RICHMOND, Va. – Fairfield University Men's Lacrosse midfielder Taylor Strough has been named Preseason All-CAA, as announced on Thursday morning by the Colonial Athletic Association. Strough is a two-time All-CAA selection in his career.
 
In 2021, Strough ranked second on the Stags with 19 goals, including a team-best four man-up tallies, and distributed four assists en route to All-CAA Second Team laurels. He finished the truncated 2020 season with 24 goals in seven games, posting two or more points in every contest including a pair of five-goal efforts.
 
Strough's first All-CAA nod came in 2019, when he scored 24 points with seven assists for a career-best 32 points. He scored multiple goals in seven of 14 contests, highlighted by a dazzling six-goal showing at Bryant that included both the equalizer in the closing seconds as well as the overtime game-winner.
 
The graduate student has been a four-year contributor to the Stags, starting his career with CAA All-Rookie Team laurels after scoring 10 goals with five assists in 2018. In his career to date, he has compiled 78 goals and 18 assists for 96 total points as a Stag.
 
Thursday's announcement also included the CAA Preseason Coaches' Poll, which saw the Stags slotted at sixth place. Defending CAA Champion Drexel took first in the poll with four first-place votes followed by reigning regular season champ Delaware, which garnered the two remaining top tallies.
 
UMass, Towson, Hofstra and Fairfield complete the preseason ledger.
 
Fairfield University Men's Lacrosse begins the third season led by Head Coach Andrew Baxter on Saturday, Feb. 12 with a noon contest at Stony Brook. The home slate opens the following Saturday, Feb. 19, when Wagner comes to Conway Field at Rafferty Stadium for a 1 p.m. opening faceoff.