Field Hockey is among the newest sport offerings at Washington and Lee, playing its first season as a full varsity program in 2001. In a short period of time, the Generals have become one of the Old Dominion Athletic Conference's top teams, winning the 2005 ODAC title and participating in the NCAA Division III Tournament. Over the past two seasons, W&L has gone 29-12 overall and 14-2 in ODAC regular-season play. The Generals play their home games on the W&L Turf Field, host site of the 2005 NCAA Division III Final Four.

Game Recaps

• W&L Field Hockey Falls, 1-0, Over Lynchburg in Semi-Finals
  Sophomore forward Allie Weir (Richmond, Va./James River) tallied the game-winner at 59:52 to lead the Lynchburg field hockey team to a 1-0 victory over Washington and Lee on Wednesday evening at Shellenberger Field.
• W&L Field Hockey Shuts Out Bridgewater, 7-0, In First-Round of ODAC Tournament
  Senior midfielder Kendall Korte (Virginia Beach, Va./Cox) and junior forward Melissa Dolan (Centennial, Colo./Kent Denver) tallied two goals apiece to lead the Washington and Lee field hockey team to a 7-0 ODAC Tournament first-round triumph over Bridgewater on Saturday afternoon at the W&L Turf Field.
• W&L Field Hockey Falls to Lynchburg, 3-2 in Overtime
  Senior Samantha Howard (Fairfax Station, Va./W.T. Woodson) tallied the game-winning goal and one assist to lead the Lynchburg field hockey team to a 3-2 overtime victory over Washington and Lee on Tuesday evening at the W&L Turf Field.
• W&L Field Hockey Falls to Fourth-Ranked Christopher Newport, 3-0
  The Washington and Lee field hockey team was defeated by fourth-ranked Christopher Newport, 3-0, on Sunday afternoon at Captains Field.

Athletics Headlines

• 5/5/2008:  Goodman and Garson to Represent W&L at NCAA Meeting
  Washington and Lee junior basketball player Isaiah Goodman (Richfield, Minn./Holy Angels) and junior field hockey player Liz Garson (Richmond, Va./Collegiate) will represent the Generals at the 2008 NCAA National Student-Athlete Leadership Development Conference held on May 25-29 in Orlando, Fla., at the Walt Disney World Resort.
• 4/22/2008:  A Total Of 178 W&L Students Earn Scholar-Athlete Awards
  Washington and Lee Director of Athletics Jan Hathorn has announced that 178 students earned Scholar-Athlete awards during the recently completed winter term. The students are all members of W&L athletic teams and achieved a grade-point average (GPA) of at least 3.500.
• 4/22/2008:  W&L Continues to Raise Funds for Wilson Field Renovations
  Through the efforts of former Washington and Lee athletes, nearly $700,000 has been raised since February 1 to meet the "Rise to the Challenge" campaign for the final funding of the Wilson Field renovation project. The alumni Generals are fast-approaching the Challenge goal of $1.5 million.
• 3/12/2008:  W&L Field Hockey Honored For Academic Success
  The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) recently announced its 2007 National Academic Squad and National Academic Team Awards. The Washington and Lee field hockey team was well represented on the National Academic Squad with 13 honorees, while the entire squad also received a National Academic Team Award.
• 12/13/2007:  Four W&L Players Named to VaSID All-State Field Hockey Team
  Four members of the Washington and Lee field hockey team were selected to the Virginia Sports Information Directors (VaSID) College Division All-State team, which was announced on Wednesday.
• 11/19/2007:  W&L's Korte Earns All-America Field Hockey Honors
  The National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) released its 2007 Division III All-American Teams and Washington and Lee senior midfielder Kendall Korte (Virginia Beach, Va./Cox) was selected as a third-team pick.