Men’s Lacrosse Appears Back In The National Polls At No. 20

ALBANY, N.Y. - Fresh off back-to-back wins including a conference-opening 21-8 win against Binghamton, the University at Albany men’s lacrosse team moves back into both national polls at No. 20. The Great Danes have either been receiving votes or in the Top-20 since the preseason poll.

On Tuesday, the Great Danes had their best defensive effort, holding Harvard to a season-best seven goals. The win over the Crimson marked head coach Scott Marr’s 100^th career victory, all of which have come at UAlbany in 13 seasons. Then on Saturday, UAlbany turned up the heat and dominated Binghamton for the full 60 minutes. The Thompson trio racked up 13 goals and five assists and freshman goalie Blaze Riorden held the Bearcats to six goals on 17 chances.

The Great Danes head to Baltimore, Md. for an ESPNU showdown against the 10^th-ranked John Hopkins Blue Jays on Friday, April 5 at Homewood Field. The game is slated for 7 p.m.

	Nike/Inside Lacrosse	Media Poll
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Maryland	457
2	Cornell	434
3	Denver	404
4	Notre Dame	375
5	Loyola (Md.)	359
6	North Carolina	351
7	Princeton	320
8	Syracuse	302
9	Duke	273
10	St. John's	227
11	Johns Hopkins	206
12	Penn State	202
13	Bucknell	196
14	Drexel	186
15	Ohio State	125
16	Yale	110
17	Penn	86
18	Lehigh	82
19	Virginia	51
20	UAlbany	38

	USILA	Coaches Poll
Rank	Team	Votes
1	Maryland	174 (5)
2	Cornell	168 (3)
3	Denver	154
4	North Carolina	151 (1)
5	Notre Dame	148
6	Loyola (Md.)	145
7	Duke	120
8	Princeton	110
9	Syracuse	110
10	Johns Hopkins	102
11	Bucknell	95
12	Drexel	71
13	Penn State	68
14	St. John's	66
15	Ohio State	56
16	Yale	38
17	Penn	34
18	Virginia	26
19	Lehigh	18
20	UAlbany	17