PERRY, NY - The Roanoke College men's lacrosse team is ranked #8 the latest USILA Week Nine Poll, released Monday.

The Maroons moved up five spots from #13 in the previous week poll. Roanoke started out the week with a 16-5 road victory over Guilford College on Wednesady, April 17^th. However, their biggest game was on April 20^th when they took on, then ranked, #9 Washington and Lee. The Maroons defeated the Generals 9-8 on Senior Day, as they finished the regular season with an unblemished 9-0 ODAC mark.

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Click Here to Read the Lacrosse Magazine Article about Coach Bill Pilat and Freshman Will Pilat

Richard Lachlan leads the Maroons total points with 54 (43g, 11a). Lachlan's 43 goals tops the ODAC, having three more than the second place player. He is followed in scoring by Will Pilat with 29 goals, while Conner DuBois has 25. Mike Hayden is the squads assist leader, dishing out 29 assists over 16 games. Hayden ranks second in the ODAC in assists, with just two less than the #1 player. Tyler McWilliams ranks right behind Hayden in the ODAC in assists with 24. Charles Pease ranks fourth in the conference in saves with 158, as well as having the fourth lowest goals-against average (9.19).

The Maroons clinched the ODAC regular season title after going 9-0 in conference play. As the #1 seed in the ODAC Tournament, Roanoke will host the ODAC Men's Lacrosse Tournament Final Four, starting on Saturday, May 4^th. The Maroons will play the winner of the #4/#5 matchup from Tuesday, April 30^th. For more information on the 2013 ODAC Men's Lacrosse Tournament, go to http://odaconline.com/tournament/spring/mlax/index

Listed below is the Week Nine USILA Coaches Poll. For more information, visit http://www.usila.org.

Rank	Team	Record	Points	Previous Week
1	Cortland	13-0	339(16)	1
2	Dickinson	13-0	321(1)	2
3	RIT	13-2	305	3
4	Stevenson	14-2	290	4
5	Cabrini	10-3	250	8
6	Middlebury	11-2	229	11
7	Salisbury	13-4	219	5
8	Roanoke	13-3	217	13
9	Tufts	10-4	187	7
10	Washington	11-3	178	12
11	Stevens	10-3	153	6
12	Washington & Lee	11-3	139	9
13	Denison	12-2	137	14
14	Lynchburg	11-4	134	10
15	Conn College	10-3	77	19
16	St. Lawrence	11-3	71	17
17	Nazareth	10-4	69	nr
18	Wesleyan	11-3	53	nr
19	Gettysburg	8-5	50	nr
20	Plattsburgh	11-3	45	18
Also receiving votes: Ithaca, York, Bowdoin, Franklin & Marshall, Montclair State, Widener, Hampden-Sydney, Endicott, Albright, Ohio Wesleyan

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