Sept. 15, 2009
Center Valley, Pa. -- The American University field hockey team returned to the nation's top 20 earning a No. 19 ranking in the latest Kookaburra/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll.
Undefeated Maryland received 1,182 points and 52 first-place votes to earn the No. 1 ranking. North Carolina, Wake Forrest, Princeton and Virginia round out the top five.
The Eagles, who earned 100 points, picked up two wins last week, including a 3-1 defeat of then-No. 13 Penn State on Sunday.
American (3-2) was led by Savannah Graybill, the Patriot League's Offensive Player of the Week, who scored two goals and an assist. Anne-Meike De Wiljes was named the Defensive Player of the Week with her two goals and two assists, while Alyssa Poorman was named the Goalkeeper of the Week.
The Eagles will return to the field on Friday when they host California at 3 p.m. before traveling to No. 13 James Madison at 1 p.m. Sunday.
2009 Kookaburra / NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll
This is a listing of the top 20 teams in the 2009 Kookaburra / NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll, as voted upon by NFHCA member coaches, with records through September 13, 2009 and total points (first-place votes are in parentheses).
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Rank |
Institution |
Points (first place votes in parentheses) |
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1. |
University of Maryland (7-0) |
1182 (52) |
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2. |
University of North Carolina (6-0) |
1136 (7) |
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3. |
Wake Forest University (5-1) |
1042 |
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4. |
Princeton University (4-0) |
988 (1) |
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5. |
University of Virginia (6-0) |
929 |
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6. |
University of Connecticut (5-0) |
911 |
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7. |
Syracuse University (5-1) |
836 |
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8. |
Michigan State University (4-2) |
717 |
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9. |
Boston College (6-0) |
602 |
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10. |
Duke University (3-2) |
577 |
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11. |
University of Massachusetts (4-1) |
541 |
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12. |
Drexel University (5-0) |
515 |
|
13. |
James Madison University (3-2) |
423 |
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14. |
Stanford University (6-0) |
415 |
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15. |
Old Dominion University (2-4) |
362 |
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16. |
University of Louisville (4-2) |
273 |
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17. |
Indiana University (4-2) |
258 |
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18. |
Northwestern University (6-2) |
140 |
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19. |
American University (3-2) |
100 |
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20. |
Ohio State University (2-3) |
98 |
Also Receiving Votes: Penn State University (86), University of Iowa (66), Providence College (63), Boston University (59), University of Michigan (59), University at Albany (58), Northeastern University (38), Virginia Commonwealth University (32), University of Maine (15), Rider University (14), Missouri State University (13), West Chester University (11), Villanova University (8), Cornell University (7), University of Richmond (7), University of Delaware (6), University of California (5), Harvard University (4), Lafayette College (3), Columbia University (1).
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