Ball State University Athletics
Field Hockey Receives Votes in National Poll
September 07, 2010 | Field Hockey
Over the weekend, Ball State defeated Robert Morris and St. Louis at the BSU Turf Field. The Cardinals shutout both the Colonials and Billikens by scores of 5-0 and 4-0, respectively.
The squad is led by 15 upperclassmen who have scored all 39 points so far this season. Junior midfielder Devanny Kuhn (Louisville, Ky./Sacred Heart) paces the Cardinals with six goals and two assists, including four goals last weekend.
Mid-American Conference foes Miami University and Kent State University also received votes in the poll.
Coming up on the Cardinals' calendar, the squad travels to play Northwestern and Iowa in a two-game series versus Big 10 Conference foes, starting Friday, Sept. 17 in Evanston, Ill. at 3 p.m. Friday's game marks the 24th time Ball State and Northwestern have met. The Wildcats own a 14-7-2 all-time record against the Cardinals. The teams last met Sept. 3, 2007 when Northwestern defeated Ball State, 5-2.
The contest versus Iowa Saturday, Sept. 18 marks the 21st meeting between the two teams, as the Hawkeyes own an 18-2 series advantage against the Cardinals. Northwestern finished the 2009 season with a 12-8 record (1-5 Big 10), while Iowa went 9-10 (3-3 Big 10).
2010 Kookaburra / NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll
Institution Total Points Preseason Ranking 1. University of North Carolina (3-0) 844 (35) 1 2. University of Maryland (3-0) 783 (2) 2 3. University of Virginia (3-0) 752 (2) 3 4. University of Connecticut (3-0) 657 5 5. Princeton University (1-0) 637 (3) 4 6. Michigan State University (4-0) 628 (1) 7 7. Boston College (5-0) 494 9 8. Wake Forest University (3-1) 471 6 9. Syracuse University (3-1) 439 8 10. Duke University (3-1) 430 10 11. University of Louisville (3-1) 412 13 12. Ohio State University (2-1) 297 14 13. Drexel University (2-1) 253 11 14. James Madison University (2-2) 242 12 15. Boston University (4-0) 230 Unranked 16. Penn State University (1-2) 203 18 17. Old Dominion University (1-3) 152 16 18. University at Albany (3-0) 140 Unranked 19. Stanford University (2-0) 128 20 20. American University (1-2) 125 15
Also Receiving Votes: Miami University (OH) (115), Indiana University (98), University of New Hampshire (97), Kent State University (90), University of Maine (77), Virginia Commonwealth University (49), Northwestern University (29), University of Richmond (27), Temple University (22), University of California (16), Rider University (14), University of Iowa (13), University of Massachusetts (13), Radford University (13), Ball State University (6), Cornell University (5),University of Michigan (5), Northeastern University (5), Davidson College (4), University of Delaware (4), Harvard University (3),Villanova University (3), West Chester University (3), Columbia University (1), Lafayette College (1).
