Eastern Mennonite Field Hockey Team Ranked #8 in Nation
Salem, Va. – The Eastern Mennonite University field hockey team is ranked #8 in the most recent National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Poll.
Under head coach Brenda Bechler, the Royals are currently a perfect 8-0 on the season. The Royals are led by 2002 ODAC Player of the Year Kristin Moyer (Souderton, Pa./Christopher Dock) who has tallied 15 goals and three assists for 33 points. Jonalyn Denlinger (Lancaster, Pa./Lancaster Mennonite), last season’s Rookie of the Year, is second on the team with four goals and nine assists for 17 points. Molly Harrington (Frederick, Md./Frederick) ranks third on the squad in scoring with five goals and one assist for 11 points. Katie Moyer (Blooming Glen, Pa./Christopher Dock) and Emily Chamelin (Westminster, Md./Westminster) have split time in goal with Moyer averaging 0.68 goals against per game and Chamelin giving up 0.89 goals per contest.
The complete national poll is as follows:
1. Salisbury
2. Rowan
3. Messiah
4. Middlebury
5. College of New Jersey
6. SUNY-Cortland
7. Skidmore
8. Eastern Mennonite
9. Mary Washington
10. McDaniel
11. Muhlenberg
12. Montclair State
13. Amherst
14. Bowdoin
15. Lebanon Valley
16. Williams
17. Ursinus
18. William Smith
19. Colby
20. Springfield