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(11/19/03 5:00am)
Senior Tarah Trottier and junior Kristy Reed were named to the National Field
Hockey Coaches Association West All-Region team.
“I am really excited for our program as well as for Kristy and Tarah because
they really deserved the award,” said coach Cristy Freese. “They are being
evaluated by other coaches in our region and we are pretty excited that those
coaches recognize their talent.”
The two forwards also were All-MAC selections.
Trottier led CMU’s offense with 16 goals, four assists and 36 points.
She ranks third in the CMU record books in goals and points in a season.
“This caps off a great individual year for Tarah, and she took on the
responsibility of a forward, which is scoring goals,” Freese said. “I am
happy for Tarah because she is an example of how patience and hard work can
pay off.”
Reed was named to the All-MAC team for the second consecutive year after
accumulating 12 goals, six assists and 30 points. She finished the season
fourth in the MAC in goals and points, and lead the conference in shots with
106.
“It was naturally the next step in her individual goals,” Freese said.
“It is good she is getting recognition outside the conference, and it is
great that she reached another goal, but she is not done yet.”
The two forwards were the best combination CMU has ever had. The duo scored
28 goals this season, beating the 1997 duo of Brianne Tallinger and Kari
Labeta, who scored 26 goals.
(11/10/03 5:00am)
KENT, Ohio — A Desire Miller cross from the left side to Jessica Javelet
was all it took for Louisville to beat the field hockey team Saturday in
the MAC Tournament semifinals.
Javelet scored four minutes into the second half to end CMU’s season. The Chippewas finished 9-11 overall and 7-5 in the MAC.
The Chippewas advanced after a 7-2 opening-round victory against Miami Friday.
“Our team played well all the way to the end, and it was a heartbreaking
loss,” said senior back Katie Coccia. “We played together and we were all
on the same page, and that has been our goal all year.”
The Chippewas had the edge in shots 14-13, but Cardinals goalkeeper Christy
Hershey was the difference. The MAC Player of the Year made eight saves for
the shutout.
“I am upset we lost, but I am proud of how tough we played,” CMU coach
Cristy Freese said. “There is no shame in a 1-0 loss, especially with how
good their keeper played”
Louisville coach Pam Bustin said she was happy with her team.
“I thought we fought really hard and I am pleased with our team’s performance,”
Bustin said. “Central Michigan played well, and it was a great game.”
Freese said she is happy with how her team competed this season.
“I look at the season and I feel that the team did good things that were
not necessarily reflected in our record,” she said. “We played up to our
potential, and the seniors left this program in good hands. We already have
a solid team in place for next season.”
Senior Allison Foland said the team played well in both games this weekend.
“I do not think there was a difference in how we played, but just a difference
in the teams we played,” she said. “We picked it up once we realized we needed
to play at a quicker pace.”
Foland said she did not play against Louisville like she did against Miami.
“I thought I played well against Miami, and against Louisville I did not
intercept the ball as much,” she said. “I should have been more aggressive.”
The game was the last for Coccia and five fellow seniors. Jenny Rosen,
Laura Plese, Kerri Krasnow, Tarah Trottier and Foland all played their last
game for CMU.
“It is heartbreaking because this has been an experience of a lifetime,”
Coccia said. “It is going to take a long time to get over the fact that my
field hockey career is over, but it has been a very rewarding experience.”
Against Miami Friday, the Chippewas got off to a slow start. But once CMU started scoring, they did not let up.
Freshman Alicia Balanesi scored midway through the first half on a pass from Foland to put CMU on the board.
Trottier added a goal shortly after, with Foland adding her second assist
of the game. Balanesi scored her second goal of the game with 2:34 left to
put CMU up 3-0 at the half.
The RedHawks came out with a goal off of a penalty corner by Angie Sneeden
to make it 3-1. Four minutes later, Trottier scored her second of the game
on a pass from junior Kristy Reed. Reed added a goal at the 39:45 mark to
make it 5-1.
Trottier picked up her first career hat trick with 22:26 remaining on
another pass from Reed. Miami’s Jessica Saling scored with less than seven
minutes to go to make it 6-2, before Trottier added her fourth goal of the
game with 1:55 to go.
It was her 16th of the season, with the assist going to freshman Cortney Blanchard. It was Blanchard’s first collegiate point.
Freese said she is happy with the late emergence of some younger players, Balanesi in particular.
“Sometimes it is hard to get motivated when a player always has to come
off the bench,” Freese said. “It shows how hard she has worked, and that
she is a very quick learner.”
After losing five seniors that accounted for much of the playing time
in 2002, the Chippewas pushed to a second-place finish in the regular season
of the MAC. The team will lose three starters to graduation.
(11/10/03 5:00am)
KENT, Ohio — Junior Kristy Reed and senior Tarah Trottier were named to the All-MAC field hockey team Friday.
(11/07/03 5:00am)
Marlena Taylor was unaware of CMU’s history in the implementation of
the gender-equality law Title IX until a Thursday night presentation.
“I did not realize that Central was a forerunner of making sure that
equal opportunities were around for women and men,” the Detroit senior
said.
The drastic changes in women’s sports since the implementation of
Title IX in 1972 were discussed in an interactive forum in the Bovee
University Center Auditorium.
Former professor Jane McNamara, alumna Nancy Clark and Senior
Associate Athletics Director Mary C. Weston educated CMU staff and
students on the history and advancement of women’s athletics during the
presentation.
“Sports for girls were frowned upon (in the 1920s and 1930s) because
people thought that their reproductive organs would be damaged and boys
would not like them,” McNamara said.
McNamara made it a personal goal to get those biases removed from society. She pioneered equality efforts at CMU.
McNamara coached women’s field hockey, basketball and track and field for the Chippewas from 1941 to 1970.
She was instrumental in the development of the women’s basketball and field hockey programs at CMU in the 1940s and 1950s.
These progressions led to a surge of new opportunities for female
athletes in the 1960s at CMU as programs like volleyball, softball,
gymnastics, archery, tennis and golf emerged.
All three speakers said the biggest obstacle women’s athletics had to face was a lack of funding.
Sports were not budgeted at CMU until the 1970s and preference was given to men over women because they scheduled more games.Central was a pioneer university in the development of women’s athletics, Weston said.
“We had a lot of leadership from women and support from the men,” she said.
(11/07/03 5:00am)
Senior field hockey player Tarah Trottier has never won a game in the MAC Tournament.
(11/07/03 5:00am)
Field hockey coach Cristy Freese knows what is at stake in today’s game against Miami University.
It is the opening round of the MAC Tournament at Kent State, where
the champion will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament.
“The biggest challenge for us is the consistency factor,” she said.
“We have to be totally on for 70 minutes, and for all three days.”
The Chippewas are seeded third, after tying with Louisville for second place in the regular season.
“We are playing the best we have all season,” said senior back Katie
Coccia. “On both ends of the field all the players are coming together
as a team.”
Freese said even after beating Miami 6-1 Sept. 28 and 4-1 Oct. 19, her team still has to play well.
“The challenge with Miami is to treat them like Ball State or Kent
State,” she said. “It is our last game we know we get to play, and if
we just show up, then we’ll be leaving early.”
The RedHawks were 0-10 in the MAC.
“When we are focused on offense and defense we play really well, and our chances of winning are about 90 percent,” Freese said.
Younger players will be asked to step up this weekend. The Chippewas starting lineup includes three sophomores and two freshmen.
“Miami has always been a dangerous team, but we proved we can beat
them,” said sophomore Erica Takach. “We have always been there as a
team, but we just have not been able to finish. We know what works with
the teams in the conference.”
After starting the season 1-5, the Chippewas have surged. They have
won four out of five games, allowing only two goals in the span.
“Our team is playing absolutely on top of our game right now,”
Coccia said. “We are going after every ball, knowing that someone else
is right behind us.”
Both team’s goalkeepers are freshmen playing in their first MAC
Tournament. Keri Matthews, the RedHawks goalie, is fourth in the NCAA
with 197 saves.
CMU’s Danielle Frank is 4-1 with 35 saves in her last five games. She has two shutouts this season.
“To accomplish the goals we have set, we have to play three games in three days, and we have to win them all,” Freese said.
Coccia said the seniors set the standard for younger players.
“They have set the pace,” she said. “The younger players look up to us, and they work really hard to make our jobs easier.”
With a win, the Chippewas advance to Saturday’s semifinal against Louisville.
(11/05/03 5:00am)
Fifty-five football games and 80 field hockey games have been played on the turf of Kelly/Shorts Stadium.
In its 11th season, the turf is not getting any better with age.
A walk across the field reveals humps and divots that could be expected
on a subpar golf course — not a Division I field. There are rips and tears,
and most of the white yard markers or sidelines have sunk well below the
green surface.
“That turf is to the point where we are having a tough time with it,”
said field hockey coach Cristy Freese. “It used to be to our advantage because
other teams would have problems because it was so old. We even struggle in
practice now, because the white lines have receeded more than the green part
of the turf.”
With the torn and tattered turf, football has been forced to find alternative practice surfaces.
“We have practiced on the grass field more this year than ever,” said
football coach Mike DeBord. “We have had a lot of injuries and if we practice
on the turf a lot, it wears the players down.”
The field hockey team was supposed to host this weekend’s MAC Tournament,
but given the uncertainty of the field, the home-field advantage was given
to Kent State.
“We didn’t know if football was getting new turf (this season) and we
would get the old turf from the stadium in a new venue,” Freese said. “We
were not sure if we were going to have the new venue ready, so we passed
the MAC Tournament on.”
Freese does not want to pass on the opportunity to host the tournament next season.
“It is our turn next year, and I am not going to give it up again,”
she said. “If we still have the old turf, we will have the tournament
in Kelly/Shorts Stadium.”
Although it is obvious that the field needs to be resurfaced, Athletics
Director Herb Deromedi does not know what to replace it with.
“We have looked at the product that is offered by three companies, all
of which are the rubber-based type of field or the softer type of synthetic
grass,” Deromedi said. “The fields are very similar to what they have at
Ford Field, Michigan’s field, and Michigan State’s indoor field.”
However, while those surfaces would aid football, field hockey could not play there.
“The Field Hockey Coaches Association has felt that that surface slows the game down too much,” he said.
Deromedi knows exactly what he wants to do with the situation.
“When we address the replacement in the stadium, then we will have to
have a field that will service field hockey,” Deromedi said. “In doing so,
that field will have multiple purposes. We will utilize it for camps and
other teams could also use it.”
The proposed site for the new field hockey venue would be west of Lyle
Bennett Outdoor Track and Soccer Complex, where the soccer team practices.
“I think we have a good plan because we have space that will allow us
to use the press box that we use for track and soccer, but just work out
of the west side,” Deromedi said.
In 2002, Michigan State put natural grass back in Spartan Stadium, thus leaving the field hockey team without a field.
“When the surface changed to grass, field hockey needed a new field,”
said MSU Athletics Director Ron Mason. “It is better for field hockey to
have their own spot where they can practice all the time, and it is nice
to be able to practice where you play your games.”
So MSU devised plans for the Michigan State Field Hockey Complex. Kares
Contracting of Lansing delegated the manual labor, and SRI Sports of Leander,
Texas provided the surface.
“To put in the new field hockey turf and the sprinkler system, it cost
about $1.1 million,” said MSU Associate Athletic Director Greg Ianni. “It
took six months to design everything, and about 12 weeks to actually build.”
The FieldTurf that was put in Michigan Stadium cost $620,000. Ford Motor
Company donated $46,000 for the crushed rubber on the field.
“With FieldTurf, a team can practice and play on the same field, and it
is best for the players,” DeBord said. “The kind that Michigan has is the
kind of turf that you can play and practice on all the time, and in my opinion
it’s better than grass.”
There are two ways that money can be raised to fund the project.
“One way is as a part of the University Capital Improvement Plan, and
people have been aware for three to four years about the need for replacement,”
Deromedi said. “(If implemented,) the Student Athletics Fee dollars would
be put toward the replacement of the turf.”
The Student Athletics Fee would allow CMU to plan for improvements to
the department down the road. It would require incoming freshmen to pay a
one-time $300 fee and transfer students to ante up $200.
“The fee permits CMU to set a plan where we take care of the deferred
maitenance for years to come,” Deromedi said. “We can put a schedule together
so when a field needs to be replaced 10 years from now, the funds will be
there.”
At the Academic Senate meeting on Nov. 4, several senators acknowledged
the fact that a new playing surface is needed. However, they also noted that
athletics should have to save money for these type of situations just like
academics does.
(11/05/03 5:00am)
On the soccer field Katie Conway is rarely still, as she is constantly instructing other players.
The senior defender prides herself on hard work and as her career nears an end, she refuses to end it any other way.
“I hold myself accountable and to a high standard,” she said. “I want to go out knowing that I fought the hardest I could.”
She is a four-year starter and a captain in her final season.
She does not hold any CMU soccer records and rarely does she show on the
box score. In fact, Conway has just one point in more than 70 games played.
However, Conway’s teammates and coaches say her impact to the team is felt deeper than statistics.
“She has really been a put your nose to the grindstone, hard working kid
who has shown remarkable consistency,” said coach Mark Salisbury.
Conway was recruited by two Big Ten schools, Iowa and Wisconsin, but chose
CMU instead. She said she wanted a program where she could play a big role
on the team.
“(At Central) I felt I had a team and coaches that were really invested in the program,” Conway said.
Her role as a senior leader is magnified by her team’s youth. The Chippewas have 17 underclassmen and nine freshmen.
“(As a captain) everyone is looking up to you,” Conway said. “If you don’t
show up every day or make yourself the example, then who are they going to
learn from?”
When Conway went down with an injury during the fifth game of the season,
she said she did not know what was going to happen to the team.
She injured her knee early on and still finished the game. It was not
until afterwards that she knew she would miss considerable time.
“I have never been injured,” Conway said. “I had no clue what it would mean when I was hurt.”
After realizing she would miss three weeks, she knew her role would continue on to the sidelines.
She traveled with the team to every game and proved she could lead in more than one way.
“Katie handled it like a mature adult,” Salisbury said. “She switched
roles and started cheering for her teammates and did everything she could
to help her team get better.”
She returned Oct. 10 and has started each game since.
“She is a great player and has a good soccer mind,” said senior Jill Adams.
“She brings to every practice what everyone needs to bring to a game.”
Her work ethic goes beyond the soccer field. This year she was the recipient
of the Bill Boyden Leadership Award. It is presented to an athlete that combines
participation in their sport with leadership in campus affairs and community
involvement. Conway was the first women’s soccer player to receive the award.
“It was pretty overwhelming,” she said. “I was up against the most talented
people, (men’s basketball player) Adam Dentlinger and (field hockey player)
Katie Coccia, and they are such great people. It has meant so much to me
and it is just now setting in.”
The old cliché, “playing each game as if it’s your last” is now
a reality to Conway and her fellow seniors. A loss, and their careers are
over.
“She makes sure that we fight and give everything we have because this is her last shot,” said freshman Amber Delvecchio.
If ever the team needs her experience, now is the time.
“When people start talking about who they look up to the most and who
they would trust if they had something serious happen to them, I think that
Katie would come to a lot of their minds,” Salisbury said.
(11/03/03 5:00am)
At 21, Arnold Schwarzenegger earned professional status for bodybuilding.
Today, 22-year-old Renee Hoppe promises to earn that title in her passion, fitness competitions.
“I will earn my pro card,” the Bridgeport senior said. “Pretty soon
you will pick up a Muscle & Fitness or a Shape magazine and see me
smiling.”
Hoppe says she is most importantly a student, but her hobby, fitness competitions, are a year-round commitment.
Fitness competitions are growing in popularity since their inception in the mid 90s, she said.
“They originated as a more feminine version of competitive women’s bodybuilding,” she said.
Swimsuit rounds and execution of a fitness routine are the components of the sport.
The health fitness major is training for the National Physique
Committee-sponsored competition next fall where she will compete
against more than 200 women for her professional title.
She qualified for the competition by defeating 45 contestants in one
of Michigan’s largest shows, Central States Bodybuilding and Fitness
Classic.
“I strive on the discipline and difficulty of the sport,” she said.
Hoppe explained her diverse training regimen.
“It involves cardio, weights, strict nutritional habits and
practicing the actual fitness routine with mandatory stunts,” she said.
She has been competing for more than two years and learned the sport from her mentor, IFBB Fitness-Pro Peggy Sue Crawford.
The two crossed paths during Hoppe’s tenure at Delta College.
Hoppe now coaches herself with help from her boyfriend, who trains with her.
Although it is uncommon for competitors without pro-status to have
sponsors, a protein bar company, “Tri-O-Plex,” has scooped up Hoppe and
will fly her to Las Vegas for the Olympia Expo, the most prevalent
fitness event of the year.
She said it’s difficult to be a competitor and also focus on her course work.
On top of daily rigorous training and a full load of classes, Hoppe
runs her own personal training business, “Lose, Gain, or Maintain” and
works at the Student Activity Center coordinating workouts.
She teaches aerobics for the physical education department and
University Recreation. Hoppe also plays and coaches club field hockey.
To maintain her lean, muscular physique, and perfect her routine,
Hoppe will train for about five hours a day and eat six to eight small
meals a day for 16 weeks before a competition.
“The hardest part is not the training; the passion is there,” she said. “It’s the strict diet.”
Hoppe starts and ends her days with one hour of cardiovascular activity on a stationary bike or a walk on the treadmill.
In between, she lifts weights four times a week with a day of rest in between. She practices her routine for 30 minutes.
She must incorporate stunts such as splits, high kick, one-arm push-ups, straddle and pike hold in her routine.
When the off-season rolls around, she maintains the same training
regimen, only with less cardiovascular exercise and more servings at
mealtime.
Hoppe said going home on weekends keeps her sane.
“I manage a gym back home and it gives me time to work out, do
homework and relax. Everything falls together,” she said. “There are
times when I’m tired like everybody else - but I love everything I do.”
She credits her parents for constantly supporting her.
“All through her life, we were there,” said her father, Bob Hoppe.
“We taught her that you don’t have to win, just to enjoy whatever she
does.”
(11/03/03 5:00am)
Senior field hockey player Tarah Trottier wanted her last home game to be a memorable one.
The forward succeeded, scoring two goals to lead CMU to a 3-0 win against Ball State.
“We were really focused coming into the game. We knew we had to show Ball State we were the better team,” she said.
The Chippewas will be the third seed in the MAC Tournament and will
play Miami at 2:30 p.m. Friday. Host Kent State won the regular-season
title and will have a first-round bye. Louisville also will have a
first-round bye after finishing second.
CMU finished the regular season with a 8-10 record and 6-4 in the MAC.
“We did not come out ready to play,” said Ball State coach Annette
Payne. “We did not want to win as bad as Central Michigan did.”
Trottier got CMU on the board, scoring on a pass from freshman Erin
Dottery at 10:55 of the first half. It was Trottier’s 11th goal of the
season.
At 19:07 of the first half, sophomore Erica Takach’s pass was tipped
in by Trottier for her 12th goal of the season. Takach would add a goal
of her own with less than 10 minutes remaining.
“I thought we played better in the first half,” said CMU coach Cristy Freese. “Our defense was on and played very well.”
Freshman goalkeeper Danielle Frank made nine saves for her second shutout of the season.
“Danielle played really strong, and she took away a lot of shots,” Freese said.
The Chippewas defense shut down Ball State’s Afton Hess. Hess is the MAC’s leading scorer with 16 goals and 40 points.
“That is an awesome way to win,” said senior Allison Foland. “The fact that Afton didn’t even get a shot off was great.”
Trottier finished the regular season as CMU’s leading goal scorer.
Her 12 goals ties her for the fifth most goals in CMU history for a
season.
“The plan was to score first and then we scored a couple of more
times,” Trottier said. “We knew we had to take care of ourselves and we
did.”
Foland said she is confident in the way the team is playing.
“Now we stay in the games mentally, and we don’t let up” she said. “We always think of the game as being a 0-0 tie.”
Trottier said the team has to play a complete game in order for CMU to advance in the MAC Tournament.
“We need to work on staying strong,” she said. “We need to keep scoring and still execute in the second half.”
(11/03/03 5:00am)
I apologize for not including the field hockey team in my comments.
But regardless of which team is playing on that field is irrelevant
(“Field hockey player thinks athletics fee is good idea,” Friday).
During a budget crisis, we don’t need to expand or refurbish
anything on the sports complex, redo carpets in the classrooms or try
to add a new varsity sport. CMU couldn’t predict a budget deficit such
as this, but when they built the new stadium, CMU should have put money
aside to refurbish the turf because they knew that it would eventually
deteriorate. But they didn’t invest any money for the future of
Kelly/Shorts Stadium, and now Deromedi wants freshmen/transfer students
to pay for it?
Why don’t you pay? You aren’t going to be charged since you’re a
senior. I imagine that its OK with you. Why don’t you write a $200
check to CMU and send a copy to the paper so we can see how much you
care.
To your response on the Library Fee, SAC Fee and Programming Fee,
these fees benefit the each student individually. How is returfing the
Kelly/Short Stadium going to benefit CMU students on an individual
level? Students go to school to take classes and learn. The library is
a wonderful resource, along with the computer system that gives us an
incredible amount of ability to do research.
Finally, I would like to say that our tuition is already up 40
percent compared to 10 years ago, and the average cumulative student
loan debts for last fall were $15,938 (Central Michigan Life, Friday).
When is this going to stop? It should stop now; no more ridiculous fees
are needed.
(10/31/03 5:00am)
MAC Tournament and title implications are on the line for the CMU field hockey team today.
With a home victory against Ball State and a Louisville loss to
Ohio, CMU could finish the regular season in second place. In that
case, CMU would automatically advance to the second round of the MAC
Tournament.
If CMU wins, Kent State loses twice and Louisville gets beat by Ohio, the Chippewas could have a share of the title.
“The only thing we can control is beating Ball State, and then we
will see what happens,” said coach Cristy Freese. “We have only talked
about the scenario once, and then our focus was on Ball State.”
For the first time since the 1998 season, CMU has two players that
have double-digit goal totals. Senior Tarah Trottier has 10 goals and
junior Kristy Reed has 11.
“Ball State and CMU have been two of the top offensive teams in the
MAC,” Freese said. “Ball State’s Afton Hess has been the best player in
the MAC, but you cannot key on only one person.”
The last time the two teams met, the Chippewas jumped out to a 3-0
lead, before Hess scored three unanswered goals to send the game to
overtime. Ball State eventually won 4-3.
“There is no way we will let something like that happen again,” said
senior mid-fielder Allison Foland. “This game is important, and if
everyone plays tough for 70 minutes, we will win. We are on our own
turf, and we’ll win for sure.”
Freese said Ball State has the advantage heading into the game.
“After coming back in the last game, BSU thinks no lead is
insurmountable,” Freese said. “We are the team that lost the lead, and
we know what we have to do.”
The Chippewas defense has been stingy lately, allowing four goals in
four games. Junior Amy Kauffman leads the nation with 14 defensive
saves, and freshman goalkeeper Danielle Frank has been playing well.
Frank is 5-2 in the MAC with a 1.64 save goals against average.
“I put extra pressure on the entire team for the second time through
the MAC season,” Freese said. “I am really pleased with how we are
playing right now. When we are focused as a team, we are very good.”
Today will mark the last home game for seniors Katie Coccia, Jenny Rosen, Laura Plese, Kerri Krasnow, Foland and Trottier.
“All the parents will be there, and it will be the last chance for
the seniors to play at home,” Foland said. “I am sure we will all play
hard simply because of that, and because this game is huge.”
Even with a lot on the line today, Foland said no one is nervous.
“I don’t think anyone on our team is nervous, but I think everyone
is really excited to get this chance to play,” Foland said. “Every game
we have played lately has been big.”
(10/31/03 5:00am)
In response to Alex W. Bennett’s letter to the editor (“How can
anyone think athletics fee is good?,” Wednesday), I agree with the
one-time $300 athletics fee. This fee would give athletics enough money
to re-turf Kelly/Shorts Stadium. Not everyone agrees where Central uses
its money (i.e. wordmark), but I believe that new turf is desperately
needed.
Playing on the turf myself since August 2000, the field has seen
better days. The color is faded; the turf is flattened; the numbers are
sinking in; and the stitching holding (or not holding) the turf is
exposing or missing. All this makes playing on the turf very difficult.
Bennett stated that football doesn’t deserve this luxury because of
their less than fortunate records. Do you need a winning record to
replace old, worn-out turf? Let me inform you that Central’s field
hockey team practices on that field just as much as football. We were
MAC champs in 2002, and while this year we may not be in first place,
we are winning games. Plus, we are sending one of our captains, Tarah
Trottier, to the All-Star Game in Massachusetts. Are we at least
deserving of a decent field?
Replacing the old turf is simply up-keeping CMU’s existing
facilities. I can’t guarantee more winning games, touchdowns or seasons
about .500, but then again, new carpet in the classrooms on campus
won’t raise your GPA or make you a better student.
There are technology fees, SAC fees, library fees, programming fees,
campus improvement fees; the list goes on and on. Each of these fees
goes into making this institution better, whether or not you take
advantage of what those fees go to pay for. Next time you feeling like
declaring a team undeserving, try to think outside of your
narrow-minded football world.
(10/29/03 5:00am)
Hard work finally paid off for senior field hockey player Tarah Trottier.
The forward will play in the National Field Hockey Coaches Association senior all-star game Nov. 22 in Massachusetts.
“When I found out I was really honored because I get to represent
our team and our school,” Trottier said. “It’s because our team is
doing so well, that helped me to get acknowledged.”
Coach Cristy Freese said Trottier's consistent play has helped the team.
“I am very excited for Tarah because she has played extremely well
for us this year,” Freese said. “There are a limited number of players
that are named to the team, and it keeps our string of sending a player
to the game alive.”
The co-captain scored 10 goals and had 24 points this season, and
will play for the North team. As one of five players from the MAC,
Trottier will be the only MAC player on the North team.
“I know I was nominated because I am senior and I put in a lot of
hard work and dedication,” Trottier said. “I am also having a good
season in goals and points.”
Freese said Trottier leads by example.
“Tarah has been very vital to our team's success this year, and part
of her leadership comes from how hard she works on the field,” Freese
said. “She works very well at getting the team to focus on each
individual game and she helps them to realize that we can compete with
any team.”
Trottier realizes she will have the chance to play alongside the top field hockey players in the country.
“I am so excited because it's such an amazing opportunity and there
will girls there that are Olympians,” Trottier said. “To even be
considered with them is very humbling. If I would have been told I
would be playing in this game when I was in high school, I would have
laughed.”
(10/27/03 5:00am)
KENT, OHIO — A chance to repeat as MAC regular season champions may have
slipped through the field hockey team’s fingers in its 2-1 loss Saturday
at Kent State.
(10/25/03 4:00am)
Sophomore field hockey player Kim Ferris said this weekend’s road games are important.
(10/22/03 4:00am)
Twenty players. Eight different states. Three different countries. They come
from across the nation and the globe, but no CMU field hockey player is from
Michigan.
(10/22/03 4:00am)
The club hockey team sent a message to the rest of the Central Division last weekend with a sweep at Illinois.
After a long trip to Champaign, Ill., the team posted a five-goal first
period. It was enough for goaltender Troy Reuter to preserve a 5-1 victory.
“I think they took us lightly,” said CMU defenseman Bob Kelly. “They
have an impressive record at home and we haven’t won a lot of games, yet.
I don’t think they knew what to expect from us.”
The first period goal barrage Friday even surprised coach Dave Goldenbogen.
“(The first period) was impressive considering we had road legs from the six-hour car trip,” he said.
Even Illinois’ large ice surface, normally a home advantage, failed to
deter CMU. The rink was 50-feet wider than the average playing surface.
Despite this, CMU still felt comfortable.
“We kind of felt at home there because their rink looked exactly like
Finch Field House,” Goldenbogen said. “I guess we kind of got a glimpse
at what it would look like if they converted it into a hockey rink for us.”
Players had different perspectives on how the ice affected them during
the game. The surface gave them more room to work with, said team captain
Rob Innis.
“The ice really changed the way we played the game,” he said. “With so
much room, it seemed like people were holding onto the puck a little longer.”
Reuter, on the other hand, said it took some time getting used to.
“The primary concern for goaltenders is angles,” he said. “Normally you
can find yourself in net by looking at the boards. The ice surface was so
wide you had no clue where the scoring angles would be. It took some
time getting used to.”
With a five-goal cushion, Reuter settled down quickly, making 26 saves. His one goal came on a deflection from the blue line.
That game was followed up with a 5-4 win Saturday.
Saturday’s win marked the debut of goalkeeper Mike Jakubik.
Though Jakubik allowed four goals, his teammates were impressed with his play, especially fellow netminder Reuter.
“He did well stepping in for his first time playing,” Reuter said. “It
will take him awhile to get used to playing in the system.”
Kelly also was happy with Jakubik’s performance.
“I thought he played a strong game,” Kelly said. “I think he is a big asset.”
Jakubik finished the day with 25 saves.
Another factor in Saturday’s win was goal scoring, with its fourth five-goal performance of the season.
Chris LaPan netted his team-leading fifth goal and added two assists.
Other goals came from Brad Zielke, Todd Perry, Chad Pipkens, and Rob Heyboer.
The power play also was effective producing two goals.
The 4-3 team will play next weekend at Grand Valley State.
(10/20/03 4:00am)
Junior Amy Kauffman came off the bench for the first time in her career in a 4-1 field hockey home win against Miami Sunday.
Kauffman broke her finger in two places in a 1-0 home win against Louisville Friday, and had to go to the hospital for stitches.
“I don’t know if I saved a goal or anything, but I had my stick down
and the girl went to hit the ball, and she hit my finger,” Kauffman
said. “I came back because I don’t like to sit on the sideline.”
The weekend wins leave CMU at 4-3 in the MAC and 6-9 overall. Coach
Cristy Freese said Kauffman’s toughness showed through Sunday.
“Amy is a tough person, and when we were at the hospital Friday, she
just wanted to know if she could play (Sunday),” Freese said. “The
doctor’s cleared her and she came out right away after Miami scored,
and she did a good job firing up the team.”
Sophomore Erica Takach opened the scoring against Miami, with her
third goal of the season. Senior Tarah Trottier added her ninth goal on
a pass from sophomore Michele Fogle, making it 2-0.
“I thought we played well against Miami, but we can still play
better,” Trottier said. “We executed well in the circle, and we finally
played as a team.”
Miami’s Megan Wiegand scored off a penalty corner on a pass from Angie Snedden. The half ended at 2-1.
Freshman Alicia Balanesi added her third goal of the season 4:24
into the second half, with the assist going to senior Allison Foland.
Freshman Erin Dottery scored her first collegiate goal on a pass from
Trottier to close the scoring.
The Chippewas outshot the RedHawks 23-11, with junior Kristy Reed taking eight shots.
The Chippewas win against Louisville Friday snapped a six-game
losing streak to the Cardinals. Sophomore Kim Ferris scored the
game-winner at 47:56 of the second half. It was her first collegiate
goal, and it was all CMU would need to win.
When Kauffman went out early in the first half, senior Jenny Rosen replaced her.
“Jenny came up big for us against Louisville,” Freese said. “That was what we needed, and that’s why our bench is so important.”
Freshman goalkeeper Danielle Frank made six saves to earn her first collegiate shutout.
With three games remaining, CMU is tied with Ball State and Louisville for second in the MAC.
The Chippewas are at Ohio Friday.
(10/17/03 4:00am)
Field hockey coach Cristy Freese does not care who her team plays this weekend.
