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UD men’s lacrosse team picked to win the CAA
9:12 a.m., Feb. 2, 2007--The University of Delaware men's lacrosse team, which returns its top seven scorers, has been selected as the preseason favorite to capture the 2007 Colonial Athletic Association championship in a poll of conference coaches. The Fightin' Blue Hens received six first place votes and 36 total points, while Towson University received one first place vote and 31 points and defending champion Hofstra University received 24 points. Villanova University was fourth with 20 points, followed by Drexel University with 19, Sacred Heart University with 11 and second-year league member Robert Morris College with six. The Hens will open the collegiate lacrosse season nationwide with a game against St. Joseph's University at 1 p.m., Saturday, Feb. 10, at Rullo Stadium. UD will open conference play March 24 at home against Hofstra, with the CAA tournament to be played March 2-5 at the sites of the higher seeds. UD Head Coach Bob Shillinglaw, who enters his 29th season, welcomes back seven starters, the top seven scorers, and 20 letter winners from last year's team that posted a 12-5 record and advanced to the CAA championship game. The Hens are 23-11 over the last two seasons, the most wins in consecutive seasons since the 1999-2000 teams combined to win 24 games. UD features standout face-off specialist Alex Smith, 2005 All-America midfielder and CAA Player of the Year Jordan Hall, All-CAA midfielder Dan Deckelbaum and three-time All-CAA attack Cam Howard. Other top players include junior goalkeeper Tommy Scherr and junior defender Patrick Biehl. |
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