Construction woes cause field hockey to play at State, again
Construction delays have forced CMU’s field hockey team to move its Oct. 5 game against No. 4 Michigan State to East Lansing.
The move will give MSU a home game, and CMU will be on the road until Oct. 22 when it hosts Indiana.
“Certainly it’s an advantage for them to have it as a home game,” said coach Cristy Freese. “I m not really concerned we’re not having it as a home game, I’m concerned we’ll be on the road until Oct. 22.”
The Chippewas will have played 13 away games before their first home contest and will play just four home games compared to 14 away games.
“The bottom line is there is nothing we can do about it,” Freese said. “It’s hard, yes, but we have to do it, so we can’t sit here and cry about it.”
Freese said the circumstances will only make her team stronger.
“The bottom line is that if we win, it’ll be under extraordinary circumstances,” she said. “When Oct. 22 rolls around we will probably hop in the bus and go around the block a couple of times because we’ll be so used to it.”
Men’s cross country ranked in top 20
After winning the Central Collegiates, Craig Fuller’s team finds itself back in the Top 25.
The United State Cross Country Coaches Association Poll tabbed the Chippewas at No. 19 in the country.
The team will compete this weekend in the Great American Cross Country Festival in North Carolina. The invitational features numerous nationally ranked teams, but CMU has had success there before. In 2002 CMU placed second overall, and went on to finish No. 9 in the nation.
