NORFOLK, VA -- The Lady Monarch field hockey team was ranked second in this week's STX/NFHCA Poll released today. Old Dominion received nine first place votes following a 2-1 week, which included wins over American and James Madison.

Old Dominion (13-4, 3-0 CAA) wrapped up the week capturing the 2001 Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) regular season title. Following a 1-2 loss to then fifth ranked North Carolina in a re-match of last year's NCAA Championship game, the Lady Monarchs rebounded with an intense 4-3 victory over James Madison for their sixth straight year undefeated play in the CAA. Old Dominion rounded out the week with an 11-0 route over American, the highest output by the team all year.

Senior Adrienne Yoder (Coopersburg, PA), this week's CAA Player of the Week, currently leads all Lady Monarch scorers with 28 points on 10 goals and eight assists. Junior Tiffany Snow (Escondido, CA) is a close second on the stat sheet with 10 goals and three assists for 23 points. Junior goalkeeper Marybeth Freeman (Holland, PA) recorded her eighth shutout of the year in the victory over American and currently posts a 1.00 goals against average and .788 save percentage.

The field hockey team closes out the 2001 regular season this weekend. The Lady Monarchs will attempt to avenge its loss earlier this month to North Carolina on Saturday, October 27th. The match versus the Tarheels will be the annual Scholarship Game with the $5.00 admission benefiting the Intercollegiate Foundation for Field Hockey Scholarships. The regular season comes to a close against Northeastern on Sunday, October 28th at 2:00 p.m., where the Old Dominion seniors will be honored prior to the start of the game.

2001 STX/NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll

	Institution (record)	                  Points	Previous Ranking


1.	University of Maryland (12-3)	          541 (15)	2
2.	Old Dominion University (13-4)	          527 (9)	1
3.	Wake Forest University (10-3)	          518 (4)	3
4.	University of North Carolina (12-4)	  481	        5
5.	University of Michigan (12-4)	          438	        4
6.	Michigan State University (14-4)	  424	        6
7.	Princeton University (12-2)	          371	        7
8.	University of Virginia (10-5)	          355	        8
9.	Ohio State University (11-4)	          333	        10
10.	Ohio University (12-4)	                  274	        13
11.	College of William & Mary (13-3)	  272	        11
12.	Kent State University (10-6)	          263	        12
13.	Penn State University (9-6)	          226	        15
14.	University of Louisville (13-4)	          222	        9
15.	Duke University (9-6)	                  177	        14
16.	University of Iowa (10-3)	          131	        16
17.	James Madison University (10-7)        	  114	        17
18.	Syracuse University (12-2)	           76	        19
19.	Northeastern University (13-4)	           64	        18
20.	University of California, Berkeley (9-4)   34	        20


Also Receiving Votes: Stanford University (12), University of Connecticut (6), Dartmouth
 College (6), Harvard University (5), Lafayette College (5), Providence College (3),
University of Richmond (2)