FOREST, Va. --- Shenandoah University attacker Ashley Cross and SU mentor Ashley Smeltzer lead picked up two of the major honors as part of the All-ODAC field hockey awards. Cross was tabbed the ODAC Player of the Year, while Smeltzer was named the ODAC Coach of the Year. Washington and Lee University defender Noelani Schulmeyer earned ODAC Rookie of the Year recognition. Bridgewater College senior Colleen Dickson was selected the ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete by the league's sports information directors.
Three Maroons were named to All-ODAC teams in 2013. Stacy Bechtel was named to Second Team All-ODAC, while Kelly Finn and Shelbi Holloman were named to the All-ODAC Third Team.
Stacy Bechtel, from Eldersburg, MD, was named to the All-ODAC Second Team in 2013. She earned Third Team honors in 2012. Bechtel started at defense for the Maroons, playing in 15 of Roanoke's games. Bechtel finished the season with three shots, all of which were on goal.
Kelly Finn, a native of Fairhaven, NJ, earned All-ODAC honors for the second consecutive year. Finn played in 15 of the Maroons games, tallying 984 minutes of play. She took 23 shots on the year and scored one goal in Roanoke's 3-0 win over Sweet Briar College.
Shelbi Holloman, from Suffolk, VA, was named to the All-ODAC Third Team in her freshman year at Roanoke College. Holloman ranked second on the squad in points with 12, scoring five goals and tallying two assists. Holloman scored Roanoke's game winner against Virginia Wesleyan on September 28th. She was named ODAC Field Hockey Player of the Week on September 30th and became the first Maroon to earn that honor since Lindsay Paz in 2004.
Listed below are the 2013 All-ODAC Field Hockey Teams. For more information, visit any of the participating schools' websites, or go to the ODAC's home on the Internet at www.odaconline.com. Don't forget to become a fan of the ODAC on Facebook and follow @odacathletics on Twitter.
2013 ALL-ODAC FIELD HOCKEY TEAMS
ODAC Player of the Year: Ashley Cross, Jr., A, Shenandoah
ODAC Coach of the Year: Ashley Smeltzer, Shenandoah
ODAC Rookie of the Year: Noelani Schulmeyer, Fr., D, Washington and Lee
ODAC/Farm Bureau Insurance Scholar-Athlete: Colleen Dickson, Sr., A, Bridgewater
| ALL-ODAC FIRST TEAM | |||
| Player | Class | Pos. | School |
| Caroline Augsberger | Jr. | M | Bridgewater |
| Mandy Stowers | Jr. | D | Eastern Mennonite |
| Melanie Tenney | Sr. | D | Lynchburg |
| Kelli Williams | Sr. | M | Lynchburg |
| Carrie Jacobs | Jr. | M | Randolph-Macon |
| Lauren Seal | Sr. | A | Randolph-Macon |
| Sarah Clare | Sr. | GK | Shenandoah |
| Ashley Cross | Jr. | A | Shenandoah |
| Presha Merritt | So. | M | Shenandoah |
| Taylor Lober | Sr. | A | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Riley Hampsch | Sr. | D | Washington and Lee |
| ALL-ODAC SECOND TEAM | |||
| Taylor Prillaman | So. | A | Bridgewater |
| Jennifer Tompkins | Sr. | M | Bridgewater |
| Bethany Hench | Jr. | D | Eastern Mennonite |
| Courtney Gillette | So. | D | Lynchburg |
| Nicole Marburger | Sr. | D | Lynchburg |
| Jordan Seeley | Sr. | GK | Lynchburg |
| Rachel Gardner | Jr. | A | Randolph-Macon |
| Stacy Bechtel | Jr. | D | Roanoke |
| Kelani Bailey | So. | A | Shenandoah |
| Nikki Cuthbert | Sr. | M | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Victoria Van Natten | Sr. | M | Washington and Lee |
| ALL-ODAC THIRD TEAM | |||
| Rachael Loy | So. | M | Bridgewater |
| Jenessa Derstine | Jr. | A | Eastern Mennonite |
| Katie Kline | Jr. | A | Lynchburg |
| Kelsey Link | Jr. | A | Lynchburg |
| Olivia Newman | Sr. | M | Randolph-Macon |
| Kelly Finn | Sr. | A | Roanoke |
| Shelbi Holloman | Fr. | M | Roanoke |
| Sarah Brock | So. | D | Shenandoah |
| Eve Mergenthaler | So. | D | Sweet Briar |
| Lindsay Baker | Jr. | GK | Virginia Wesleyan |
| Noelani Schulmeyer | Fr. | D | Washington and Lee |
