NJCAA: Essex the New No. 1 After Downing OCC
CCBC Essex has supplanted defending champion Onondaga as the top team in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) men's lacrosse rankings, thanks to a thrilling 22-19 victory Saturday over the Lazers.
The Knights, under new head coach Shawn Burke after Brian Duncan left to become Matt Kerwick's top assistant at NCAA Division I Jacksonville, are 3-0 and received five of six first-place votes in this week's poll. The remaining first-place vote went to No. 2-ranked Monroe, which toppled No. 5-ranked Nassau, 7-5.
Onondaga fell to No. 3 and Anne Arundel held at No. 4 to round out the top five.
| W-L | Points (1st) | Previous | Result | Next | |
| Essex | 3-0 | 59 (5) | 3 | W, No. 3 Onondaga | vs. No. 4 Anne Arundel |
| Monroe | 2-0 | 50 (1) | 5 | W, No. 5 Nassau | at Tompkins-Cortland |
| Onondaga | 1-1 | 48 | 1 | L, No. 1 Essex | vs. No. 2 Monroe |
| Anne Arundel | 2-0 | 43 | 4 | W, Stevenson JV | at No. 1 Essex |
| Nassau | 2-1 | 38 | 2 | L, No. 2 Monroe | at No. 9 Howard |
| Suffolk | 1-0 | 29 | 6 | W, No. 9 Howard | vs. No. 10 Catonsville |
| Herkimer | 1-0 | 27 | 7 | W, Army JV | vs. Tompkins-Cortland |
| Hudson Valley | 0-0 | 17 | 10 | N/A | at No. 6 Suffolk |
| Howard | 1-2 | 8 | 8 | L, Army Prep | vs. No. 5 Nassau |
| Catonsville | 2-1 | 4 | 9 | L, No. 1 Essex | at No. 6 Suffolk |
Also Receiving Votes: Alfred State, Brookdale, Jefferson
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