Dec. 16, 2005
NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion Lady Monarchs, 2005 CAA Champions and NCAA semifinalists, were honored as student-athlete Janelle Engle (Mt. Joy, Pa.) and head coach Beth Anders were named Player of the Year and Coach of the Year, respectively, by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.
Three of Engle's teammates were named to the first team while a fifth Lady Monarch earned second team honors. The Richmond Spiders and the Tribe from the College of William & Mary both had five honorees as well.
Engle was the CAA Player of the Year and earned first team All-American honors from womensfieldhockey.com and from the NFHCA. A two-time CAA Player of the Week, Engle was named to the first team All-South Region, First Team All-CAA, and the CAA All-Tournament Team.
Anders, who ranks second all-time in victories in collegiate field hockey, is the 2005 Dita/NFHCA South Regional Coach of the Year. She guided ODU to the national semifinals with the #4 seed, the CAA Tournament championship, and a #3 final ranking by the NFCHA with a 19-6 overall mark.
Joining Engle on the first team are fellow Lady Monarchs Denise Admiraal (Heiloo, Holland), Caroline Nichols (Va. Beach, Va.), and Dana Sensenig (Denver, Pa.), giving the Monarch four honorees, more than any other school. Daphne Admiraal was named Second Team All-State as well.
VaSID Player of the Year: Janelle Engle, ODU
VaSID Coach of the Year: Beth Anders, ODU
VaSID All-State First Team
Denise Admiraal, ODU
Katherine Blair, UVa
Anna Davis, W&M
Janelle Engle, ODU
Kelly Giles, W&M
Allie Howard, Richmond
Caroline Nichols, ODU
Dana Sensenig, ODU
Shannon Taylor, Richmond
Baillie Versfeld, JMU
Whitney Wells, Richmond
VaSID All-State Second Team
Daphne Admiraal, ODU
Lori Amico, JMU
Carly Falgowski, W&M
Allison Flynn, UVa
Gwen Hunter, W&M
Shannon Karl, W&M
Michelle La Force, Richmond
Mia Link, UVa
Katie Phillips, UVa
Lesley Russell, Richmond
Ashley Walls, JMU