Menā??s Lacrosse Picked to Finish Seventh in TCCC Poll

For Immediate Release

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Men’s Lacrosse Picked to Finish Seventh in TCCC Poll
2/18/2009
            Endicott College has been selected as the favorite to win the 2009 Commonwealth Coast Conference men’s lacrosse championship, it was announced today by Commissioner Gregg M. Kaye. Voting for the preseason poll was conducted among the league’s head men’s lacrosse coaches.
            Endicott College (18-3, 9-0) received six of the 10 first-place votes in the 2009 TCCC preseason poll, the Gulls enter the season ranked #9 in the country by Inside Lacrosse. Western New England was selected by the coaches as the runner-up in the conference and received the remaining four first-place votes, the Golden Bears open the year ranked #17 by Inside Lacrosse. Gordon was picked to finish third, while Roger Williams and Salve Regina were picked to finish fourth and fifth, respectively.
            Teams received 10 points for every first place vote received, nine points for second place votes, eight points for third place votes, down to one point for a last place vote. First place votes are shown in parentheses.
 
2009 TCCC PRESEASON MEN’S LACROSSE POLL
TEAM                                                POINTS (1st Place votes)
Endicott                                              96  (6)
Western New England                          94  (4)
Gordon                                                76
Roger Williams                                     74
Salve Regina                                         51
New England College                             47
Curry                                                   35
Wentworth                                           35
Nichols
                                                29
Univ. of New England                     13