The William & Mary field hockey team completed its 2019 recruiting class today, adding English stand-out
Tabby Billingham (Dallinghoo, Suffolk, England) to its five previously announced commitments. The six-member class includes players in all three field lines.
"Inspired by the success of the program last season, the incoming freshmen are preparing themselves to arrive on campus ready to challenge the upperclassmen on the first day of preseason," W&M head coach
Tess Ellis said. "This group of young women have already started to forge a strong bond not only with each other, but with their new sisters and teammates. We strive to quickly blend the skill set of the class with the returning team, raising the level of our program for the upcoming season and the promising future of William & Mary Field Hockey."
Tabby Billingham - 5-1, D/M
Dallinghoo, Suffolk, England / Framlingham College
Prep
Played on the English National U16 Team in 2016 ... Invited to the England Hockey U17 High Performance Assessment Camp in 2016 as well ... In 2017, was on the team that won gold at the U18 England Hockey Futures Cup ... Led Framlingham College to the 2019 U18 National Schools Quarterfinals ... Also reached the finals of the 2019 U18 Indoor National Schools tournament ... Captained Framlingham's 1st XI as a senior ... While playing for Ipswich Hockey Club, was named to the 2018-19 Investec Womens Hockey League 1st XI ... As a junior, helped Framlingham to second at the Indoor National Schools Tournament and fourth at the Outdoor National Schools Tournament ... Was also a strong youth track & field competitor ... In 2013, was runner-up in U14 100m national finals ... In 2014, won gold in the U14 4x100m national finals ... Represented Framlingham at the 2018 United Kingdom Senior Maths Team Challenge ... Also won silver and bronze certificates in the UK Maths Challenge ... Won Academic and Co-Curricular Colours at Framlingham ... Held the Albert Memorial Scholarship for Academics and Sport each of her last two years.
Personal
Daughter of Helen and Charles Billingham ... Mother played field hockey for four years at The Medical College of St. Bartholomew's Hospital at the University of London ... Enjoys snowboarding ... Undecided as to her collegiate major.
Amber Bode - 5-9, M
Glen Ellyn, Ill. / Glenbard West
Prep
Named the Illinois State Player of the Year as a junior in 2017 ... Was the first player in school history to be named the State Player of the Year ... Earned first-team All-State and all-conference each of her final three years ... Also named first-team All-Midwest region by
MaxFieldHockey.com in both 2016 and 2017 and by the NFHCA in 2017 ... Named second-team All-Midwest by
MaxFieldHockey.com as a senior in 2018 ... Picked by
MaxFieldHockey.com as one of the top-100 players in the Class of 2019 ... Led Glenbard West to a top-three state finish all four years of high school ... Won the sectional title in 2018 ... Set Glenbard West's program record for career assists with 60 ... Finished second in school history in both career goals (65) and points (190) ... Also ran sprints and hurdles on Glenbard West's track & field team ... Helped win the 3A Illinois State Championships in 2017 ... Named all-conference in the 100m hurdles from 2016-18, and in the 300m hurdles in 2018 as well ... All-Section in both events in 2018 also ... Member of the National Honor Society as well as the National French Honor Society ... Named to the NFHCA National Academic Squad in each of her last two years ... High Honor Roll every semester ... Won the Outstanding Student in Photography Award from her school and district ... Volunteered with the Children's Garden of the Morton Arboretum from 2013-18.
Personal
Daughter of Gail and Lincoln Bode ... Father played football and competed in track & field at Augustana College ... Born in Singapore ... Enjoys traveling, photography, volunteering, coaching field hockey, and spending time with family and friends ... Undecided as to her collegiate major.
Grace Cornbrooks - 5-7, M/D
Virginia Beach, Va. / Norfolk Academy
Prep
Helped lead Norfolk Academy to four-straight conference regular-season titles ... Won the conference title three-straight years from 2015-17 ... Won back-to-back Virginia Independent Schools State Championships in 2016 and 2017 ... Named first-team All-State and all-conference as a senior in 2018 ... Also named second-team All-Region by the NFHCA in 2018 as well ... Helped the Norfolk Academy Lacrosse team win three-straight regular-season and tournament conference titles ... Honor roll all four years ... President of the Monogram Club in 2018 ... Member of the Spanish Club and the Coordinating Committee.
Personal
Daughter of Aimee and Gregory Kram ... Sister, Jessie, played lacrosse at Randolph-Macon ... Enjoys creative writing, journalism, and paddle-boarding ... Competed at the Baja Surf Classic in Stand Up paddle-boarding from 2013-17 ... Undecided as to her collegiate major.
Audrey Domovich - 5-8, D
Hummelstown, Pa. / Lower Dauphin
Prep
Captained Lower Dauphin to the Pennsylvania State title game and a district championship as a senior in 2018 ... Started as a defender, helping the team break the school record with a 0.32 GAA and 19 shutouts in 25 games ... Also made the state semifinals as a sophomore, and quarterfinals as a freshman and a junior ... Led the team in scoring as a junior and ranked second as a senior ... Named first-team All-State and all-conference each of her last two years ... Named by
MaxFieldHockey.com to the 2018 All-Pennsylvania First Team ... Also named second-team All-Pennsylvania by the NFHCA as a senior as well ... Earned NFHCA and Pennsylvania State Association Academic Honors as a junior and a senior ... Member of the National Honor Society ... Also a member of the Science, Math, and English National Honor Societies ... Volunteered at the Penn State Hershey Medical Center.
Personal
Daughter of Linda and Andrew Domovich ... Brother, Adam, played football at Lebanon Valley College ... Enjoys reading, traveling, and playing piano ... Plans to major in biology.
Lily Saunders - 5-6, F
Mount Joy, Pa. / Donegal
Prep
Captained Donegal to the Pennsylvania State Championship as a senior ... Also named first-team all-state in 2018 as well ... Second-team all-state as a junior ... Helped win the state title in 2016 as well ... Named first-team all-league each of her last three years ... Selected to the
PennLive.com 2018 All-Star Team ... Scored 112 goals in her career, second-most in school history ... Ranked top-20 in the state in scoring each of her four years ... NFHCA National Academic Squad each of the last two years ... Member of the FBLA and Women in Business.
Personal
Daughter of Emily and Steven Saunders ... Father played football at Millersville ... Enjoys spending time with family and friends and traveling ... Plans to major in business.
Sally Snead - 5-5, M/F
Midlothian, Va. / Trinity Episcopal
Prep
Helped lead Trinity Episcopal to Virginia Independent Schools State Championships in both 2015 and 2018 ... Made the state championship game all four years ... Won the conference title all four years as well ... Named first-team All-State in 2018 ... Chosen by the
Richmond Times-Dispatch as the All-Metro Player of the Year in 2018 ... Also named the RTD Scholar-Athlete of the Month in December of 2018 ... Named All-Region by the NFHCA and
MaxPreps.com as a senior ... Led the team in assists each of her last two years ... Ranked second in goals as a junior and led the team in goals as a senior ... Totaled 23 goals and 17 assists in 2018 ... Also played on the Trinity Episcopal lacrosse team ... Earned all-conference in lacrosse in both 2017 and 2018 ... Chosen as an NFHCA All-Academic Scholar of Distinction in 2017 ... Also named to the All-Academic in 2018 ... Honor Roll every quarter ... Headmaster's List every year ... President of her junior class ... Volunteered with the Southside SPCA ... Also volunteered organizing book drives, and coaching with youth field hockey and lacrosse camps.
Personal
Daughter of Margie and Bill Snead ... Mother was a two-time All-American on the W&M lacrosse team and also played on the women's soccer team before graduating in 1989 ... She also played on the U.S. Women's Lacrosse National Team in 1989 ... Uncle, Joe Monaco, also graduated from W&M in 1989 ... Sister, Annie, is a member of the W&M field hockey team and will graduate in 2020 ... Enjoys cooking, camping, photography, and watching pro sports ... Plans to pursue a pre-nursing school track.