SWEET BRIAR, Va. – Sweet Briar field hockey (10-5, 3-2 CSAC) will take on conference rivals Keystone (10-5, 4-0 CSAC) on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 11:30 a.m. before hosting Meredith (1-8) for Senior Day on Sunday, Oct. 24 at 1 p.m.
The Vixens will meet the Keystone Giants for the first time since 2018 and for the first time as conference opponents.
Sunday's meeting with the Meredith Avenging Angels marks the first time in program history the two women's colleges will meet. Before the match, The Vixens will honor their three seniors,
Janie Bolling (Hereford, Md.),
Brigitte Gorman (Chesapeake, Va.) and
Ingrid Stacia (Richmond, Va.).
Sweet Briar is coming off a packed four-game week, which saw the team go 2-2. The Vixens handily took down Wells by a score of 6-1 on Saturday thanks to a hat trick by first-year
Jolin Daughety (Williamsburg, Va.)
Sophomore
Avery Jones' (Union, Conn.) penalty stroke was the 2-1 game-winning goal in an eventual 3-1 victory over SUNY Morrisville on Oct. 17.
How to Follow
vs. Keystone
vs. Meredith
What to Know
- The Vixens currently sit in third place in the Colonial States Athletic Conference (CSAC) standings, with Keystone in second.
- Jones and fellow sophomore Brynna Hughes (Richmond, Va.) are second and third in the conference with a .733 goals per game average.
- Bolling ranks second in the conference in goals against average 1.42.
What's Next
Sweet Briar will close out the season with a three-game road trip to Southern Virginia, Hood and Bryn Athyn on Oct. 27, 30 and 31, respectively.
