FOREST, Va. --- Fall awards season kicks off with the announcement of the 2026 All-ODAC Field Hockey Awards. Three squads saw a league-best eight honorees earn all-conference laurels from the league's head coaches with conference champion
Washington and Lee University joined by
Randolph-Macon College and
Shenandoah University accounting for 24 of this season's all-conference honors. The
University of Lynchburg saw seven Hornets recognized on one of the three awards teams.
Generals mentor
Gina Wills was selected as the ODAC Coach of the Year by her peers, while WLU forward
Madeline Lancione was tabbed the ODAC Offensive Player of the Year. Lynchburg string-puller
Khanyisile Mzizi earned ODAC Defensive Player of the Year distinction, while fellow Hornet midfielder
Sofia Boon garnered ODAC Rookie of the Year recognition. Shenandoah defender
Camryn DeLeva earned ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of Year accolades from the conference's athletic communications personnel.
The ODAC's list of 39 stars includes 19 players that appeared on the 2025 awards table, one fewer than last season. Ten of the back-to-back honorees earned All-ODAC First Team laurels in 2026. Lancione is a repeat first teamer along with teammate and midfielder
Margaret Scheurer. Mzizi is a first teamer again along with Hornets' midfielder
Allie Freeman. DeLeva rounds out the list of back-to-back first team honorees. WLU forward
Zoe Dolfis moved up from the 2025 All-ODAC Second Team, a distinction also true for
Bridgewater College midfielder
Mollie Best. Three players jumped from the All-ODAC Third Team to the first unit in RMC midfielder
Kylee Gorham and a pair from SU in forward
Kierney Weigle and defender
Ava Fields.
Five members of this year's second team earned awards last year. Randolph-Macon keeper
Valentina Ambrogi-Torres and Shenandoah forward
Reagan Flory were both first team selections in 2025, with RMC defender
Grace Oates earning back-to-back second team designations.
Roanoke College forward
Corinne Orlando and WLU midfielder
Anne Burns Fiveash were both third team selections last year.
Four standouts on this year's third team are on the awards list for at least a second straight season.
Batten University forward
Landry Meyer was a second team pick in 2025, while RMC midfielder
Brenna McLean and a pair from SU in forward
Ellie Quinn and keeper
Cassidy Alexander repeat as third team honorees.
Lancione, a sophomore from Severna Park, Md., is now a two-time All-ODAC First Team honoree following a strong rookie campaign in 2025. She backed up her 24-point effort last season with 29 points so far this year ahead of Washington and Lee’s NCAA first round contest on Wednesday. Lancione fourth in the ODAC in points (29), tied for third in assists (9), and tied for fourth in goals scored (10). Five of those tallies are considered game-winning goals, the most in the ODAC.
Mzizi, a senior from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, is now a four-time All-ODAC First Team selection and former ODAC Rookie of the Year (2023). Three three-time NFHCA All-American stars on both ends of the field for Lynchburg as the tip of the spear to the Hornets’ defense and the linking player that keys the offense and often produces. Lynchburg allowed just 25 goals this season including only six in league play, second-fewest in the conference. The Hornets goals against average in all games was 1.25 and shrank to 0.75 in conference games. Mzizi also produced heavily on offense, tying for fifth in the ODAC in points (26), tying for ninth in goals scored (8), and tying for first in assists (10).
Wills is in the midst of her 20th season as a collegiate field hockey head coach and 12th campaign in Lexington. This is her fifth ODAC top-coaching honor (2015, 17, 21-22). The Generals claimed their fifth overall ODAC title on Saturday, the program’s third since 2021. The 19th-ranked Generals open Division III tournament play on Wednesday at No. 12 York College with a 14-4 overall record. Wills enjoys current career records of 272-106 (.720) overall and 151-66 (.696) at Washington and Lee.
Boon, a first-year from Amsterdam, Netherlands, was an immediate success in head coach Jenni Releford’s lineup. She combines this honor with an All-ODAC First Team selection. Boon finished second on the team and third in the ODAC with 14 goals scored to go with a trio of assists towards 31 points, the third-most in the conference.
DeLeva, a senior from Fredericksburg, Va., stars both on and off the field as a now three-time All-ODAC First Team. She is the fifth recipient of the ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete of the Year award from Shenandoah. In the classroom, boasts a 3.93 GPA as a business administration major with a minor in coach and concentration in sport management. The three-time ODAC All-Academic Team honoree is a perennial member of the SU Dean’s List and/or President’s List. A team captain, DeLeva volunteers her time with several organizations including Morgan’s Message, Winchester Rescue Mission, and Winchester Area Temporary Transitional Shelter (WATTS). She is also a part of SU’s Sports Business Association and serves as a SAAC representative.
On the field, DeLeva has played in three ODAC championship games with one title. Hornet defenses in which she featured have allowed no more than 30 goals and a 1.158 goals against average. She also got forward to register 64 points over her career on 20 goals and 24 assists. That includes seven goals and nine assists this year for 23 points.
2026 ALL-ODAC FIELD HOCKEY AWARDS
ODAC Offensive Player of the Year: Madeline Lancione, So., F, Washington and Lee
ODAC Defensive Player of the Year: Khanyisile Mzizi, Sr., DM, Lynchburg
ODAC Coach of the Year: Gina Wills, Washington and Lee
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Sofia Boon, Fy., M, Lynchburg
ODAC/Va. Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete: Camryn DeLeva, Sr., D, Shenandoah
| ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM |
| Grace Peterson |
Jr. |
F |
Lynchburg |
| Kierney Weigle + |
So. |
F |
Shenandoah |
| Zoe Dolfis ^ |
Sr. |
F |
Washington and Lee |
| Madeline Lancione * |
So. |
F |
Washington and Lee |
| Mollie Best ^ |
Sr. |
M |
Bridgewater |
| Sofia Boon |
Fy. |
M |
Lynchburg |
| Allie Freeman * |
Sr. |
M |
Lynchburg |
| Kylee Gorham + |
So. |
M |
Randolph-Macon |
| Margaret Scheurer * |
Jr. |
M |
Washington and Lee |
| Khanyisile Mzizi * |
Sr. |
D |
Lynchburg |
| Camryn DeLeva * |
Sr. |
D |
Shenandoah |
| Ava Fields + |
So. |
D |
Shenandoah |
| Shay Schoones |
Sr. |
GK |
Lynchburg |
|
|
|
|
| ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM |
| Sydney Capallo |
Jr. |
F |
Lynchburg |
| Taylor Secrist |
Fy. |
F |
Lynchburg |
| Janne Roelink |
Jr. |
F |
Randolph-Macon |
| Corinne Orlando + |
So. |
F |
Roanoke |
| Reagan Flory * |
So. |
F |
Shenandoah |
| Rylin McCloskey |
Fy. |
M |
Shenandoah |
| Kaitlyn Nakamura |
Sr. |
M |
Shenandoah |
| Anne Burns Fiveash + |
Sr. |
M |
Washington and Lee |
| Grace Oates ^ |
So. |
D |
Randolph-Macon |
| Sophie Baker |
So. |
D |
Roanoke |
| Elaina Bellone |
Sr. |
D |
Washington and Lee |
| Ellen Buckwalter |
Fy. |
D |
Washington and Lee |
| Valentina Ambrogi-Torres * |
Sr. |
GK |
Randolph-Macon |
|
|
|
|
| ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM |
| Landry Meyer ^ |
Sr. |
F |
Batten |
| Lexi Francis |
Sr. |
F |
Bridgewater |
| Kiley Parker |
Jr. |
F |
Bridgewater |
| Olivia Greene |
Jr. |
F |
Randolph-Macon |
| Gisele Harris |
Fy. |
F |
Roanoke |
| Ellie Quinn + |
So. |
F |
Shenandoah |
| Brenna McLean + |
Sr. |
M |
Randolph-Macon |
| Natalie Moul |
Jr. |
M |
Randolph-Macon |
| Libby Bowers |
So. |
M |
Washington and Lee |
| Ava Hoyer |
Fy. |
D |
Bridgewater |
| Hailey Swartzbaugh |
Sr. |
D |
Randolph-Macon |
| Cassidy Alexander + |
So. |
GK |
Shenandoah |
| Helenka Chodakiewicz |
Fy. |
GK |
Washington and Lee |
* 2025 All-ODAC First Team (7)
^ 2025 All-ODAC Second Team (4)
+ 2025 All-ODAC Third Team (8)