The South Atlantic Conference Announces 2015 Men's Lacrosse Preseason Poll & All-Conference
ROCK HILL, S.C. (TheSAC.com) – Queens has been chosen first in the South Atlantic Conference's men's lacrosse annual preseason poll, as voted by the League's head coaches, it was announced today by the League office. The Royals picked up eight first-place votes from the panel and 72 points.
Lenoir-Rhyne came in at the No. 2 slot with one first-place vote and 64 points. Mars Hill claimed the No. 3 position with 55 points, ahead of Wingate, who finished fourth in the poll with 48 points. Coker landed at No. 5 with 46 points, while Catawba's 42 points was good for No. 7. Brevard finished at No. 8 with 25 points and Lincoln Memorial rounded out the poll with 16 points.
Queen's Garrett Chan, the 2014 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year, headlines the 2015 preseason All-South Atlantic Conference first-team. Teammate Casey Hock and Jimmy McBride of Mars Hill joined Chan as the preseason All-SAC first-team attackers.
At the midfield position, Evan Farkas of Queens, Anthony Malcom from Mars Hill and Wingate's Cory Shumacher each earned first-team preseason honors.
Tim Cloud of Queens was tabbed the preseason first-team long pole midfielder, while Tusculm's Mitch Chapman, Stephen O'Hara from Lenoir-Rhyne and Patrick Thomas of Queens picked up preseason first-team defender honors.
Queens' Kenneth Stryker was the preseason first-team specialist and teammate Eric Dolan was tabbed the first-team goalkeeper.
The 2015 South Atlantic Conference Men's Lacrosse schedule is set to get under on Saturday, Feb. 7. The 2015 South Atlantic Conference Men's Lacrosse Championship is slated for April 13, 16 and 18 with quarterfinals at campus sites and the semifinals and finals at Queens University.
Poll
| Rank | Team (First-Place Votes) | Points |
| 1. | Queens (8) | 72 |
| 2. | Lenoir-Rhyne (1) | 64 |
| 3. | Mars Hill | 55 |
| 4. | Wingate | 48 |
| 5. | Coker | 46 |
| 6. | Catawba | 42 |
| 7. | Tusculum | 28 |
| 8. | Brevard | 25 |
| 9. | Lincoln Memorial | 16 |
All-SAC First Team – Men's Lacrosse
A- Garrett Chan, Queens
A- Casey Hock, Queens
A- Jimmy McBride, Mars Hill
MF- Evan Farkas, Queens
MF- Anthony Malcom, Mars Hill
MF- Cory Schumacher, Wingate
Long Pole MF- Tim Cloud, Queens
D- Mitch Chapman, Tusculum
D- Stephen O'Hara, Lenoir-Rhyne
D- Patrick Thomas, Queens
Spec.- Kenneth Stryker, Queens
GK- Eric Dolan, Queens
A- Austin Murphy, Wingate
A- Jay Goldsmith, Lenoir-Rhyne
A- Ned Kaish, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF- Mike Martiello, Coker
MF- Ryan Sage, Mars Hill
MF- Chase Watts, Wingate
Long Pole MF- Tanner Leach, Mars Hill
D- Drew Thompson, Wingate
D- Mike Dorcy, Lenoir-Rhyne
D- Dylan Marks, Coker
Spec.- Daniel Rew, Catawba
GK- Alex Squires, Lenoir-Rhyne