LEICESTER, Mass.- The Becker College field hockey team was selected third in the New England Collegiate Conference preseason poll, as voted on by the conference head coaches.
Defending Champion Regis College earned the top spot with 31 points including three first place votes. Narrowly claiming second in the polls was Elms College with one first place vote and a total of 29 points. Elms was just one point ahead of the Hawks who totaled 28 points and two first place nods.
Regis and Elms competed at the 2014 Championship where Regis took home the crown in a 1-0 victory on a penalty stroke. Regis earned the AQ to the NCAA tournament where they fell in the first round to Franklin and Marshall College.
Closing out the preseason poll are Wheelock College in fourth with 20 points, Bay Path University in fifth with 12 points, and Daniel Webster College in sixth with 6 points.
The Field Hockey season begins on Tuesday, September 1st with non-conference matchups. NECC play starts on Saturday, September 12th when Bay Path University travels to Regis College.
2015 NECC Field Hockey Preseason Coaches' Poll
1. Regis (3) - 31
2. Elms (1) - 29
3. Becker (2) - 28
4. Wheelock - 20
5. Bay Path - 12
6. Daniel Webster - 6
