Tar Heel Women No. 2 In USA Lacrosse Preseason Poll

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Mar 7Final

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Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Berkeley, Calif.

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Mar 17Postponed

Chapel Hill, N.C.

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W21- 12

Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Charlottesville, Va.

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Chapel Hill, N.C.

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Durham, N.C.

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Charlotte, N.C.

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Emma Trenchard University of North Carolina Women's Lacrosse v James MadisonDorrance Field Chapel Hill, NC Sunday, May 16, 2021

Preseason National Defender of the Year Emma Trenchard

Photo by: Jeffrey A. Camarati

December 27, 2021 | Women's Lacrosse

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CHAPEL HILL—The University of North Carolina women's lacrosse team is ranked No. 2 in the nation in the NIke/USA Lacrosse preseason rankings for 2021, the magazine has announced.

The five-time defending Atlantic Coast Conference champion Tar Heels trailed only defending NCAA champion Boston College in the rankings. The rest of the top five included No. 3 Syracuse, No. 4 Northwestern and No. 5 Stony Brook.

NIKE/USA LACROSSE DIVISION I WOMEN'S PRESEASON TOP 20

1. Boston College
2. North Carolina
3. Syracuse
4. Northwestern
5. Stony Brook
6. Maryland
7. Notre Dame
8. Duke
9. Loyola
10. Florida
11. Virginia
12. James Madison
13. Princeton
14. Stanford
15. Denver
16. Rutgers
17. Drexel
18. Jacksonville
19. UConn
20. Penn

Also considered (alphabetical order): Johns Hopkins, Louisville, Michigan, Penn State, Richmond, Temple