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OCTOBER 21, 2006
KING'S FIELD HOCKEY FALLS TO THIRD-RANKED
MESSIAH, 4-1
GRANTHAM -- Nikki Bailey scored two goals while
Tiffany Leatherman added one goal and two assists to lead third-ranked
host Messiah to a 4-1 victory over 17th ranked King's College in a
battle of nationally-ranked field hockey squads Saturday on the Falcons'
Homecoming Day in Grantham.
Messiah, the 2005 NCAA Division III national runner-up, improved to 13-2
with the win while King's slipped to 14-3.
Lindsay Hunter scored the only goal of the first half just 2:49 into the
contest off an assist from Leatherman. The Falcons would push the score
to 2-0 with 22:03 remaining in the contest when Bailey scored on a pass
from Emily Sauder. King's would cut the lead to 2-1 with 12:12 left when
Ave' Moran scored an unassisted goal.
Messiah however would put the game away when Leatherman struck net with
6:42 left and Bailey followed with her second score with just 1:47 on
the clock to seal the victory.
King's struggled offensively on Messiah's artificial turf field as the
Falcons held a 27-5 advantage in shots while holding 17-2 lead in
penalty corners.
The Lady Monarchs return to action Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. when King's
faces local rival University of Scranton on Fitzpatrick Field.
2006 STX/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll
This is a listing of the top 20 teams in the 2006
STX/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll, as voted upon by NFHCA
member coaches, with records through October 15, 2006 and total points
(first-place votes are in parentheses).
Institution Points
(first place votes in parentheses)
1. SUNY Cortland (13-0)
951 (27)
2. The College of New Jersey (11-1)
908 (10)
3. Messiah College (11-2) 877 (5)
4. Williams College (10-1)
811 (1)
5. Middlebury College (10-1)
793 (3)
6. Salisbury University (11-3)
726 (2)
7. Ursinus College (12-3)
695
8. William Smith College (12-2)
665
9. Bowdoin College (9-1)
658 (1)
10. Lebanon Valley College (12-2)
571
11. Elizabethtown College (12-2)
475
12. Rowan University (9-4)
457
13. Montclair State University (9-3)
448
14. Juniata College (13-1)
380 (1)
15. Springfield College (12-3)
273
16. Christopher Newport University (8-3)
210
17. King’s College (PA) (12-2)
164
18. Eastern University (13-2)
134
19. Skidmore College (9-4)
96
20. Alvernia College (12-2)
81
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