• Four ODAC sponsor schools posted above .500 winning percentages in 2023 with each of those squads – Lynchburg (.875), Shenandoah (.842), Washington and Lee (.611) and Randolph-Macon (.611) eclipsing the .600-mark
• Those four teams combined for a 59-20 (.747) overall record
• Six teams qualified for the ODAC Tournament with ODAC-unbeaten (9-0) Lynchburg commanding the top seed; Shenandoah, Washington and Lee, Randolph-Macon, Bridgewater, and Roanoke completed the field in that order
  • Quarterfinals: BC def. RMC, 1-0; WLU def. RC, 3-0
  • Semifinals: LYN def. BC, 4-0; SU def. WLU, 2-0
  • Championship: LYN def. SU, 2-1
• Lynchburg increased is record total of ODAC field hockey titles to 22
  • the Hornets have appeared in every ODAC championship game since 2017, hoisting four of the seven possible trophies

• ODAC champion Lynchburg earned the conference's automatic entry to the NCAA Tournament field and was the conference's lone representative in the field
• The Hornets opened with a 6-1 win at home in the first round over Keystone College
• Lynchburg head to Christopher Newport University for the second and third rounds
  • 2nd Round: The Hornets down York College (Pa.), 1-0, to advance to round three
  • 3rd Round: Lynchburg saw its season come to a close with a 2-1 loss to Kean University
• ODAC teams are now 21-38 (.356) all-time in the Division III field hockey playoffs

• Penn Monto/NFHCA Division III National Coaches Poll
  • The NFHCA announced its annual Division III coaches poll on Tuesday
  • Two ODAC teams feature in the initial top-25 ranking; Lynchburg (733 pts.) slots just outside the top-10 as the #13 program, while Shenandoah (368 pts.) features as the 20th-ranked outfit
• Six-time defending national champion Middlebury College tops the chart with 1,594 points powered by 60-of-64 first place votes

More than 70-percent of the 2023 all-conference honorees return to ODAC fields to greet field hockey fans this season. That includes eight members of the All-ODAC First Team, 10 standouts from the All-ODAC Second Team, and 11 stars from the All-ODAC Third Team.

Two winners of special individual recognition are among the returning all-league contingent. Shenandoah back Elise Velasquez returns for a fifth season of eligibility after earning her second straight ODAC Defensive Player of the Year award in 2023. She capped her impressive campaign by earning the ODAC's Marjorie Berkley Award as the top women's sports senior student-athlete. Lynchburg offensive juggernaut Mzizi Khanyisile collected ODAC Rookie of the Year laurels along with an All-ODAC First Team nod.

• FORWARDS (10-of-13)
  • Grace Vernarelli – Roanoke (1st Team)
  • Mairead McKibbin – Shenandoah (1st Team)
  • Alaina McCoy – Randolph-Macon (2nd Team)
  • Cassidy Morrison – Shenandoah (2nd Team)
  • Elizabeth Ranberger – Shenandoah (2nd Team)
  • Katherine Druiett – Virginia Wesleyan (2nd Team)
  • Betty Boatwright – Washington and Lee (2nd Team)
  • Emily Tyler – Bridgewater (3rd Team)
  • Olivia van Metre – Lynchburg (3rd Team)
  • Lindsey Keyes – Roanoke (3rd Team)
• MIDFIELDERS (10-of-13)
  • Daphne Daymude – Bridgewater (1st Team)
  • Khanyisile Mzizi – Lynchburg (1st Team)
  • Claudia Lenahan – Shenandoah (1st Team)
  • Farren Winter – Shenandoah (1st Team)
  • Maddy Duggleby – Washington and Lee (1st Team)
  • Kylie Amberger – Bridgewater (2nd Team)
  • Zoe Dolfis – Washington and Lee (2nd Team)
  • Lynn Giesken – Randolph-Macon (3rd Team)
  • Isabella McNulty – Randolph-Macon (3rd Team)
  • Lauren Hedspeth – Virginia Wesleyan (3rd Team)
• DEFENDERS (6-of-11)
  • Elise Velasquez – Shenandoah (1st Team)
  • Ashlyn White – Randolph-Macon (2nd Team)
  • Camryn DeLeva – Shenandoah (2nd Team)
  • Jade Buckles – Bridgewater (3rd Team)
  • Riley Chandler – Bridgewater (3rd Team)
  • Madison Short – Shenandoah (3rd Team)
• GOALKEEPERS (3-of-4)
  • Valentina Ambrogi-Torres – Randolph-Macon (2nd Team)
  • Madalyn Miller – Bridgewater (3rd Team)
  • Taylor Swann – Shenandoah (3rd Team)

The athletes listed below represent the top-three returning statistical leaders for major statistical categories from the 2023 season.

Below are the win-loss records for each coach entering the 2024 season.

• ODAC teams get underway with a series of non-conference games and tournaments weekend of Friday-Sunday, August 30-September 1
• The first set of conference games are slated for the week of September 30-October 6 with a handful of contests kicking off a full eight-game round-robin schedule for all nine teams
• The ODAC Tournament will feature a six-team field competed in a traditional bracket format
  • Quarterfinals: Tuesday, November 5 at the #3-4 Seeds
  • Semifinals: Thursday, November 7 at the #1-2 Seeds
  • Championship: Saturday, November 9 at the highest remaining seed
• The Division III Field Hockey Championship bracket will be announced on NCAA.com on Sunday evening, November 10
  • First Round: Wednesday, November 13
  • Second/Third Rounds: Saturday-Sunday, November 16-17
  • Semifinals: Friday, November 22 at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va.
  • Championship: Sunday, November 24 at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va.

• The NCAA is moving to a new process to determine at-large qualifiers to most Division III team-based tournaments
  • The NCAA Power Index (NPI) closely follows a model used by all divisions of ice hockey called Pairwise
  • A computer ranking will be generated for each team sponsoring the sport in Division III using criteria established by each sport's championship committee and confirmed by the overall Division III Championships Committee
  • After all automatic qualifiers have been determined, the NPI rankings will be used to select the remaining teams at-large to fill out tournament fields
  • Pool B, previously reserved for independent schools or those from conferences that do not have automatic qualifiers, has been eliminated, so all teams not receiving automatic bids will be included in the at-large pool
  • NPI rankings will likely be published 3-4 weeks out from NCAA tournament field selections to allow for enough games to be played for proper representation before public display