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women's lacrosse
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press release
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Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Top 10 Poll
Sports Information
Department, Dan Teliski, Director
Phone: (814) 871-7418
Date: February 14, 2008
GANNON
WOMEN'S LACROSSE RANKED
EIGHTH IN NATIONAL PRESEASON POLL
ERIE, Pa. - The Gannon women’s
lacrosse team is ranked eighth in Lacrosse magazine’s annual NCAA Division
II preseason rankings.
2007 NCAA Division II runner-up West Chester is the magazine’s top pick.
The Rams finished 19-2 last season, falling to C.W. Post 15-7 in the national
title game.
C.W. Post is ranked second after completing last year’s perfect 17-0 season
with a national championship. The Pioneers advanced to a NCAA Division II
record sixth consecutive Final Four.
Stonehill (Mass.), Adelphi (N.Y.), and Lock Haven complete the top five.
Stonehill and Lock Haven both played in the 2007 Final Four, but were eliminated
in the national semifinals.
Limestone (S.C.), Pfeiffer (N.C.), Gannon, Queens (N.C.), and Philadelphia
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).
Lacrosse magazine is the flagship publication of US Lacrosse, a 200,000-member,
non-profit organization that serves as the sport’s national governing body.
The magazine, the first feature publication devoted to lacrosse, celebrates
its 31st year of production in 2008.
The complete preseason rankings can be found at http://laxmagazine.cstv.com/sports/w-lacros/spec-rel/d-II-rankings.html.
Gannon University~University Square ~ Erie, PA 16541-0001
Toll
Free: 1-800-GANNON-U
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updated
2/14/08 by: drt
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