Not so coming from Long Island. Go take a look at the Top 10 Field Hockey programs and compare the number of Long Island girls on the rosters compared to the number of Long Island girls on the rosters at the Top 10 lacrosse programs.
Just looked quickly...
1 - Long Island player on 10 of the Traditional Top 10 Field Hockey rosters.... UNC, Duke, Del, BC, Michigan, Princeton, UVA, PSU, MD, UConn
70 (approximately) - Long Island players on 9 traditional lacrosse powers (left Stony Brook out) UNC, Syracuse, Northwestern, Penn, Princeton, ND, Florida, BC, UVA
Obviously Long Island Lacrosse is very strong, Long Island field hockey not a hotbed.