NEW YORK – The BIG EAST Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Coaches’ Poll was announced on Thursday with 2019 regular-season champion Denver the unanimous favorite to win the crown in 2021. The Pioneers earned all five available first-place votes and a total of 25 points to sit atop the poll. Denver senior attacker Quintin Hoch-Bullen was voted BIG EAST Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, while teammate Molly Little, a graduate student defender, was elected BIG EAST Preseason Defensive Player of the Year. The preseason poll and awards are decided by a vote of the league’s head coaches who are not permitted to vote for their own team.