The Hamilton College Continentals rocketed four places up to No. 7 in the Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association Division III Top 25 poll released on Tuesday, Oct. 6.
 
Hamilton moved its record to 8-2 overall and 4-2 in the New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) after a 2-1 overtime win over then-nationally ranked No. 13 Wesleyan University on Oct. 3 and a 2-1 loss in overtime against No. 1 Tufts University on Oct. 4.
 
The Continentals were also fifth in the first release of the NCAA Power Index (NPI) rankings, which determine NCAA championship at-large selections, on Monday, Oct. 5.
 
Hamilton has outscored its 10 opponents 25-13. Isabelle Nahon '27 leads the team with 21 points on eight goals and five assists, and Alexis Glasofer '29 also has five assists. Morgan Clarke '28 has five of the Continentals' seven defensive saves. Kelly Janssen '28 has played every minute in the cage and owns a 1.20 goals against average and .819 save percentage with three shutouts.
 
Hamilton hosts No. 15 Amherst College on Saturday, Oct. 10 at 11 a.m. in the Continentals' only game this week. Amherst will be Hamilton's third straight ranked opponent.