FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
S-005-07-08
Wednesday, August 22, 2007

Elizabethtown College Field Hockey Team Tied for 15th in NFHCA Division III Preseason Poll

ELIZABETHTOWN, Pa. --- The Elizabethtown College field hockey team is tied for 15th in the STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Preseason Coaches Poll, the NFHCA has announced.

The Blue Jays, who are tied with Springfield College in the survey, were ranked 15th in the final poll of the 2006 season after finishing 16-6 overall and qualifying for the NCAA Division III playoffs for the first time since 1988.

Defending national champion Ursinus College received 20 of the 30 first-place votes to gain the top spot in the poll, followed by Messiah College, Bowdoin College, SUNY Cortland and The College of New Jersey.

A total of four teams that are ranked in the preseason poll appear on the Blue Jays’ 2007 schedule, including Ursinus, Messiah, eighth-ranked Lebanon Valley College and 14 th-ranked Juniata College.

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