Washington, D.C. - The Atlantic 10 Conference released the preseason poll and all-conference team ahead of the 2025 field hockey season on Tuesday.
Sophomore Roos Pasveer became the first Explorer to be named to a preseason all-conference team since Tatum Johnson in 2023. Pasveer scored three goals last season, including a game-winner against A-10 foe Saint Louis.
La Salle received 18 points in the preseason poll, slating them just below Lock Haven in sixth place. Saint Joseph's remains atop the poll following their historic season that saw them fall to preseason #1 Northwestern in the National Championship.
2025 Atlantic 10 Field Hockey Preseason Poll
Number in parenthesis indicates first-place votes.
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#9 Saint Joseph's - 47 (5)
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Richmond - 39 (1)
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VCU - 39 (1)
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Davidson - 27
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Lock Haven - 19
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La Salle - 18
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Saint Louis - 7
2025 Field Hockey Preseason All-Conference Team
Sib Naaktgeboren, Davidson
Matilda Collins, Davidson
Roos Pasveer, La Salle
Clara Larripa, Richmond
Valen Luna Paratore, Richmond
Marith Bijkerk (GK), Saint Joseph's
Erika Culp, Saint Joseph's
Alison Buffington, Saint Joseph's
OIivia Smith, Saint Louis
Morena Macera, VCU
Josefina Ventimiglia, VCU