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Field hockey continues spring action

(04/04/03 5:00am)

Greg Burghardt The field hockey team will play two games this weekend at the University of Michigan, after being idle since March 15. The first game for the Chippewas is against Kent State at noon, followed by a match at 3 p.m. against Ohio State. “We have been working on our individual defense and individual offense,” said Head Coach Cristy Freese. “That is one of the big things we need to see from people. We need to have the ability to beat a defender one-on-one, and we can’t get beat on defense.” In the opening weekend of games, CMU lost to Michigan State 4-1 and tied Michigan 2-2. “Against MSU our team defense played progressively better, and we need to see if we can build on that,” Freese said. “In practice we don’t get the full field, eleven on eleven play, so we’ll have to see what happens in the game.” Kent State ended the Chippewas season in 2002 at the MAC Tournament. The Golden Flashes beat CMU 3-2 in double-overtime. The last three games between the schools have needed overtime, and Kent State has won two of the three. “We need to play more consistent for the entire 70 minutes, because we know that we are tough both offensively and defensively,” Freese said. “Against MSU, we didn’t get our shot off quick enough, and against a good goalkeeper if you don’t get your shots off quicker, it’s going to be tough to score.” Freese said she still is looking for a starting goalkeeper, since senior Janel Spero is graduating. “My intention is that each keeper start a game this weekend,” she said. “It’s crucial that one of the keepers step up and take the position and leave me confident with who’s starting in the off-season.” After playing forward in 2002, junior Katie Coccia is using the spring league to adjust to her new position as center back. “I am very impressed with Katie, and she has played very well,” Freese said. “I think her offensive ability has helped her in the center back position, and she is continuing in the mold of Jeanette Spero. She is doing a great job.” In the first two games, CMU struggled to find the cage. “We talked about how we averaged 1.5 goals a game and gave up three a game. We would like to reverse that,” Freese said. “Our penalty corners need to be better executed so we can score at least one goal a game on penalty corners.” April 13 is the last set of games of the spring league. “Hopefully, we can put a win on the board before we play Ohio University next weekend,” Freese said.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2003/04/fieldhockeycontinuesspringaction

Other CMU teams deserve recognition

(03/28/03 5:00am)

I’m writing in response to a comment I read in Friday’s paper “Celebrations Light Up Town.” In this article, a person was quoted as saying, “It’s nice to see a CMU team go somewhere.” I very well could have misinterpreted what she meant by that. I’m certainly not trying to pick apart this person because of one comment, but I also realize that this is a common attitude among many CMU students.

https://www.cm-life.com/article/2003/03/othercmuteamsdeserverecognition