The Hamilton College Continentals jumped up four spots for the second straight week and were ranked 10^th in the Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll that was released on Tuesday, Sept. 30.
 
Hamilton (7-2 overall) defeated William Smith College 4-1 on Sept. 24 and edged then-nationally ranked No. 13 Bowdoin College 4-3 in double overtime on Sept. 27. The Continentals won 3-1 at Skidmore College on the same day the new poll came out.
 
Hamilton has two big New England Small College Athletic Conference games in Maine coming up this weekend. The Continentals play at Colby College on Saturday, Oct. 4 at 11 a.m. and visit No. 5 Bates College on Sunday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m.
 
Becky Felker '26 leads Hamilton with six goals and 13 points, and Sammy Higgins '26 has a team-high four assists. Morgan Clarke '28 has recorded both of the team's defensive saves.
 
Abby Griffin '26 has started all nine games in the cage and has a 0.67 goals against average and .813 save percentage in 270 minutes. Kelly Janssen '28, who has relieved Griffin at the start of the third quarter in every game, owns a 1.31 goals against average and .741 save percentage in 320 minutes.