GAINESVILLE, Fla. - After capturing its first postseason victory and entering the NCAA record books as the sixth team in women’s Division I history to have 10 or more wins in its inaugural season, the University of Florida women’s team was ranked 17th in Lacrosse Magazine’s Preseason Poll released on Monday. It is the first preseason ranking for the Gators. Florida’s only ranking of its inaugural season came on April 5, 2010 after defeating then-No. 14 Penn State to claim the 20th spot in the polls.
Florida was 10-8 overall last season and claimed its first ALC victory against the Nittany Lions of Penn State, while also reaching the semifinals of the ALC Tournament by knocking out the No. 3 seed Johns Hopkins, 14-3. With that victory, UF became just the sixth team in NCAA Division I women’s lacrosse history to have 10 or more wins in their first season, joining Navy (13-4 in 2008), Louisville (12-4 in 2008), North Carolina (12-4 in 1996), Holy Cross (10-0 in 1980) and New Hampshire (10-0-1 in 1977). Florida now ranks fourth all-time, along with Holy Cross and New Hampshire, in inaugural season victories. Read the full article on the Gatorzone website.
