NCAA Lacrosse: Maryland Men’s Lacrosse 2014 Schedule Features Syracuse, Duke, Michigan, North Carolina, Virginia, Johns Hopkins And Notre Dame

NCAA Div III Lacrosse: “Lacrosse Magazine Women’s 2014 Preseason Top 20” Features Salisbury #1 Followed By Cortland, Trinity, Middleton And Franklin & Marshall

After avenging a loss in the 2012 NCAA title game with a 12-5 win over Trinity last May to capture its second NCAA championship, the Salisbury University Sea Gulls open 2014 as Lacrosse Magazine’s preseason No. 1 for NCAA Division III women’s lacrosse.
Salisbury, which went a perfect 23-0 a year ago, returns first-team All-America selections Ashton Wheatley (G) and Bethany Baer (M) along with second-team honoree Meghan Toomey (D) and several other key players under reigning IWLCA Division III Coach of the Year Jim Nestor.
Cortland, led by IWLCA Defender of the Year Jessica Lavelle, comes in at No. 2 this spring after making the NCAA semifinals in 2013. Trinity, which eliminated the Red Dragons in the semifinals before falling to Salisbury in the title game, is No. 3.

Lacrosse Magazine NCAA DIII Women’s Preseason Top 20

1. Salisbury
2. Cortland
3. Trinity
4. Middlebury
5. Franklin & Marshall
6. Gettysburg
7. TCNJ
8. Colby
9. Bowdoin
10. Geneseo
11. RPI
12. York
13. Amherst
14. Susquehanna
15. Hamilton
16. Christopher Newport
17. Ithaca
18. Brockport
19. Fredonia
20. Stevenson

NCAA Lacrosse: Holy Cross Women’s Lacrosse Releases 2014 Schedule Featuring UMass, Yale, Colgate, Brown, Loyola, Harvard And Navy

The Holy Cross women’s lacrosse program has announced its 2014 schedule. Holy Cross is scheduled to play 17 regular season games, including eight at Holy Cross Field. The Crusaders will take on four teams that made it to the 2013 NCAA Tournament (Boston College, Loyola (Md.), UMass and Navy).
The Crusaders will start the season with a home game versus Bryant (Feb. 13). The Crusaders will then hit the road to take on five-time defending Atlantic 10 Tournament champion UMass (Feb. 18) and Yale (Feb. 22). The Crusaders will return home for a contest against Fairfield (Feb. 26).

NCAA Lacrosse: American Univ. Women’s Lacrosse 2014 Schedule Features UMBC, Johns Hopkins, Holy Cross, Navy, Virginia, Loyola And Colgate

Head Lacrosse Coach Emma Wallace has announced the 2014 American University lacrosse schedule, which features eight regular season home games as the Eagles look to advance to the Patriot League Tournament for the fourth straight year.
“I am excited about our 2014 schedule and look forward to starting the season on February 8,” said Coach Wallace. “This year we face a challenging non-conference schedule featuring match-ups against UMBC, Virginia and Johns Hopkins. Our competitive non-conference schedule will prepare us well for Patriot League play as our conference has only grown in strength with the addition of Loyola (Md.) and Boston U. It is extremely exciting to be in a league that has an automatic qualifying bid and the strong possibility of an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament.”