2016 MAAC Lacrosse Season Begins Saturday, February 6
MAAC Sports
EDISON, NJ – The 2016 Men’s Lacrosse season kicks off on Saturday, February 6 when the Manhattan Jaspers face Bryant University at 1:00 p.m. in Smithfield, RI. The first game of the season for women’s lacrosse takes place on Wednesday, February 10 at 4:00 p.m. when Monmouth travels to Maryland to take on Towson.
The men’s lacrosse championship takes place from May 4-7 and is hosted by the highest seed full MAAC member. The women’s lacrosse championship first round takes place on April 30 with the championship game taking place on Sunday, May 8. The number one overall seed will be the host.
Below are the results from the men’s and women’s lacrosse preseason coaches’ polls, which were released on December 9 during the MAAC Preseason Awards Show.
Men’s Preseason Coaches' Poll
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1.
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Marist
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47
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2.
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Quinnipiac
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41
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3.
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Monmouth
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36
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T4.
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Detroit
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24
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T4.
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Siena
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24
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6.
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Canisius
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17
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7.
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Manhattan
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7
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Men’s Preseason All-MAAC Team
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Joseph Radin*
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Attack
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Marist
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JD Recor
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Attack
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Marist
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Ryan Keenan
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Attack
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Quinnipiac
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Jeff Edwards
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Midfield
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Canisius
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Connor Meth
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Midfield
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Quinnipiac
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Gannon Morrison*
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Midfield
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Marist
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Rich Stapleton
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Defense
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Canisius
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Paul Bitetti
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Defense
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Detroit
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Frankie Brier
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Defense
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Marist
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Andrew Grajewski
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Defense
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Monmouth
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Jason Weber
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Goalie
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Detroit
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Men’s Preseason Player of the Year
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Joseph Radin*
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Attack
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Marist
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Women’s Preseason Coaches' Poll
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1.
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Canisius
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77
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2.
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Fairfield
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76
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3.
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Monmouth
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61
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4.
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Marist
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53
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5.
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Siena
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45
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6.
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Niagara
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34
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7.
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Iona
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27
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8.
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Manhattan
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19
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9.
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Quinnipiac
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13
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Women’s Preseason All-MAAC Team
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Taylor Giglio
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Attack
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Canisius
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Riley Hellstein
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Attack
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Fairfield
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Allison Gionta
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Attack
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Marist
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Marial Pierce
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Attack
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Monmouth
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Ashley Bull
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Midfield
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Canisius
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Erica Evans
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Midfield
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Canisius
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Kara McHugh
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Midfield
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Marist
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Sami Franco
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Defense
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Canisius
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Nicole Nelson
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Defense
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Canisius
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Melissa Laible
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Defense
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Fairfield
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Gabriella Di Domizio
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Defense
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Iona
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Kristina Vangeli
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Defense
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Monmouth
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Kara Martin
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Defense
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Niagara
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Kiera Kelly
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Defense
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Quinnipiac
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Chelsey Sidaras
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Goalie
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Fairfield
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Women’s Preseason Player of the Year
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Erica Evans
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Midfield
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Canisius
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*denotes unanimous selection
For all information regarding the 2016 men’s lacrosse season, visit maacsports.com
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