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“We re concerned with us playing up to our own potentialsays Field
Hockey coach Diane Smith, who returns with eleven of the 14 she took
to the nationals last year. “But we should have two very strong teams
Field hockey aims
for AIAW berth
By MIKE GRADY
Of the Emerald
"Optimism” was the key word
used when head Oregon field
hockey coach Diane Smith de
scribed this year’s team.
“Of the 14 people we took to
nationals last year, I’ll have 11 of
those returning,’’ Smith said. “I'm
expecting an enthusiastic group
back. When you get a chance to
go back East and experience the
level of play back there, you can't
help but be excited at the chance
of doing it again. "
If improvement is to be seen,
though, it may not show until the
Association for Intercollegiate Ath
letics for Women (AIAW) Champ
ionships to be held this year at
Denver.
Since its origination two years
ago, the Oregon women have
been to the national champion
ships both times. They held a
13-3-2 season record going into
last year's event held at Valley
Forge, Pa. but then lost three
straight games to powerful East
ern schools. In fact, the team the
Ducks drew first, Ursinus College
from the Philadelphia area,
finished second in the nation.
Smith points to the early age at
which girls on the East coast start
playing field hockey as the reason
why the schools in that part of the
country are a step ahead of
everyone else in the sport.
“The East is very concentrated
in hockey; they start in grade
school," she said. “We re lucky to
start in high school out here."
Returning on the front line for
the Ducks will be Hanna Munson,
Anne Has serf, Allyson Smith and
Caryn McComas All of them were
named to the All-Association team
in 1976. For Munson, the team’s
leading scorer a year ago, this will
be herthird year. Hassert, a senior
from Delaware, should help the
Ducks by adding an eastern
touch.
On defense Oregon will depend
on two Ail-Association players
from last year, Katie F revert and
Katy Moore. Debbie Hiller, a
senior with three years experi
ence should also contribute.
Smith sees the goalie duties
being between Leigh Moorhouse
and Gayle Smith. Both Moor
house and Smith shared the job
last year and coach Smith expects
them to do the same this year un
less one clearly improves over the
other.
Transfers may also help the
Ducks this year. Two women, both
from the East, have notified Smith
they will attend Oregon this fall.
Janice Darienzo is one. She has
played field hockey for two years
at a New York college. The other
is senior Susanna Randall. Ran
dall is from Philadelphia and
played at Carlton College in Min
nesota
With so many quality people ar
riving for two-a-day practices on
Sept. 19, plus what Smith terms a
very promising group from last
year's junior varsity," she is faced
with a somewhat enjoyable prob
lem. "It’s going to be very tough to
select a varsity squad," Smith
said. "We should have two very
strong teams."
“Our schedule this year is
tough, but that is what helps build
the program," she added. “It s
going to be tough to qualify (for
nationals) this year, but we will
play all the teams that we re going
to face before the qualifying tour
nament with the exception of
Pacific Lutheran University. That
should help."
“We re really not trying to think
too much about other teams right
now, though," Smith said. “We re
more concerned with us playing
up to our own potential. We want
each player to become the best
player that she can be. This can
be one of our best and strongest
years.”
The first game for the women,
following two weeks of practice,
will be on Saturday, Oct. 1. It will
be a scrimmage against the
Eugene field hockey dub which
will give Smith a preview of her
squad before the season opener
on Oct. 3, against Willamette Uni
versity.
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