Waltham, Mass. – The Bentley men's lacrosse team is ranked 18^th in the Week 1 United States Lacrosse Association Coaches Poll. While junior midfielder Connor Baughan (Foxborough, Mass./Portsmouth Abbey) was named a second team Preseason All-American by Inside Lacrosse.

The Falcons are coming off a 9-5 season and 7-4 in the Northeast-10. The team qualified for the NE10 playoffs and finished the season ranked 18^th by the USILA.

Head coach Jim Murphy, now in his 28^th season at the helm of the program, was named the NE10 Coach of the Year for 2019 and also picked up his 200^th career win during the campaign. He welcomes back a number of key players, including senior goalie Mike Haggan (Braintree, Mass./BC High), midfielder Matt Brooks (Brunswick, Maine/Phillips Exeter), face-off man Nick Irby (Groton, Mass./Groton) and Baughan.

Baughan, who garnered the Preseason All-American nod by Inside Lacrosse as short stick defensive midfielder, led the team with 40 ground balls last season. He was one of four players who were named NE10 All-Conference last season, along with Haggan, Brooks and sophomore Ben Baldasaro (Exeter, N.H./Exeter).

The Falcons are one of four NE10 teams ranked in the USILA poll, along with Le Moyne (2), Adelphi (3) and Pace (9). Bentley was also voted 5^th in the NE10 Preseason Poll that was released today.

Bentley will get the 2020 season started on Saturday, Feb. 29 when they host Le Moyne.