PHILADELPHIA - The No. 3 seed Old Dominion Monarchs added their second BIG EAST Field Hockey title to the shelf on Sunday afternoon. 
 
The Monarchs (15-4, 3-3 BIG EAST) secured a 2-1 win over No. 1 seed UConn (15-2, 6-0 BIG EAST) at Howarth Field in Philadelphia in the BIG EAST Field Hockey Championship, presented by JEEP.

Old Dominion earns the BIG EAST’s automatic bid to the NCAA Championship. They will learn their tournament destination during the NCAA Championship selection show at 10 p.m. tonight on NCAA.com.

After three scoreless quarters, Old Dominion broke through at 47:48 when Madison Zalewski converted a penalty corner off an assist from Serena Langendoen.  The Monarchs added an insurance goal at 57:06, as Cosima Perleth finished a feed from Sofia Marciano to make it 2-0.

UConn answered late, with Emma Larit scoring at 59:44, but Old Dominion held on for the championship victory.  Old Dominion finished with eight shots and five penalty corners, while UConn totaled nine shots and four corners.  Goalkeeper Suus Broers made two saves for the Monarchs, while UConn’s Natalie McKenna recorded one save.  The win improved the Monarchs to 15-4 overall. 
  
ODU’s senior goalkeeper Suus Broers was named the BIG EAST Championship Most Outstanding Player after a pivotal role in the Monarchs’ run to the title.  Broers recorded seven saves and earned a shutout in ODU’s 1-0 semifinal victory over defending champion Liberty, turning away all seven shots on goal.  She followed with two saves in the championship game against UConn, totaling nine on the weekend and helping the Monarchs secure a 2-1 victory. 
 

BIG EAST All-Tournament Team 
Suus Broers, Old Dominion, Sr., GK
Lotte Haagmans, Old Dominion, Jr., F
Serena Langendoen, Old Dominion, Jr., D  
Cosima Perleth, Old Dominion, Sr., M
Natalie McKenna, UConn, Sr., GK 
Lena Reiche, UConn, Fr., M   
Lucy Zich, UConn, Fr., F 
Paris-Gail Isaacs, Liberty, So., M/D  
Diane Saint Martin, Liberty, So., GK  
Gemma Lysaght, Villanova, Sr., D  
Maddi Sears, Villanova, Sr., GK 
  
Most Outstanding Player
Suus Broers, Old Dominion, Sr. GK