ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿'s field hockey women gave a good effort against nationally ranked Mary Washington Wednesday night at home, eventually falling by a final of 10-1. The Eagles (4-1) came into the game at No. 17 in the Penn Monto/National Field Hockey Coaches Association (NFHCA) Division III Coaches Poll.

The Royals had their chances against Wilson College on Sunday in Chambersburg, Pa., but could not cash in, falling 3-0. ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿'s field hockey women had a three-game winning streak snapped in the loss, with their season record settling at 3-2 after a weekend split at the Wilson Invitational.

The biggest drama of Wednesday night's field hockey game at ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ turned out to be when the rain would stop. After falling all day, the precipitation cleared just in time for the start of the Royals' 11-0 thumping of visiting Sweet Briar College.

Kicking their play into high gear after halftime, ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿'s field hockey women scored a pair of goals to earn their first win of the season on Sunday, a 2-1 victory at Ferrum College.

Summer has brought a number of exciting changes to the ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ Athletic Department, including a handful of new faces and even some light construction to open up new office space.

The Old Dominion Athletic Conference named 14 ºÚÁÏÕýÄÜÁ¿ student-athletes to the 2016-17 ODAC Sportsmanship Teams in their respective sports.