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January 22, 2026

WOMEN'S LACROSSE RANKED IN 2026 IWLCA DIVISION II PRESEASON COACHES POLL

Orangeburg, N.Y. (1/22/26) The Dominican University New York women's lacrosse team has been ranked in the 2026 Intercollegiate Women's Lacrosse Coaches Association (IWLCA) Division II Preseason Coaches Poll.

This is the program's first-ever appearance in the preseason poll and their highest ranking.

The University of Tampa, the two-time defending national champions, opens the 2026 season atop the IWLCA Division II Preseason Coaches Poll.

Adelphi, coming off a finals appearance last year, claims the No. 2 spot, followed by Florida Southern at No. 3, West Chester at No. 4, and UIndy rounding out the Top 5.

The Lady Chargers concluded the 2025 season with an overall record of 19-2, setting a new program record for wins in a season and had won 18 straight games until their loss in the second round of the NCAA East Regional Tournament.

Dominican earned the program's and Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference's (CACC) first berth in the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Tournament after winning their third-straight CACC Tournament Championship. The team, ranked third in the East Region, went on to defeat Molloy in the first round to pick up the school's and conference's first victory in the NCAA Tournament in the sport of women's lacrosse.

The Lady Chargers were ranked 16th in the final IWLCA Poll of 2025.

The regular season IWLCA Division II Coaches Polls are set to be released weekly at 10 a.m., beginning on Monday, February 16.  

Rank

Institution

    

1

Tampa

    

2

Adelphi

    

3

Florida Southern

    

4

West Chester

    

5

UIndy

    

6

Maryville

    

7

Pace

    

8

Slippery Rock

    

9

Embry-Riddle

    

10

Saint Leo University

    

11

Lynn University

    

12

Flagler College

    

13

Regis University (CO)

    

14

East Stroudsburg

    

15

Dominican

    

16

Wingate

    

17

Seton Hill

    

18

Grand Valley State

    

19

Rollins College

    

20

Lander

    

21

Kutztown

    

22

Saint Anselm

    

23

Bentley

    

24

Florida Tech

    

25

Alabama Huntsville

    

RV

Rockhurst, Mercy, IUP

 Media Contact: Tiffany Taylor; ttaylor@iwlca.org // 713-856-8006

 

 

 

 

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement.  Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world.  Dominican also sponsors 18 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level.  To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.