March 5, 2007
Eagle Laxmen Tabbed Fourth in NAC Preseason Poll
 

Junior attack Brandon Bell, shown in action in last year's NAC semifinal at Mount Ida, looks to help the Eagles return to the NAC tournament. Bell was a 2006 First Team All Conference selection.

(With information from the North Atlantic Conference)
(Chestnut Hill, Mass.) – The Daniel Webster College men’s lacrosse team has been picked to finish fourth in the eight-team North Atlantic Conference (NAC) in a preseason poll as voted by the conference coaches.
 

The Eagles return nine letter winners from last year’s 7-5 squad that posted a 4-3 mark in NAC play, earning a berth in the championship tournament, falling to eventual champion Mount Ida in the semifinals. The Eagles also return three all conference players including first teamer and junior Brandon Bell (Loudon, N.H.) along with second team selections sophomore Brian Abrahamson (Dedham, Mass.) and junior Mike Stevens (Cortland, N.Y.).

The Eagles have also recently named captains for the upcoming season. They include Stevens, senior Bill Daley (Westwood, Mass.) and junior Craig Van Tuyl (Buffalo, N.Y.).

Three-time defending tournament champion Mount Ida was chosen as the preseason favorite receiving six first place votes and 61 total points.

Castleton State was picked second with one first place vote, while Maine Maritime, which edged the Eagles by a single point for third, earned the final first place vote.

The Eagles, led by 2006 NAC Coach of the Year and third year Head Coach Tim Lunn, open their 2007 campaign this coming Thursday, March 8th as they travel to Manchester, N.H. to face host New England College at 3:00 p.m. The game will be played at Penmen Field (directions) on the campus of Southern New Hampshire University.

2007 North Atlantic Conference Men’s Lacrosse Pre-Season Poll

(First-place votes in parentheses.)