SAC

[greatwhitenorth]

my two cents - keeping in mind it's hard to tell if any of the Seniors are going a Grad year - Limestone (22), Tusculum (14), LR and Wingate (13) and Newberry (12) would seem to be missing the most Sr and GR but they all have huge rosters (exception Tusculum). There will be lot's to say about the bold pick dropping Stone down.

1. LR - lose about 13 Sr/GR - 2 of which were in team top 5 scoring - FOGO stays - top goalie gone - no coaching change
2. Wingate - lose about 13 Sr/GR - 2 of which were in team top 5 scoring - FOGO stays - top goalie stays - no coaching change
3. Newberry - lose about 12 Sr/GR - 1 of whom was in team top 5 scoring - new D1 FOGO comes in who RS last year - rumour of new goalie transfer - no coaching change
4. Anderson -lose only 2 Sr/GR as they were such a young new team - 1 of whom was in team top 5 scoring - top D2 FOGO stays - top goalie stays - no coaching change
5. Stone - lose about 22 Sr/GR - 1 of which was in team top 5 scoring - key FOGO gone - top goalie stays - no coaching change
6. Tusculum - lose about 14 Sr/GR - 3 of whom was in team top 5 scoring - FOGO graduated - top goalie graduates - no coaching change but Tapper has recruiting to bring in some of his guys for his 2nd year
7. Catawba - lose about 6 Sr/GR - 2 of which were in team top 5 scoring - 1 of 2 FOGO stays - top goalie stays - full coaching change
8. LMU - lose 0 Sr/GR - FOGO stays - top goalie stays - no coaching change
9. Coker - lose about 8 Sr/GR - 1 of whom was in team top 5 scoring - FOGO stays - top goalie stays - no coaching change
10. Mars Hill - lose about 2 Sr/GR - 1 of which was in team top 5 scoring - top FOGO gone- top goalie stays - no coaching change

[RedFromMI]

No way Stone is that low - they have a great set of returners, and they have one of the better recruiting classes in the country for D2 this year. The real question is whether LR or Wingate or both should be above them.

[D2fan]

No way Stone is that low - they have a great set of returners, and they have one of the better recruiting classes in the country for D2 this year. The real question is whether LR or Wingate or both should be above them.

I tend to agree. Very excited to see what McGarry looks like this year. He's going to compete with Reilly for Best D2 Middie.

[Leonard Washington]

Way early but does anyone have any predictions for the SAC regular season with the players that we know are going to be available to each team.

1-Wingate
2-LR
3-Limestone
4-Newberry
5-Anderson
6-Tusculum
7-Mars Hill
8-Catawba
9-Coker
10-Lincoln Memorial

* Catawba could move up to 5 or 6, IMO, depending on who they hire as the next head coach

[Samlaxfan]

Absolutely agree with the top 3. Wingate,LR and Stone. Does anyone have a list/link to the incoming recruiting classes. Also Danny Riley seems like a more complete player then McGerry IMO.

[Leonard Washington]

Does anyone have a list/link to the incoming recruiting classes.

A number of D2 teams social media platforms (depends who you are following/rooting for) have posted signings of their incoming classes.

I personally haven't seen a specific site that is 100% reliable (let alone 75% accurate) on who is coming in.

[Gorilla Fan]

https://www.insidelacrosse.com/recruiti ... 2&league=2

[greatwhitenorth]

Most teams in SAC have schedules posted now for the Spring except for Wingate, Newberry and Mars Hill.

https://www.tusculumpioneers.com/sports ... 3/schedule
https://autrojans.com/sports/mlax/2022-23/schedule
https://www.cokercobras.com/sports/mlax ... 3/schedule
https://golimestonesaints.com/sports/me ... ?path=mlax
https://lrbears.com/sports/mens-lacrosse/schedule
https://lmurailsplitters.com/sports/men ... e/schedule

[RedFromMI]

Coaches preseason conference voting out:

2023 SAC Men's Lacrosse Preseason Poll

1. Lenoir-Rhyne (7) 79
2. Limestone (2) 72
3. Wingate (1) 68
4. Newberry 56
5. Anderson 47
6. Catawba 36
7. Tusculum 35
8. Coker 24
9. Lincoln Memorial 18
10. Mars Hill 15

2023 SAC Men's Lacrosse All-Conference - PRESEASON

All-SAC First Team

A – Willie Grieco, Wingate
A – Myles Moffat, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Logan Gaddis, Anderson
MF – Toron Eccleston, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Baker Westmoreland, Newberry
MF – Danny Riley, Wingate
D – Victor Powell, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Peyton Farley, Wingate
D – Peyton Jefferson, Anderson
LP – Nathan Allan, Coker
Short-Stick Defensive MF - Colten McCracken, Lenoir-Rhyne
Face-off Spec. – Cam Weeks, Anderson
GK – Joey Heckel, Anderson

All-SAC Second Team

A – Beau Henson, Anderson
A – Chris Erneston, Limestone
A – Nate Raymond, Tusculum
MF – Mike McGarry, Limestone
MF – Curtis Bukta, Newberry
MF – Tommy Aguilar, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Chase Robertson, Anderson
D – Jack Travassos, Newberry
D – Brock Strong, Newberry
LP – Nate Ashley, Lenoir-Rhyne
Short-Stick Defensive MF - Nathan Fraser, Tusculum
Face-off Spec. – John Paulus, Lenoir-Rhyne
GK – John Caponi, Wingate

All-SAC Third Team

A – Joe Venazio, Lenoir-Rhyne
A – Cal Gibson, Coker
A – Trevor Kennedy, Mars Hill
MF – Garrett Hawkins, Anderson
MF – Ryley Zopfi, Anderson
MF – Bryce Reece, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – Jordan Sullivan, Lincoln Memorial
D – Ryan Morrison, Limestone
D – Dillon Ricketts, Lincoln Memorial
LP – Joe Karnich, Wingate
Short-Stick Defensive MF - Ashton Wilson, Lincoln Memorial
Face-off Spec. – Tim Ladner, Limestone
GK – Riley Semmes, Tusculum