LANCASTER, Pa.- For the first time in 2026 and the fourth time in her career, Meghan Dole was named the Centennial Conference Defensive Player of the Week for field hockey.

Dole stopped six of the seven shots (.857 save percentage) she faced in F&M's lone game last week, a 2-1 victory over Haverford in double overtime. She made three of her saves while the game was tied to maintain the deadlock before Caitlin Hoover's game-winning goal in the second overtime period.  

Dole previously earned the Defensive Player of the Week award once apiece in each of the previous three seasons.

Among Centennial Conference goalkeepers in 2026, she leads the conference in goals against average (0.43), save percentage (.880), and is in a tie for second for shutouts (3). Nationally, that is the fourth-best goals against average and sixth-highest save percentage.

The No. 9 Franklin & Marshall field hockey team plays their second Centennial Conference game of the season when they host McDaniel on Wednesday, September 30, at 7:00 p.m.