Wednesday, November 4, 2015

The end of an era and the beginning of another

Friday marked the end of the 2015 season for the Central Michigan University Women’s Field Hockey team. While the season may not have turned out quite as successful as first year coach Molly Pelowski would have hoped, the Chippewas pulled through to earn their second win of the season in their final game.

This final game of the season marked the end of an era, as the Chippewas said goodbye to seven seniors who have been a crucial part of the Chippewas' roster for the past four years. 

Kaysie Gregory (11) 
Photo Credit: Central Michigan University Field Hockey
Kianne Hinkle (16) 
Elaine Materise (18) 
Taylor McKeon (21)
Olivia Shagam (23)
Morgan Ripley (25) 
Sadie Lynn Reynolds (26)

In an interview with Central Michigan UniversityAthletics, Pelowski said she approached the seniors prior to the game with a little advice, “‘Play this weekend like it’s your first. Drink in the experience of everything because it’s going to be your last and you want it to be memorable and you want to go hard.’”

However, the closure of this season also marks the beginning of an era as well, Pelowski's coaching career at CMU. Although this is the first time in her coaching career in which she has not seen a post season game she said, "I'm a first-year coach so there's a lot of things I don't know. Now I think I'm understanding the role more."

The Chippewas ended their three-game losing streak with a 4-1 Mid-American Conference win over Ball State. They finished their season 2-15 overall and 2-4 in the MAC.
           
                                                               By: Halle Sobczak

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