Lacrosse opens up Saturday, #16 Delaware at Lehigh

[ngineer]

LAX season just about ready to go. UD has a Top 20 team this year and Lehigh is returning a very solid team from last year, having gotten some votes also in the preseason poll. Hens take on Mountain Hawks at Ulrich Stadium on Lehigh's Goodman Athletic Campus starting at 1pm .

[colgate13]

I think Colgate may have a break out year this season. Keep an eye on them.

And the women? They could actually win an NCAA tourney game this year if they take care of business...

[saint0917]

No. 9 Umass plays at home against No. 19 Hofstra on FEB. 25.

Umass Lacrosse (http://umassathletics.collegesports.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/021106aab.html)

Lacrosse Magazine NCAA Division I Men Preseason Top 20
1. Duke
2. Johns Hopkins
3. Virginia
4. Maryland
5. Syracuse
6. Cornell
7. Navy
8. Georgetown
9. Massachusetts
10. Notre Dame
11. Penn State
12. Towson
13. Army
14. Princeton
15. Denver
16. Hofstra
17. Delaware
18. North Carolina
19. UMBC
20t. Fairfield
20t. Stony Brook


Inside Lacrosse NCAA Division I Preseason Top 25
1. Johns Hopkins- 1369 (36)
2. Duke- 1354 (17)
3. Virginia- 1223
4. Maryland- 1221 (1)
5. Syracuse- 1150 (1)
6. Georgetown- 1060
7. Navy- 1026
8. Cornell- 996
9. Massachusetts- 894
10. Princeton- 823
11. Towson- 783
12. Notre Dame- 633
13. Penn State- 607
14. North Carolina- 578
15. Army- 472
16. Delaware- 430
17. Dartmouth- 369
18. Albany- 339
19. Hofstra- 316
20. Fairfield- 299
21. Ohio State- 288
22. Denver- 284
23. Loyola- 231
24. Rutgers- 192
25. Bucknell- 174

[ngineer]

The Delaware - Lehigh lacarosse match set for tomorrow at Ulrich Stadium at Lehigh will be broadcast over Yahoo Sports.com This can be accessed through the Lehigh sports website at www.lehighsports.com
Just go to 'TV/Radio' link and follow instructions for hooking up.

[ngineer]

With the windchill at 9 degrees and snowflying about, the Blue Hens held off the Mountain Hawks at Ulrich Stadium. UD jumped out to a 4-0 lead , but Lehigh closed to 4-3 at end of quarter. UD held lead to halftime at 5-4, but in the third, Lehigh rallied and took their only lead of the game at 6-5. Game went back and fourth with Delaware leading by one going into the fourth and continued to expand going up 10-7. But Lehigh closed with two goals in a minute and half with under two minutes remaining but couldn't get the game tying score. Final, 10-9. Delaware now 2-0. This was Lehigh's first game of the year, and indicates a strong team that has potential to make noise in the very tough Patriot League, with Navy, Army, and Bucknell already in the Top 20.

[colgate13]

Gate men and women start out 1-0.... Men played at home in single digits!