WINTHROP, Mass. - The Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) released its Preseason Coaches' Polls on Monday for the upcoming spring campaigns. The Falcons' women's lacrosse, men's lacrosse, baseball, softball, and men's tennis teams were all featured.
AMC softball was picked third in the South Division in the 2022 GNAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The poll is voted on by the league's 13 head coaches. The 2022 softball poll is split into two divisions, north and south. The Falcons were tabbed third in the south and garnered one of 13 possible first-place votes. (FULL STORY)
2022 GNAC Softball Preseason Poll
NORTH DIVISION
1. Emmanuel (9) - 74
2. Simmons (4) - 63
3. Saint Joseph's ME - 57
4. Rivier - 38
5. Norwich - 24
6. Anna Maria – 19
SOUTH DIVISION
1. JWU (9) - 85
2. USJ CT (3) - 74
3. Albertus Magnus (1) - 73
4. Lasell - 51
5. Regis - 39
6. Dean - 23
7. Elms - 19
The Falcons men's lacrosse team was tabbed ninth in the GNAC Coaches' Poll. The poll is voted on by the league's 11 head coaches. Albertus were slotted ahead of both Anna Maria College and Regis (Mass.) College. (FULL STORY)
2022 GNAC MLAX Preseason Poll
1. Norwich (6) - 116
2. Lasell (5) - 110
3. Saint Joseph's ME - 89
4. Rivier - 87
5. JWU - 77
6. USJ CT - 59
7. Emmanuel - 56
8. Dean - 55
9. Albertus Magnus - 30
10. Anna Maria - 26
11. Regis - 21
The AMC women's lacrosse team were picked 13th in the GNAC Preseason Coaches' Poll, as announced by the league office. AMC edged Dean College in 14th place by 22 points. (FULL STORY)
2022 GNAC WLAX Preseason Poll
1. JWU (8) - 184
2. Emmanuel (4) - 179
3. Saint Joseph's ME (1) - 162
4. Lasell - 152
5. Simmons - 145
6. Regis - 127
7. Colby-Sawyer - 107
8. Norwich (1) - 95
9. Elms - 76
10. Rivier - 63
11. USJ CT - 62
12. Anna Maria - 52
13. Albertus Magnus - 44
14. Dean - 22
The Albertus baseball team was picked seventh in the GNAC's Baseball Preseason Coaches' Poll, as voted on by the league's 10 head coaches. The Falcons were picked ahead of Norwich University, Colby-Sawyer College, and Rivier University. (FULL STORY)
2022 GNAC Baseball Preseason Poll
1. Anna Maria (5) - 91
2. Saint Joseph's ME (3) - 90
3. JWU (2) - 88
4. Lasell - 65
5. Dean - 55
6. Elms - 50
7. Albertus Magnus - 40
8. Norwich - 35
9. Colby-Sawyer - 23
10. Rivier - 13
The Albertus Magnus College men's tennis team was picked to finish fifth in the 2022 GNAC Preseason Coaches' Poll. The league's six head coaches ranked AMC ahead of Lesley University. (FULL STORY)
2022 GNAC Men's Tennis Preseason Poll
1. Eastern Nazarene (4) - 34
2. Colby-Sawyer (2) - 30
3. Norwich - 21
4. Regis - 18
5. Albertus Magnus - 16
6. Lesley - 7
