CHANDLER, Ariz. (Sept. 20, 2016) - Following a 4-0 start to the season, the LIU Post field hockey team has skyrocketed to No. 2 in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division II Poll, released Tuesday.

The Pioneers, who are off to their best start since 2013, remain the only undefeated team in the country. Their current ranking is the highest in program history.

East Stroudsburg continued to stay atop the poll, tallying 199 points and nine first-place votes. LIU Post followed with 176 points and eight first-place nods. 

The Pioneers entered the week ranked in the Top-5 nationally in goals-against average (0.72), shutouts per game (0.5) and penalty corners per game (10.5).

Individually, senior midfielder Steph Mocerino (Andover, N.J.) currently places second in Division II in assists per game (0.75), while sophomore forward/midfielder Emily Miller (Bridgewater, N.J.) ranks third amongst the nation's leaders in goals per game (1.25) and fifth in points per game (2.5).

Head Coach Raenee Savin and her LIU Post squad return to action Wednesday (Sept. 21), when they host Assumption College in a Northeast-10 Conference clash at 4 p.m. at Bethpage Federal Credit Union Stadium in Brookville, N.Y.

2016 Penn Monto/NFHCA Division II Poll - Sept. 20, 2016
1. East Stroudsburg (Nine First-Place Votes) - 199 Points
2. LIU Post (Eight First-Place Votes) - 176 Points
3. Shippensburg (Four First-Place Votes) - 175 Points
4. Millersville (One First-Place Vote) - 158 Points
5. Stonehill (One First-Place Vote) - 145 Points
6. Kutztown - 130 Points
7. Bloomsburg - 91 Points
8. Saint Anselm - 75 Points
9. American International - 35 Points
10. West Chester - 31 Points