HICKORY, N.C. – After an outstanding 2020 season, the Lenoir-Rhyne Men's Lacrosse Team has been picked to finish first in the South Atlantic Conference Preseason Coaches' Poll as released this morning. The Bears garnered 10 out of 11 first place votes.
Limestone was picked to finish second while Wingate was tabbed to finish in third.

The Bears also have five players selected as Preseason All-Conference players. Eric Dickinson, Connor Stanley and Noah Johnson were First Team selections while Myles Moffat and Noah Flasch were named Second Teamers.

The Bears were ranked No. 6 in the nation in the Nike/Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Top 20 Poll and ended last year ranked No. 5.

MEN'S LACROSSE POLL
 

Rank	School (1st place votes)	Points
1	Lenoir-Rhyne (10)	110
2	Limestone	100
3	Wingate (1)	90
4	Queens	86
5	Catawba	71
6	Coker	59
7	Tusculum	57
8	Newberry	49
9	Mars Hill	40
10	Lincoln Memorial	31
11	Anderson	22

 
2021 SAC Men's Lacrosse Preseason All-Conference
All-SAC First Team
A – Bobby Padden, Wingate
A – Kealan Pilon, Queens
A – Ian Cook, Lincoln Memorial
MF – Eric Dickinson, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Ethan Irizarry, Coker
MF – Zachary Sunderland, Newberry
D – Payton Leonard, Catawba
D – Connor Stanley, Lenoir-Rhyne
D – James Houston, Wingate
LP – Reese Orman, Wingate
Spec. – Justin Messersmith, Newberry
GK – Noah Johnson, Lenoir-Rhyne
 
All-SAC Second Team
A – Quinn Tallant, Queens
A – Joe Venazio, Coker
A – Myles Moffat, Lenoir-Rhyne
MF – Kevin Barry, Queens
MF – Zac Carrigan, Mars Hill
MF – Danny Riley, Wingate
D – James Brugger, Coker
D – Nathan Caldwell, Lincoln Memorial
D – Jordan Sullivan, Lincoln Memorial
LP – Cameron King, Newberry
Spec. – Noah Flasch, Lenoir-Rhyne
GK – Kyle Hornik, Queens