Field hockey comes to a close
Karleigh Bowen
Issue date: 11/4/04 Section: Sports
On August 13, while most ESU students were still basking in the sun with two more weeks of summer, the women's field hockey team packed up their cars and headed back to school to begin preseason training. They would have a long road ahead of them before the official start of the semester with three practices a day in the sweltering August heat. The girls had mixed feelings as they pulled into campus for the first day of camp. Most of the new players expressed emotions of anxiousness and nervousness. Many upperclassmen however were excited to see their teammates who they had not seen all summer. "I was pumped to see all my friends, but nervous to begin," said junior Adele Mauk
The 2004 season was all about new beginnings for the ESU Warriors. The team graduated six seniors last year and had several giant shoes to fill. With many returning starters still in the lineup, ESU saw many contributions from fresh faces on the team. The team had their home season opener on August 29 in a game against Bellarmine. They made a statement by defeating the girls from Kentucky 5-0. After that game the girls continued toward their pursuit of a successful season with what would prove to be a roller coaster season.
The girls had their ups and downs during the season losing some very tough games. They never lost their "be a mudder and never say die attitude." The word "mudder" is a word that was made up in the past which has stuck with the girls as one of their team mottos. They pride themselves on being "mudders," never letting any bad type of weather stop them from what they want to accomplish. "I think everyone always gave 100 percent on the field and did whatever necessary to get the job done," said freshman Kristen Lutz.
The girls agree the day they truly got the job done was when they defeated defending national champion, Bloomsburg. After losing to Bloom earlier in the season, the girls took it to them the second time beating them 3-2 in double overtime strokes. Kate Fox had one of her impressive games in the goal for the Warriors that day and stopped four-out-of-four Bloomsburg strokes to assure the victory. "We played so hard that game and it was a great win for us," said first year member of the team, sophomore Sarah Cordora.
The 2004 season was all about new beginnings for the ESU Warriors. The team graduated six seniors last year and had several giant shoes to fill. With many returning starters still in the lineup, ESU saw many contributions from fresh faces on the team. The team had their home season opener on August 29 in a game against Bellarmine. They made a statement by defeating the girls from Kentucky 5-0. After that game the girls continued toward their pursuit of a successful season with what would prove to be a roller coaster season.
The girls had their ups and downs during the season losing some very tough games. They never lost their "be a mudder and never say die attitude." The word "mudder" is a word that was made up in the past which has stuck with the girls as one of their team mottos. They pride themselves on being "mudders," never letting any bad type of weather stop them from what they want to accomplish. "I think everyone always gave 100 percent on the field and did whatever necessary to get the job done," said freshman Kristen Lutz.
The girls agree the day they truly got the job done was when they defeated defending national champion, Bloomsburg. After losing to Bloom earlier in the season, the girls took it to them the second time beating them 3-2 in double overtime strokes. Kate Fox had one of her impressive games in the goal for the Warriors that day and stopped four-out-of-four Bloomsburg strokes to assure the victory. "We played so hard that game and it was a great win for us," said first year member of the team, sophomore Sarah Cordora.