Connecticut field hockey coaches poll (2004)
2004 state finals
Sat., Nov. 20, Trinity Coll., Hartford
Class L: Fairfield Warde 3, Greenwich 2
Class M: Branford 3, Darien 1
Class S: Granby 3, Canton 1
FINAL
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Fairfield Warde (5) 17-2-0-1 146 9
2. Branford (2) 18-0-1-1 138 5
2. Granby 17-1-2 138 7
4. Greenwich (1) 19-1-1 116 1
5. Darien 17-2-1 98 3
6. Canton 15-2-3 82 10
7. Hand 15-3-1 66 4
8. South Windsor 13-1-3-1 54 8
9. Guilford 14-4-1 40 11
10. Pomperaug 16-3-0 25 2
Others receiving votes: Lewis Mills 14-2-3, Avon 10-5-2.
n Of note: Greenwich had beaten Fairfield Warde, known as Fairfield High up to this year, seven straight times but the Mustangs finally broke through to win its first Class L championship and earn the top spot in the state coaches poll for the first time. … Granby won a record ninth state title with a dominating 3-1 win over Canton in the coaching finale for 19-year coach Nancy Grace. … Branford won its ninth Class M championship by outlasting Darien. ... Granby and Branford tied for second place in the poll.
Week 5, Nov. 2
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Greenwich (7) 14-0-1 158 1
2. Pomperaug (1) 14-1-0 136 2
3. Darien 13-0-1 128 3
4. Hand 13-1-1-1 102 4
5. Branford 13-1-0-1 79 7
6. New Milford 12-1-0-1 72 5
7. Granby 12-1-2 57 8
8. South Windsor 10-0-2 56 6
9. Fairfield Warde 12-1-0-1 52 t10
10. Canton 11-1-3 40 t10
Others receiving votes: Guilford 11-3-1, Norwalk 10-2-0-1, Simsbury 9-0-3-1
n Of note: Guilford beat Hand last week 1-0 to force Hand to share the SCC title with Branford. ... Granby went 2-0 last week while Canton tied Suffield and Stafford to give the Bears the NCCC title. .. Southington (4-0-1) won the CCC East title while Simsbury (4-0-1) won the CCC West.
Week 4, Oct. 26
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Greenwich (7) 13-0-1 158 t1
2. Pomperaug (1) 12-1-0 134 2
3. Darien 12-0-1 122 3
4. Hand 11-1-1 99 4
5. New Milford 11-1-0-1 87 6
6. South Windsor 9-0-2 79 5
7. Branford 11-1-0-1 74 7
8. Granby 10-1-2 63 12
9. Norwalk 10-1-0-1 53 8
10. Canton 11-1-1 43 9
10. Fairfield Warde 11-1-0-1 43 11
Others receiving votes: Guilford 9-2-1
Week 3, Oct. 19
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Greenwich (10) 10-0-1 200 t1
2. Pomperaug 9-1-0 153 t1
3. Darien 10-0-1 138 7
4. Hand 9-1-1 132 6
5. South Windsor 6-0-1 115 5
6. New Milford 8-0-0-1 100 8
7. Branford 8-1-0-1 91 3
8. Norwalk 8-0-0-1 83 4
9. Canton 8-0-1 71 10
10. Guilford 8-1-1 62 9
Others receiving votes: Fairfield Warde 9-1, Granby 6-1-2
Week 2, Oct. 12
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Greenwich (4) 8-0-1 136 3
1. Pomperaug (2) 7-1-0 136 2
3. Branford (2) 7-0-0-1 110 5
4. Norwalk 7-0-0 102 8
5. South Windsor 6-0-1 93 4
6. Hand 7-1-0 91 1
7. Darien 7-0-1 89 6
8. New Milford 4-0-0-1 79 7
9. Guilford 6-1-0 65 10
10. Canton 7-0-1 29 12
Other teams receiving votes: Avon 5-2, Fairfield Warde 7-1, Farmington 7-2
n Of note: Pomperaug has been ranked No. 1 for 13 of the last 14 weeks. … Pomperaug had a 49-game unbeaten streak snapped with a 1-0 loss to Greenwich on Oct. 11. The Panthers were 21-0-1 in 2002 and 22-0 in 2003 before going 6-0 this season.
Week 1, Oct. 5
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Hand (8) 5-1-0 160 --
2. Pomperaug 5-0-0 133 --
3. Greenwich 6-0-1 122 --
4. South Windsor 4-0-1 97 --
5. Branford 4-0-0-1 77
6. Darien 5-0-1 73
7. N. Milford 4-0-0-1 65
8. Norwalk 5-0-0 57
9. Farmington 6-1-0 50
10. Guilford 4-1-0 43
Other teams receiving votes: Avon (4-1), Canton (3-0-1)
n Of note: Pomperaug drops from the No. 1 spot after 12 straight weeks dating back to mid-season in 2002. ... It could be Hand's first time at No. 1. Connecticut Sports Online's research includes the top team in each poll back to 1991 but the poll began in 1985. ... Since 1991, Pomperaug's 12 weeks at No. 1 is the longest since Canton had 11 weeks at No. 1 from 1991-92.
Connecticut field hockey coaches poll (2005)
2005 state finals
Sat. Nov. 19 at Wethersfield High
Class L: Greenwich 1, Cheshire 0
Class M: Branford 1, Hand 0
Class S: Lewis Mills 1, Haddam-Killingworth 1, 2 OT
Week 8, FINAL
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Greenwich (8) 21-1-0 160 1
2. Pomperaug 19-1-0 144 2
3. Hand 15-2-0-2 118 4
4. H-Killingworth 15-2-2 104 13
5. Lewis Mills 15-1-3-1 92 10
6. Pomperaug 17-2-0 82 2
7. Cheshire 13-5-1-1 77 nr
8. Granby 15-3-1 55 7
9. Wilton 12-3-2 52 14
10. Simsbury 12-2-2 50 9
n Also receiving votes: Darien 10-2-2-2, Glastonbury 14-1-2-1, Nonnewaug 14-3-1, New Milford 12-3-1
n Of note: Marlotte VanDenBergh scored with 11:19 left in the second half to lift Greenwich to its first state title since 1998. ... Branford won a state record 10th state title as sweeper Kirsten Auer scored off a penalty corner with 7:47 left in the first half. ... Goalie Sarah Beattie had 8 saves as Mills won a piece of its first-ever championship by tying H-K.
Week 7, Nov. 8
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Greenwich (6) 15-1-0 120 1
2. Pomperaug 16-1-0 104 2
3. Branford 16-1-0 98 3
4. Hand 14-2-0-1 82 4
5. Glastonbury 13-0-2-1 60 5
6. Nonnewaug 14-2-1 53 6
7. Granby 14-2-1 46 8
8. New Milford 11-2-1 40 9
9. Simsbury 10-1-2 36 10
10. Lewis Mills 13-1-2-1 29 12
n Also receiving votes: Avon 11-2-2-1, Darien 10-1-2-2, Haddam-Killingworth 13-2-1, Wilton 11-2-2
Week 6, Nov. 1
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Greenwich (9) 15-1-0 180 1
2. Pomperaug 15-1-0 154 2
3. Branford 13-1-0 144 3
4. Hand 12-2-0-1 120 4
5. Glastonbury 12-0-2-1 94 6
6. Nonnewaug 12-2-1 86 5
7. Darien 10-1-2-3 63 7
8. Granby 11-2-1 56 9
9. New Milford 11-2-1 38 15
10. Simsbury 10-1-1 37 8
n Also receiving votes: Avon 9-1-2-1, Stonington 9-1-3, Lewis Mills 11-1-2-1, Wilton 12-2-1
Week 5, Oct. 25
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Greenwich (8) 13-1-0 160 1
2. Pomperaug 13-1-0 136 3
3. Branford 10-1-0 122 4
4. Hand 9-2-0-1 120 2
5. Nonnewaug 11-1-1 71 8
6. Glastonbury 10-0-2-1 68 6
7. Darien 8-1-2-2 63 5
8. Simsbury 8-0-1 53 11
9. Granby 9-2-0 48 nr
10. Avon 6-1-1-1 29 10
n Also receiving votes: Stonington 8-1, Lewis Mills 7-1-2-1, Enfield 9-2, Conard 8-2-1, New Milford 10-1-1, Cheshire 9-2-0-1
Week 4, Oct. 18
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Greenwich (7) 10-1-0-1 176 3
2. Hand 9-0-0-1 154 2
3. Pomperaug 12-1-0 148 1
4. Branford (1) 6-1-0 120 4
5. Darien 7-1-1-1 82 5
6. Glastonbury 10-0-1-1 81 6
7. Conard 7-2-0 66 11
8. Nonnewaug 9-1-1 61 9
9. Lewis Mills 6-1-2-1 47 7
10. Avon 4-1-1-1 36 8
n Also receiving votes: Simsbury 6-0-1
Week 3, Oct. 11
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Pomperaug (7) 10-1-0 140 1
2. Hand 8-0-0-1 120 2
3. Greenwich 8-1-0 112 3
4. Branford (1) 6-1-0 93 4
5. Darien 6-1-0-1 77 5
6. Glastonbury (1) 8-0-0-1 74 6
7. Lewis Mills 5-0-2-1 52 8
8. Avon 4-0-1-1 37 7
9. Nonnewaug 7-1-1 35 10
10. Westhill 7-0-2 29 9
n Also receiving votes: Conard 7-0, Granby 6-2, Cheshire 5-2-0-1, McMahon-Norwalk 4-1-2
Week 2, Oct. 4
Team Rec Votes LW
1. Pomperaug (6) 7-0-0 134 1
2. Hand 7-0-0-1 112 2
3. Greenwich 5-1-0 105 3
4. Branford (1) 6-1-0 100 5
5. Darien 5-1-0-1 69 6
6. Glastonbury 6-0-0-1 59 7
7. Avon 3-0-1-1 44 4
8. Lewis Mills 5-0-0-1 36 14
9. Westhill 5-0-2 34 15
10. Nonnewaug 6-1-0 25 8
n Also receiving votes: Conard 5-0, Granby 4-2, Guilford 3-1, McMahon 3-1-1.
Week 1, Sept. 27
Team Rec Votes LYr
1. Pomperaug (5) 4-0-0 160 10
2. Hand 5-0-0-1 132 7
3. Greenwich (2) 3-1-0 118 4
4. Avon (2) 3-0-1-1 114 12
5. Branford 4-1-0 110 t2
6. Darien 3-1-0 70 5
7. Glastonbury 5-0-0-1 69 nr
8. Nonnewaug 5-1-0 65 nr
9. Wamogo 3-1-1 38 nr
10. Enfield 3-2-0 37 nr
n Also receiving votes: Guilford 3-1, Brookfield 4-1-0-1, Brien McMahon, Lewis Mills 4-0-0-1, Westhill 5-0
n Of note: Avon lost to Enfield 1-0 in OT in the season opener but beat Canton in OT on a goal with 11 seconds left in the game. ...
