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Field Hockey

ODAC Field Hockey Report: Week 4

Field hockey is the last remaining fall sport to enter ODAC play with the first conference games slated for this coming Saturday. Conference teams played in 13 non-conference matches over the past week, winning six of them. Randolph-Macon (5-3) and No. 19 Shenandoah (6-1) won their lone games of the week. Batten (5-4), Bridgewater (5-3), No. 25 Lynchburg (5-5), and No. 17 Washington and Lee (4-3) each went 1-1. 

  • SHAY SCHOONES | LYNCHBURG | GOALKEEPER
    Schoones, a senior from Hoogeveen, Netherlands, collects her second ODAC weekly honor of the season after helping No. 25 Lynchburg to a 1-1 week. In a 2-1 loss to perennial NCAA qualifier Rowan University on Saturday, Schoones turned back nine shots in a full 60-minute shift. She again protected the Hornets' goal for an hour the next day as she made four saves in a 3-0 triumph over Sewanee. For the season, Schoones leads the ODAC and ranks 16th in Division III with an .848 save percentage. She tops the league in shutouts (4), ranks second in saves (78), and boasts a 1.45 goals against average.

  • LANDRY MEYER | BATTEN | FORWARD
    Meyer, a senior from Virginia Beach, Va., registered four points to help Batten University to a 1-1 week in two non-conference home outings. In a 2-1 victory over Meredith College on Wednesday, Meyer registered the game-winning goal in the 49th minute. She converted a penalty stroke to give the Marlins their third straight victory. In a double-overtime loss to McDaniel College, Meyer played a part in both of BATN's goals. She assisted Katherine Druiett in the 46th minute to tie the game at 1-all. She again played the role of provider when she assisted Kellyn McCloud with 1-second to play in regulation. For the season, Meyer is fifth in the ODAC in points (13) and tied for fifth in both goals (5) and assists (3).

  • BERKLEY MILLER
    Batten, Junior, Goalkeeper
    Miller totaled 11 saves over 139:56 with a .733 save percentage during Batten's 1-1 week. She was especially strong in the Marlins' overtime loss to McDaniel, making nine saves over 79:56 after recording two stops in a 2-1 victory over Meredith.

    LEXI FRANCIS
    Bridgewater, Senior, Midfield
    Francis scored twice for four points during Bridgewater's two-game week, with both goals coming in a 5-2 victory over Meredith. One of her two tallies stood as the game-winner for the Eagles.

    SYDNEY CAPPALLO
    Lynchburg, Junior, Midfield
    Cappallo recorded two points on a pair of assists during Lynchburg's two-game weekend. Both helpers came in the Hornets' 3-0 victory over Sewanee.

    VALENTINA AMBROGI-TORRES
    Randolph-Macon, Senior, Goalkeeper
    Ambrogi-Torres played the opening 15 minutes of Randolph-Macon's 7-1 victory over Lancaster Bible, allowing one goal without recording a save. Her performance helped the Yellow Jackets post their eighth game of the season allowing two or fewer goals, while marking the sixth time this year she has allowed one goal or fewer in an appearance.

    BRENNA MCLEAN
    Randolph-Macon, Senior, Midfield
    McLean totaled three points on one goal and one assist in Randolph-Macon's 7-1 victory at Lancaster Bible, the Yellow Jackets' highest-scoring game since the 2024 season. Her performance increased her season goal total to three and helped RMC post a second consecutive victory by six goals.

Shay Schoones
Landry Meyer