CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia field hockey freshman back Lauren Sloan was named the ACC Defensive Player of the Week announced Tuesday (Sept. 2) by the Atlantic Coast Conference.
In her collegiate debut, Lauren Sloan scored her first career goal against No.18 Penn State to give Virginia the 5-1 victory in the Cavaliers season opener (Aug.29). She also assisted on the Cavalier’s fourth goal of the game scored by senior captain Lauren Kenah. This marks the first conference honor of the 2025 season.
𝘽𝙄𝙂 𝙏𝙄𝙈𝙀 😤
Congratulations to Lauren Sloan on being named the 𝗔𝗖𝗖 𝗗𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸 ⤵️
🗞️: https://t.co/orwk8FcPeC#GoHoos pic.twitter.com/PGaYsyYbCJ— Virginia Field Hockey (@UVAFieldHockey) September 2, 2025
The No.3 Virginia field hockey team will be back in action against No.13 Ohio State and No.16 Rutgers on Friday, Sept. 5 (4 p.m.) and Sunday, Sept. 7 (11 a.m.) in the BIG TEN/ACC Challenge in Columbus, Ohio before returning home to host JMU on Sunday, Sept.14 (1 p.m.). Admission is free for all regular season contests at Turf Field.
Virginia Field Hockey ACC Weekly Award Winners
| Name | Award | Date |
| Lauren Sloan | Defensive Player | Sept. 2 |