Oct. 20th, 2002 - 2003 Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League Poll

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Oct. 20, 2002) -- The Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League (PCLL) announced its 2003 Preseason Poll today. The defending league champion University of New Hampshire Wildcats are favored to repeat in 2003. The Wildcats received a poll high 6 first place votes. UNH was followed in the poll by the Bridgewater State College Bears. The Bears earned two first place votes and edged the Rhode Island Rams by one point in the poll rankings. Boston University and Connecticut rounded out the top five.

2003 Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League (PCLL) Poll
1. Univ. of New Hampshire 70 pts (6 1st place votes)
2. Bridgewater State College 57 pts (2)
3. Univ. of Rhode Island 56 pts (1)
4. Boston University 49 pts
5. Univ. of Connecticut 45 pts
6. Boston College 39 pts
7. Northeastern University 36 pts
8. Stonehill College 23 pts
9. Worcester Polytechnic Institute 18 pts
10. US Coast Guard Academy 12 pts

The Pioneer Collegiate Lacrosse League (PCLL) is a collegiate lacrosse club league based in New England and affiliated with the US Lacrosse Men's Division Intercollegiate Associates. Currently, the PCLL membership consists of 10 collegiate lacrosse clubs in the Northeastern United States. For more information on the PCLL, please visit the official league web site at:
http://www.pioneerlacrosse.com/

Contact: PCLL League Director Charlie Arthur, carthur@apcc.com