This game took place on October 30, 1997 at Clark University. It was the first round of the New Eight tournament.
Each link will lead to a quicktime video. MIT is in maroon.
The files are
about a megabyte each and will take at least five minutes during optimal conditions
to download using a 28.8 modem.
MIT's offensive corner here is hit out,
stopped, and finished with a shot.
Laura Williams takes the hit out. The first player
seen is Michelle Hardiman, and Stephanie Maifert crashes
in on goal.
The ball gets past a defender and is then
picked up by the sweeper, who runs it up the field and
passes to forwards.
Nicole Botcheos sprints back to cover as Katie Barron makes the run.
An MIT forward pulls the ball around a defender,
but a double team causes the ball to be tapped out of reach. The
MIT midfielder backing up gets the ball and hits it up to another
forward for an attempt at goal.
Tracy Sadowski and Stephanie Maifert (1997 MIT captains) are the forwards,
and Michelle Hardiman is the midfielder.
A free hit goes to the short option and is then
hit upfield. The forward's sprint to retrieve it before the
sideline is stopped by an opposing defender who taps the ball
forward, where it is stopped by another MIT forward and carried up
the field.
Margie Tsai takes the free hit, passing to Connie
Sadowski who hits it up to Stephanie Maifert. Tracy Sadowski then carries
the ball forward.
The outside defender dribbles to get away from the
other team and then passes back to the sweeper who returns a flat
pass. Now facing the right direction, the outside defender hits the
ball up the line to a player who dishes it back inside to the awaiting
midfielder. The midfielder then carries the ball forward.
Nicole Botcheos makes the run back as outside
defender, passes to Katie Barron who returns the ball, and hits it up.
Michelle Hardiman carries the ball forward.
A midfielder passes to the inside midfielder on a
free hit and receives the pass back to cross the ball.
Kristie Tate takes the free hit and Connie Sadowski
gives the quick pass to beat the defender.
Special thanks go out to Pattie Hahn for filming the game, to the entire MIT varsity field hockey team, and to David Rho for helping me with all the rest.
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Created November 24, 1997 by Kristie Tate
Updated December 10, 1997