MEN’S LACROSSE RANKED EIGHTH IN FACE-OFF PRESEASON POLL; MAIONE ACHIEVES ALL-AMERICA STATUS

Inside Lacrosse - Preseason All-America Listing

Face-Off Yearbook - Division II Preseason Poll

BALTIMORE, Md. (Dec. 7, 2009) – Inside Lacrosse recently publicized its preseason Top-10 for NCAA Division II, and the Molloy College men’s lacrosse team was positioned eighth on the tally. The magazine also released their list of All-America honorees. Senior midfielder Albert Maione (West Islip, N.Y.) was selected to the first-team after posting a 2009 season that saw him register 36 points on 25 goals and 11 assists. He also had 21 ground balls and three caused turnovers in the process.

Amongst the country, Maione was 29th last year in goals per game (2.08), 36th in points per game (3.0) and 62nd in assists per game (0.92). In the East Coast Conference, he ranked third in shot average (7.75) and seventh in goal average. As for the poll, defending national champion C.W. Post will enter 2010 slotted as the No. 1 team in the nation. Runner-up Le Moyne College ranks second. Rounding out the Top-5 are Mercyhurst College, New York Institute of Technology and Merrimack College.

Head Coach Eric Petrullo and the Lions will open the new year on February 28 when they clash with East Coast Conference foe Wheeling Jesuit University in Rockville Centre, N.Y. The opening face-off is slated for noon.