University of Richmond Athletics
11/02/2026 | Field Hockey
WASHINGTON – Richmond's Mairead Carey was selected as the Atlantic 10 Conference Field Hockey Defensive Player of the Week, the league announced Monday to wrap up the 2026 regular season.
Carey, the Spiders rookie goalkeeper, helped Richmond capture a 4-1 victory against VCU to close out the regular season Oct. 30. Carey led the Spider defense to hold the Rams to six shots, four on frame, all in the second half. The Stow, Mass., native also helped the squad to hold VCU to just two penalty corners and captured her third-straight victory of the season.
Carey and the two seed Spiders return to action Thursday, Nov. 5 to face three seed VCU in the second semifinal game of the 2026 Betterment Atlantic 10 Conference Field Hockey Tournament at VCU's Cary Street Field. Game time is set for 2 PM and will be streamed on ESPN+. For more information on tickets, fans can visit the tournament central page on atlantic10.com.
Carey, the Spiders rookie goalkeeper, helped Richmond capture a 4-1 victory against VCU to close out the regular season Oct. 30. Carey led the Spider defense to hold the Rams to six shots, four on frame, all in the second half. The Stow, Mass., native also helped the squad to hold VCU to just two penalty corners and captured her third-straight victory of the season.
Carey and the two seed Spiders return to action Thursday, Nov. 5 to face three seed VCU in the second semifinal game of the 2026 Betterment Atlantic 10 Conference Field Hockey Tournament at VCU's Cary Street Field. Game time is set for 2 PM and will be streamed on ESPN+. For more information on tickets, fans can visit the tournament central page on atlantic10.com.
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