General 2/12/2021 1:57:29 PM Action Packed Spring Season Gets Underway This Weekend An unprecedented spring season officially kicks off this weekend with several America East teams in action across seven sports, including #6 Stony Brook visiting #1 North Carolina on Sunday in a matchup of two of the top-ranked women’s lacrosse teams in the country. Other teams in action include UMBC men’s soccer, UNH women’s soccer and Stony Brook men’s lacrosse opening their seasons at home. Fans will once again be able to watch the majority of America East home games this year. Select games will air on The AE on ESPN while others will air on AmericaEast.TV. Those games will be available on computers, OTT devices and the brand new America East app, which is available on all IOS and Android devices and can be found by searching ‘America East Conference’ in app stores. Preseason polls were announced in seven America East sports this week with field hockey scheduled for next week. Stony Brook was tabbed the preseason favorite in five of the seven polls. Here is a summary of the polls with links to the full releases, which include information about the season, and composite schedules. Women’s Lacrosse For the ninth-straight season, Stony Brook is the America East women’s lacrosse preseason favorite as the conference unveiled its 2021 preseason poll Tuesday. The Seawolves, who are ranked sixth nationally heading into the season, were a unanimous selection. 2021 America East Women’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll No. School Points (1st Place Votes) 1. Stony Brook 49 (7 - unanimous) 2. UAlbany 43 (1) 3. New Hampshire 34 4. UMBC 30 5. Vermont 26 6. Binghamton 21 7. UMass Lowell 14 8. Hartford 7 Full #AEWLAX Poll Release #AEWLAX Composite Schedule Men’s Lacrosse In a tight race with just nine points separating the top four teams, Stony Brook was tabbed the 2021 America East men’s lacrosse preseason favorite as the league’s preseason coaches’ poll was unveiled Tuesday. 2021 America East Men’s Lacrosse Preseason Poll No. School Points (1st Place Votes) 1. Stony Brook 44 (4) 2. UAlbany 43 (2) 3. UMBC 38 (2) 4. Vermont 35 5. UMass Lowell 23 6. Hartford 20 7. Binghamton 14 8. NJIT 7 Full #AEMLAX Poll Release #AEMLAX Composite Schedule Men’s Soccer Winner of the last two America East men’s soccer titles, New Hampshire has been selected the league’s preseason favorite for the spring, 2021 season per the preseason coaches’ poll. Full Poll: Spring 2021 America East Men’s SoccerPreseason Poll No. School Points (1st Place Votes) 1. New Hampshire 63 (7) 2. Vermont 52 3. UAlbany 48 (2) 4. NJIT 40 5. Hartford 37 6. UMass Lowell 34 7. UMBC 25 8. Stony Brook 14 9. Binghamton 11 Full #AEMSOC Poll Release #AEMSOC Composite Schedule Women’s Soccer Reigning America East women’s soccer champion Stony Brook is the league’s preseason favorite for the spring 2021 season per the preseason coaches’ poll. Full Poll: Spring 2021 America East Women’s Soccer Preseason Poll No. School Points (1st Place Votes) 1. Stony Brook 81 (9) 2. Hartford 70 (1) 3. UAlbany 58 4. UMass Lowell 53 5. New Hampshire 50 6. Binghamton 47 7. NJIT 35 8. Maine 26 9. Vermont 20 10. UMBC 10 Full #AEMSOC Poll Release #AEWSOC Composite Schedule Baseball Stony Brook – winners of the most recent championship – were tabbed the 2021 #AEBASE favorite by the league’s head coaches. Full poll: 2021 America East Baseball Preseason Poll No. School Points (1st Place Votes) 1. Stony Brook 46 (6) 2. Binghamton 41 (1) Hartford 41 (1) 4. UAlbany 27 5. UMass Lowell 24 6. NJIT 20 7. UMBC 13 8. Maine 12 Full #AEBASE poll release #AEBASE Composite Schedule Softball Stony Brook, which got off to a 10-4 start a year ago before the season was halted, is the 2021 America East softball preseason favorite. Full poll: 2021 America East Softball Preseason Poll No. School Points (1st Place Votes) 1. Stony Brook 35 (5) 2. UMass Lowell 30 (1) 3. UMBC 26 (1) 4. UAlbany 20 5. Binghamton 19 6. Maine 9 7. Hartford 8 Full #AESB poll release #AESB Composite Schedule Volleyball UAlbany, the 2019 conference champion, was tabbed the Spring 2021 America East volleyball preseason favorite as the league’s preseason coaches’ poll was unveiled Wednesday afternoon. 2021 America East Women’s Volleyball Preseason Poll No. School Points (1st Place Votes) 1. UAlbany 33 (4) 2. Hartford 28 (3) 3. Stony Brook 27 4. New Hampshire 24 5. UMBC 17 6. Binghamton 10 7. NJIT 8 Full 2021 #AEVB Schedule #AEVB Composite Schedule