Garden City, N.Y. -- After checking in at No. 7 nationally in the Penn Moto/National Field Hockey Coaches' Association (NFHCA) Preseason Poll, the Adelphi University field hockey team returned to the national rankings this week at No. 8, as announced Tuesday.

Undefeated Millersville (13-0) continued to hang on to the top spot, and the Panthers are one of four Northeast-10 Conference teams in the poll. Joining them are Merrimack (No. 6), Assumption (No. 7) and Saint Anselm (No. 9). The full poll can be found below.

2015 Penn Monto / NFHCA Division II National Coaches Poll - October 13, 2015
1. Millersville University (13-0) 
2. West Chester University (10-2)
3. East Stroudsburg University (10-2)
4. Shippensburg University (8-4)
5. Kutztown University (10-3)
6. Merrimack College (9-2)
7. Assumption College (9-3) 
8. Adelphi University (8-3)
9. Saint Anselm College (9-2) 
10. Limestone College (6-4) 

The Panthers, who have won eight of their last nine games, face off against the Pace University Setters tonight in Pleasantville at 7 pm.

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Adelphi University joined the Northeast-10 Conference in the Fall of 2009 and in the past six seasons has collected 12 regular season conference titles, 18 tournament championships, 27 individual crowns and captured the Northeast-10 President's Cup twice (2013 and 2014), while winning five NCAA Division II National Championships.

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