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LANCASTER, PA – The Franklin & Marshall College field hockey team remained #12 in the October 4 STX/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III National Coaches Poll. Ranked #11 in the final 2004 poll, #10 on September 13, #11 on September 20 and #12 last week, Franklin & Marshall has opened the season 8-2 as the team has defeated CW Post University (2-0 W), Drew University (2-1 OT W), #20 Elizabethtown College (5-2 W), #13 Lebanon Valley College (3-2 OT W), University of Mary Washington (4-1 W), York College (2-1 W), Haverford College (5-0 W) and Washington College (1-0 W OT) with losses to Eastern Mennonite University (2-1 L) and #2 Ursinus College (2-1 L). The Diplomats are one of three Centennial Conference teams ranked in the top 20 as Ursinus is picked #2 and Gettysburg College is #17. The National Field Hockey Coaches Association Poll is voted upon by NFHCA member coaches and has no bearing on selection to the 2005 NCAA Division III Championship field. Franklin & Marshall (8-2, 2-1 CC) will return to action on October 5 at home versus Gettysburg College. Game time is set for 4:30 p.m. October 4 STX/NFHCA Division III Field Hockey Poll
1. Salisbury (10-0)
2. Ursinus (7-1)
3. Messiah (7-2)
4. Skidmore (9-0)
5. Rowan (9-1)
6. TCNJ (8-2)
7. Springfield (10-1)
8. SUNY-Cortland (8-1)
9. William Smith (8-1)
10. Bowdoin (7-0)
11. Middlebury (5-2)
12. Franklin & Marshall (8-2)
13. Lebanon Valley (9-2)
14. Montclair State (7-1)
15. Catholic (9-1)
16. Williams (6-1)
17. Gettysburg (7-3)
18. Kings (9-1)
19. Kean (8-3)
20. Elizabethtown (9-2)
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