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December 19, 2005


ODU's Engle Named Player of the Year, Anders Coach of the Year

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.  --  The Old Dominion Monarchs, 2005 CAA Champions and NCAA semifinalists, were honored as Janelle Engle and head coach Beth Anders were named Player of the Year and Coach of the Year, respectively, by the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.

2005 VaSID University Division Field Hockey All-State Team

Three of Engle's teammates were named to the first team while a fifth Monarch earned second team honors. The Richmond Spiders and the Tribe from the College of William & Mary both had five honorees as well.

Engle was the CAA Player of the Year and earned first team All-American honors from the NFHCA and first team All-America honors from womensfieldhockey.com.  A two-time CAA Player of the Week, Engle was named to the first team All-South Region, First Team All-CAA, and the CAA All-Tournament Team.

Anders, who ranks second all-time in victories in collegiate field hockey, is the 2005 Dita/NFHCA South Regional Coach of the Year. She guided ODU to the national semifinals with the #4 seed and the CAA Tournament championship.

Joining Engle on the first team are fellow Monarchs Denise Admiraal, Caroline Nichols, and Dana Sensenig, giving the Monarch four honorees, more than any other school. Atlantic 10 Champions and NCAA participant Richmond claimed Allie Howard, Shannon Taylor, and Whitney Wells on the first team, while William & Mary had a pair of recipients in Anna Davis and Kelly Giles. Baillie Versfield from JMU and UVa's Katherine Blair were also named to the first team. Blair is a member of the USA Junior National team that took seventh place at the Junior World Cup in September.

All-State teams are selected by active members of the Virginia Sports Information Directors Association.  For more information, please visit the VaSID site at http://www.ferrum.edu/athletics/vasid.

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