UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The No. 20 Old Dominion field hockey team is set to begin the 2016 season with a nationally ranked showdown against No. 18 Penn State on Friday, Aug. 26 at 6 p.m. before traveling to Washington, D.C. to take on American at noon on Sunday, Aug. 28.
Fourth-year head coach Andrew Griffiths and the Lady Monarchs enter Friday’s opener returning 12 players from last year’s squad that went 9-10 and defeated five top 20 teams. Among ODU’s key returners are: Preseason All-BIG EAST selection Megan Byas, BIG EAST Rookie of the Year Chrissy Horn, 2015 leading scorer Danielle Grega and Longstreth/NFHCA All-Region goalkeeper Kealsie Robles.