DURHAM, N.C.—With the start of the 2020 men's lacrosse season just days away, the ACC has released its ACC Men's Lacrosse Coaches Poll and Preseason All-ACC Team as well as television coverage for the opening slate of games Saturday.
Senior defenseman
JT Giles-Harris highlights the announcement, earning Preseason All-ACC Team recognition. The reigning ACC Defensive Player of the Year, Giles-Harris is on the preseason short list for the Tewaaraton Award according to Inside Lacrosse as well as garnering every preseason All-America honor possible.
The Blue Devils as a program were picked to finish fourth of five teams in a vote of the league's five coaches. Virginia is picked to win with 21 points, while Notre Dame is second with 18. Syracuse garnered 15 points and Duke and North Carolina picked up 11 and 10, respectively.
On the broadcast side, Duke's season opener against Air Force Feb. 1 will be televised by the ACC Network. It will be the second lacrosse game on the new network – the Colgate at North Carolina game will air at noon.
The ACC Network is carried by cable providers Spectrum, Google Fiber TV, AT&T U-verse, DirecTV, and DISH. Those outside of the ACC footprint might need to subscribe to a special sports package to have access. The streaming services supporting the network are YouTube TV, Hulu Live TV, PlayStation Vue and Sling.
If you are a subscriber to any of those listed about you can watch on mobile through the ESPN app. Links for games will be available on GoDuke.com the week of the game.
ESPN is expected to announce its entire slate of lacrosse games later this week so stay tuned for the full lineup of Duke lacrosse on your television or tablet.
Duke hosts Air Force Saturday to start the 2020 season. Faceoff is at 2 p.m., at Koskinen Stadium. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for youth or season tickets are $70 for access to all men and women's games.
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