Fogle, CMU eye second win against Stanford Saturday
Capitalizing on scoring opportunities will be key for the field hockey team as it plays Stanford at Iowa City, Iowa Saturday at noon.
Central (1-0) attempted 15 shots in its season opening win against Dartmouth Sunday. Ten of the shots were on goal, but CMU could only capitalize on two as it won 2-0.
“We want to push harder and improve every game,” said coach Cristy Freese. “Stanford is going to be a better defensive team than Dartmouth, so we have to work that much harder.”
Central was originally scheduled to play Iowa this weekend also, but Iowa canceled because the Hawkeyes do not play teams with Native American nicknames.
Senior Michelle Fogle scored her first goal of the season against Dartmouth. It was her first goal since the 2002 season after going goal less last season.
Fogle scored the goal off a penalty corner shot which is how she gets most of her scoring opportunities.
“I have had to become more defensive minded this year since I changed positions," Fogle said.
Fogle moved from the midfield position to center back, which is a defensive position.
Stanford posts a 2-3 record and is coming off a 2-1 win against MAC member Louisville Sunday.
Central beat Stanford 2-1 last season and playing at a neutral site this season plays to CMU’s advantage.
“We always want to play teams on our home field but since we can’t we like playing at neutral sites,” Fogle said. “As long as it is not their home turf we like it.”
Freese said Stanford will be ready to play the Chippewas this season after losing last season.
“They walked away a little shocked when we beat them last season so this season I know they are prepared to play us,” she said.
