No. 18 Field Hockey Set to Host No. 17 Delaware (Friday) and American (Sunday)

No. 17 Delaware (0-0) at No. 18 Old Dominion (0-0)
Game Info – Friday, Aug. 27 at 11 a.m.
Location – L.R. Hill Sports Complex (Norfolk, Va.)
Stream – CLICK HERE
Live Stats – CLICK HERE
 
American (0-0) at No. 18 Old Dominion (0-0)
Game Info – Sunday, Aug. 29 at 12 p.m.
Location – L.R. Hill Sports Complex (Norfolk, Va.)
Stream – CLICK HERE
Live Stats – CLICK HERE
 
NORFOLK, Va. – The No. 18 nationally ranked Old Dominion field hockey team will commence the 2021 season by hosting a pair of matches this weekend, starting on Friday, August 27 at 11 a.m., when the Monarchs welcome No. 17 Delaware to the L.R. Hill Sports Complex. ODU will then host American on Sunday, August 29 at 12 p.m. Both games will be streamed on Monarch Media.
 
Old Dominion was picked to finish third in the BIG EAST Preseason Coaches' Poll, while Marlon de Bruijne was tabbed as the Preseason Co-BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year. Joining de Bruijne on the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team was teammate Delphine Le Jeune. A season ago, the Monarchs logged a 9-5 record, including an 8-3 mark in BIG EAST play and reached their second-consecutive BIG EAST final, while finishing the year ranked 16th by the NFHCA.
 
The Blue Hens return 14 letter winners and welcome eight newcomers to the program. Delaware returns all five players that started in each of the 10 games last spring. Among the returners is CAA Preseason Player of the Year, Femke Strien. The Blue Hens capped their spring campaign with a 6-4 record en route to winning their ninth CAA Tournament championship before advancing to the NCAA Tournament for the 11th time in school history.
 
American will take on No. 23 VCU on Friday before traveling to Norfolk for Sunday afternoon's match against the Monarchs. The Eagles landed back atop the Patriot League Preseason Poll for the second consecutive season, and senior Noor Coenen picked up her third consecutive Preseason Offensive Player of the Year nod. Senior Georgia Davies joined Coenen on the Preseason All-League Team for the third time.