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Wednesday, February 19, 2008

Elizabethtown Men's Lacrosse Picked Third in MAC Preseason Poll

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's lacrosse team has been picked to finish third in the Middle Atlantic Conference preseason coaches poll, as voted upon by the league's eight head coaches and released Wednesday.

The Blue Jays finished 10-5 overall and in second place in the MAC with a 7-3 league record, appearing in the conference semifinals for the fourth straight season. A total of nine starters and 17 letterwinners return for third-year head coach Terry Corcoran.

Leading the way for the Blue Jays are senior midfielder Gary Senese, a two-time All-MAC selection who posted 57 ground balls last season, and sophomore Aaron Weber, who was a second-team All-MAC pick after leading Elizabethtown with 35 goals and 36 assists for 71 points.

Three-time defending MAC champion Widener University garnered six first-place votes and 55 points to earn the top spot in the poll, followed by Messiah College (51 points, one first-place vote) and Elizabethtown (47 points, one first-place vote).

Rounding out the rankings are FDU-Florham (38 points), Lycoming College (35 points), King's College (23 points), DeSales University (19 points) and MAC newcomer Manhattanville College (17 points).

Elizabethtown opens its 2008 season on Sunday, March 2 at Denison University, and begins its home schedule on Saturday, March 8 against Immaculata University. The Blue Jays' first of seven MAC contests is Wednesday, March 26 against visiting Messiah.