Women's Lacrosse Polls for Feb 12: IWLCA #5 / USALAX #6

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Northwestern received all 25 first-place votes in Week 1 of the ILWomen/IWLCA Division I Poll after earning its first win over Syracuse in Evanston on Saturday. Erin Coykendall led the Wildcats with a whopping eight points. Boston College followed at No. 2 slot following a convincing victory over UMass on Friday afternoon, winning 20-9.

James Madison jumped into the third slot after a thrilling win over North Carolina in overtime, where senior attacker Katelyn Morgan notched the game-winner and sophomore Maddie Epke totaled seven goals and an assist to fuel the Dukes.

Denver and Syracuse round out the Top 5, entering Week 2 in the No. 4 and No. 5 slots, respectively.

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Rank	Team	Points	Prev
1	Northwestern (1 - 0)	625 (25)	1
2	Boston College(1 - 0)	598	2
3	James Madison (1 - 0)	546	6
4	Denver (1 - 0)	544	4
5	Syracuse (0 - 1)	539	5

 

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James Madison Crashes Top 5 of USA Lacrosse Division I Women's Top 20

A shakeup in the top five after just one week? 2024 is going to be electric.

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USA LACROSSE DIVISION I WOMEN'S TOP 20​

1. Northwestern, 1-0 (Prev: 1)
2. Boston College, 1-0 (Prev: 2)
3. Denver, 1-0 (Prev: 4)
4. James Madison, 1-0 (Prev: 8)
5. North Carolina, 0-1 (Prev: 3)
6. Syracuse, 0-1 (Prev: 5)
7. Maryland, 1-0 (Prev: 6)
8. Notre Dame, 2-0 (Prev: 7)
9. Loyola, 1-0 (Prev: 9)
10. Stony Brook, 0-0 (Prev: 10)

 

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4. Syracuse A rough first 15 minutes of the season for the Orange turned into a lot of promise in the following 45. Syracuse was a bit chaotic going up against Northwestern to start but clawed their way back against a team that doesn’t really allow for that, in large part due to the steady play from Olivia Adamson and Natalie Smith, along with key in-game adjustments from Kayla Treanor's coaching staff.