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Edison, NJ - The Siena College
Saints were selected as the top team in MAAC Men's Lacrosse in 2013, according
to the league's seven head coaches.
Siena, last year's
regular season champions, went 11-5 overall and 6-0 in the MAAC in 2012. The
Saints have not lost a league game since April 2, 2011 against University of Detroit
Mercy. Siena will return 2012 First Team All-MAAC and MAAC All-Tournament Team
selection Danny Martinsen, as well as 2012 First Team All-MAAC defense selection
Brendan Meehan. Siena's head coach John Svec, who was named 2012 Anaconda Sports
MAAC Coach of the Year, returns for his second seasons at the helm of the
Saints.
Siena's Martinsen
was chosen as the 2013 MAAC Men's Lacrosse Preseason Player of the Year. Martinsen,
a native of Smithtown, New York was ranked second in the MAAC in both scoring
(62) and assists (29) and tied for fourth in goals (33) in the 2012 season. He
stood 14th nationally in points per game with 3.88 points and 17th
nationally in assists per game with 1.81 assists.
Marist College finished
second in the poll with 39 points. Canisius, the defending MAAC champion was
third with 36 points, followed by University of Detroit Mercy (28),
Jacksonville University (25), Virginia Military Institute (15) and Manhattan
College (8).
The preseason
All-MAAC team consists of Detroit's Adams, Siena's Martinsen, and Marist's Connor
Rice at attack. The midfielders are Canisius' Tim Edwards, Jacksonville's
Cameron Mann, and Marist's Drew Nesmith. Marist's Ethan Fox, Detroit's Jamie Hebden
and Siena's Meehan were selected as the defensemen. Jacksonville's Peter Deluca
was selected as the goalie.
Preseason Coaches'
Poll
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1.
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Siena
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45
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2.
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Marist
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39
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3.
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Canisius
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36
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4.
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Detroit
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28
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5.
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Jacksonville
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25
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6.
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VMI
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15
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7.
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Manhattan
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8
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Preseason All-MAAC
Team
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Shayne Adams
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Attack
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Detroit
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Danny Martinsen
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Attack
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Siena
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Connor Rice
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Attack
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Marist
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Tim Edwards
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Midfield
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Canisius
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Cameron Mann
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Midfield
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Jacksonville
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Drew Nesmith
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Midfield
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Marist
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Ethan Fox
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Defense
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Marist
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Jamie Hebden
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Defense
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Detroit
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Brendan Meehan
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Defense
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Siena
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Peter Deluca
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Goalie
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Jacksonville
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Preseason Player of
the Year
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Danny Martinsen
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Attack
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Siena
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