#4-ranked Field Hockey Takes on #1 Bloomsburg and #5 East Stroudsburg this Weekend

EASTON, Mass. (September 3, 2010) - The Stonehill College field hockey team, ranked fourth in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division II preseason poll, opens its 2010 season this weekend as it hosts a pair of nationally-ranked opponents in top-ranked and four-time defending National Champions Bloomsburg University and 5th-ranked East Stroudsburg University. www.stonehillskyhawks.com caught up with senior captain Lauren Gifford (Goffstown, N.H./Goffstown) and head coach Shelly Morris to preview the season and this weekend's games.