out:  No. 17 Penn State.

Also receiving votes: Lehigh, Drexel, Towson, Saint John’s, Penn State, Villanova.

 

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Loyola new number one in both weekly lacrosse polls

Posted on 24 March 2014 by WNST Staff

Loyola Men’s Lacrosse Rises To No. 1 In Polls

BALTIMORE – Loyola University Maryland men’s lacrosse reached the top spot in both the Warrior/Inside Lacrosse media poll and the USILA coaches’ rankings on Monday for the first time in 2014, marking the third-straight season the Greyhounds have been ranked No. 1 for at least one polling session.

The Greyhounds have won eight-straight games and are 8-1 overall, 4-0 in the Patriot League, heading into a Saturday, March 29, game at Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y.

Loyola was last ranked first in the opening polls of the 2013 season, and the Greyhounds also ascended to the top spot on April 16, 2012, where the spent the next three weeks before entering the NCAA Championships ranked second.

It also marks the first time that a Patriot League men’s lacrosse team has been ranked No. 1 in either poll, and it the Greyhounds are the first team in any sport from the conference to be ranked No. 1 since College of the Holy Cross was tops in then Division I-AA during the 1987 football season.

Maryland fell to fourth in both polls after losing at North Carolina Saturday-their first loss of the year. Johns Hopkins dropped to 9th in the coaches’ poll, 10th in the media poll after falling in overtime Saturday at Virginia, their second straight loss. Towson is receiving votes in both polls.

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Maryland, Loyola hold on to top spots in weekly lacrosse rankings

Posted on 17 March 2014 by WNST Staff

#1 The University of Maryland lacrosse team played their closest game of the season this weekend, beating Villanova 12-10 Friday night to remain undefeated. They held on to the top spot in both the new weekly Inside Lacrosse media poll and the USILA Coaches’ Poll for a third straight week.

Loyola remained #2 behind the Terps in both polls after squeezing past Army 7-6 Saturday in a tough Patriot League contest. The news wasn’t as good for Johns Hopkins, who dropped in the weekly polls after suffering their first setback of the season-a 12-10 defeat at the hands of Syracuse.

Here are the new weekly polls, courtesy of NCAA.com. First the new media poll…

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Maryland (19) 6-0 399 1
2 Loyola Maryland (1) 6-1 380 2
3 Cornell 6-0 344 8
4 Duke 6-2 342 4
5 Denver 6-2 306 9
T6 North Carolina 5-2 277 5
T6 Syracuse 4-2 277 10
8 Johns Hopkins 5-1 272 3
9 Notre Dame 3-2 259 12
10 Virginia 6-2 234 6
11 Massachusetts 6-1 179 15
12 Princeton 3-2 170 16
13 Penn 3-2 134 11
14 Penn State 3-3 133 7
15 Bryant 5-2 106 20
16 Yale 3-2 92 17
17 Hofstra 4-2 79 18
18 Colgate 6-1 78 19
19 Albany 2-3 58 13
20 Lehigh 6-2 56 14

And the new Coaches’ poll…

RANK TEAM RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Maryland (12) 6-0 240 1
2 Loyola Maryland 6-1 228 T2
3 Duke 6-2 206 6
4 Cornell 6-0 191 8
5 Denver 6-2 176 9
6 Syracuse 4-2 174 10
7 North Carolina 5-2 173 4
8 Notre Dame 3-2 170 11
9 Johns Hopkins 5-1 160 T2
10 Virginia 6-2 124 7
11 Massachusetts 6-1 106 14
12 Penn State 3-3 104 5
13 Princeton 3-2 101 16
14 Penn 3-2 78 12
15 Bryant 5-2 65 18
16 Yale 3-2 60 17
17 Lehigh 6-2 48 15
18 Albany 2-3 35 13
19 Fairfield 4-2 22 19
20 Drexel 4-3 15 20

Towson is also receiving votes in the Coaches’ poll.

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Maryland, Loyola, Hopkins claim top spots in weekly lacrosse polls

Posted on 10 March 2014 by WNST Staff

Area lacrosse teams continued a great start to the 2014 this weekend and have been rewarded for it by rising in the weekly polls. The University of Maryland went on the road and topped Stony Brook 11-8 to remain unbeaten, Johns Hopkins used two big runs to top UMBC 15-8 Saturday afternoon and Loyola doubled up Duke Sunday night at Ridley Athletic Complex.

Here are this week’s new rankings (courtesy of NCAA.com), starting with the Inside Lacrosse media poll.

RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Maryland (22) 5-0 459 1
2 Loyola (Md.) (1) 5-1 432 5
3 Johns Hopkins 5-0 411 4
4 Duke 4-2 352 3
5 North Carolina 4-1 344 8
6 Virginia 6-1 338 2
7 Penn State 3-1 328 7
8 Cornell 5-0 303 15
9 Denver 4-2 281 12
10 Syracuse 3-2 274 9
11 Penn 3-1 233 13
12 Notre Dame 2-2 228 6
13 Albany 2-2 166 17
14 Lehigh 5-1 142 16
15 Massachusetts 4-1 126 10
16 Princeton 2-2 124 14
17 Yale 2-1 114 11
18 Hofstra 3-2 47 NR
19 Colgate 5-1 35 NR
20 Bryant 3-2 31 NR

Of note, Towson appeared in the “Also receiving votes” portion of the IL poll. Now here is the new USILA coaches’ poll…

RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Maryland (13) 5-0 278 1
T2 Johns Hopkins 5-0 257 3
T2 Loyola (Md.) (1) 5-1 257 5
4 North Carolina 4-1 225 6
5 Penn State 3-1 207 7
6 Duke 4-2 206 4
7 Virginia 6-1 205 2
8 Cornell 5-0 178 15
9 Denver 4-2 168 12
10 Syracuse 3-2 161 11
11 Notre Dame 2-2 140 8
12 Penn 3-1 123 14
13 Albany 2-2 104 18
14 Massachusetts 4-1 87 9
15 Lehigh 5-1 85 16
16 Princeton 2-2 83 13
17 Yale 2-1 61 10
18 Bryant 3-2 29 NR
19 Fairfield 3-2 21 NR
20 Drexel 3-3 19 17

 

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Maryland new #1; Loyola, Hopkins join them in Top 5 of new lacrosse rankings

Posted on 03 March 2014 by WNST Staff

The area’s top college lacrosse teams had another great weekend. The University of Maryland handled previously #1 ranked Duke with relative ease Saturday, winning 10-6 at Byrd Stadium. Johns Hopkins went on the road and handed Princeton their first loss, a 15-9 final. And Loyola continued their red hot play by going on the road and topping Lehigh 14-7.

As a result, all three teams moved up in the new weekly lacrosse rankings announced Monday. The Terps are the new Number 1 team in the country according to both polls, both other teams have joined them in the top five in both polls.

First, the new Inside Lacrosse media poll, courtesy of NCAA.com.

RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Maryland (21) 4-0 458 2
2 Virginia (1) 6-0 433 4
3 Duke (1) 4-1 397 1
4 Johns Hopkins 4-0 387 7
5 Loyola (Md.) 4-1 357 8
6 Notre Dame 2-1 334 11
7 Penn State 3-1 315 10
8 North Carolina 3-1 311 3
9 Syracuse 2-2 243 6
10 Massachusetts 4-0 238 13
11 Yale 2-0 237 12
12 Denver 3-2 216 5
13 Penn 2-1 188 20
14 Princeton 2-1 180 9
15 Cornell 3-0 145 15
16 Lehigh 4-1 114 14
17 Albany 1-2 74 17
18 Drexel 2-2 71 16
19 Ohio State 1-3 27 19
20 St. John’s 2-1 25 NR

And the new USILA Coaches’ Poll, also courtesy of NCAA.com.

RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Maryland (14) 4-0 298 3
2 Virginia (1) 6-0 282 4
3 Johns Hopkins 4-0 262 5
4 Duke 4-1 250 1
5 Loyola (Md.) 4-1 230 7
6 North Carolina 3-1 218 2
7 Penn State 3-1 205 9
8 Notre Dame 2-1 202 11
9 Massachusetts 4-0 174 13
10 Yale 2-0 146 12
11 Syracuse 2-2 140 8
12 Denver 3-2 135 6
13 Princeton 2-1 117 10
14 Penn 2-1 115 20
15 Cornell 3-0 72 16
16 Lehigh 4-1 69 14
17 Drexel 2-2 57 15
18 Albany 1-2 51 18
19 St. John’s 2-1 23 NR
20 Army 3-1 20 NR

 

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Maryland, Hopkins, Loyola all move up in weekly lacrosse polls

Posted on 24 February 2014 by WNST Staff

The University of Maryland, Johns Hopkins University and Loyola University Maryland lacrosse teams all moved up in the weekly polls Monday courtesy of weekend victories.

The Terps posted the most impressive victory, topping previous #1 Syracuse 16-8 Saturday in the Carrier Dome. The Blue Jays crushed future Big Ten foe Michigan 14-5 at Homewood Field and Loyola raced past Holy Cross 16-4 in their first ever Patriot League contest.

Here are the new rankings (courtesy of NCAA.com), starting with the Inside Lacrosse media poll…

RANK SCHOOL RECORD POINTS PREVIOUS
1 Duke (20) 4-0 438 1
2 Maryland (2) 3-0 410 5
3 North Carolina 3-0 406 3
4 Virginia 4-0 350 7
5 Denver 3-1 331 6
6 Syracuse 2-1 297 2
7 Johns Hopkins 3-0 294 8
8 Loyola 3-1 271 10
9 Princeton 1-0 262 9
10 Penn State 2-1 261 12
11 Notre Dame 1-1 251 4
12 Yale 1-0 198 13
13 Massachusetts 3-0 176 15
14 Lehigh 4-0 169 14
15 Cornell 1-0 109 19
16 Drexel 1-1 88 NR
17 Albany 0-2 68 11
18 Fairfield 2-0 60 NR
19 Ohio State 1-2 59 17
20 Penn 0-1 54 16

And now the new USILA Coaches’ Poll…

Rank
Team
Record
Points
Previous Week
1
Duke
4-0
271(11)
2
2
North Carolina
3-0
262(1)
3
3
Maryland
3-0
249(2)
7
4
Virginia
4-0
225
5 tie
5
Johns Hopkins
3-0
200
8
6
Denver
3-1
198
5 tie
7
Loyola
3-1
183
9
8
Syracuse
2-1
176
1
9
Penn State
2-1
170
12
10
Princeton
1-0
162
10
11
Notre Dame
1-1
143
4
12
Yale
1-0
124
13
13
UMass
3-0
121
14
14
Lehigh
4-0
97
15
15
Drexel
1-1
61
nr
16
Cornell
1-0
60
16
17
Fairfield
0-2
57
19 tie
18
Albany
0-2
41
11
19
Ohio State
1-2
34
17
20
Penn
0-1
31
18

Also receiving votes: Bucknell, Bellarmine, Brown, Bryant, Villanova, Providence, St. John’s, Army

 

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Loyola attackman Ward named to IL Preseason Player of the Year watch list

Posted on 18 January 2014 by WNST Staff

Inside Lacrosse announced their Preseason Player of the Year watch list this week. Albany junior attackman Lyle Thompson was the choice for Preseason Player of the Year, a year after tying the all-time Division I single season scoring record.

Only one player from the area made this year’s list, Loyola senior attackman Justin Ward (Old Mill) was ranked ninth. Ward will look to become only the second men’s player from a school in the state of Maryland to ever win the Tewaaraton Trophy (Johns Hopkins’ Kyle Harrison in 2005) this year after amassing 105 points over the last two seasons.

Here is what IL had to say about Ward in their write-up…

As a freshman, Ward talked of modeling his game after Rob Pannell. Through intense physical preparation, he’s emerged as a dodging feeder with a similar combination of strength and quickness, and he’s got the leadership and eyes-up intangibles to be nearly as good.

Ward was selected 23rd overall in the 2014 MLL Draft by the Charlotte Hounds and was picked as a co-captain for the Greyhounds this season. Here is the entire Preseason Player of the Year watch list from IL.

10. Brandon Mangan, A, Sr., Yale
9. Ward
8. T.J. Sanders, A, So., Penn State
7. Matt Kavanagh, A, So., Notre Dame
6. Joey Sankey, A, Jr., North Carolina
5. Wesley Berg, A, Jr., Denver
4. Kieran McArdle, A, Sr., St. John’s
3. Thomas Schreiber, M, Sr., Princeton
2. Jordan Wolf, A, Sr., Duke
1. Lyle Thompson, A, Jr., Albany

(Honorable Mention: Jimmy Bitter, A, Jr., North Carolina; Chris LaPierre, M, Sr., Virginia; Jesse King, M, Jr., Ohio State; Mark Cockerton, A, Sr., Virginia; John Glesener, A, Jr., Army)

Loyola opens the 2014 season Thursday, February 6 at Virginia.

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