Oct. 3, 2006
NORFOLK, Va. -- The Old Dominion field hockey team remained in third place for the fifth week in a row in the STX/National Field Hockey Coaches' Association (NFHCA) Poll and second in the Women's Field Hockey.Com Poll for a second straight week. The Lady Monarchs garnered one first place vote.
In the STX/NFHCA Poll, undefeated Maryland still holds on to first place followed by Wake Forest. A trio of ACC schools follow Old Dominion with Boston College in fourth, Duke in fifth, and North Carolina in sixth.
Two other CAA schools appear in the STX/NFHCA top 20 with James Madison sliding down a notch to No. 18 and William & Mary improving a spot to No. 17.
In the Women's Field Hockey.Com Poll, Maryland once again takes the top spot with Wake Forest at No. 3, Boston College at No. 4, and Virginia at No. 5. William & Mary appears at No. 14, James Madison at No. 16, and Hofstra at No. 18.
In the national stats, senior midfielder Dana Sensenig (Denver, Pa.) is tied for 15th in points per game (2.33) and 16th in goals per game (0.92). Redshirt freshman netminder Kelly Driscoll (West Chester, Pa.) meanwhile is second in the nation in goals against average (0.73) and tied for 14th in save percentage (.780).
In the conference stats, Sensenig leads the CAA in points (29), points per game (2.33), goals (11), and goals per game (0.92), and is tied for third in assists (6) and fifth in assists per game (0.50). Sophomore midfielder Denise Admiraal (Heiloo, Holland) is eighth in points 15, 10th in points per game (1.25), tied for third in goals (7), sixth in goals per game (0.58). Sophomore Katelyn Smither (Suffolk, Va.) is tied for 10th in total assists (4). Driscoll tops the charts in goals against average (0.73) and is third in save percentage (.780).
The Lady Monarchs return to action in their final road trip of the regular season before returning home to close the regular season with six straight home matches. Old Dominion travels to Richmond, Virginia to meet Virginia Commonwealth University at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, October 6th and to Newark, Delaware on Sunday, October 8th for a 1:00 p.m. meeting with the University of Delaware.
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STX/NFHCA Poll
Institution Points (first place votes in parentheses)1. University of Maryland (12-0) 679 (33)
2. Wake Forest University (11-2) 636
3. Old Dominion University (11-1) 622 (1)
4. Boston College (10-2) 529
5. Duke University (8-3) 522
6. University of North Carolina (9-4) 502
7. Ohio State University (8-1) 473
8. Penn State University (10-2) 451
9. University of Virginia (8-4) 385
10. University of Connecticut (10-2) 384
11. Indiana University (11-1) 368
12. Providence College (11-1) 209
13. University of Louisville (6-4) 203
14. University of California, Berkeley (8-3) 198
15. American University (8-4) 197
16. Villanova University (10-3) 195
17. College of William & Mary (8-3) 151
18. James Madison University (6-5) 129
19. University of Richmond (7-4) 113
20. University of Michigan (5-7) 52
Also Receiving Votes: Boston University (51), Ohio University (20), Hofstra University (16),University at Albany (15), Princeton University (13), University of Iowa (10), College of the Holy Cross (4),Lock Haven University (4), Temple University (3), Longwood University (2), Northwestern University (2),Sacred Heart University (1), Towson University (1).
Women's Field Hockey.Com Poll
1. Maryland
2. Old Dominion
3. Wake Forest
4. Boston College
5. Virginia
6. Duke
7. UNC
8. Indiana
9. Ohio State
10. Penn State
11. Connecticut
12. California
13. Providence
14. William & Mary
15. Richmond
16. James Madison
17. Villanova
18. Hofstra
19. Louisville
20. Boston University