Virginia Men's Lacrosse Ranked Sixth in Lacrosse Magazine Poll

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Jan. 17, 2002

Charlottesville, Va. – The Virginia men’s lacrosse team is ranked sixth in the Lacrosse Magazine preseason Top 20 poll. The Cavaliers, who open their season at home on Feb. 24 against Drexel, face nine teams ranked in the preseason poll.

Two Cavaliers were named to the magazine’s preseason All-America team-attack Conor Gill and goalie Tillman Johnson. Defenseman Mark Koontz was recognized as a “Player to Watch.”

The 2002 Lacrosse Magazine Men’s Lacrosse Division I Preseason Poll is shown below.

1. *Princeton (14) 507
2. *Syracuse (9) 500
3. *Towson (1) 447
4. *Johns Hopkins (1) 442
5. *Maryland 373
6. VIRGINIA 364
7. Georgetown 361
8. *Duke 331
9. Loyola 285
10. Hofstra 271
11. Massachusetts 235
12. *North Carolina 230
13. *Notre Dame 227
14. Navy 202
15. Cornell 125
16. *Penn State 114
17. Brown 97
18. UMBC 75
19. Bucknell 63
20. Army 56

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* Virginia opponent this season

Preseason All-America Team:Attack: Conor Gill, Virginia, Ryan Boyle, Princeton, Michael Powell, Syracuse

Midfield: Kevin Cassese, Duke (also FO), Josh Coffman, Syracuse, Steve Dusseau, Georgetown, Kyle Sweeney, Georgetown (LSM).

Defense: Damien Davis, Princeton, John Glatzel, Syracuse, Michael Howley, Maryland

Goalie: Tillman Johnson, Virginia

Others to Watch: Mark Koontz (Defense, Virginia), Bobby Benson (Attack, Johns Hopkins), Danny Cocchi (LSM, Towson), Justin Cynar (Goal, Cornell), Ryan McClay (Defense, Cornell).