2/26/2009

Men's lax picked fourth in MAC preseason poll

Elizabethtown Men's Lacrosse Picked Fourth in MAC Poll

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College men's lacrosse team has been picked to finish fourth in the Middle Atlantic Conference preseason coaches poll, the conference office announced Thursday.

The Blue Jays went 6-8 overall and finished fifth in the MAC last season after going 4-3 in league play, narrowly missing a postseason berth. Seven starters return to the Elizabethtown lineup for head coach Terry Corcoran, who begins his fourth season on the sidelines for the Blue Jays.

Junior midfielder Aaron Weber is a preseason All-American as named by Inside Lacrosse magazine, and ranked second on the team with 37 points on 22 goals and 15 assists. Senior attack Ryan McCafferty led the Blue Jays with 31 goals and 40 points last year, while junior Jon Day had 106 faceoff wins, 79 ground balls and five man-up goals among his 24 tallies.

Widener University and Messiah College shared the top spot in the poll with 102 points, though Widener had six first-place votes to two by Messiah. Lycoming College came in third with 94 points and one first-place vote, while Elizabethtown garnered the final two first-place votes and 91 points. FDU-Florham (74 points) and Eastern University (60 points) rounded out the top half of the poll.

The Blue Jays open their 2009 season on Wednesday, March 4 at Guilford College and play their home opener on Sunday, March 8 against Moravian College. Elizabethtown plays the first of 10 conference games on Saturday, March 14 when Widener visits Wolf Field.