NEW YORK – Five-time regular-season champion Denver was picked first in the 2019 BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse preseason poll a sixth time as the unanimous favorite among the league’s head coaches. The Pioneers’ No. 1 pick was supported by the preseason selections of both Offensive and Defensive Players of the Year. Junior attackman Ethan Walker earned preseason nods as Offensive Player of the Year while senior defender Dylan Gaines earned Defensive Player of the Year nods. Both Pioneer veterans were chosen unanimously by the other five men’s lacrosse coaches.
Marquette was selected second in the poll with 18 points, while Georgetown, the 2018 BIG EAST tournament champion was picked third with 17 points and earned the remaining first-place vote.