Field Hockey: UVA picked third in ACC preseason, two ‘Hoos named All-ACC

UVA Field Hockey, coming off a 14-5 finish in 2024, was picked third in the ACC Coaches Preseason Poll this week.

Junior midfielder Mia Abello (five goal, three game-winning goals, in 2024) and grad-student midfielder Suze Leemans (seven goals, two game-winning goals, in 2024) were named to the Preseason All-ACC team.

Virginia opens the season on Friday, Aug. 29 vs Penn State at 5 p.m. at Turf Field.

2025 ACC Field Hockey Preseason Coaches Poll

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1. North Carolina (6), 77
   2. Duke (2), 67
   3. Virginia, 63
   4. Boston College (1), 56
   5. Syracuse, 46
   6. Wake Forest, 32
   7. Stanford, 24
   8. Louisville, 23
   9. California, 17

First-place votes in parentheses 

2025 Preseason All-ACC Field Hockey Team

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• Liz Klompmaker, California, F
• Alaina McVeigh, Duke, M/F
• Izzy Bianco, Louisville, M
• Charly Bruder, North Carolina, F
• Sietske Bruning, North Carolina, M/B
• Ryleigh Heck, North Carolina, F
• Daisy Ford, Stanford, GK
• Bo van Kempen, Syracuse, D
• Mia Abello, Virginia, M
• Suze Leemans, Virginia, M
• Mia Schoenbeck, Wake Forest, B/M