Tue Jan 12 2021 | Kenny DeJohn | College
PHOTO COURTESY OF UMASS ATHLETICS
One of the few true draw specialists in the country, Caitlyn Petro secured 56 draws in 2020 after totaling 102 in 2019.
College lacrosse is back.
As perhaps the most anticipated season in NCAA history approaches, we’re featuring every team ranked in the Nike/US Lacrosse Preseason Top 20.
Check back to USLaxMagazine.com each weekday for new previews, scouting reports and rival analysis.
No. 19 UMass
Pre-COVID Ranking: 14th
Angela McMahon’s Minutewomen didn’t enter the 2020 season ranked. They quickly proved the preseason assumptions surrounding the team wrong.
In their first game of the season, UMass topped then-No. 5 Boston College 15-11. And although the next game was a loss by the same score against an upstart Dartmouth team, UMass’ season-opening statement was enough to make waves in the Nike / US Lacrosse Division I Women’s Top 20.