Mountain Hawk offense has come to life
9/15/2004 9:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
Freshman Katie Noon and senior Sheila Clabby have led the offense with
Seniors Krista Jamieson, Dana Griffin and Kristi Miller have also stepped up their play, with Miller finding the back of the net once this season and handing out three assists, while Jamieson dished out two helpers in the Mountain Hawks 3-0 win over Davidson on Sunday.
Griffin believes the team is playing with more confidence, something that head coach Julie Mazer has instilled in the team. "I think the team has been seeing one another more out on the field, which leads to better and more accurate passes. The newfound accuracy of our passes allows us to move the ball quickly up the field and around our opponents."
Griffin continues, "I think Coach has done a great job of improving our skill level and she has found a game plan that works well with the type of talent we have on this team. She had lofty goals from the beginning and I think this year we (the team) believe we have the power to acheive them inlarge part to the things she has taught us in practice."
Miller could not agree more with Griffin. "Coach Mazer has allowed us to see our true potential; she and the rest of the coaching staff have never lost faith in us. Coach has showed us that every day is another chance to be great."
In goal for Lehigh, senior Jeanine Hoff and junior Meghan Gove have split time in the cage thus far in 2004 and the results have been very promising. Gove has posted a goals against average of 2.69 in four appearances this season, while Hoff has not allowed a goal in her last 140 minutes of action, dropping her GAA to 2.00 on the year.
Mazer is pleased with the way her team has started, but knows that there is a long season ahead for the Mountain Hawks. “We’ve been working towards this type of play in practice and we have been able to put it all together lately in the games. This has been an important step in our progression and we (the coaching staff) have held the players accountable to play at a higher level.”
Mazer continues, “Our passing is much crisper out there and we’ve been playing together much better. We are more organized on the defensive end of the field as well.” Mazer continues, “We are not going to change anything that we’ve been doing, but rather just continue to work hard everyday and continue to get better. We want to be better today than we were yesterday, and continue that trend every single day.”
Following the Monmouth game, Lehigh returns home for a pair of contests this weekend.
