New England Lacrosse Journal

Scott Souza

D1 men’s poll: Big wins by big teams

Luke McCaleb and Brown had a huge win over Virginia. (Brown University Athletics)Yale delivered some NCAA history this week as senior TD Ierlan broke Trevor Baptiste’s all-time NCAA record for faceoff wins in a victory against Michigan as the Bulldogs looked to retain the top spot in the Division I … [Read more...]

D1 women’s poll: Top three settling in after first month

Kaitlyn Cerasi and UMass have locked themselves into the top three. (UMass Athletics)With the first month of the season in the books the top teams in New England are starting to solidify themselves atop the Lacrosse Journal Division I poll, while there is plenty of movement throughout the top … [Read more...]

D1 women’s poll: Big Green lock down top spot

Jolie Creo's big weekend helped push the Crusaders up the poll. (Holy Cross Athletics)An overtime showdown between Dartmouth and Brown highlighted this week’s slate games with the Big Green emerging in an overtime thriller to retain the No. 1 spot in this week’s Division 1 poll hanging in the … [Read more...]

D1 men’s poll: Chaos reigns as calendar flips

Gabriel Procyk and UMass are riding high after a massive win over the Elis. (Thom Kendall - UMass Athletics)A crazy start to the season took one wild turn on Saturday when UMass took out a Yale team ranked No. 1 in the nation and entrenched atop the New England Division 1 men’s poll in recent … [Read more...]

D1 women’s poll: Ocean State clubs on the rise

Jenna Fischer caused five turnoveBryant's Jamie Fischer led the Bulldogs' charge into the top 10. (Photo: Dave Silverman)Brown is poised to make a bid for the top spot in this week’s poll with games against Boston College and Dartmouth this week, but the Big Green are looking tough to beat atop the … [Read more...]

Crimson rising in newest D1 men’s poll

Nick Loring and the Crimson picked up a W to start the Gerry Byrne era. (Harvard Athletics)A handful of losses in the top five and a huge debut for a new coach made for some changes in this week’s New England Lacrosse Poll. It was a big week for the Ivies as Yale, Dartmouth and Harvard all earned … [Read more...]

D1 women’s poll: Big Green take over top spot

Dartmouth is the new number one this week (John and Matt Risley/Dartmouth Athletics)The highlight of the weekend slate took place in Amherst where Dartmouth was able to use a second-half surge to get past  top-ranked UMass and cause a shakeup at the top of this week’s New England Lacrosse Journal … [Read more...]

D1 men’s poll: Ivies dot the rankings, PC on the rise

Yale senior face-off specialist TD Ierlan holds the Division 1 record for face-off winning percentage. (Yale Athletics)With all but one team now having at least one game in the books there has already been some movement in the Division I men’s poll. Holy Cross makes a push behind its tight victory … [Read more...]

Division 1 New England women’s lacrosse poll

UMass celebrates a goal. (Credit: Ben Barnhart)The New England lacrosse season could not have started off with a bigger bang in the opening weekend as three-time NCAA finalist Boston College took on UMass with the Minutewomen claiming their first-ever victory against a team ranked in the top five … [Read more...]

Division 1 New England men’s lacrosse poll

Yale attackmen Matt Brandau and Jackson Morrill both return in 2020. (Larry French/NCAA Photos via Getty Images)With the bulk of the Ivy League set to take the field this week it will be all in for almost all of New England’s top Division I men’s teams. Yale begins its quest for a third straight run … [Read more...]

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