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Tuesday, August 21, 2007

Elizabethtown College Field Hockey Team Picked Third in Commonwealth Conference Preseason Coaches Poll

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team has been picked to finish third in the Commonwealth Conference in a preseason poll of the league’s five head coaches, the conference office announced Tuesday.

The Blue Jays received 16 points in the survey to place third behind defending conference champion Lebanon Valley College (20 points, three first-place votes) and defending NCAA Division III runner-up Messiah College (18 points, two first-place votes). Widener University (12 points) and Albright College (9 points) finished out the rankings.

Elizabethtown finished 16-6 overall last season and qualified for the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time since 1988. Head coach Sharon Sweger was recognized by her peers as the Commonwealth Conference Coach of the Year for the second consecutive season.

The Blue Jays make their 2007 season debut on Friday, Aug. 31 against College Misericordia in the opening game of the Mule Classic at Muhlenberg College.