2015-16 ODAC Women's Lacrosse News

  • Sweet Briar Tabs Newman to Take Reins of Lacrosse Program
    May 31, 2016
    Sweet Briar College athletic director Teresa Boylan has announced the hiring of Meredith Newman ’09, as the new head coach of the Vixen lacrosse program. Newman will return to Sweet Briar from Augustana College in Illinois, where she headed the women’s lacrosse program for the last two seasons.
  • Roanoke's Feeney Leads ODAC Contingent in IWLCA Honors
    May 27, 2016
    Roanoke College attacker Claire Feeney headlines ODAC honorees by the IWLCA as the 2016 ODAC Player of the Year earned recognition as a Third Team All-American. Feeney was the lone conference athlete to pick up All-America laurels, but she is one of seven to receive all-region accolades.
  • Washington and Lee Falls to Mount Union in NCAA First Round
    May 14, 2016
    Senior attacker Katherine Doraty scored five goals to lead the Mount Union women's lacrosse team to an 11-10 win over 17th-ranked Washington and Lee in the first round of the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament on Saturday afternoon at Tylus Field at Franklin & Marshall.
  • RC's Feeney, W&L's O'Brien Headline ODAC Women's Lacrosse Awards
    May 11, 2016
    Roanoke College playmaker Claire Feeney and Washington and Lee University mentor Brooke O'Brien headline the All-ODAC Women's Lacrosse awards as the pair were named the ODAC Player and Coach of the Year, respectively. Generals' midfielder Haley Tucker garnered the ODAC Rookie of the Year award, while Randolph-Macon College defender Natalie Schnell received ODAC/Virginia Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete laurels.
  • Generals Headed to F&M to Face Mount Union in NCAA First Round
    May 08, 2016
    Washington and Lee University knew it had secured a spot in the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament following Saturday's ODAC championship victory over Randolph-Macon College. Now the Generals have a location and opponent as they'll make the trip to Lancaster, Pa., and the campus of Franklin & Marshall College to square off with the University of Mount Union in the first round.
  • Washington and Lee Wins Seventh Straight ODAC Women's Lacrosse Title
    May 07, 2016
    The 17th-ranked Washington and Lee women's lacrosse team scored 10 first-half goals en route to claiming the 2016 Old Dominion Athletic Conference Championship with a 16-3 triumph over Randolph-Macon on Saturday afternoon at Watt Field. The Generals earn the ODAC's automatic entry into the NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Tournament.
  • ODAC Players of the Week: May 2, 2016
    May 02, 2016
    The ODAC regular season has officially come to a close with conference and NCAA Tournaments on the horizon. This week also marks the final ODAC weekly awards, with those going to Alicia Hsieh, a women's lacrosse standout from Randolph-Macon, and Aaron Murphy, a men's lacrosse star from Lynchburg.
  • Six-Team Field Set for ODAC Women's Lacrosse Tournament
    April 30, 2016
    Six-time defending ODAC champion Washington and Lee University is in prime position to hoist its 17th overall women's lacrosse trophy as the Generals head the field leading into the ODAC Women's Lacrosse Tournament. Randolph-Macon College joins W&L as the top two seeds, which also affords them a bye thru the quarterfinal round of competition.
  • ODAC Players of the Week: April 25, 2016
    April 25, 2016
    As the season winds down, the performances remain high. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Tessa Hill, W&L (WTEN); Kyle Hartfield, BC (MTEN); Alex Lightfoot, RMC (WLAX); Reggie Johnson, HSC (BSB); Kandis Kresinske, VWC (SBALL); Jake Loew, SU (BSB); Hannah Bays, E&H (SBALL).
  • ODAC Players of the Week: April 18, 2016
    April 18, 2016
    Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Carli Hill, EMU (SB); Christina Herbert, BC (WGOLF); Tommy Schick, GC (MGOLF); Alicia Hsieh, RMC (WLAX); Tyler McWilliams, RC (MLAX); Patrick Robertson, W&L (MOTF); Katelyn Senger, BC (WOTF); Davonta Womack, BC (MOTT); Amber Celen, BC (WOTT); Travis Lodge, RMC (BSB); Kandis Kresinske, VWC (SB); Sean Greiser, VWC (BSB); Kelsie Grice, RMC (WTEN); Drew Tomajczyk, VWC (MTEN).
  • ODAC Players of the Week: April 11, 2016
    April 11, 2016
    Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Travis Lodge, RMC (BSB); Amy Bresson, LC (SB); Ryan Leake, BC (BSB); Kandis Kresinske, VWC (SB); Olivia Bowling, RMC (WG); Evan Truman, LC (MOTF); Katelyn Senger, BC (WOTF); Ansel Borhauer, SU (MOTT); Adam Fiore, GC (MLAX); Kat Francis, LC (WLAX); Bradley Strober, RAND (MTEN); Sveva Mazzari, E&H (WTEN); Lexie Janney, RC (WOTT).
  • ODAC Players of the Week: April 4, 2016
    April 04, 2016
    Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Hannah Chappell-Dick, EMU (WOTT); Caley Hodge, E&H (SB); Matt Wasson, W&L (BSB); Candace Whittemore, RMC (SB); Tom Concklin, W&L (BSB); Evan Cox, VWC (MG); Marin Warring, BC (WG); Burke McManus, RC (MLAX); Marina Bailey, GC (WLAX); Josephus Mitchell, GC (MOTT); Kristen Trice, BC (WOTF); Darin Council, BC (MOTF); Michelle Fleenor, W&L (WTEN); Kenneth Downing, VWC (MTEN).
  • ODAC Players of the Week: March 28, 2016
    March 28, 2016
    Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): A.J. Witherell, W&L (MLAX); Melissa Coggins, W&L (WLAX); Graham Wilson, VWC (MTEN); Brooke Donnelly, W&L (WTEN); Rolonda Taylor, VWC (WOTF); Jeremy Heizer, EMU (MOTF); Hannah Chappell-Dick, EMU (WOTT); Harrison Toney, RC (MOTT); Travis Lodge, RMC (BSB); Blake Henderson, VWC (SB); Ryan Leake, BC (BSB); Kandis Kresinske, VWC (SB); Josh Alderfer, EMU (MG); Olivia Bowling, RMC (WG).
  • ODAC Players of the Week: March 21, 2016
    March 21, 2016
    Weather limited some games this past week, but the athletes continued to perform at a high level. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Hayden Combs, W&L (MG); Christina Herbert, BC (WG); Aaron Murphy, LC (MLAX); Claire Feeney, RC (WLAX); John Wilt, SU (BSB); Taylor Carter, RC (SB); Reggie Johnson, HSC (BSB); Lauren Seale, EMU (SB); Dana Lee, W&L (WOTF); Davis Turner, W&L (MOTF); Kaleigh Hinton, W&L (WOTT); Tyler Denlinger, EMU (MOTT); Tessa Hill, W&L (WTEN); John Adam, RMC (MTEN).
  • ODAC Players of the Week: March 14, 2016
    March 14, 2016
    Outdoor track opened its campaign, bringing the spring sports to full action. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Candace Whittemore, RMC (SB); Sabrina Moreno, GC (SB); James Walsh, RMC (BSB); Marin Warring, BC (WG); Sean Guida, RC (BSB); Ty Palmer, GC (MG); Alicia Hsieh, RMC (WLAX); Will Pilat, RC (MLAX); Fernanda Gonzalez, GC (WTEN); Michael Holt, W&L (MTEN); Mary Kelly, RC (WOTF); Evan Truman, LC (MOTF); Lindsey Crill, LC (WOTT); Cameron Thompson, RC (MOTT).
  • ODAC Players of the Week: March 7, 2016
    March 07, 2016
    Spring sports are participating in some of their spring break trips as a prelude to the conference season. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Cassetty Howerin, VWC (SB); Joe Coleman, SU (BSB); Courtney Lackey, GC (SB); Josh Currier, VWC (MLAX); Megan Schallock, VWC (WLAX); Will Bannister, W&L (MTEN); Catherine Lee, RC (WTEN); John Ruhlman, RC (BSB).
  • ODAC Players of the Week: February 29, 2016
    February 29, 2016
    Spring sports have officially taken over the ODAC weekly awards. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Brooke Donnelly, W&L (WTEN); Michael Holt, W&L (MTEN); Anna O'Hara, BC (WLAX); IV Stucker, RC (MLAX); Colin Selby, RMC (BSB); Kandis Kresinske, VWC (SB); Cole Migliarini, RMC (BSB); Courtney Bogan, VWC (SB).
  • ODAC Players of the Week: February 22, 2016
    February 22, 2016
    Several spring sports joined this week's report. Those earning weekly awards include (l-r, t-b): Emma Redding, W&L (WBB); Austen Arnold, LC (MBB); Marina Bailey, GC (WLAX); Duncan Morris, HSC (MLAX); Evan Truman, LC (MITF); Kim Alfaro, LC (WITF); Sam Gunther, BC (MITT); Amber Celen, BC (WITT); Brooke Donnelly, W&L (WTEN); Jordan Krasner, W&L (MTEN); Sabrina Moreno, GC (SB); Justin Petock, BC (BSB); Mary Shipp, VWC (SB); Kenner Berry, BC (BSB).
  • Division III Women's Lacrosse Championships Headed to Salem
    February 19, 2016
    The NCAA Division III Women’s Lacrosse Committee announced it has selected Salem, Virginia, as the host of the 2017 and 2018 championships. The events will be held at Kerr Stadium on the campus of Roanoke College and be hosted by the Old Dominion Athletic Conference and the city of Salem.
  • Washington and Lee Favored in ODAC Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll
    February 11, 2016
    Six-time defending ODAC champion Washington and Lee University is favored to lift its 17th overall conference trophy after collecting 78 total points and six first place votes to lead a tightly segmented ODAC Women's Lacrosse Preseason Poll. Trailing by just two points in second is 2015 runner-up Randolph-Macon College, which also garnered the remaining four top considerations. With 58 tallies, Roanoke College is just one point clear of Lynchburg College for third place in the annual head coaches survey.
  • SBC Tabs Behrle Interim Lacrosse Head Coach
    January 25, 2016
    Sweet Briar College Director of Athletics Teresa Boylan has announced the hiring of Megan Behrle, '09, as the interim head lacrosse coach. Behrle comes to Sweet Briar from Washington D.C., where she has been coaching the WINNERS Lacrosse club team since 2013.
  • Team IMPACT's Brooke Austin Signs with Guilford
    October 08, 2015
    Guilford College's women's lacrosse coach Sarah Lamphier introduced eight-year-old Brooke Austin as the Quakers' newest team member Wednesday afternoon. Lamphier introduced Austin to a contingent of Guilford community members at the special signing-day event in Founders Hall on Guilford's campus.