W&L Field Hockey 2021 ODAC Championship Preview – Washington and Lee University – generalssports.com
LEXINGTON, Va. — The Old Dominion Athletic Conference announced the seedings for the upcoming Field Hockey Championship and following the first undefeated regular season in program history, the 11th-ranked Washington and Lee field hockey team secured the top seed.
The Generals finished the regular season with a 15-0 overall record and an 8-0 mark in conference play. They are one of just four teams in Division III that have not suffered a loss this year. The 15 consecutive victories is the longest winning streak in program history, and the Blue and White also has a program-record 17-game home winning streak dating back to 2019.
Shenandoah, the 19th-ranked team in the country, secured the No. 2 seed, followed by Lynchburg and Roanoke to round out the Top 4. Randolph-Macon is the No. 5 seed, and Bridgewater earned the final spot in the tournament. Lynchburg and Roanoke will each host a quarterfinal on Tuesday, while the Generals and Shenandoah both garnered a bye to the semifinals. W&L defeated the five other teams in the field this season by a combined score of 24-5.
The Blue and White leads Division III this year at 5.47 goals per game. The Generals are also second in Division III in scoring margin (4.67) and save percentage (.846). On offense, W&L has four players with at least nine goals. Senior forward Grace Weise (Bryn Mawr, Pa./Agnes Irwin School) leads the team with 14, and junior forward Freddie Tobeason (New York, N.Y./Groton School) is next at 13. Junior forward Tess Muneses (Howard County, Md./Glenelg) is third with 11 tallies and junior forward Peyton Tysinger (Norfolk, Va./Norfolk Academy) has nine goals this year.
Muneses also has a team-high nine assists this year, which is fourth-most in a single-season in program history. Junior forward Kailey Fitzgerald (Chevy Chase, Md./Georgetown Visitation) is one behind her with eight assists. She is currently tied for fifth on the W&L single-season assists list.
Senior goalkeeper Sara Amil (North Caldwell, N.J./West Essex) headlines the defensive group for the Generals. She has started all 15 games this year with six shutouts. She has a 0.91 goals-against average and a 0.840 save percentage with 63 saves. She is currently fifth in Division III in save percentage. Her goals-against average is on pace to set a new program single-season record, breaking her own record of 1.11 set in 2019.
The Blue and White will face either Roanoke or Randolph-Macon in the tournament semifinals on Thursday at the W&L Turf Field at 7:00 pm. The Generals defeated Roanoke, 4-0, in Lexington on October 5 this year and topped Randolph-Macon, 7-2, at home on October 23. W&L is 8-5 in the ODAC Tournament under head coach Gina Wills, which includes a conference title in 2017.
The tournament semifinals will be a ticketed event and tickets can be purchased in advance at spicket.events/odac. Tickets can also be purchased at the game, but only with cash. Admission costs are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 18 years of age. There will be no charge for children under the age of 5. College students with a student ID will also not be charged.
All W&L home games during the ODAC Tournament will have live stats and live video. For full tournament information, click here.
ODAC FIELD HOCKEY TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
Quarterfinals | Tuesday, November 2 | at Seeds 3-4
Game 1: #5 Randolph-Macon at #4 Roanoke | 4:00 PM
Game 2: #6 Bridgewater at #3 Lynchburg | 7:00 PM
Semifinals | Thursday, November 4 | at Seeds 1-2
Game 3: Winner Game 1 at #1 Washington and Lee | TBA
Game 4: Winner Game 2 at #2 Shenandoah | TBA
Championship | Saturday, November 6 | at Highest Remaining Seed
Game 5: Winner Game 3 vs. Winner Game 4 | TBA
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