Endicott ranked 14th in Inside Lacrosse Magazine preseason ranking
December 7, 2011
BALTIMORE, Md. – The Face-Off 2012 edition of Inside Lacrosse Magazine was issued this week which detailed the top teams and Preseason All-American selections for the upcoming spring season and the Endicott Gulls earned the \#14 rank following their 16-5 (9-1 CCC) season in 2011.
Endicott won their seventh Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) title in 2011 and went on to reach the 2nd Round of the NCAA Division III Tournament for the second year in-a-row, falling to eventual NCAA Champions Salisbury 12-8.
The Blue and Green return many key contributors in 2012 that will continue to emphasize Endicott’s fast-paced style of play. Leading head coach Sean Quirk’s key returners will be Inside Lacrosse Magazine’s Third Team Preseason All-American face-off man Sam Ozycz (Cheshire, Conn.), a senior Business major who ranked 18th in the country in face-off percentage (.632) and eighth in groundballs per game (9.25).
Ozycz, a First Team All-TCCC honoree, is the highest rated player from the CCC on Inside Lacrosse Magazine’s Preseason All-American list with one player from the University of New England and one from Western New England earning an Honorable Mention nod.
Inside Lacrosse Magazine’s NCAA Division III Preseason Rankings
Endicott won their seventh Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) title in 2011 and went on to reach the 2nd Round of the NCAA Division III Tournament for the second year in-a-row, falling to eventual NCAA Champions Salisbury 12-8.
The Blue and Green return many key contributors in 2012 that will continue to emphasize Endicott’s fast-paced style of play. Leading head coach Sean Quirk’s key returners will be Inside Lacrosse Magazine’s Third Team Preseason All-American face-off man Sam Ozycz (Cheshire, Conn.), a senior Business major who ranked 18th in the country in face-off percentage (.632) and eighth in groundballs per game (9.25).
Ozycz, a First Team All-TCCC honoree, is the highest rated player from the CCC on Inside Lacrosse Magazine’s Preseason All-American list with one player from the University of New England and one from Western New England earning an Honorable Mention nod.
Inside Lacrosse Magazine’s NCAA Division III Preseason Rankings
| 1. | Salisbury*^ |
| 2. | Amherst^ |
| 3. | Dickinson |
| 4. | Roanoke |
| 5. | Tufts\#^ |
| 6. | Cortland |
| 7. | Stevenson |
| 8. | Lynchburg |
| 9. | Middlebury |
| 10. | RIT |
| 11. | Stevens^ |
| 12. | Union |
| 13. | Denison |
| 14. | Endicott |
| 15. | Trinity |
| 16. | Gettysburg |
| 17. | Bowdoin^ |
| 18. | RPI |
| 19. | Skidmore |
| 20. | Cabrini |
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* 2011 NCAA DIII Champions \# 2011 NCAA DIII Runner-Up ^ Played Endicott in 2011 |
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