CANTON, Ga. - Week eight of CFHC Athlete of the Week honors are split for Co-Offensive and Co-Defensive Awards.
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Athletes of the Week
Co-Offensive:
Alder Dickey | Rhodes | SR | Richmond, VA – Alder Dickey had an outstanding weekend, helping lead Rhodes to back-to-back shutout victories over Concordia Wisconsin and Marian. Dickey recorded three goals and one assist for seven points, totaling 13 shots with 10 on goal. She scored twice against Marian and added an assist, finishing the weekend with an impressive .769 shots-on-goal percentage while helping the Lynx outscore their opponents 7-0 and remain unbeaten in conference play.
Ramsey Shepard | Sewanee | JR | Richmond, VA – Shepard played a substantial amount of minutes for the Tigers in the midfield this weekend. On Saturday against Marian, she recorded two goals and assisted on the game-winning goal to Molly Haskell. On Sunday, she was a key distributor to our forward line as well as connecting key passes to Keagan Southall to earn opportunities on goal in Sewanee’s win over Concordia Wisconsin.
Co-Defensive:
Tori Winans | Mary Washington | SR | Virginia Beach, VA – Mary Washington senior goalkeeper Tori Winans made a season-high 12 saves in the Eagles' 2-1 loss at #7 Salisbury on Wednesday. She added two more in a shutout win over Centre on Saturday.
Lora Chandler | Rhodes | SR | Mechanicsville, VA – Lora Chandler played a key role in Rhodes’ defensive success, helping lead the Lynx to back-to-back shutout victories over Concordia Wisconsin and Marian. Rhodes limited its opponents to just 7 shots on goal combined across the two games, securing a 2-0 win over Concordia Wisconsin and a 5-0 victory over Marian. Chandler contributed to a defensive effort that recorded 120 minutes of shutout hockey, helping the Lynx hold both opponents scoreless throughout the weekend and remain unbeaten in conference play.
Notable Performances:
Offense
- Ashley Hamilton | Centre | JR – Ashley Hamilton had a stellar weekend, playing all 120 minutes across two games and scoring a goal and providing an assist to a teammate against Roanoke on Sunday.
- Katie Royle | Mary Washington | SR | Viginia Beach, VA – Senior midfielder Katie Royle led Mary Washington with a pair of goals this week. She scored UMW's lone goal in a 2-1 loss at #7 Salisbury on Wednesday, as the Eagles fell in the final minutes on a penalty stroke. Then, on Saturday, she scored another as the Eagles defeated Centre, 3-0, in CFHC action.
Defense
- Eliza Hensley | Centre | SO – Eliza Hensley had a record-breaking game against Mary Washington on Saturday with a new program record of 22 saves in the game, only allowing 3 goals, showing such a dominant force in goal.
- Parks Cawthray | Concordia | SR | Oakville, Ontario – Posted 12 saves on Sunday to keep the Falcons in the game.
- Ryleigh Cabral | Sewanee | SO | Parkton, MD – Ryleigh Cabral recorded three saves on five shots faced against Concordia Wisconsin, recording her third shutout of the season.
2026 Collegiate Field Hockey Conference Archive (AOW Offense/Defense)
Week One - Sept. 8 (Faith Erickson, Sewanee/Kylie Carter, Sewanee)
Week Two - Sept. 15 (Shaelyn Klassen, Marian/Tori Winans, Mary Washington)
Week Three - Sept. 22 (Bella Spina, Rhodes/Zoë Dzialowski, Rhodes)
Week Four - Sept. 29 (Charlotte Touw, Marian/Emilee Clarey, Marian)
Week Five - Oct. 6 (Molly Haskell, Sewanee/Leah Mouganis, Concordia)
Week Six - Oct. 13 (Mackenzie Proffitt, Mary Washington/Eliza Hensley, Centre)
Week Seven - Oct. 20 (Grayson Scott, Mary Washington/Eliza Hensley, Centre)
Week Eight - Oct. 27 (Alder Dickey, Rhodes & Shepard Ramsey, Sewanee/Tori Winans, UMW & Lora Chandler, Rhodes)
Week Nine - Nov. 3 (