Women's Lacrosse Tops Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Top-10
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BALTIMORE, Md. (Jan. 10, 2014) - The two-time defending national champion LIU Post women's lacrosse team has been dubbed Lacrosse Magazine's top-ranked squad heading into the 2014 campaign, as announced Friday in the publication's Preseason Top-10 tally.
The Pioneers, coached by
Meghan McNamara (East Northport, N.Y.), were one of just two teams from the East Coast Conference to find the ledger. Dowling made its debut at No. 9.
LIU Post went 20-0 in 2013, including a 7-0 clip in East Coast Conference play, en route to a league crown and its second-consecutive national championship. The Pioneers defeated Limestone in the title game, 10-7, after beating nearby rival Adelphi, 7-6, in a thrilling semifinal contest.
The green and gold will be led by senior attacker
Jackie Sileo (Wantagh, N.Y.), who currently holds the Division II record for points, and leads all of NCAA (I, II, III) in assists. Oher key players returning for the Pioneers are senior midfielder
Katie Rotan (West Islip, N.Y.), senior defender
Melissa Rohr (Plainview, N.Y.), senior attacker/midfielder
Samantha Losco (Smithtown, N.Y.), and senior attacker
Morgan Chiarenza (Nesconset, N.Y.).
LIU Post starts up the 2014 season on Saturday, Mar. 1, when it hosts Bloomsburg at Hickox Field in Brookville, N.Y. The opening draw is scheduled for 2 p.m.
Lacrosse Magazine NCAA Division II Preseason Top-10
1. LIU Post
2. Adelphi
3. Le Moyne
4. Limestone
5. Lock Haven
6. Rollins
7. West Chester
8. Stonehill
9. Dowling
10. Pfeiffer