Jan. 17, 2002

COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland men's lacrosse team has been picked No. 5 in the preseason rankings by Lacrosse Magazine. The Terps, coming off a 13-3 record and an NCAA quarterfinal apperance, are ranked No. 6 in the Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Magazine preseason coaches' poll.

Maryland faces eight teams ranked in the Lacrosse Magazine preseason poll: No. 3 Towson, No. 4 Johns Hopkins, No. 6 Virginia, No. 8 Duke, No. 12 North Carolina, No. 14 Navy, No. 18 UMBC, and No. 19 Bucknell.

Junior defenseman Michael Howley (Wantagh, N.Y.) has also been named a preseason All-American by Lacrosse Magazine, which selected just one team.

Men's Division I

1. Princeton (14) 507 2. Syracuse (9) 500 3. Towson (1) 447 4. Johns Hopkins (1) 442 5. Maryland 373 6. Virginia 364 7. Georgetown 361 8. Duke 331 9. Loyola 285 10. Hofstra 271 11. Massachusetts 235 12. North Carolina 230 13. Notre Dame 227 14. Navy 202 15. Cornell 125 16. Penn State 114 17. Brown 97 18. UMBC 75 19. Bucknell 63 20. Army 56

Preseason All-America Team: Attack: Ryan Boyle, Princeton, Conor Gill, Virginia, Michael Powell, Syracuse

Midfield: Kevin Cassese, Duke (also FO), Josh Coffman, Syracuse, Steve Dusseau, Georgetown, Kyle Sweeney, Georgetown (LSM).

Defense: Damien Davis, Princeton, John Glatzel, Syracuse, Michael Howley, Maryland

Goalie: Tillman Johnson, Virginia

Others to Watch: Bobby Benson (Attack, Johns Hopkins), Danny Cocchi (LSM, Towson), Justin Cynar (Goal, Cornell), Mark Koontz (Defense, Virginia), Ryan McClay (Defense, Cornell).