University of New Hampshire Athletics
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8/11/2022 1:13:00 PM | Field Hockey
BOSTON – The University of New Hampshire field hockey team, led by longtime head coach Robin Balducci, was picked fourth in the 2022 America East Preseason Poll that was released Thursday.
UNH received 42 points to place behind the University of Maine (60 points; six first-place votes), UAlbany (55; two) and Stanford University (49; one). The Wildcats were followed by California (36), UMass Lowell (31), University of Vermont (25), UC Davis (17) and newcomer Bryant University (9).
New Hampshire returns 14 letterwinners and welcomes 10 newcomers to the 2022 roster. The Wildcats bring back six starters and that includes three-year starting goalkeeper Jemma Woods (Frimley, England), as well as junior Lindsay Lee (Eindhoven, Netherlands), who was an America East All-Conference Second Team selection last year, and Ella Pratt (Greenwood Village, Colo.), who was named to the conference's All-Rookie Team.
The 2022 America East Field Hockey Championship tourney consists of the top six teams and will be held Nov. 3-4 & 6 at the site of the highest seed east coast team.
UNH opens the season Aug. 26 (1 p.m.) at Quinnipiac University. The Wildcats' home opener is Aug. 28 (1 p.m.) against Boston University.
UNH received 42 points to place behind the University of Maine (60 points; six first-place votes), UAlbany (55; two) and Stanford University (49; one). The Wildcats were followed by California (36), UMass Lowell (31), University of Vermont (25), UC Davis (17) and newcomer Bryant University (9).
New Hampshire returns 14 letterwinners and welcomes 10 newcomers to the 2022 roster. The Wildcats bring back six starters and that includes three-year starting goalkeeper Jemma Woods (Frimley, England), as well as junior Lindsay Lee (Eindhoven, Netherlands), who was an America East All-Conference Second Team selection last year, and Ella Pratt (Greenwood Village, Colo.), who was named to the conference's All-Rookie Team.
The 2022 America East Field Hockey Championship tourney consists of the top six teams and will be held Nov. 3-4 & 6 at the site of the highest seed east coast team.
UNH opens the season Aug. 26 (1 p.m.) at Quinnipiac University. The Wildcats' home opener is Aug. 28 (1 p.m.) against Boston University.
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