April 30, 2002
Notre Dame, Ind. -
The Notre Dame women's lacrosse team, in the midst of its most successful season in the program's six-year history, moved up two spots to eighth in the latest Brine/Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) poll. The No. 8 ranking is the highest in the six-year history of the program.
The Irish, 11-4 overall and 5-1 in BIG EAST action, close out the regular season on Friday, May 3 at Moose Krause Stadium when they play host to 10th-ranked Vanderbilt. The opening draw is set for 1:00 p.m.
Notre Dame highest previous ranking was No. 9 from April 8 through April 22. The Irish are coming off road wins versus Northwestern (11-3) and Rutgers (9-2) last week. Vanderbilt comes into Friday's game with a 9-4 record and is 5-0 in the American Lacrosse Conference.
Nationally, Princeton remains No. 1 with a 15-1 record. The Tigers received 159 points, including seven first-place votes. Georgetown (14-1) is second with 153 points, while North Carolina (15-2) has 144 points. Virginia (14-3) with 136 points and Loyola (MD), 14-3 with 127 points rounds out the top five teams.
BRINE/IWLCA RANKINGS (April 30, 2002)
No. Team Points Record LW
1. Princeton (7) 159 15-1 1
2. Georgetown (1) 153 14-1 2
3. North Carolina 144 15-2 3
4. Virginia 136 14-3 5
5. Loyola 127 14-3 4
6. Cornell 116 12-1 6
7. Maryland 110 9-9 8
8. Notre Dame 105 11-4 10
9. Duke 95 8-7 7
10. Vanderbilt 83 9-4 12
11. Old Dominion 80 13-5 11
12. Yale 72 11-5 9
13. Dartmouth 71 10-5 13
14. Ohio State 53 10-4 16
15. James Madison 51 8-9 14
16. Syracuse 41 9-5 18
17. Penn State 32 7-9 15
18. Johns Hopkins 19 9-6 17
19. Temple 17 12-4 19
20. George Mason 8 8-8 NR
