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Men's Lacrosse

Syracuse picked 4th in ACC coaches poll, 2 players named to preseason all-conference team

Alexandra Moreo | Senior Staff Photographer

Trimboli was Syracuse's highest-scoring freshman a season ago.

Syracuse sophomores Jamie Trimboli and Nick Mellen have earned preseason All-Atlantic Coast Conference honors. Syracuse and Virginia are the only two ACC schools with multiple underclassmen to make the team.

Mellen, a redshirt sophomore, returns to SU’s lineup after missing the entire 2017 season due to injury. Entering last season, the defender was named an Inside Lacrosse Preseason All-American. Trimboli, a true sophomore, led all Orange freshmen with 15 points last season, including an overtime game-winner against Duke.

Of the five ACC schools, Syracuse was predicted to finish fourth in the ACC preseason coaches Poll. Duke and Notre Dame share the top spot, followed by North Carolina, SU and Virginia.

The whole preseason All-ACC Team is as follows (Syracuse players in bold):

A – Chris Cloutier, Sr., North Carolina
A – Justin Guterding, Sr., Duke
A – Michael Krause, So., Virginia
M – Jamie Trimboli, So., Syracuse
M – Dox Aiken, So., Virginia
M – Ryan Conrad, Jr., Virginia
D – Cade Van Raaphorst, Jr., Duke
D – Jake Rowlett, R-So., North Carolina
D – Nick Mellen, R-So., Syracuse
Goalkeeper – Danny Fowler, GS, Duke
Face-off – John Travisano, Sr., Notre Dame
Long-stick Midfielder – John Sexton, Sr., Notre Dame
Short-Stick Defensive Midfielder – Drew Schantz, Jr., Notre Dame







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