Central Michigan University Athletics
Saturday, September 15
Mount Pleasant, Mich.
11:00 a.m. ET
Central Michigan University
vs
Longwood
Photo by: Allissa Rusco
League Opener On Tap For Field Hockey
9/14/2018 9:19:00 AM | Field Hockey
Chippewas square off with Longwood on Saturday morning
Nick Vuylsteke, CMUChippewas.com
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The Central Michigan field hockey team will play host to Longwood on Saturday, Sept. 15 (11 a.m.) in the Chippewas' Mid-American Conference opener at the CMU Field Hockey Complex.
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THE RECORDS
CMU comes in 1-6 and Longwood is 4-1. The Chippewas are coming off an 8-0 loss to Stanford last Sunday in Bloomington, Ind. The Lancers defeated Liberty, 2-1, on Tuesday. Longwood has won three consecutive games.
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LEAGUE OPENER
"We're excited that it's the first MAC game and that we got a full week of practice," CMU coach Catherine Ostoich said. "They're very good competition, but I think we've put in a lot of work this week so hopefully it pays off this weekend."
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While it is the conference opener, Ostoich said she has taken a steady approach.
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 "It's another game where we have to show progression," she said. "We have got to make sure we are leaving this game taking steps forward as a team and not taking steps backwards."
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NEXT
CMU will play a nonleague game on Sunday, Sept. 16 (2 p.m.) at Michigan (3-3). The Wolverines are scheduled to play host to Rutgers on Friday in their Big Ten opener.
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MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. -- The Central Michigan field hockey team will play host to Longwood on Saturday, Sept. 15 (11 a.m.) in the Chippewas' Mid-American Conference opener at the CMU Field Hockey Complex.
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THE RECORDS
CMU comes in 1-6 and Longwood is 4-1. The Chippewas are coming off an 8-0 loss to Stanford last Sunday in Bloomington, Ind. The Lancers defeated Liberty, 2-1, on Tuesday. Longwood has won three consecutive games.
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LEAGUE OPENER
"We're excited that it's the first MAC game and that we got a full week of practice," CMU coach Catherine Ostoich said. "They're very good competition, but I think we've put in a lot of work this week so hopefully it pays off this weekend."
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While it is the conference opener, Ostoich said she has taken a steady approach.
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 "It's another game where we have to show progression," she said. "We have got to make sure we are leaving this game taking steps forward as a team and not taking steps backwards."
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NEXT
CMU will play a nonleague game on Sunday, Sept. 16 (2 p.m.) at Michigan (3-3). The Wolverines are scheduled to play host to Rutgers on Friday in their Big Ten opener.
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