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Bloomsburg Field Hockey Remains Number One in Division II
BLOOMSBURG— The Bloomsburg University field hockey team stayed in the number one spot of the STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II national poll. It's the second consecutive week in first place for the Huskies.
Bloomsburg, 11-0, 4-0 in the Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference (PSAC), received 15 first place votes to rank them above PSAC rivals Lock Haven and Shippensburg.
The Huskies defeated then-number two Shippensburg last week in an exciting 4-3, double overtime win, and then picked up two more wins this past weekend against UMass-Lowell and Assumption College.
Leading the Huskies in goals and assists is junior Shanna Fritz (Benton/Benton) with nine and six, respectively for 24 points. Juniors Nikki Hartranft (Oley/Oley Valley) and Sheila Zilinski (Barto/Boyertown) are tied for second on the team with 21 points, Hartranft with nine goals and three assists and Zilinski with eight goals and five assists. Goalie Trish Leitzel (Richfield/Middleburg), 11-0, has a goals against average of 0.55 and has recorded 36 saves.
Bloomsburg plays next at Millersville on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m.
| School (Record) | Points | |
| 1. | Bloomsburg University (11-0) | 159 (15) |
| 2. | Lock Haven University (10-2) | 141 (1) |
| 3. | Shippensburg University (9-3) | 131 |
| 4. | Saint Michael's College (9-3) | 103 |
| 5. | Bentley College (9-3) | 94 |
| 6. | Bryant College (8-2) | 80 |
| 7. | East Stroudsburg University (8-5) | 66 |
| 8. | Stonehill College (8-2) | 41 |
| 9. | Indiana University of PA (10-4) | 26 |
| 10. | 10. Mansfield University (6-4) | 14 |
