2012 Field Hockey Players of the Week

  • Taylor Prillaman, Bridgewater, Fr., Attack
    October 29, 2012
    Prillaman, a freshman from Magnolia, Del., led the Eagles to a pair of wins over the past week, including a quarterfinal victory over Roanoke. In the regular season finale, Prillaman scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Washington and Lee. The win locked up the third seed for BC in the ODAC tournament. She followed that performance with one of Bridgewater's goals in a 8-1 win over Roanoke to help propel the Eagles to the semifinals. On the year, Prillaman is ranked second in the league in goals scored with 14 and has tallied the most single-season goals for the Eagles program since Holly Ware's 16-goal effort in 1999. Prillaman also ranks in a tie for third in the league with 29 points.
  • Joan Burleson, Bridgewater, Sr., Defender
    October 22, 2012
    Burleson, a senior from Newport News, Va., helped the Eagles to a 3-0 week including a pair of ODAC wins to move them into third position with one game left to play in the regular season. The senior back provided defensive support in BC's 2-1 win over Eastern Mennonite, marking the first win for the program over its cross-town rival since the 1982 season. Burleson then notched the only goal of the game in the Eagles 1-0 win at Sweet Briar on Saturday. She followed that with a goal and an assist in BC's 8-0 triumph at Hood, marking the road victories on the week.
  • Amber VanHorn, Sheanndoah, Sr., Defender
    October 15, 2012
    VanHorn, a senior from Slatedale, Pa., helped the Hornets to a 2-1 week which featured their third ODAC win of the season. After a 3-2 overtime loss to Washington and Lee, VanHorn notched three goals in SU's remaining two games. She scored twice off penalty corners in a 3-2 win over St. Mary's (Md.) on Thursday. She followed that up with the game's only goal in a 1-0 win over Roanoke. VanHorn now has 17 points and eight goals on the season.
  • Carrie Jacobs, Randolph-Macon, So., Defender
    October 08, 2012
    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.
  • Lindsay Leonard, Lynchburg, Sr., Midfielder
    October 01, 2012
    Leonard, a senior from Yorktown, Va., picks up her second straight weekly honor after she helped Lynchburg to a 2-1 week with its lone loss coming to 14th-ranked Christopher Newport. The senior co-captain opened her week with all three goals in a 3-0 conference win over Eastern Mennonite University. She followed that with two goals in a 9-1 triumph over Bridgewater. Against CNU, she fired seven shots, all on the Captains' cage, as LC outshot CNU, 15-7, in a 1-0 loss.
  • Lindsay Leonard, Lynchburg, Sr., Midfielder
    September 24, 2012
    Leonard, a senior from Yorktown, Va., helped the Hornets to a 2-0 week with wins over Wesley and Shenandoah. In the 4-0 neutral site win over Wesley, Leonard notched a goal and added an assist to have three points on the day. In the 4-0 win over Shenandoah, Leonard opened the game's scoring off of a penalty corner. In addition, she kept enormous pressure on SU, firing 16 shots with 11 of them on SU's cage. Leonard is currently third in the league in points with 16.
  • Sarah DeLuca, Shenandoah, Senior, Attack
    September 17, 2012
    DeLuca, a senior from Clarksville, Md., helped Shenandoah improve to 5-2 with a pair of strong performances in wins over Notre Dame of Maryland (13-0) and Stevenson (2-0). She opened the week against NDM by setting a new Shenandoah field hockey record with five goals and 11 points as she added an assist to her output in SU's big win over the Gators. On Saturday, DeLuca provided the offensive punch with both goals in the Hornets' second straight shutout. She currently leads the ODAC in goals scored (10) and points (21).
  • Alexandra Darrow, Shenandoah, Freshman, Attack
    September 10, 2012
    Darrow, a freshman from Chesapeake, Va., helped lead the Hornets to a 2-1 week with a pair of goals and three assists throughout the three games. In a 4-1 win over Hood, Darrow scored once and dished out a pair of helpers. She followed that by notching the game-winning tally in a 2-1 win over Frostburg State. She finished her with an assist in a 2-1 loss to Christopher Newport.
  • Shelly Milks, Lynchburg, Senior, Midfielder
    September 04, 2012
    Milks, a senior from Gloucester, Va., helped Lynchburg get the season started on a very positive note with a pair of victories in their first two games...and she did so playing to very different roles between the two contests. In a 9-2 win over Frostburg State, Milks poured in three goals as she fired 12 times at the Bobcats' net, putting 11 shots on frame. In Sunday's contest against DePauw, Milks switched to a defensive role and helped the Hornets grind out a 3-2 win.