Jacobs, a sophomore from Orange, Va., led the Yellow Jackets to a pair of wins, including a league victory over Virginia Wesleyan to remain undefeated against conference opponents. Jacobs posted an assist and scored the game-winning goal in R-MC's 4-3 non-conference win over Frostburg State on Thursday. She followed that up by scoring the first goal of the game and assisting on Rachel Gardner's game-winner in double-overtime for a 2-1 Jackets' triumph. Jacobs is currently fourth in the ODAC in both goals (9) and points (22), while her two game-winning goals are tied for second in the league.
Field Hockey Honor Roll
Melissa Cox, East. Mennonite - (Fr, F
- Mountville, PA, 18)
Cox notched a point in each of EMU's games, helping the Royals to
a 1-1 week. Saturday in an important ODAC contest at Washington and
Lee, Cox picked up an assist on the Lady Royals' second goal, which
proved vital when W&L scored a minute later in what would be a
2-1 EMU win. Tuesday at No. 5 Mary Washington, Cox scored the
Royals' only goal in a 9-1 loss. For the season, Cox has three
goals and two assists.
Shelly Milks, Lynchburg - (Sr, M - Gloucester, VA,
13)
Milks led the team to a 2-0 week with a 4-0 win over Washington and
Lee and a 3-1 triumph over York (Pa.). In the win over W&L, the
senior co-captain scored a goal and assisted on two others. She
continued the pressure in the win at York, ripping four shots, with
two coming on the cage. Her defensive work helped limit the
Spartans to only three shots on-goal in the game.
Marceline Piek, Roanoke - (Fr, MF - Amsterdam, The
Netherlands, 19)
Piek helped Roanoke to a 1-1 week in ODAC play as she scored two
goals in the Maroons 5-1 victory over Virginia Wesleyan on
Friday. She took seven shots with six on-cage in that
contest.
Alexandra Darrow, Shenandoah - (Fr, F - Chesapeake,
Va., 22)
In the Hornets lone game of the week, Darrow had a hand in seven of
SU's eight goals in an 8-0 win over Sweet Briar. Darrow
scored three times and dished our four assists.