LOYOLA TABBED AS 2010 PRESEASON ECAC LACROSSE LEAGUE FAVORITE

CAPE COD, Mass. - In a vote by league coaches, the Loyola University Greyhounds have been chosen as the favorites to capture the 2010 ECAC Lacrosse League title. This is the first time the Greyhounds have been tabbed the preseason favorite after a 10-year run by Georgetown.

Loyola, the 2008 and 2009 ECAC Lacrosse League champions, tallied 47 possible points including six first place votes. Newcomer Denver is highly respected by the league coaches, garnering 41 points and one first place vote. The Pioneers edged out Ohio State for second place. Finishing off the top three are the Ohio State Buckeyes with 40 points and one first place vote.

The Stags of Fairfield were ranked fourth in the poll with 29 points. Hobart received 27 points and was picked to finish fifth, while Air Force was tabbed for sixth place. Quinnipiac and Bellarmine rounded out the bottom quarter of the poll.

Three ECAC Lacrosse League teams were tabbed as Inside Lacrosse Face-Off Yearbook 2010: Preseason Top-25 NCAA Lacrosse ranked teams. Loyola was ranked No. 16, Denver held the No. 17 position, and Ohio State came in at No. 21.

About the ECAC®
The ECAC is the nation's largest athletic and the only multi-divisional conference with approximately 300 Divisions I, II, and III colleges and universities from Maine to North Carolina and westerly to Illinois. Established in 1938, the ECAC, a non-profit service organization, sponsors nearly 100 championships in 37 men's and women's sports, assigns more than 4,400 officials in 12 sports, administers nine affiliate sports organizations and six playing leagues and recognizes more than 2,000 student-athletes through the public relations arm of the conference. The ECAC serves as the primary conference for select members in the sports of men's and women's ice hockey, and men's lacrosse. Established in 1999, the ECAC Lacrosse League is a Division I men's lacrosse league. In 2005, Hobart College and Loyola University (Md.) joined the ECAC. Fairfield University joined the league in 2006. In 2010, the league added Ohio State, Denver, Air Force, Quinnipiac and Bellarmine.

2010 ECAC Lacrosse Preseason Poll
As voted on by league coaches
1. Loyola (6) 47 pts
2. Denver (1) 41 pts
3. Ohio State (1) 40 pts
4. Fairfield 29 pts
5. Hobart 27 pts
6. Air Force 20 pts
7. Quinnipiac 12 pts
8. Bellarmine 8 pts