Coaches voting in 2002 poll:
Cookie Bromage, Enfield;
Janet Dickey, Westbrook;
Linda Dirga, Pomperaug;
Kathy Dziedzic, Nonnewaug; Dominque Fox, Windsor;
Dawn Hough, New Milford;
Meredith Kirkpatrick, South Windsor; Lauren McGugan, Stonington
Kitty Palmer, Guilford
Sue Schwerdtle, New Canaan
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Connecticut field hockey coaches poll  2001

2001 state finals
Class L: Cheshire 2, Guilford 1, OT
Class M: Branford 4, Pomperaug 1
Class S: Shepaug 1, Granby 0

Week 8, Nov. 19 (FINAL)
Team                   Rec.    Votes   LW
1. Shepaug (7)    17-0-1    186          1
2. Cheshire (2)    18-1-1    182          2
3. Branford (1)     18-1-1    164          4
4. Guilford             14-4-2    130          8
5. Granby              17-2-1    128          3
6. Pomperaug     15-2-3      96          7
7. New Canaan   11-3-4      64      12
8. Greenwich      12-2-2       58          5
9. So. Windsor   15-3-1          57          9
10. New Milford   11-1-6      48          nr
Others receiving votes: Morgan-Clinton 11-3-4, 26 votes.

Week 7, Nov. 4 (final regular season)
Team                 Rec.    Votes   LW
1. Shepaug (8)   14-0-1   185          1
2. Cheshire (2)   14-1-1   182          2
3. Granby            14-1-1   136          3
4. Branford           14-1-1   134          4
5. Greenwich     11-1-2   120          5
6. Wamogo          13-1-2    95          6
7. Pomperaug    12-1-3    78          7
8. Guilford            11-3-2    62          8
9. So. Windsor  13-2-1    58          10
10. Enfield          11-1-3     44          11
Others receiving votes: Simsbury 10-1-4, 39; New Canaan 9-2-4, 21; Farmington 12-3-1, 18.

Week 6, Oct. 29
Team                 Rec.    Votes   LW
1. Shepaug (8)  12-0-1     187          1
2. Cheshire          14-1          182       2
3. Granby           12-1-1      134          3
4. Branford          13-1-1      126          6
5. Greenwich    11-1-2      119          5
6. Wamogo       11-1-2      114          4
7. Pomperaug   12-1-3           87          9
8. Guilford           11-3-1           77          8
9. Simsbury          8-1-3           47          7
10. So. Windsor 12-1-1          43     11
Others receiving votes: Enfield (9-1-3) 28.

Week 5, Oct. 22
Team                Rec.    Votes   LW
1. Shepaug (9)  10-0-1    188          1
2. Cheshire          11-1      157          5
3. Granby            10-1-1    141          1
4. Wamogo          10-1-2    124          3
5. Greenwich      9-1-1     114          4
6. Branford            10-1-1   103          6
7. Simsbury (1)    7-0-2    102          7
8. Guilford             10-2-1     69          8
9. Pomperaug      9-1-3      58          10
10. Enfield              8-1-2      33          nr
Others receiving votes: South Windsor (10-1-1) 28.

Week 4, Oct. 15
Team                Rec.   Votes    LW
1. Granby (8)    9-0-1      180          2
2. Shepaug          9-0          149          4
3. Wamogo     10-0-1      144          5
4. Greenwich     8-0-1     142          3
5. Cheshire          8-1          128          1
6. Branford          7-1-1      117          9
7. Simsbury      7-0-1          84          8
8. Guilford           7-2-1          82          6
9. Farmington    7-1-1          71          10
10. Pomperaug  6-1-3          61          7
Others receiving votes: South Windsor (8-1-1) 29, New Milford 6-0-4 (13)

Week 3, Oct. 8
Team           Rec.           Votes     LW
1. Cheshire (9)   6-0          198          1
2. Granby (1)   7-0-1          165          2
3. Greenwich     6-0          146          3
4. Shepaug          6-0          135          4
5. Wamogo     7-0-1          120          5
6. Guilford          5-1-1          96          6
7. Pomperaug  5-0-2          87          8
8. Simsbury     5-0-1          71          9
9. Branford       6-1-1          58          10
10. Farmington 5-1-1          57          7
Others receiving votes: South Windsor (6-1-1) 29, New Milford (5-0-3) 23.

Week 2, Oct. 1
Team           Rec.           Votes     LW
1. Cheshire (7)   4-0          186          1
2. Granby (3)   5-0-1          172          2
3. Greenwich     4-0          146          3
4. Shepaug          4-0          128          5
5. Wamogo          4-0          123          7
6. Guilford          3-0-1          110          6
7. Farmington  4-0-1          99          8
8. Pomperaug  3-0-2          88          4
9. Simsbury     3-0-1          58          nr
10. Branford     3-1-1          41          9
Others receiving votes: none

Week 1, Sept. 24
Team               Record   Votes   LW
1. Cheshire (5)   3-0          188          
2. Granby (5)     3-0-1     178          
3. Greenwich     2-0          124
4. Pomperaug    2-0-1     120
5. Shepaug        3-0          111
6. Guilford          2-0-1     111
7. Wamogo          3-0            85
8. Farmington    1-0-1          66
9. Branford           2-1-1          64
10. New Milford  1-0-2          51
Others receiving votes: none


Coaches voting in 2002 poll:
Cookie Bromage, Enfield;
Janet Dickey, Westbrook;
Linda Dirga, Pomperaug;
Kathy Dziedzic, Nonnewaug; Dominque Fox, Windsor;
Dawn Hough, New Milford;
Meredith Kirkpatrick, South Windsor; Lauren McGugan, Stonington
Kitty Palmer, Guilford
Sue Schwerdtle, New Canaan
Previous poll champions
2002 -- Pomperaug
2001 -- Shepaug
2000 -- Granby
1999 -- Canton
1998 -- Canton
1997 -- New Canaan
1996 -- Cheshire
1995 -- Canton
1994 -- Enfield
1993 -- Enfield
1992 -- Canton
1991 -- Canton
1990 -- Greenwich
1989 -- Cheshire
1988 -- Old Saybrook
1987 -- Cheshire
1986 -- Canton
1985 -- Cheshire

2001 state field hockey poll
Previous poll champions
2001 -- Shepaug
2000 -- Granby
1999 -- Canton
1998 -- Canton
1997 -- New Canaan
1996 -- Cheshire
1995 -- Canton
1994 -- Enfield
1993 -- Enfield
1992 -- Canton
1991 -- Canton
1990 -- Greenwich
1989 -- Cheshire
1988 -- Old Saybrook
1987 -- Cheshire
1986 -- Canton
1985 -- Cheshire

Coaches voting in 2001 poll:
Cookie Bromage, Enfield
Janet Dickey, Westbrook
Linda Dirga, Pomperaug
Kathy Dziedzic, Nonnewaug
Dominque Fox, Windsor
Dawn Hough, New Milford
Meredith Kilpatrick, South Windsor
Kitty Palmer, Guilford
Arlene Salvati, Cheshire
Sue Schwerdtle, New Canaan
Connecticut field hockey coaches poll 2002

2002 state finals
Class L: Pomperaug 3, Greenwich 1
Class M: Branford 2, Farmington 0
Class S: Shepaug 3, Granby 2, OT

Week 8, Nov. 18 (FINAL)
Team                 Rec      Votes    LW
1.Pomperaug (9)  19-0-1    196       1
2.Shepaug (1)      17-1-1    172       4
3.Branford           17-0-2    156       2
4.Greenwich    15-2-2        132       3
5.Granby         14-3-2        130       7
6.Farmington   13-2-3-1     102       6
7.Simsbury      12-1-3-1      84       5
8.Canton          13-3-3        76       9
9.No. Haven      13-5-1        27      nr
10.Wamogo     13-4-1         27      9
Also receiving votes: Guilford (12-6) 24, Glastonbury (12-3-2-1) and Westbrook (12-3-2-1) 19.

Week 7, Nov. 4 (Final regular season poll)
Team                 Rec      Votes    LW
1.Pomperaug   15-0-1      200       1
2.Branford       14-0-2       178       2
3.Greenwich    12-1-2       156       3
4.Shepaug       13-1-1      138       4
5.Simsbury      10-0-3-1    116      6
6.Farmington   11-1-3-1      86      t7
7.Granby         11-2-2        85      t7
8.Wamogo       12-3-1       77      5
9.Canton          11-2-3       60      10
10.Glastonbury 11-2-2-1    28      9
Also receiving votes: Weston (12-2-1) 27, New Milford (11-2-2) 17

2002 Week 6, Oct. 28
Team                 Rec      Votes    LW
1.Pomperaug   15-0-2      198       1
2.Branford       12-0-2       180       3
3.Greenwich    12-1-2       152       2
4.Shepaug       12-1-1      120       t4
5.Wamogo       12-1-1      118       6
6.Simsbury        8-0-3-1     93       7
7.Farmington   11-2-2         77      t4
7.Granby           9-2-2        64      10
9.Glastonbury  10-2-2        56       11
10.Canton          9-2-3       52       9
Also receiving votes: South Windsor (10-2-2-1) 29, Guilford (11-4) 24.

2002 Week 5, Oct. 21
Team                 Rec      Votes    LW
1.Pomperaug   11-0-1      199       4
2.Greenwich      9-1-2      170       1
3.Branford       10-0-2       150       5
4.Farmington   10-1-1       113       3
4.Shepaug         9-1         113       6
6.Wamogo         9-1-1      106       2
7.Simsbury        7-0-3-1   102       7
7.So. Windsor 10-1-1       102       8
9.Canton           7-2-3        38       10
10.Granby         8-2-2        29        9
Also receiving votes: Glastonbury (9-2-1), Guilford (9-3), Westhill (8-1-5), 20. Record is listed as W-L-T-OL (overtime loss). Teams get 1 pt. for an OT loss.

2002 Week 4, Oct. 14
Team                 Rec      Votes    LW
1.Greenwich     8-0-1      178       1
2.Wamogo       8-0-1      172       2
3.Farmington    9-0-1      160       3
4.Pomperaug    9-0-1      144       5
5.Branford         8-0-1     142       4
6.Shepaug        8-1          99       6
7.Simsbury       6-0-2-1    71        7
8.So. Windsor   8-1-1      69       10
9.Granby          6-1-2       61        8
10.Canton        5-1-3       36        9
Also receiving votes: Westhill (6-1-4) 30, Westbrook (7-1-1) 24.

2002 Week 3, Oct. 7
Team                 Rec      Votes    LW
1.Greenwich      8-0        188       2
2.Wamogo       6-0-1      172       1
3.Farmington    7-0-1      150       3
4.Branford         8-0-1     147       4
5.Pomperaug    7-0-1      130       6
6.Shepaug        7-1        104        7
7.Simsbury       4-0-3       74        8
8.Granby          5-1-1       61        5
9.Canton          4-1-3       39       12
10.So. Windsor  6-1         29       nr
Also receiving votes: Westhill (5-1-3) 23, New Milford (5-1-2) 22

2002 Week 2, Oct. 1
Team                 Rec      Votes    LW
1.Wamogo        5-0        182       5
2.Greenwich      5-0        170       3
3.Farmington     4-0        135       6
4.Branford         5-0-1     131       4
5.Granby          4-0-1      130       2
6.Pomperaug    4-0-1      103       7
7.Shepaug        4-1          88       1
8.Simsbury       4-0-1       67       9
9.Westhill         5-0-1       63      11
10.North Haven  5-0         50      12
Also receiving votes: New Canaan (4-1-1), 36; Canton (3-1-1), 19.

2002 Week 1, Sept. 23
Team                 Rec      Votes    '01
1. Shepaug          4-0          186          1
2. Granby            4-0          166          5
3. Greenwich                      117          8
4. Branford          3-0-1      107          3
5. Wamogo          4-0          100          nr
6. Farmington    4-0            98          nr
7. Pomperaug    2-0-1       86          6
8. Stamford                           64          nr
9. Simsbury          3-0-1      57          nr
10. New Canaan                    49          7
Also receiving votes: Westhill (3-0) 41, North Haven 36, Canton (2-1) 33