Chippewas End Season as Winners

The Central Michigan Chippewas played their final game of the 2015 season against the Ball State Cardinals on Friday.  In what could be considered the Chippewas' strongest performance of the year, Central handed Mid-American Conference opponent Ball State a 4-1 loss.  The win came behind two goals from senior Elaine Materise, seven saves from senior goaltender Sadie Lynn Reynolds, and two assists apiece from seniors Kaysie Gregory and Kianne Hinkle.  The seniors stepped up in their final game wearing a Chippewa uniform, leading the team to a statement victory with their strong play and leadership.  It was a fitting end to many great careers and a memorable way to go out.  According to the official site of Chippewa Athletics, it was the first multi-goal game of Materise's career.

The win should give the Chippewas and coach Molly Pelowski momentum and a lot to build on going into the offseason and next year.  Central Michigan finished the season 2-15 overall with a 2-4 record in conference play in their first year under coach Pelowski.  Chippewa Athletics quoted the coach saying  "It's been a season of a lot of challenges and winning makes everybody feel better, makes everything better, and we were able to finish this win off.  So many good things happened today both for our individual players and the coaching staff.  Lot of work to do in order to continue to build the foundation."

By: Isaac Bessey