CHANDLER, Ariz. (Oct. 11, 2016) - After losing its first two games of 2016 last week, the LIU Post field hockey team slipped to No. 5 in Tuesday's National Field Hockey Coaches Association Top-10 Poll.

The Pioneers dropped a pair of one-goal decisions, falling to then-No. 10 Adelphi in overtime and Southern New Hampshire by identical 2-1 counts.

Shippensburg earned the No. 1 ranking in the poll, tallying 169 points and 14 first-place votes. East Stroudsburg sat at No. 2 with 141 points and three first-place nods. LIU Post got the last first-place vote, in addition to collecting 112 points.

The Pioneers are currently averaging the sixth-most goals per game in Division II at 2.5. Sophomore forward/midfielder Emily Miller (Bridgewater, N.J.) individually leads the nation in points per game (2.3) and goals per game (1.0).

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2016 Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II Poll – Oct. 11, 2016
1. Shippensburg (14 First-Place Votes) - 169 Points
2. East Stroudsburg (Three First-Place Votes) - 141 Points
3. Millersville - 131 Points
4. Stonehill - 117 Points
5. LIU Post (One First-Place Vote) - 112 Points
6. Saint Anselm - 93 Points
7. Bloomsburg - 80 Points
8. Kutztown - 47 Points
9. Adelphi - 35 Points
10. American International - 30 Points