The Shippensburg University field hockey team was ranked second in the 2026 Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Eastern Division Preseason Coaches’ Poll released Tuesday.
Shippensburg received two first-place votes. Kutztown was ranked first with seven first-place votes, while West Chester was third and received the remaining first-place vote.
East Stroudsburg was ranked fourth, followed by Bloomsburg, Millersville, Mansfield, IUP, Frostburg State and Slippery Rock.
The Raiders are entering their second season under head coach Rayell Wallace. Shippensburg finished the 2025 season with a 20-3 record and won its final six games. The Raiders won both the PSAC Championship and the NCAA Division II National Championship.
Shippensburg’s 2026 roster includes 23 players, with 15 returners and eight first-year recruits. Returning players include All-American Hannah White of Princess Anne, Maryland.
The Raiders graduated five players, including All-Americans Emma Albee, Lilly Cantabene and Agus Garibaldi.
Shippensburg will open the season Sept. 4-5 with two neutral-site matches hosted by Wingate. The Raiders are scheduled to face Belmont Abbey and Lander.
2026 PSAC Preseason Field Hockey Poll
- Kutztown (7 first-place votes)
- Shippensburg (2)
- West Chester (1)
- East Stroudsburg
- Bloomsburg
- Millersville
- Mansfield
- IUP
- Frostburg State
- Slippery Rock
