MEN’S LACROSSE JUMPS UP ONE NOTCH IN USILA DIVISION II POLL

PERRY, N.Y. (Apr. 6, 2009) - After sitting in sixth for the last 14 days, the Molloy College men's lacrosse team moved forward one spot in this week's United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association tally to fifth. They are tied with Saturday's opponent and East Coast Conference foe Mercyhurst College. With a flawless record of 8-0, Le Moyne College sports the No. 1 ranking. The Dolphins remain undefeated following an 11-3 win over the Falcons of Bentley College on Saturday in Syracuse, N.Y.

With a 16-12 stunning of then top-ranked New York Institute of Technology, who fell to three this week, C.W. Post received 64 points and one first-place vote for the second spot. The other undefeated Division II squad in the tally, Merrimack College (7-0) checked in at fourth with 47 points. Following Mercyhurst and Molloy is Mars Hill College and Bentley College, which switched spots this week at No. 7 and No. 8, respectively. Below-.500 team Dowling College (3-5) and Seton Hill University round out the group.

Molloy and Mercyhurst will do battle this Saturday at the Dean G. Skelos Sports Complex in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The opening faceoff is slated for 1 p.m. If you are unable to make it, you can follow all of the action via Live Stats at http://livestats.prestosports.com/molloy.

USILA Division II Poll

1. Le Moyne
2. C.W. Post
3. NYIT
4. Merrimack
T-5. Mercyhurst
T-5. Molloy
7. Mars Hill
8. Bentley
9. Dowling
10. Seton Hill