CHANDLER, Ariz. (Nov. 8, 2016) - The LIU Post field hockey team has climbed to No. 4 in the final Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II Poll of the 2016 season, released Tuesday.

Last week, the Pioneers won the Northeast-10 Conference title with a thrilling 2-1 overtime victory at Saint Anselm. Sophomore forward/midfielder Emily Miller (Bridgewater, N.J.), who was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, scored the game-winning goal just 2:08 into the extra period.

Shippensburg earned the No. 1 ranking in the poll, tallying 176 points and 13 first-place votes. Millersville followed at No. 2 with 172 points and seven first-place nods. East Stroudsburg (165 points, six first-place votes) fell two spots to No. 3.

LIU Post opens NCAA Tournament play on Friday, Nov. 18, following a first-round bye. The Pioneers will face either second-seeded Saint Anselm College or third-seeded Stonehill College in the national semifinals at Stonehill's W.B. Mason Stadium in Easton, Mass.

2016 Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II Poll – Final
1. Shippensburg (13 First-Place Votes) - 176 Points
2. Millersville (Seven First-Place Votes) - 172 Points
3. East Stroudsburg (Six First-Place Votes) - 165 Points
4. LIU Post (One First-Place Vote) - 151 Points
5. Saint Anselm - 122 Points
6. Stonehill - 90 Points
7. West Chester - 85 Points
8. Adelphi - 49 Points
9. Bloomsburg - 44 Points
T-10. Indiana (Pa.) - 14 Points
T-10. Merrimack - 14 Points