ALBANY, N.Y. – The UAlbany men’s lacrosse team earned its highest placement ever in the annual Inside Lacrosse Preseason Face-Off Yearbook Rankings, being at #2 in the 2018 publication.

UAlbany is coming off a trip to the NCAA Quarterfinals, its third trip to the second round in four seasons, finishing 15-3 overall and 6-0 in the America East.  The America East regular season and tournament champion defeated North Carolina 15-12 in the NCAA First Round.

UAlbany has been in the publication’s top-15 of the preseason rankings each of the past five years.

UAlbany is the lone representative from the America East in the Face-Off Preseason top-25 rankings.  UAlbany is also the highest-ranked among the New York teams in the top-25.

Duke is at #1 in the Face-Off rankings.  2018 UAlbany opponents Yale and Maryland are at #3 and #4 respectively.  Another 2018 opponent, Syracuse, is at #9.

UAlbany men’s lacrosse season tickets are on sale for just $99.  To reserve your seats, contact the UAlbany ticket office at 518-442-DANE or visit ualbanysports.com/tickets.