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women's lacrosse
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press release
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IWLCA Top 10 Poll
Sports Information
Department, Dan Teliski, Director
Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: February 20, 2008
GANNON WOMEN'S LACROSSE RANKED
EIGHTH IN FIRST IWLCA NATIONAL POLL
ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon women’s
lacrosse team is ranked eighth in the initial Intercollegiate Women’s Lacrosse
Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division II top-10 poll released Wednesday afternoon.
C.W. Post, the reigning national champion, begins the 2008 season on top
of the IWLCA weekly poll. The Pioneers took five of the 10 first-place votes
and earned 91 points. 2007 NCAA Division II runner-up West Chester is tabbed
second with four first-place votes and 90 points. Limestone (S.C.) captured
the final first-place vote, sitting in third place with 66 points.
Stonehill (Mass.) (65) and Adelphi (N.Y.) (61) complete the top five. Lock
Haven (59), Pfeiffer (N.C.) (46), Gannon (29), Queens (N.C.) (14), and Mercyhurst
(9) round out the top 10.
Gannon returns 12 letterwinners and seven players who reached double digits
in starting assignments from last year’s 12-4 squad. The Lady Knights will
have to replace their top two leading scorers in Joanna Culkin (23 goals,
45 assists, 68 points) and Shannon Pagano (34-25-59). The program has never
recorded a losing season in its 12-year history and has posted three consecutive
10-win seasons.
Krista Schunk (Honeoye Falls, N.Y./Honeoye Falls-Lima) and Taryn
Millerd (Shortsville, N.Y./Midlakes) headline the offensive unit. Schunk
ranked 17th among NCAA Division II players in 2007 with 3.06 goals per match.
She recorded 49 goals, seven assists, and 56 points. Millerd tallied 33 goals,
15 assists, and 48 points.
Acacia Cook (Clay, N.Y./Clay-NS) returns in goal after finishing fourth
among NCAA Division II goalkeepers last season in save percentage (.539)
and goals against average (7.73).
Gannon opens the 2008 season Saturday, March 1 against Rollins (Fla.) at
St. Andrews Presbyterian (N.C.) College. Game time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
The complete IWLCA Division II top-10 poll can be found at http://www.iwlca.org/poll.asp.
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updated 2/20/08 by: drt
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