Tuesday afternoon marked the release of the 2021 Old Dominion Athletic Conference (ODAC) Field Hockey all conference teams. Roanoke College would place five players on the three squads. Emilee Wooten and Alexis Wright were named to the 1st team while Claudia Roncone earned 2nd team honors. Martha Hurley and Hope Keller were honored as 3rd team members giving the Maroons five in total.
Wooten wrapped up her record-breaking career with another ODAC 1st team selection, the fourth such honor. Wooten leaves Roanoke as the programs all-time leader in Goals (74), Assists (36), and Total Points (184). This season she was 2nd in the ODAC with 21 goals and her 46 total points were tied for 3rd in the league. Wooten scored six game winning goals this season, also tops in the ODAC.
Wright was named to the 2nd team as a defender last season and was elevated to the 1st team this year. The junior recorded a pair of defensive saves, tied for 8th in the conference, and helped to anchor a Roanoke defense that was 3rd in the league with 27 goals allowed and 4th in the league giving up just 1.42 goals per game. As a team, Roanoke had 13 Defensive Saves this season, 2nd in the ODAC.
Roncone was named to the 2nd team as a midfielder, the first all conference selection for the senior. Roncone scored one goal to go with five helpers this season. Her five assists were 15th best in the conference and ranked 2nd on the team. The Newark (Delaware) native was one of only five Maroons to play in and start all 19 games.
For the third straight season, Hurley earned all conference honors. Martha was 3rd team this season after being named to the All ODAC 2nd team last year, and 3rd team in 2019. Hurley had two goals and three assists with one game winner and a pair of defensive saves from her midfield position.
Keller earned all conference recognition for the first time when she was named to the All ODAC 3rd team. The midfield/defender spent the second half of the season as the team's primary go to on Penalty Corners. Keller had two goals and three assists on the offensive end of the field while picking up three defensive saves on the back end, tied for 3rd in the ODAC.
