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Field Hockey

CLEMENTS NAMED GOALKEEPER OF THE YEAR, SIX RAMS EARN A10 HONORS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – VCU Field Hockey had six student-athletes earn Atlantic 10 recogntion with Emma Clements earning her second consecutvie A10 Goalkeeper of the Year honor. She and Lina Behrmann both earned back-to-back A10 First Team selections.

Clements and Behrmann were joined by A10 Second Team selections Julia Spohr, Lucia Donati and Ana Afonso. Spohr was also named to the All-Rookie Team. Clements and Mackenzie White also earned A10 All-Academic Team honors. 

Clements earned her second A10 Goalkeeper of the Year honor after another spectacular season. Clements started all 17 games for the Rams making 109 saves and recording a .752 save percentage on the season. She ranked 21st nationally in save percentage and also recorded three shutouts in goal. Clements earned NFHCA National Defensive Player of the Week honors and A10 Defensive Player of the Week honors during the season.

Behrmann, a sophomore, earned her second straight A10 First Team selection following up on her 2025 A10 Rookie of the Year campaign. Behrmann started all 17 games for the Rams and tied for a team-high five assists on the season.

Spohr was named to the A10 Second Team and All-Rookie Team after she had a standout freshman campaign in which she earned multiple A10 Rooke of the Week honors. Spohr led VCU in total points on the season with 17 as she scored five goals and recored four assists. Spohr had two-game-winners on the year.

Donati earned A10 Second Team honors in her first season as a Ram. She scored one goal and tied with Behrmann for a team-high five assists. She played in all 17 games for VCU on the year.

Afosno earned A10 Second Team honors for the second straight season. She ranked second on the team in total points with 10 during the regular season, scoring five goals. She tied Spohr for a team-best two game-winning goals including an overtime goal in a 4-3 overtime win at Davidson.

Clements and White were named to the All-Academic Team with Clements being selected as a biomedical engineering major and White as a psychology major. 
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Players Mentioned

Ana Afonso

#22 Ana Afonso

Junior
Lina Behrmann

#10 Lina Behrmann

Sophomore
Emma Clements

#70 Emma Clements

Goalkeeper
Redshirt Junior
Mackenzie White

#6 Mackenzie White

Senior
Lucia Donati

#18 Lucia Donati

Junior
Julia Spohr

#27 Julia Spohr

Freshman

Players Mentioned

Ana Afonso

#22 Ana Afonso

Junior
Lina Behrmann

#10 Lina Behrmann

Sophomore
Emma Clements

#70 Emma Clements

Redshirt Junior
Goalkeeper
Mackenzie White

#6 Mackenzie White

Senior
Lucia Donati

#18 Lucia Donati

Junior
Julia Spohr

#27 Julia Spohr

Freshman