| Inside Lacrosse Power Poll |
| Rank |
Team |
W |
L |
Commentary |
| 1 |
Virginia |
3 |
0 |
The Wahoos take over the top spot in the poll
this week after 10-7 win over Princeton, their second
consecutive against a top 5 opponent. Senior midfielder
Chris Rotelli scored four goals against the Tigers
and was named Warrior/IL Player of the Week. |
| 2 |
Johns Hopkins |
2 |
0 |
Though the Jays slip a spot to #2 this week, they
picked up a convincing win over Penn Saturday. Sophomore
attackman Kyle Barrie tallied 5 goals and an assist
in the Blue Jay victory. |
| 3 |
Syracuse |
1 |
1 |
The Orangemen were idle this weekend, but they’ll
return to action Monday against Farfield. |
| 4 |
Maryland |
2 |
0 |
On the strength of four goals from freshman attackman
Joe Walters, the Terps moved to 2-0 with a 12-8
win over Towson. They’ll lace ‘em up
again when Bucknell visits College Park on Tuesday. |
| 5 |
Princeton |
0 |
2 |
The Tigers slipped to #5 after a 10-7 loss to
Virginia, their second consecutive against a top
5 opponent. They’ll look to get in the win
column when they visit Hofstra next weekend. |
| 6 |
Georgetown |
2 |
0 |
After trailing at halftime, the Hoyas rallied
to defeat an upstart Penn State team 11-9. They’ll
travel to UMBC next weekend as they look to remain
unbeaten. |
| 7 |
Massachusetts |
3 |
0 |
The Minutemen picked up a huge conference victory
against Navy on Saturday. Next up is a road contest
with Brown. |
| 8 |
Duke |
4 |
1 |
The Blue Devils rebounded nicely from a loss at
Maryland with wins this week over VMI and Loyola.
They’ll look to improve to 5-1 Tuesday in
a nonconference matchup with Lehigh |
| 9 |
Notre Dame |
3 |
0 |
The Fighting Irish improved to 3-0 with a 10-8
road win at North Carolina. If they’re planning
on staying unbeaten, however, they’ll have
to take down top-ranked Virginia Tuesday afternoon |
| 10 |
Navy |
3 |
1 |
The Mids suffered a heartbreaking loss on the
road against Umass Saturday but will look to get
back on track next weekend in a key ECAC matchup
with unbeaten Rutgers. |
| 11 |
Loyola |
3 |
1 |
The Greyhounds suffered their first loss of the
season at Duke on Saturday. Next up for Loyola is
a road matchup at Notre Dame. |
| 12 |
Hofstra |
0 |
1 |
The Pride dropped their season opener at Loyola
but will look to even their record Tuesday against
Binghamton |
| 13 |
North Carolina |
1 |
2 |
The Heels suffered their second consecutive loss
last weekend against Notre Dame but can even their
record at 2-2 in a midweek matchup Wednesday at
Ohio State. |
| 14 |
Penn State |
1 |
2 |
The Lions gave 6th-ranked Georgetown a tough game
Saturday before falling 11-9. They’ll face
Yale on Tuesday. |
| 15 |
Rutgers |
5 |
0 |
The Scarlet Knights defeated Albany Saturday
to move to 5-0 for the first time since 1956. They’ll
face a major test this weekend against 10th ranked
Navy. |
| 16 |
Cornell |
0 |
2 |
The Big Red dropped their second straight to Hofstra
this weekend. They’ll look to get back in
the win column when they host Canisuis on Tuesday.
|
| 17 |
Towson |
1 |
2 |
The Tigers suffered their second defeat of the
season against a tough Maryland squad on Saturday.
Things don’t get easier, though - the Tigers
travel to Virginia next weekend to take on the top-ranked
Cavaliers. |
| 18 |
Brown |
1 |
0 |
The Bears' were to play Fairfield Saturday, but
the contest was postponed due to inclement weather.
They'll return to action next weekend when they
face 8th-ranked UMass. |
| 19 |
Yale |
1 |
0 |
The Bulldogs were idle last weekend but will be
tested Tuesday when they face off against 14th-ranked
Penn State |
| 20 |
Army |
2 |
1 |
The Cadets picked up a big win over Air Force
Saturday in 2OT. Next up for Army is a road matchup
with Holy Cross. |
