TU men's lacrosse ranked No. 1 in the country in three major polls

For the first time in the Division I era, the TU men's lacrosse team was voted first in all three national polls

By Towson University on March 4, 2019

Men's lacrosse players celebrating — TU men's lacrosse players celebrate one of their 55 total goals in four games so far this season. Photo credit: ENP Photography/Towson Athletics

On Feb. 27, the Towson University men's lacrosse team knocked off top-ranked Loyola University 12-10 to to collect the program's first win over the number one team in the country since 1992.

That victory also catapulted the Tigers from No. 7 in the country to No. 1—in all three national polls.

In the USILA Warrior/New Balance Division I Coaches' Poll, the Tigers earned the number one slot by way of 373 points and 14 first-place votes. TU also collected the number one spot in the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll with 553 points, including 25 of the 28 first-place nods. The Nike/US Lacrosse Magazine Top 20 saw the Tigers at the top, followed by Cornell, Yale, Loyola and Maryland.

TU has collected wins over Johns Hopkins, Mount Saint Mary's, Georgetown and Loyola (Md.) in 2019 and travel to North Carolina to play in The Crown Lacrosse event on March 8 and 10.

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