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UMBC Women’s Lacrosse Picked Fourth in America East Preseason Poll

2/13/2008


Maggie Chizmar was selected to the America East All-Conference First Team in 2007.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The UMBC women’s lacrosse team was predicted to finish in a tie for fourth place in the America East standings, according to a vote of the league’s head coaches, the league announced Tuesday. Both the Retrievers and Albany received 19 points apiece in the America East Preseason Coaches’ Poll. Three-time defending champion Boston University is the preseason favorite to win its fourth straight league title.

 

The Terriers received four first-place votes and 35 total points. New Hampshire and Stony Brook each received one first place vote, but the Wildcats edged the Seawolves in the preseason standings, 29 points to 27. UMBC (19), Albany (19), Vermont (11) and Binghamton (6) round out the seven-team poll.

 

The top four teams in the conference will advance to the America East Championships April 25-27.

 

The Retrievers look to return to the America East Tournament after missing the postseason for the first time since UMBC joined the league in 2004. The Retrievers return eight starters and 19 players overall from that team, including first-team all-conference defender Maggie Chizmar (29 ground balls, 17 caused turnovers), second-team attack Ali Levendusky (28 goals, 38 points) and all-rookie midfielder Kelly Burgoyne (8 goals, 15 caused turnovers).

 

Also returning is junior midfielder Kara Dorr, who led the Retrievers with 29 goals and 42 draw controls last season, and junior attack Abbey Swift, whose 26 goals ranked third on the team in 2007.

 

UMBC hosts five teams that advanced to the NCAA Tournament in 2007, including Hofstra in the season opener this Sunday, Feb. 17.

 

2008 America East Preseason Coaches’ Poll

Rank      Team (1st-Place Votes)      Points

1.            Boston University (4)             35

2.            New Hampshire (1)               29

3.            Stony Brook (1)                    27

T4.          UMBC                                  19

               Albany                                  19

6.            Vermont                                11

7.            Binghamton                           6