Field Hockey Voted Third in PSAC Eastern Division Preseason Poll
LOCK HAVEN, Pa. (August 21, 2008)- The C.W. Post field hockey team has been chosen to finish third in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division as voted on by conference coaches, the conference announced Thursday.
Defending National Champion Bloomsburg was tabbed the top team in the east, receiving five first place votes. Kutztown was chosen second, and East Stroudsburg and Millersville rounded out the top five.
The Pioneers will take on Bloomsburg, 15-time Division II National Champions, on September 27 and again on October 26.
Head coach Raenee Savin and her C.W. Post squad posted a 16-3 overall record during the 2007 campaign and earned its first trip to the NCAA Championship tournament since 1983.
Eastern Division
1. Bloomsburg (5)
2. Kutztown
3. C.W. Post
4. East Stroudsburg
5. Millersville
Western Division
1. IUP (4)
2. Shippensburg (1)
3. Mansfield
4. Mercyhurst
5. Slippery Rock