
Ava Vasile (Milford, Mass.) of Vermont has nearly doubled her assist total from last season. (UVM Athletics)
On this site, and in the upcoming issue of New England Lacrosse Journal, we will preview every Division 1 men's and women's team in New England, by conference, and unveil, team by team, our preseason top 10.
Leading off the women’s preview is the America East Conference. The news that eight-time champion Stony Brook has been ruled ineligible for the league tournament -- as the school's teams prepare to move to the CAA -- opens things up for UMass Lowell, New Hampshire and Vermont.
Of those three teams, only UVM made the conference playoffs last season.
Here is a look at the region's three teams in America East.