In this season's North Coast Athletic Conference preseason poll the Denison women's lacrosse team was projected to finish in third place.

Returning to the Big Red are first-team all-NCAC defenders Katie Kubasta (Medina, Ohio/Medina) and Bethany Keller (Worthington, Ohio/Thomas Worthington). Aiding the attack this season will be senior Lindsay Howard (Lake Forest, Ill./Lake Forest) and junior Sara Langsam (Philadelphia, Pa./Germantown Friends). Langsam recorded 24 points (18 g, 6 a) while Howard notched 22 points (15 g, 7 a). Senior goalie Amanda Wilson (Hudson, Ohio/Western Reserve) also returns to DU for her second season as a starter.

Wooster was tabbed as the favorite to win the regular season title, logging 43 points and four of seven first-place votes. Ohio Wesleyan finished second with two first-place votes and 38 total points while Denison was just one point behind the Battling Bishops with 37 points, including one first-place vote.

The Big Red kicks off their season when they take on Fort Lewis on march 15 in Colorado Springs, Colo. Game time is scheduled for 2 p.m.

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