EMU, Virginia Wesleyan Field Hockey Teams Ranked in National Poll

 

 

Salem, Va. - Eastern Mennonite’s field hockey team is ranked #9 in the most recent National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Poll.  Virginia Wesleyan College was also ranked in the national poll in the #17 spot.

 

            EMU currently boasts a 12-2 record overall, going 6-0 in the conference.  The Royals are led by Kristen Moyer (Souderton, Pa./Christopher Dock) who has contributed 23 goals and seven assists on the season.  Jonalyn Denlinger (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite) has added 31 points on the season, tallying nine goals and 13 assists for the Royals.  Katie Moyer (Blooming Glen, Pa./Christopher Dock), and Emily Chamelin (Westminster, Md./Westminster) have shared time at the goal keeping position, and have posted .833 and .780 saves percentages, respectively.

           

            Virginia Wesleyan currently posts an overall record of 13-0 for the season, going a perfect 7-0 in the conference.  The Marlins are led by Chrissy Clancy (Oak Hill, Va./Oakton) who has contributed 20 points, including seven goals and six assists.  Laura Weidema (Pocomoke, Md./Pocomoke) has also scored seven goals and four assists thus far in the season for the Marlins.  In goal, Margie Baker (Chesapeake, Va./Hickory) has given up just eight goals on the season.  She has a saves percentage of .875 and has corralled 56 saves on the season so far.

 

            The complete national poll is as follows:

 

NCAA Division III Field Hockey Poll

 

1.  College of New Jersey

2.  Middlebury College

3.  Salisbury University

4.  SUNY Cortland

5.  Rowan University

6.  Messiah College

7.  Skidmore College

8.  Mary Washington College

9.  Eastern Mennonite University

10.  Montclair State University

11.  Lebanon Valley College

12.  McDaniel College

13.  Bowdoin College

14.  Williams College

15.  Ursinus College

16.  Amherst College

17. Virginia Wesleyan College

18.  William Smith College

19.  Muhlenberg College

20.  Kean University