PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team was picked third in the Ivy League preseason poll, announced by the conference Monday morning.
 
Penn totaled 87 voting points, while Harvard — who won the inaugural Ivy League Field Hockey Tournament last year — received 124 voting points and 13 first-place votes to claim the top spot. Princeton, the ILT runner-up, had 113 voting points and three first place votes to take second.
 
Cornell is ranked just behind the Quakers with 86 points in fourth. Rounding out the rest of the conference, Yale was picked fifth (67), Dartmouth sixth (40), Brown seventh (38), and Columbia eighth (21).
 
In 2023, Penn went 7-10, including a 5-2 mark against Ivy League opposition, and tied for second place in the conference with Cornell and Princeton. The Quakers earned a spot in the first-ever Ivy Tournament, falling to eventual champion Harvard 1-0 in the semifinals.
 
Penn returns four All-Ivy selections in 2024, including senior Courtney Kenah — who finished top five among all Ivy League players in total assists with eight — junior Julia Ryan, senior Sophie Freedman, and senior Kylie Wall. The Red and Blue also brought in eight freshmen looking to provide an impact.
 
Entering her 15th year as head coach, Colleen Fink brought Charlotte Vaziri onto her coaching staff as an assistant. This is the first year Vaziri will be jumping the ranks to the collegiate level after previously serving as a coach at the high school and club level.
 
Penn begins its season on Sept. 6 against reigning national champion North Carolina Tar Heels at noon as part of the ACC/Ivy League Conference Crossover hosted by Louisville. The Quakers will then take on the Cardinals on Sept. 8 at 1:30 p.m.
 
2024 IVY LEAGUE FIELD HOCKEY PRESEASON POLL
1.            Harvard            124 (13)
2.           Princeton          113 (3)
3.           Penn                  87
4.           Cornell              86
5.           Yale                   67
6.           Dartmouth       40
7.           Brown                38
8.           Columbia         21
 
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