Belmont Abbey and Mount Olive Both in Top 10 in Nike/US Lacrosse Preseason Poll
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Both Belmont Abbey and Mount Olive are in the top 10 in the Nike/
US Lacrosse Men’s Lacrosse NCAA Division II Preseason Poll.
Belmont Abbey is ranked fourth in the preseason nationally tally, while Mount Olive is 10
th.
The Crusaders were voted by the Conference Carolinas head coaches as the preseason favorite in the 2021 preseason poll. Belmont Abbey received five first-place votes and a total of 35 points to secure the top spot. Mount Olive was right behind with 32 points. The Trojans collected the other two first-place votes.
The 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s and Women’s Lacrosse Championships get underway with first round play at higher seeds on Monday, April 19. The quarterfinals will be held at higher seeds one day later on Tuesday, April 20.
The 2021 Conference Carolinas Men’s Lacrosse Championship semifinals (Thursday, April 22) and final (Saturday, April 24) will be held in Tigerville, South Carolina on the campus of North Greenville University.
To see the entire Nike/
US Lacrosse preseason national poll, please visit
HERE.