LL ADADYY MONMONARARCHCH GameGame DayDay NotesNotes 2006 LADY MONARCH SCHEDULE WEEK Seven: Day Date Opponent Time No. 3 Old Dominion (11-1, 3-0 CAA) at Sat. Aug. 26 at #7 Penn State . .W, 3-1 Sun. Aug. 27 vs. Ohio (at Penn State) . .W, 6-1 F ri. Oct. 6 - at Va. Commonwealth (6-4, 0-0 CAA) Sun . Sept. 3 at #19 Virginia . .W, 3-2 Sun. Oct. 8 - at Delaw are (7-3, 1-0 CAA) Mon. Sept. 4 at #1 Maryland . .L, 0-1 Sat. Sept. 9 #19 RICHMOND . .W, 3-0 Sun. Sept. 10 #20 MICHIGAN . .W, 2-0 Sat. Sept. 16 at #4 North Carolina . .W, 3-1 ABOUT THE LADY MONARCH FIELD HOCKEY TEAM: Sun. Sept. 17 at #5 Duke . .W, 4-3 (2OT) Sat. Sept. 12 at Princeton . .W, 5-0 ON THE ROAD ONE MORE TIME: The Old Sun. Sept. 24 at Drexel * . .W, 5-0 Dominion field hockey team hits the road one last time this week- Fri. Sept. 29 at #17 James Madison * . .W, 1-0 end when they travel to Virginia Commonwealth and Delaware. Sun. Oct. 1 TOWSON * . .W, 7-0 This will be the final road weekend for the Lady Monarch this Fri. Oct. 6 at Va. Commonwealth * . .6:00 PM regular season as they begin a six-game home stand to close out Sun. Oct. 8 at Delaware * . 1:00 PM the 2006 regular season. To date, ODU has gone 7-1 when away Sat. Oct. 14 MARYLAND . .Noon Sun. Oct. 15 DUKE . .1:00 PM from the friendly confines of Foreman Field. Last week, the Sat. Oct. 21 NORTHEASTERN * . .1:00 PM Lady Monarchs closed out a five-game road swing by coming Sun. Oct. 22 HOFSTRA * . .1:00 PM home for the first-time in 20 days for a 7-0 shutout win over Sat. Oct. 28 NORTH CAROLINA . .1:00 PM Towson. When the Lady Monarchs return home next week, they Sun. Oct. 29 WILLIAM & MARY * . 1:00 PM will at Foreman Field for three straight week before heading off CAA Tournament to the CAA Tournament. While considered a “road” or “neutral” Wed. Nov. 1 CAA Tournament Quarters . .at highest seed site game, the tournament will not be too far from campus as it is Sat. Nov. 4 CAA Tournament Semis . .at Nat’l Training Ctr. Sun. Nov. 5 CAA Tournament Finals . .at Nat’l Training Ctr. as the National Training Center in Virginia Beach. Sat..- Sun. Nov 11-12 NCAA 1st/2nd Rnds. TAKING THE CONFERENCE BY STORM: With two conference wins last weekend over James Madison Thu. - Sun. Nov 16-19 NCAA Final Four - Wake Forest and Towson, the Lady Monarchs enter the weekend with a 3-0 record, tied with William & Mary for first place in the *CAA Conference Game CAA. In their three CAA contests to date, the Lady Monarchs have not let an opponent score while collecting 13 (Note: All rankings are at time of play) goals of their own. Additionally, Old Dominion has outshot their CAA opponents 76-9 and outcornered them 76-9. LADY MONARCH STAT LEADERS LET’S HEAR IT FOR THE “D”: Redshirt goalkeeper Kelly Driscoll and the Old Dominion defense continue (as of October 5th) to rack up the shutouts. With last week’s 1-0 win at #17 James Madison and a 7-0 home victory against Towson, the Name: Goals: Assists: Points: Lady Monarchs have posted four straight shutouts and six total on the season. At home, Old Dominion has yet to allow Dana Sensenig 11 6 28 an opponet score on Foreman Field. Denise Admiraal 7 1 15 Nico van Nispen 5 2 12 Caroline Nichols 5 1 11 THIS IS HOW WE START: Old Dominion is off to a 11-1 start, the best start by the program since 2000. Darcy Pinchbeck 3 2 8 That season the Lady Monarchs won the first two games of the season before falling to Maryland. The loss against the Sami McLenegan 3 1 7 Terps would be the only that season as the Lady Monarchs rattled off 23 straight victories and brought home its last national championship. The 2006 campaign kicked off with a 3-0 start, its best start to a season since they started off the 2002 Final Four season 3-0 as well. Again it was Maryland who haulted the winning streak this season and also back in Name: Saves: Sv%: GAA: 2002. Kelly Driscoll 32 .780 0.73 NICO VAN NISPEN NAMEDCAA PLAYER OF THE WEEK : Sophomore midfielder Nico van Nispen CAA STANDINGS was named the CAA Player of the Week after collecting seven points off three goals and an assists in the Lady (as of October 4th) Monarchs' 2-0 week during the week ending October 2nd. Van Nispen registered both game-winners against #17 James Madison and Towson as Old Dominion posted its eighth straight victory and fourth straight shutout. On Friday CAA Overall night, the sophomore midfielder tallied the lone goal in the James Madison victory and van Nispen was one of four dif- Team: W L Pct. W L Pct. ferent Lady Monarch goal scorers and one of two multiple goal scorers versus Towson. #3 Old Dominion 3 0 1.00 11 1 .917 #17 William & Mary 2 0 1.00 8 3 .727 SERIES WITH THE OPPONENTS: (RV) Hofstra 2 1 .667 7 4 .636 VA. COMMONWEALTH: DELAWARE: Delaware 2 1 .667 5 7 .417 2006 Record: 5-7 overall, 2-1 CAA #18 James Madison 1 1 .500 7 5 .583 2006 Record: 1-10 overall, 0-3 CAA Note: Will host William & Mary Friday night (RV) Towson 1 1 .500 7 5 .583 Northeastern 1 2 .333 5 6 .456 2005 Record: 6-11 overall; 2-6 CAA 2005 Record: 8-11 overall; 2-6 CAA Drexel 0 3 .000 6 5 .545 All-Time Vs: 35-4 - ODU All-Time Vs: 5-1-1 - ODU VCU 0 3 .000 1 10 .091 First Meeting: 1974 - L, 1-2 ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS First Meeting: 1981- T, 1-1 Kimberly Zivkovich - Field Hockey SID Last Meeting: 2005 - W, 5-0 Last Meeting: 2005 - W, 6-2 Office: 757-683-5520 Common Opponents: Virginia, Richmond, Fax: 757-683-3119 Michigan, James Madison, William & Mary, Common Opponents: Duke, Maryland Michigan, Cell: 757-617-7757 Drexel, Delaware, Hofstra, Northeastern James Madison, William & Mary, Drexel, Va. E-mail: [email protected] Commonwealth, Hofstra, Northeastern STX/NFHCA POLL: ODU IN THE NATIONAL STATS: ODU IN THE CAA STATS: Winning Percentage: Winning Percentage: Institution (record) Points 2. ..917 1. ....917 1. Maryland (12-0) 679 (33) 2. Wake Forest (11-2) 636 Scoring Defense: Scoring Defense: 1. ..0.73 3. Old Dominion (11-1) 622 (1) 1. .0.73 4. Boston College (10-2) 529 Scoring Offense: 5. Duke (8-3) 522 Scoring Offense: 1. .3.40 6. North Carolina (9-4) 502 10. .3.40 Margin Of Victory: 7. Ohio State (8-1) 473 1. .2.67 8. Penn State (10-2) 451 Margin Of Victory: 9. Virginia (8-4) 385 Points (Total): 5. .2.67 1. .Dana Sensenig . .28 10. Connecticut (10-2) 384 8. .Denise Admiraal . .15 11. Indiana (11-1) 368 Points Per Game: 12. Providence (11-1) 209 Points Per Game: 15. .Dana Sensenig . .2.33 1. .Dana Sensenig . .2.33 13. Louisville (6-4) 203 10. .Denise Admiraal . .1.25 14. California (8-3) 198 Goals Per Game: 15. American (8-4) 197 Goals (Total): 16 . .Dana Sensenig . .0.92 1. .Dana Sensenig . .11 16. Villanova (10-3) 195 3T. .Denise Admiraal . .7 17. William & Mary (8-3) 151 Assists Per Game: 18. James Madison (6-5) 129 44 . .Dana Sensenig . .0.50 Goals Per Game: 19. Richmond (7-4) 113 1. .Dana Sensenig . .0.92 6. .Denise Admiraal . .0.58 20. Michigan (5-7) 52 Goals Against Average: 2. .Kelly Driscoll . ..0.73 Assists (Total): 3T. .Dana Sensenig . .6 10T. .Katelyn Smither . .4 Save Percentage: Also Receiving Votes: Boston University (51), Ohio 14. .Kelly Driscoll . ...780 Assists Per Game: University (20), Hofstra University (16), University at 5T. .Dana Sensenig . ..0.50 Albany (15), Princeton University (13), University of Iowa Saves: (10), College of the Holy Cross (4), Lock Haven 7. .Kelly Driscoll . .32 University (4), Temple University (3), Longwood Saves Per Game: University (2), Northwestern University (2), Sacred Heart 8. .Kelly Driscoll . .2.67 University (1), Towson University (1). Shutouts: Previous Rankings: 1. .Kelly Driscoll . .4 Preseason: #4 Goals Against Average: Week 1: #3 1. .Kelly Driscoll . ..0.73 Week 2: #3 Save Percentage: Week 3: #3 3. .Kelly Driscoll . ..780 Week 4: #3 QUICK FACTS: RECORD BOOK: ** Italics/Bold Denotes 2006 Opponent GENERAL: GOALS: Name of School: . .Old Dominion University 1t. Maaike Hilbrand . .167 City, Zip: . .Norfolk, Va. 23529-0201 1t. Marina DiGiacomo . .167 WOMEN’S FIELD HOCKEY.COM POLL: Founded: . .1930 3. Christy Morgan . .86 Enrollment: . .21,000 4. Kim Miller . .82 Nickname: . .Lady Monarchs 5. Angie Loy . .77 School Colors: . .Slate Blue, Sky Blue, & Silver 6. Laura Knorr . .76 Institution Home Field: . .Foreman Field (Astroturf)/20,000 7. Tiffany Snow . .71 1. Maryland Conference: . .Colonial Athletic Association 8. Jill Fisher . 70 2. Old Dominion President: . .Dr. Roseann Runte (SUNY New Paltz '68) 9. Robin Smith . 66 3. Wake Forest Athletic Director: .Dr. Jim Jarrett (SIU-Carbondale '59) 10. Kelli James . 65 4. Boston College Athletic Dept. Phone: . .(757) 683-3375 Dana Sensenig (2003 - present) . .50 5. Virginia 6. Duke COACHING STAFF: ASSISTS: 7. UNC Head Coach: . .Beth Anders (Ursinus ‘73) 1. Jill Reeve . 138 8. Indiana Career Record: .