Geneseo and New Paltz tied for No. 1 in field hockey preseason poll
SYRACUSE, N.Y. - Geneseo and New Paltz tied for the top spot in the 2021 State University of New York Athletic Conference (SUNYAC) field hockey coaches preseason poll. After the 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19, the first games in over a year will be begin September 1 with conference competition starting September 22.
The Knights won the conference's last championship in 2019 to mark their third title overall and first under current head coach Margaret McConnell. New Paltz last won the conference crown in 2018 and captured four straight titles from 2012-15 all under Shanna Szablinski, the head coach since 2009 and the SUNYAC Field Hockey Coach of the Decade.
2021 SUNYAC Field Hockey Preseason Poll
1. Geneseo
New Paltz
3. Cortland
4. Oneonta
5. Brockport
6. Oswego
7. Morrisville
