BALTIMORE, Md.- The Cornell University men's lacrosse team has been selected fourth overall in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook Top 20 preseason rankings, the highest selection among all Ivy League schools.
The Big Red earns the ranking behind the strength of a 2008 season in which Cornell finished with an 11-4 overall record and its sixth straight Ivy League title. The Big Red returns all but two starters from last season's squad, including All-Americans
Max Seibald,
John Glynn,
Matt Moyer and
Ryan Hurley.
Cornell finished the 2008 season ranking in the top 10 in the nation in face-off winning percentage (third - .610 pct.), scoring offense (eighth - 11.13 gpg.), win percentage (eighth – .733 pct.) and scoring margin (ninth – 2.60 gpg.).
The Big Red opens the 2009 season on Saturday, Feb. 21, as it travels to Binghamton to take on the Bearcats at 1 p.m.
Face-Off Yearbook Top 20
1. Virginia
2. Syracuse
3. Maryland
4. Cornell
5. Johns Hopkins
6. Georgetown
7. Duke
8. North Carolina
9. Notre Dame
10. UMBC
11. Navy
12. Albany
13. Brown
14. Princeton
15. Hofstra
16. Denver
17. Colgate
18. Bucknell
19. Loyola
20. Delaware
