February 20, 2008

Bulldog Picked to Finish 2nd in NE-10 Preseason Men's Lacrosse Poll

Defending NE-10 Champions Picked Second in Preseason Poll

February 20, 2008

 Smithfield, RI - Coming off the most successful season in Bulldog history, the Bryant men's lacrosse team has been picked second in the 2008 Northeast-10 Preseason Poll. Defending National Champion Le Moyne was picked to finish first, and took home 10 of 11 first place votes.

 No. Team (1st place votes) Points 
2007
Record 
 1  Le Moyne (10)  120  15-2
 2  Bryant  109  11-4
 3  Saint Michael's  94  9-7
 4  Merrimack (1)  89  6-8
 5  Saint Anselm  66  6-8
 6  Pace  61  7-7
 7  Southern NH  59  3-10
 8  Bentley  54  4-8
 9  Assumption  41  4-10
 10  Franklin Pierce  21  3-11
 11 American International   12  N/A


Bryant defeated the two-time defending National champion Dolphins last season in Smithfield to snap the team's 63-game regular season winning streak.  The Dolphins returned the favor in the NE-10 championship game 5-4 en route to their third National Championship since 2004.

Saint Michael's was picked third, and Merrimack fourth. The Warriors brought in the only first place vote not to go to Le Moyne.

Saint Anselm, Pace, and Southern New Hampshire follow Merrimack. Bentley, Assumption, Franklin Pierce, and AIC round out the preseason poll.

 The Bulldogs kick off their season this Saturday at Bulldog Stadium against Le Moyne at 1pm.

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