NFHCA Release (.pdf)

SHIPPENSBURG, Pa. – The Shippensburg University field hockey team has been ranked No. 2 in the 2010 preseason edition of the Kookaburra/NFHCA Division II Poll, released Tuesday. Shippensburg is ranked with 132 points, including two first-place votes, and is led only by Bloomsburg entering the season.

Shippensburg and Bloomsburg are joined in the poll by four other PSAC schools including East Stroudsburg (4), Kutztown (6), Indiana (Pa.) (8) and Mercyhurst (9).

The Lady Raiders are currently training in Bermuda this week before opening the 2010 season at the Southern Connecticut State Tournament on Sept. 4.

2010 Kookaburra/NFHCA Division II Preseason Poll

1. Bloomsburg University
2. Shippensburg University
3. University of Massachusetts Lowell
4. Stonehill College
5. East Stroudsburg University
6. Kutztown University
7. Bentley University
8. Indiana University of Pa.
9. Mercyhurst College
10. Adelphi University