W&M Receives Votes in NFHCA Poll

The College will host Miami (Ohio) on Sept. 8 at 1 p.m.

09/04/07 10:30AM

Williamsburg - The William and Mary field hockey team received 35 votes in the first National Field Hockey Coaches Association regular season top-20 poll of the season released on Sept. 4. The Tribe opened the season with 33 votes in the preseason top-20, released on Aug. 21. W&M is currently 2-2 on the season with both losses coming to teams currently ranked in the top 10.

After opening the season with wins over Lock Haven, 4-2, and Fairfield, 5-0, at home, W&M dropped a pair of matches to top-10 foes. W&M fell to then-No. 4 and current No. 8 Duke, 3-0, on Sept. 1, before dropping a tight 1-0 affair to current No. 4 Iowa on Labor Day in Durham, N.C.

Five remaining Tribe opponents are ranked in the national top-20, while another five are receiving votes. The College will face No. 2 North Carolina (Oct. 12), No. 9 Old Dominion (Oct. 28), No. 11 James Madison (Oct. 21), No. 14 Virginia (Sept. 14) and No. 17 Delaware (Sept. 28). The five teams receiving votes left on the W&M ledger are Northeastern (Sept. 21), Miami (Ohio) (Sept. 8), Richmond (Oct. 25), Drexel (Oct. 5) and Hofstra (Oct. 7).

The Tribe will return to action when it hosts Miami (Ohio) on Saturday, Sept. 8, at 1 p.m. The contest will be a rematch of an overtime battle won by the Tribe a season ago. W&M defeated the Redhawks, 4-3, on a goal 21 seconds into overtime by Gina Cimarelli. Senior Kim Hedley finished with two goals and an assist against Miami (Ohio).

NFHCA Top 20 (Sept. 4)
1. Maryland - 4-0 - 664 (19)
2. North Carolina - 4-0 - 657 (15)
3. Connecticut - 3-0 - 569
4. Iowa - 2-1 - 553
5. Wake Forest - 1-2 - 501
6. Penn State - 2-1 - 494
7. Michigan State - 4-0 - 428
8. Duke - 2-2 - 398
9. Old Dominion - 1-2 - 361
10. Ohio - 2-1 - 292
11. James Madison - 2-1 - 284
12. American - 4-0 - 281
13. Boston College - 3-1 - 222
14. Virginia - 1-2 - 203
15. Michigan - 1-3 - 182
16. Louisville - 2-2 - 158
17. Delaware - 4-0 - 156
18. Boston University - 3-1 - 128
19. Indiana - 3-1 - 116
20. Syracuse - 4-0 - 92

Also Receiving Votes: Stanford (61), Ohio State (48), Princeton (45), Albany (38), William & Mary (35), Vermont (25), Temple (22), California (19), Northeastern (18), Providence (18), Northwestern (14), Miami (Ohio) (10), Richmond (9), Kent State (8),Massachusetts (8), Missouri State (8), Brown (5), Rutgers (4), Villanova (4), Drexel (1), Hofstra (1).