ODAC Field Hockey Players of the Week Archive

Prillaman, a freshman from Magnolia, Del., led the Eagles to a pair of wins over the past week, including a quarterfinal victory over Roanoke. In the regular season finale, Prillaman scored both goals in a 2-0 win over Washington and Lee. The win locked up the third seed for BC in the ODAC tournament. She followed that performance with one of Bridgewater's goals in a 8-1 win over Roanoke to help propel the Eagles to the semifinals. On the year, Prillaman is ranked second in the league in goals scored with 14 and has tallied the most single-season goals for the Eagles program since Holly Ware's 16-goal effort in 1999. Prillaman also ranks in a tie for third in the league with 29 points.

Burleson, a senior from Newport News, Va., helped the Eagles to a 3-0 week including a pair of ODAC wins to move them into third position with one game left to play in the regular season. The senior back provided defensive support in BC's 2-1 win over Eastern Mennonite, marking the first win for the program over its cross-town rival since the 1982 season. Burleson then notched the only goal of the game in the Eagles 1-0 win at Sweet Briar on Saturday. She followed that with a goal and an assist in BC's 8-0 triumph at Hood, marking the road victories on the week.

VanHorn, a senior from Slatedale, Pa., helped the Hornets to a 2-1 week which featured their third ODAC win of the season. After a 3-2 overtime loss to Washington and Lee, VanHorn notched three goals in SU's remaining two games. She scored twice off penalty corners in a 3-2 win over St. Mary's (Md.) on Thursday. She followed that up with the game's only goal in a 1-0 win over Roanoke. VanHorn now has 17 points and eight goals on the season.

Jacobs, a sophomore from Orange, Va., led the Yellow Jackets to a pair of wins, including a league victory over Virginia Wesleyan to remain undefeated against conference opponents. Jacobs posted an assist and scored the game-winning goal in R-MC's 4-3 non-conference win over Frostburg State on Thursday. She followed that up by scoring the first goal of the game and assisting on Rachel Gardner's game-winner in double-overtime for a 2-1 Jackets' triumph. Jacobs is currently fourth in the ODAC in both goals (9) and points (22), while her two game-winning goals are tied for second in the league.

Jacobs, a freshman from Orange, Va., helped R-MC lock up second place and a first-round bye in the ODAC Tournament with a hat trick against Virginia Wesleyan on Wednesday. In R-MC’s 4-1 win, Jacobs tied the game at 1-1 and then added another first half strike to pull the Jackets ahead for good at 2-1. Jacobs capped the scoring 64 minutes in to seal the win for R-MC. Jacobs now has a team best 12 goals on the season, which is second in the ODAC.

Goodman, a sophomore from Poquoson, Va., helped the Eagles stay in the running for second in the ODAC field hockey standings by leading Bridgewater to a comeback victory over Randolph-Macon last week. Goodman kicked off the game's scoring with the only first half goal of the contest, but Randolph-Macon added two in the second half to take a 2-1 lead. Goodman knotted the game with a little less than seven minutes to go, scoring the final goal of regulation. She completed her hat-trick 4:26 into the extra frame, propelling the Eagles to victory. Goodman leads BC with eight goals this season.

Leonard, a junior from Yorktown, Va., picks up her fifth weekly honor by leading the Hornets to a 5-0 shutout victory over then second-ranked Franklin & Marshall College on Tuesday night. Leonard played a part in four of the five goals as she notched a hat-trick and assisted on one other tally. She broke a 0-0 tie in the 56th minute with her first goal of the contest, and then followed that with another tally 78 seconds later. She struck again in the 63rd minute for a 4-0 lead, and assisted Nicole Marburger on the game's final goal in the 67th minute. Leonard leads the ODAC in points (51) and goals scored (22). Entering last week, she was fifth in the country in points per game (3.67) and sixth in goals per game (1.58). She has registered at least one point in all but one game this season, and has scored two goals in 6-of-13 games played.

Leonard, a junior from Yorktown, Va., earns her fourth weekly award of the 2011 season after notching five goals in a pair of victories for the Hornets this past week. Leonard opened the week with four goals in a 10-0 victory over ODAC foe Virginia Wesleyan. She followed that up with a tally in a 4-0 win against York College (Pa.). Leonard leads the #4 Hornets and the ODAC in points (44), goals scored (19) and shots taken (120). Entering last week's games, Lynchburg was tops in the country in goals scored per game (5.3) and scoring margin (4.6). Leonard was tied for seventh in points per game (3.4) and 11th in goals per game (1.4).

Tran, a senior from Simsbury, Conn., scored two goals and added an assist in two games last week. Both goals came in a 4-1 win over Virginia Wesleyan in the ODAC quarterfinal round. She also assisted on the game-winning goal in overtime in a 2-1 win over Bridgewater on Wednesday. Tran is currently tied for third in the ODAC in points (34) and fifth in goals scored (14).

McCarthy, a senior from Rixeyville, Va., earns her second weekly award of the season. McCarthy rattled in the cage four times in the Yellow Jackets 6-1 win over Roanoke on Tuesday. On Saturday, she scored the game tying goal in the 64th minute. Randolph-Macon went on to win in overtime 2-1. McCarthy leads the team and is tied for second in the ODAC with 15 goals. She joins teammate Lauren Seal with 32 points, tied for third in the conference.

Weir, a senior from Richmond, Va., picks up her second straight weekly honor and second overall of the 2010 season. Weir scored two goals in the Hornets' 4-0 win over Randolph-Macon in the only action of the week for Lynchburg. She currently leads in the ODAC with 36 points and 15 goals.

Weir, a senior from Richmond, Va., scored four goals and had three assists in two games on the week. She notched three goals and dished out two assists in Lynchburg's 8-0 win over Washington and Lee. Two of her goals came in a 13-second spurt in the first half, which was part of a three-goal burst over 1:21 in which LC pushed to a 5-0 after just over 13 minutes of play. She followed that up with one goal and another helper in a 4-1 over Shenandoah. Weir has scored 13 goals on the season, eclipsing her career-high of 12 in 2009.