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BOULDER — With the start of the 2018 NCAA Lacrosse season less than two weeks away, the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) has released its preseason poll, which has the Colorado Buffaloes coming in 17th overall.
The poll, which has been expanded from 20 to 25 teams this year, had the Buffs ranked 16th at the end of the 2017 campaign. CU finished that season 16-4 overall while earning it's first-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament.
The Buffs return seven of its 12 starters from last season, most notably senior Darby Kiernan, who led the Buffs with 77 points. The IWCLA Third Team All-American tallied a team-best 52 goals and added 22 assists. She led CU with 120 draw controls, which was 11th in the NCAA. CU also returns senior Sarah Brown, an IWLCA Second Team All-American, who recorded a team-best and CU single-season record 33 caused turnovers. She added 41 draw controls and 39 ground balls.
The 2017 NCAA Champion Maryland is the preseason favorite, picking up 24 of 25 first-place votes. Stony Brook earned the other first-place vote and is second in the preseason poll. North Carolina, Penn State and Florida round out the top-five.
Colorado will start the season on Friday, February 9 against Michigan in Florida. Then on Feb. 11, the Buffs will take on the fifth-rated Florida Gators.
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