The Mace & Crown

Written By: Kathryne Mason Distribution Manager ODU field hockey head coach Beth Anders is without a doubt the field hockey equivalent of Mike Krzyzewski. For lovers of the game, it would be hard not to mention the words “Anders,” “field hockey” and “best” in the same sentence. “Coach Anders really put Old Dominion on the [...]

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ODU scores on corners to take Duke Down Written By: Sarah Roby Staff Writer Sunday afternoon, the Old Dominion field hockey team beat the University of Duke Blue Devils 2-1 in a tough second-round NCAA Tournament game.  The entire game moved fast and both teams played top notch. The Lady Monarchs and Duke passed with [...]

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Old Dominion advances to Quarterfinals in 5-0 Win over Ohio State Written By: Kathryne Mason Distribution Manager Making sure they set the tone of the game to their pace, Old Dominion came out pushing hard and fast. One minute and 45 seconds into the game, the Lady Monarchs were awarded for their efforts and earned [...]

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ODU beats Northeastern in CAA Championship Written By: Kathryne Mason Distribution Manager Nationally ranked Old Dominion clinched their eleventh Colonial Athletic Association Championship for the second year in a row. The Lady Monarchs started off strong and did not hesitate to get up on the board first. No more than six minutes into the game, [...]

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ODU Field Hockey Beats JMU to Advance Written By: Sarah Roby Staff Writer Saturday, Nov. 5,  Old Dominion University’s field hockey team, the no. 1 seed in the CAA, beat the no. 4 seed, James Madison University.  The final score was 6-1 with five of those goals in the second half.  ODU had control during [...]

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Senior Keeper Devon Seifert gets Fifth Shutout of the season Written By: Kathryne Mason Distribution Manager/Staff Writer Despite the score and the outcome of the game, the Lady Monarchs could just have easily lost Fridays match against the Tribe with the way they were playing in the second half. The feeling in the stands was [...]

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Lady Monarchs get a season high seven goals Written By: Kathryn Mason Staff Writer With Friday’s win over James Madison, Old Dominion officially clinched the top seed in the upcoming Colonial Athletic Association tournament. The Lady Monarchs scored a season high seven goals and junior goalkeeper Devon Seifert talliedher sixteenth win for the season. With [...]

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An inside look at Head Coach Beth Anders and her winning team Written By: Kathryn Mason Staff Writer There’s no question that Old Dominion’s Field Hockey head coach Beth Anders is the Michael Phelps of her sport. Her love for field hockey started in middle school and continued on through high school, college, the field hockey world [...]

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Katie Nearhouse and Emma Batten both get a pair of goals in win over Hofstra Written By: Kathryn Mason Staff Writer Putting an end to the Lady Prides four game winning streak, nationally ranked Old Dominion once again proved why they are No. 1 in the nation. Old Dominion dominated both sides of the ball [...]

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ODU Field Hockey senior raising the bar, igniting Monarch flames early in the year Written By: Brian Jerry Staff Writer Coming off a thrilling upset of the number-one ranked Maryland Terrapins at the Powhatan Sports Complex, the Old Dominion University Field Hockey Monarchs continued their instant 2011 tear with a 4-1 dismantling of the number-seven [...]

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