Women's Lacrosse USA Lacrosse Mag: Early 2023 Rankings

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Early 2023 Rankings: Nos. 25-21 (Division I Women)

We take a crack at breaking down the 2023 Division I women's season ahead of the fall.

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25. PENN
24. COLORADO
23. UMASS
22. YALE
21. JOHNS HOPKINS

 

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Early 2023 Rankings: Nos. 20-16 (Division I Women)

We take a crack at breaking down the 2023 Division I women's season ahead of the fall.

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20. RICHMOND
19. JACKSONVILLE
18. MICHIGAN
17. VIRGINIA
16. PRINCETON

 

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Early 2023 Rankings: Nos. 15-11 (Division I Women)

We take a crack at breaking down the 2023 Division I women's season ahead of the fall.

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15. USC
14. NOTRE DAME
13. DUKE
12. LOYOLA
11. STANFORD

 

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Early 2023 Rankings: Nos. 10-6 (Division I Women)

We take a crack at breaking down the 2023 Division I women's season ahead of the fall.

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10. DENVER
9. JAMES MADISON
8. RUTGERS
7. FLORIDA
6. SYRACUSE
2022 record: 15-6 (6-2 ACC)
Last seen: After edging Fairfield and Princeton in the first and second rounds of the NCAA tournament, Syracuse ran out of steam in a 15-4 loss to Northwestern in the quarterfinals.
Initial forecast: Syracuse is the only team in the land returning a Tewaaraton Award finalist in 2022. Meaghan Tyrrell proved to be one of the most prolific offensive players in the nation, pouring in 78 goals and dishing 33 assists. She went on to play for Team USA in the Sixes discipline at The World Games, where she earned a silver medal. Megan Carney (31 goals, 17 assists) is also back for a fifth year, and the university announced Wednesday that Sierra Cockerille and Tessa Queri will also return. Though the Orange bid farewell to all-time leading scorer Emily Hawryschuk (63 goals, 24 assists) after six seasons, Emma Ward is slated to return after sitting out last season with an ACL injury. Ward provided a spark to Cuse’s injury-plagued offense during her freshman season in 2021, tallying 43 goals and 30 assists. In her absence, rising sophomore Olivia Adamson stepped in and tallied 31 goals. Emma Tyrrell (30 goals, 20 assists, 64 draw controls) missed about half of the season with an injury, and it’s unclear when she will return. Regardless, the offense will benefit from the circle play of Katelyn Mashewske (178 draw controls). Rising junior Katie Goodale (28 caused turnovers) will be a leader on defense with All-American Sarah Cooper (20 caused turnovers, 59 draw controls) opting not to take her fifth year, instead playing for Athletes Unlimited this summer. After splitting time with Delaney Sweitzer (10.90 GAA, .258 percentage), rising redshirt senior Kimber Hower (11.72 GAA, .373 save percentage) won the job of primary netminder.

 

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Early 2023 Rankings: Nos. 5-1 (Division I Women)

We take a crack at breaking down the 2023 Division I women's season ahead of the fall.

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5. STONY BROOK
4. BOSTON COLLEGE
3. NORTHWESTERN
2. MARYLAND
1. NORTH CAROLINA