CHANDLER, Ariz. (Sept. 15, 2015) - Despite getting off to a 2-0 start to the 2015 season, the LIU Post field hockey team dipped two spots to No. 5 in Tuesday's National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II Top-10 Poll.

Behind Grace Ilias' (Oakville, Ontario, Canada) two goals and Alyssa Lopresti's (Lindenhurst, N.Y.) hat trick, the Pioneers knocked off Bentley University and St. Thomas Aquinas College on back-to-back days last weekend.

West Chester University overtook the No. 1 ranking in the poll. The Rams garnered 157 points and 14 of a possible 16 first-place votes. Shippensburg University (125 points) and Millersville University (111 points), both of whom received one first-place nod, placed second and third, respectively. East Stroudsburg University (98 points) climbed two spots to fourth.

Kutztown University and Franklin Pierce University both made their debuts in the Top-10. Kutztown tied Limestone College for sixth with 56 points, while Franklin Pierce (25 points) was 10th.

Head Coach Raenee Savin and her LIU Post squad return to action Wednesday (Sept. 16), when they face Pace University in a non-conference tilt at 7 p.m. in Pleasantville, N.Y.

2015 NFHCA Division II Top-10 Poll - Sept. 15, 2015
1. West Chester (14 First-Place Votes) - 157 Points
2. Shippensburg (One First-Place Vote) - 125 Points
3. Millersville (One First-Place Vote) - 111 Points
4. East Stroudsburg - 98 Points
5. LIU Post - 85 Points
T-6. Kutztown - 56 Points
T-6. Limestone - 56 Points
8. Bloomsburg - 49 Points
9. Stonehill - 34 Points
10. Franklin Pierce - 25 Points