NORFOLK, Va. - The 2024 BIG EAST Field Hockey Preseason Poll and Awards has been officially released. Your Monarchs were voted second in the conference with a total of 43 points and 2 first place votes. Notably, this is more votes than they received the year prior.
Coaches from all Conference teams voted in this poll and awarded three Monarchs with a place in the Preseason All-BIG EAST Team. They are:
Suus Broers, So., GK, Old Dominion
Kerry McCormick, So., B, Old Dominion
Frederique Zandbergen, Sr., M, Old Dominion
Additionally, Suus Broers was voted as the Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year.
Last season Suus stood out by making all 20 starts for the Monarchs as a freshman. Because of her form, she was awarded Big East Co-Freshman of the year, Second Team BIG EAST Conference Team, and named Freshman of the week a total of three times throughout last season.
The sophomore from Utretcht, Netherlands will look to continue that form this season for your Old Dominion Monarchs Field Hockey Team.
Below are the full results of the coaches poll:
BIG EAST Preseason Field Hockey Coaches’ Poll
(first-place votes)
1. Liberty (4) 46
2. Old Dominion (2) 43
3. UConn (2) 33
3. Temple 33
5. Villanova 26
6. Providence 22
7. Quinnipiac 14
8. Georgetown 7
Preseason BIG EAST Offensive Player of the Year
Meghan Mitchell, Gr., F, Villanova *
Preseason BIG EAST Midfielder of the Year
Reagan Underwood, Gr., M, Liberty
Preseason BIG EAST Defensive Player of the Year
Alizé Maes, Sr., B, Temple
Preseason BIG EAST Goalkeeper of the Year
Suus Broers, So., GK, Old Dominion
Preseason All-BIG EAST Team ^
Sol Simone, Jr., M, UConn *
Reagan Underwood, Gr., M, Liberty *
Suus Broers, So., GK, Old Dominion
Kerry McCormick, So., B, Old Dominion
Frederique Zandbergen, Sr., M, Old Dominion
Florencia Talarico, So., M, Providence
Lucia Pompeo, Sr., F, Quinnipiac
Alizé Maes, Sr., B, Temple
Tess Muller, Sr., F, Temple *
Sabine de Ruijter, Gr., B, Villanova
Meghan Mitchell, Gr., F, Villanova *
*unanimous selection