2008-09 Women's Soccer News
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WLU's Van Devender Awarded Postgraduate ScholarshipMarch 09, 2009Washington and Lee senior forward Anne Van Devender has been awarded a NCAA Postgraduate Scholarship. The award is a $7,500 scholarship for academic work beyond the baccalaureate degree as a full-time or part-time graduate student.
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Cunningham Promoted to Assistant ADJanuary 13, 2009Washington and Lee Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn has announced that Neil Cunningham has been promoted to assistant athletic director effective immediately. Cunningham will remain the school's women's soccer coach and director of physical education.
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Three Named All-Americans by NSCAADecember 10, 2008Virginia Wesleyan's Jackie Ochs-Gregory led three ODAC players on the NSCAA All-American Teams. The senior defender earned first team status while Lynchburg midfielder Ashley Hoath and Washington and Lee striker Anne Van Devender were tabbed to the third team.
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LC Falls to Ithaca in Round of 16November 22, 2008Ithaca College scored two goals in the second half to lead the Bombers past the Lynchburg College women's soccer team 2-0 in the Sweet 16 round of the 2008 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament, hosted by Williams College.
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Santos' Goal Sends LC to Round of 16November 16, 2008Katie Santos (above) scored the game's lone goal 13 minutes into the second half as Lynchburg made its way past Emory, 1-0. The Hornets travel to host Williams College to take on Ithaca in the next round.
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VWC Falls to Johns Hopkins in NCAA'sNovember 16, 2008Following a day in which VWC played 110 minutes in a NCAA first round matchup, Virginia Wesleyan fell by the slimmest of margins, 1-0, to Johns Hopkins in second round tournament action.
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LC Beats Maryville, Faces Emory NextNovember 15, 2008Betsy Kwiatkowski (above) scored the first and last goals of the game to pace the Hornets to a 3-0 victory over Maryville in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. Katie Santos scored the remaining goal for Lynchburg.
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Marlins Beat Richard Stockton on PK'sNovember 15, 2008It took much more time than was originally planned, but Virginia Wesleyan battled through 90 minutes of dead-locked regulation and 20 minutes of overtime on its way to moving past Richard Stockton, 6-5, on penalty kicks.
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LC Earns Three Womens Soccer HonorsNovember 11, 2008Hornet midfielder Ashley Hoath was named the ODAC Player of the Year while younger sister, Beverly Hoath, was tabbed as the ODAC Rookie of the Year. Head coach Dr. Todd Olsen received the ODAC Coach of the Year award, and Washington and Lee striker, Anne Van Devender, garnered the ODAC/Farm Bureau Scholar-Athlete award.
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ODAC to Video Webcast Women's Soccer ChampionshipNovember 07, 2008The 2008 ODAC Women's Soccer Championship features two of the top teams in the country on Saturday evening, and now there is two ways to see it! Thanks to the combined efforts of the ODAC, Virginia Wesleyan College and Penn Atlantic, the women's soccer title game with be video webcast FREE over the Internet.
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ODAC Women's Soccer Seeds SetOctober 29, 2008Virginia Wesleyan maintained the top spot in the ODAC womens soccer standings through the final week of play, earning the #1 seed into the leagues conference tournament. Lynchburg, Washington and Lee and Roanoke round out the top four seeds.
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Va. Wesleyan Heads Tightly Packed Womens Soccer PollAugust 27, 2008Only 15 points separate the first team from the fourth squad in the 2008 ODAC Womens Soccer Preseason Poll. Virginia Wesleyan picked up a half-dozen first place votes on its way to leading the annual coaches survey with 134 points. Lynchburg, the 2007 conference champion, collected 127 points and four top tallies with Roanoke and Washington and Lee each receiving one first place nod towards 123 and 119 points, respectively.