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ODAC Field Hockey Report: Week 3

ODAC squads picked up seven victories out of 15 games last week with several close encounters including a pair of extra-time or shootout losses to top-10 programs. Shenandoah (2-0) and Batten (2-1) both won twice with No. 20 SU handing No. 7 Franklin & Marshall College their first loss of the season. No. 24 Lynchburg went 1-1 with the Hornets' loss coming in OT to No. 10 Bates College. No. 18 Washington and Lee nearly pulled off the biggest ranked upset of the week as the Generals lost in a shootout to 2025 Division III runner-up and current No. 4 Johns Hopkins University.

  • CASSIDY ALEXANDER | SHENANDOAH | GOALKEEPER
    Alexander, a sophomore from Millington, Md., made 10 combined saves as No. 20 Shenandoah picked up a pair of victories against strong competition. In a 3-2 triumph over former top-10 ranked Dickinson College on Wednesday, Alexander made a pair of stops in a full shift. She spent extra time guarding the Hornets' Cage on Saturday as she made eight eight saves to preserve SU's 1-0 double-overtime victory at No. 7 Franklin & Marshall College for her first shutout of 2026. For the season, Alexander owns a 1.29 GAA and a .758 save percentage with 25 saves.

  • SYDNEY CAPPALLO | LYNCHBURG | MIDFIELDER
    Cappallo, a junior from Yarmouth Port, Mass., was on the mark in both of No. 24 Lynchburg's games as the Hornets went 1-1 on their trip to Maine over the weekend. In a 2-1 overtime loss at No. 10 Bates College, Cappallo notched the Hornets lone goal to tie the game 1-all in the 35th minute. In a 3-2 double-overtime victory at the University of Southern Maine, Cappallo made it 2-0 Hornets in the 36th minute off a feed from Sofia Boon. For the season, Cappallo is tied for the ODAC lead in goals scored (7) with Randolph-Macon's Janne Roelink. Cappallo is third in the conference in points (14).

  • BERKLEY MILLER
    Batten, Junior, Goalkeeper
    Miller totaled 20 saves over 165 minutes with a .909 save percentage, helping Batten to a 2-1 week that included shutout victories over Juniata and Wilson. She made 13 saves while allowing just two goals against No. 21 Mary Washington, then stopped all seven shots she faced across the two wins.

    EMILY DICKINSON
    Bridgewater, Sophomore, Defense
    Dickinson accounted for three points on one goal and one assist in Bridgewater's 2-1 victory over McDaniel. She assisted on the game's opening goal before scoring the game-winning tally herself.

    THALEIA KHADER
    Bridgewater, Freshman, Goalkeeper
    Khader made 11 saves over 60 minutes and posted a .917 save percentage, allowing just one goal on 12 shots faced. She stopped all seven shots she faced against McDaniel and made four saves against Gettysburg, with the late goal surrendered in that contest marking the only goal she has allowed this season.

    SHAY SCHOONES
    Lynchburg, Senior, Goalkeeper
    Schoones recorded 14 saves over 142:33 and posted a .778 save percentage across a pair of overtime contests. She made 10 saves while allowing two goals in an overtime loss to Bates before adding four stops in Lynchburg's 3-2 overtime victory over Southern Maine.

    VALENTINA AMBROGI-TORRES
    Randolph-Macon, Senior, Goalkeeper
    Ambrogi-Torres played 75 minutes and made two saves during Randolph-Macon's 1-1 week. She recorded both stops while playing 60 minutes against St. Mary's before starting and playing a scoreless first quarter in the Yellow Jackets' 6-0 victory over Meredith, contributing to the team's combined shutout.

    JANNE ROELINK
    Randolph-Macon, Junior, Forward
    Roelink totaled five points on two goals and one assist during Randolph-Macon's 1-1 week, with all five points coming in a 6-0 victory over Meredith. The two-goal performance was her second multi-goal game of the season and helped the Yellow Jackets generate 40 total shots, their most in a game since the 2024 season.

    HELENKA CHODAKIEWICZ
    Washington and Lee, First Year, Goalkeeper
    Chodakiewicz stopped all six shots she faced and held No. 4 Johns Hopkins scoreless through a career-high 80 minutes of regulation and overtime for No. 18 Washington and Lee. She made four saves during the second overtime alone as the Generals withstood 20 total shots before Johns Hopkins prevailed, 4-2, in the shootout.

Cassidy Alexander
Sydney Cappallo