Field hockey opens spring competition
Coach Cristy Freese will have a chance to see what strides the field hockey team are making in the offseason.
Central plays Miami and Ohio State Saturday and Michigan and Michigan State Sunday in spring league competition.
“There is less pressure in the spring,” said freshman Cortney Blanchard. “We focus more on playing as a team, but it is still a game and we have to play hard.”
After practicing since February in the Indoor Athletic Complex, the team will get a chance to play outdoors.
“It allows us to see how certain individuals play at their positions,” Freese said. “We have moved some people and we can see how the units are playing together.”
Freshman Alicia Balanesi will start at center-midfielder and junior Michelle Fogle has moved to center back.
Central returns eight starters from last year’s team.
Freese said junior Stasia Burroughs is very talented at playing left back.
Freese said that playing in the spring league is important for her team.
“This is where the team will make the biggest strides,” Freese said. “These are the players that we are going with, and they are the players that are going to be out there when we start the regular season.”
Central, Miami, Ohio State, Kent State, Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio University participate in the spring league.
