Eagles Grab No. 1 Spot in IWLCA Poll

CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. (IWLCA.com) -- The Boston College women's lacrosse team has been tabbed as the No. 1 team in the 2019 Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the IWLCA Monday. The Eagles claimed 22 of 25 possible first-place votes, as reigning champion James Madison took in two votes and North Carolina found one. Seven of the eight Atlantic Coast Conference teams debuted in the initial poll.

Boston College welcomes back reigning Tewaaraton winner Sam Apuzzo as well as four additional Preseason All-Americans in Kenzie Kent, Dempsey Arsenault, Elizabeth Miller and Hannah Hyatt, joining forces with the seven freshmen that were named the No. 1 Recruiting Class by Inside Lacrosse. The Eagles were also ranked as No. 1 in both the US Lacrosse and Inside Lacrosse preseason polls.

Rank	Institution	Points	FPV	2018 Record
1	Boston College	622	22	22-2
T-2	Maryland	579	0	20-2
T-2	North Carolina	579	1	17-4
4	James Madison	536	2	22-1
5	Stony Brook	505	0	20-1
6	Florida	500	0	17-4
7	Northwestern	483	0	15-6
8	Princeton	408	0	13-6
9	Loyola	380	0	16-5
10	Penn	362	0	14-5
11	Towson	334	0	16-5
12	Penn State	326	0	10-10
13	Navy (USNA)	319	0	18-4
14	Virginia Tech	314	0	14-7
15	Syracuse	304	0	9-10
16	Virginia	275	0	10-10
17	Colorado	252	0	14-6
18	Stanford	246	0	15-5
19	Denver	128	0	13-7
20	Notre Dame	127	0	10-9
21	Southern California	111	0	10-8
22	Georgetown	96	0	12-7
23	Johns Hopkins	87	0	10-9
24	Duke	83	0	8-9
25	Dartmouth	79	0	11-5

The Eagles begin their 2019 campaign on Feb. 9 with a noon matchup hosting cross-town rival Boston University.

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