Three Cavaliers Named to the All-ACC Field Hockey Teams

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – The Virginia field hockey team had three players named to the All-ACC Field Hockey teams in honors announced Wednesday (Nov. 6) by the Atlantic Coast Conference office.
 
Junior back Rachel Robinson (Mount Joy, Pa.) was named to the first team while two more defenders, sophomore Amber Ezechiels (Niew Vennep, Netherlands) and senior Anzel Viljoen (Matamata, New Zealand) were named to the second team.
 
All three players have anchored a defensive unit that has logged six shutouts this season and helped propel the Cavaliers’ to a 15-3 record and a No. 4 ranking in the NFHCA Coaches’ Poll.
 
The trio have also been contributors to the Cavaliers’ offense as well, especially on penalty corners. Robinson has three goals and three assists for nine points this season, including scoring the game-winner in the 2-1 victory over Penn State. Ezechiels scored her first goal of the season in overtime of the 3-2 regular-season victory over Duke. Viljoen has had a breakout senior campaign, leading the Cavaliers in points with 22 on six goals with 10 assists. She was named the ACC Offensive Player of the Week on Oct. 22 after scoring the game-tying goal against Duke and the game-winner at Miami (Ohio).
 
Both Robinson and Ezechiels had been named to the 2019 Preseason All-ACC Team. Robinson has twice been named to the Longstreth/NFHCA All-South Region Second Team, but this is her first time earning All-ACC honors.

Offensive Player of the Year
Erin Matson, So., F, North Carolina
 
Defensive Player of the Year
Yentl Leemans, Sr., M, North Carolina
 
Freshman of the Year
Margo Carlin, Fr., F, Boston College
 
Coach of the Year
Kelly Doton, Boston College
 
First Team
Margo Carlin, Fr., F, Boston College
Fusine Govaert, Jr., M, Boston College
Margaux Paolino, Sr., M, Duke
Haley Schleicher, Sr., M, Duke
Sammi Steele, Gr., GK, Duke
Jillian Wolgemuth, Sr., B, Duke
Mercedes Pastor, Jr., M, Louisville
Yentl Leemans, Sr., M, North Carolina
Erin Matson, So., F, North Carolina
Charlotte de Vries, Fr., F, Syracuse
Carolin Hoffmann, Jr., M, Syracuse
Rachel Robinson, Jr., B, Virginia
 
Second Team
Sky Caron, Jr., B, Boston College
Leah Crouse, So., F, Duke
Carter Ayars, Sr., B, Louisville
Alli Bitting, Jr., M, Louisville
Bethany Russ, Sr., F, Louisville
Melissa Creatore, Sr., F, North Carolina
Catherine Hayden, Sr., F, North Carolina
Amanda Hendry, Sr., GK, North Carolina
Amber Ezechiels, So., B, Virginia
Anzel Viljoen, Sr., B, Virginia
Anne van Hoof, Jr., B, Wake Forest