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SPARKS, Md. - With just a little bit over a month until the University of New Haven women's lacrosse program opens their season on the road, the Chargers rank 22nd in the 2022 IL/IWLCA Division II Preseason Poll, announced Jan. 31. New Haven received 95 votes and came in a rank lower this year than they did in last seasons preseason poll.

In the 2021 season, the Blue and Gold went 7-7 overall, 6-5 within the conference. Marina Skelly (Ronkonkoma, N.Y./Connetquot) assisted New Haven throughout the season with 36 goals, seventh in the conference, and seven assists. Skelly started in all of New Haven's 14 contenders and was named to the Northeast-10 All-Conference First Team.

The Northeast-10 conference dominates the rankings, with seven of the top-25 schools across all Division II being members of the conference: Le Moyne, Adelphi, Bentley, Pace, Assumption, Saint Anselm, and New Haven. The Sunshine State Conference follows the NE10 with four schools listed in the top-25.

Lindenwood, who ranked No. 1 last season, stays atop in the poll receiving 20 first place votes. Behind them is UIndy with a single, first place vote.

This is the first preseason poll where both organizations combined voting efforts to formulate this list. Announced last week both Inside Lacrosse and the Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association will jointly publish weekly polls for the 2022 season. 
 

Rank	Institution	Points (FPV)	Last Poll
1	Lindenwood	524 (20)	1
2	UIndy	496 (1)	3
3	Queens	478	2
4	Le Moyne	464	5
5	East Stroudsburg	404	4
6	West Chester	403	6
7	Florida Southern	397	8
8	Rollins	362	10
9	Regis	328	9
10	Roberts Wesleyan	317	7
11	Adelphi	306	14
12	Tampa	306	T-12
13	Limestone	289	11
14	Grand Valley State	243	17
15	Mercy	237	16
16	Bentley	231	T-12
17	Mount Olive	192	15
18	Seton Hill	169	20
19	Pace	162	19
20	Assumption	118	18
21	Saint Anselm	102	22
22	New Haven	95	21
23	Saint Leo	63	23
24	Colorado Mesa	48	24
25	Davenport	31	25