LADY CHARGERS PICKED FIRST IN 2024 CACC WOMEN'S LACROSSE PRESEASON POLL

February 1, 2024

Courtesy of the CACC

New Haven, Conn. (2/1/24) Defending champion Dominican University on Thursday was selected first according to the 2024 Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference (CACC) Women's Lacrosse Preseason Coaches Poll as announced by Commissioner Dan Mara. The Chargers earned 80 points and eight of 10 first-place votes in the voting which was conducted by the league's 10 head coaches in the sport.

Dominican, which has appeared in each of the last two CACC Championship Finals, claimed last year's women's lacrosse title by defeating Thomas Jefferson University in the CACC final. The Rams were second in this season's poll with 71 points and the other two first-place nods.

Rounding out the top three included Georgian Court University in third place with 61 points. The Lions have won five of the last six CACC Championships in the sport of women's lacrosse.

The 2024 season gets underway in mid February with several teams in action, as the regular season will be a buildup to the CACC Women's Lacrosse Championship Tournament the week of April 29-May 5, at the sites of the highest seeds for the first round and semifinals. The championship final will be hosted by Dominican University on Sunday, May 5.

2024 CACC WOMEN'S LACROSSE PRESEASON COACHES POLL

1. Dominican University 80 (8)
2. Thomas Jefferson University 71 (2)
3. Georgian Court University 61
4. Wilmington University 59
T5. University of Bridgeport 47
T5. Holy Family University 47
7. Post University 34
8. Chestnut Hill College 20
9. Felician University 16
10. Caldwell University 15

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The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.