Princeton No. 6 In NFHCA Coaches' Poll

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September 17, 2019 | Field Hockey

PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton Tigers now sit No. 6 in the latest Penn Monto/NFHCA Division I Coaches' Poll, the organization announced today.

North Carolina remains No. 1, sitting at 5-0 overall, followed by Duke, Maryland, Connecticut and Virginia. The Tigers play UConn on Sunday (12 p.m.). Harvard is the only other Ivy squad in the poll at No. 14.

Princeton went 2-0 last weekend defeating then-No. 20 Albany on Friday, 4-3, and then-No. 17 Penn State on Sunday, 2-1. For her performances over the weekend, Clara Roth was honored as the Ivy League Co-Offensive Player of the Week, securing two goals and three assists.

The Tigers welcome No. 21 Rutgers on Friday (6 p.m.) and No. 4 UConn on Sunday (12 p.m.) to Bedford Field this weekend. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+ while the contest vs. Rutgers can also be seen in the Philadelphia area on NBC Sports Philadelphia +.