Jordan’s goal scoring ability helps propel field hockey team to No. 27
Sophomore forward Kelly Jordan was one of the field hockey team’s most dependable players last season.
It seemed like a stiff task to be even better this season.
But she has managed to do it.
By the numbers
- Kelly Jordan (So.): leads team with nine points; scored a goal in each of the last three games.
- Team received 11 votes in the Division I Coaches Poll for a ranking of No. 27.
“Kelly’s overall game has totally improved,” said coach Cristy Freese. “She’s a good all-around player.”
Jordan has scored a goal in each of the last three games and leads the team with nine points on the season.
“Once you get one goal, you get into a rhythm,” Jordan said. “It gets to be natural and you get some confidence.”
After being second on the team with 25 points last season, Jordan has worked hard on other parts of her game.
She has become a good passer and forces her opponent to go outside on defense where she gets help from the rest of her teammates.
Jordan’s strength still remains in her scoring ability, Freese said.
CMU won 2-1 in overtime against Maine and lost 2-1 in overtime to No. 14 Indiana last weekend.
“We played an amazing game against Indiana on Friday and I think that will uplift us throughout the rest of the season,” said sophomore Moyra Betuzzi.
Freshman Kim Erasmus scored the winning goal and her first career goal against the Black Bears.
“I went for it and scored,” Erasmus said. “I didn’t know what to think. It was a great moment for me.”
Erasmus is known for her defense but showed her offensive skills against Maine.
“She’s got good skills with the ball even though she is a defender,” Freese said.
Freese said one thing the team needs to improve on is getting the ball out of its own end of the field.
Seniors Cortney Blanchard and Erin Dottery, along with Erasmus, are key players in making that happen.
Blanchard was a forward last season and made a move to back before the season started to give the Chippewas another player who could carry the ball out of the circle.
CMU hosts Northwestern at 11 a.m. Sunday.
