Field
      Hockey's
      Quiet
      Dignity
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
         
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It
      doesn’t
      boast
      the
      speed
      of
      ice
     
     
      hockey,
      nor
      does
      it
      possess
      the
     
     
      rugged
      physical
      game
      of
      rugby;
      it
     
     
      can’t
      claim
      the
      finesse
      of
      soccer,
      or
     
     
      the
      strategy
      of
      baseball.
      For
      that
     
     
      matter,
      field
      hockey
      can’t
      even
     
     
      claim
      to
      have
      the
      chaos
      of
      dodge-
     
     
      ball.
      Why
      would
      anyone
      ever
      want
     
     
      to
      watch
      this
      sport,
      let
      alone
      play
      it?
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “It’s
      intense,”
      says
      Vicki
      MacLeod,
     
     
      a
      first
      year.
      “It
      requires
      a
      lot
      of
      skill,
     
     
      and
      even
      though
      there
      are
      a
      lot
      of
     
     
      whistles,
      it
      adds
      to
      the
      build
      up
      of
     
     
      the
      game.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      She
      smiles
      shyly,
      and
      apologizes
     
     
      for
      not
      being
      able
      to
      give
      a
      good
     
     
      interview.
      “I
      need
      some
      help,
      I
     
     
      think,”
      she
      laughs.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      MacLeod
      represents
      exactly
      what
     
     
      field
      hockey
      is
      at
      UPEL.
      It
      is
      a
      quiet
     
     
      sport,
      one
      not
      prone
      to
      massive
     
     
      publicity
      or
      huge
      crowds,
      but
      at
      the
     
     
      same
      time,
      not
      requiring
      the
      atten-
     
     
      tion
      of
      the
      masses
      in
      order
      to
      func-
     
     
      tion
      properly.
      Field
      hockey
      does
      not
     
     
      need
      a
      large
      crowd
      to
      keep
      the
      play-
     
     
      ers
      pumped
      for
      the
      duration
      of
      the
     
     
      game
      in
      the
      same
      way
      other
      sports
     
     
      do
      —
      cheerleaders,
      banners,
      and
      air
     
     
      horns
      come
      to
      mind
      —
      because
      the
     
     
      players
      function
      as
      a
      microcosmic
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      crowd
      themselves,
      with
      communi-
     
     
      cation
      and
      support
      being
      a
      crucial
     
     
      elements
      for
      a
      winning
      team.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      “We
      constantly
      work
      to
      improve
     
     
      it,”
      says
      MacLeod.
      “But
      the
      team
     
     
      definitely
      shows
      a
      lot
      of
      unity.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      In
      fact,
      MacLeod
      says,
      the
      team
      is
     
     
      very
      driven,
      all
      with
      the
      same
      goal
     
     
      in
      mind
      —
      to
      be
      all
      they
      can
      be,
      US
     
     
      Army
      style.
      In
      a
      split
      between
      rook-
     
     
      ies
      and
      veterans,
      the
      team
      has
      a
     
     
      good
      balance,
      with
      a
      lot
      of
      experi-
     
     
      ence
      coming
      from
      girls
      who
      have
     
     
      played
      in
      high
      school
      and
      even
      as
     
     
      far
      back
      as
      junior
      high
      in
      some
     
     
      cases.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      The
      team
      currently
      sits
      at
      2-2-0,
     
     
      going
      0-2-0
      in
      league
      play.
      It
      defi-
     
     
      nitely
      is
      hard,
      elaborates
      MacLeod,
     
     
      when
      there
      is
      only
      one
      other
      team
     
     
      in
      the
      league.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      She
      smiles.
      “But
      hey,
      the
      team
      we
     
     
      beat
      —
      they
      had
      guys
      playing.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Don’t
      expect
      me
      to
      try
      out.
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Baskethall
      seasons
      start
      anew
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      It’s
      nearing
      the
      end
      of
      October,
      and
      for
      basketball
      fans
      that
      means
      the
     
     
      beginning
      of
      the
      new
      season.
      The
      NBA
      begins
      its
      exhibition
      games
     
     
      tonight,
      with
      the
      marquee
      matchups
      being
      the
      homegrown
      Raptors
      facing
     
     
      off
      against
      the
      76'ers,
      while
      the}
     
     
      new
      look
      Heat
      take
      on
      th
     
     
      McGrady-less
      Magic.
      The
      forme
     
     
      showcasing
      an
      oft-broody
      Vinc
     
     
      Carter
      trying
      to
      lead
      his
      team
      out}
     
     
      of
      the
      basement
      against
      aj
     
     
      reformed
      76'ers,
      while
      the
      Heat}
     
     
      look
      to
      improve
      with
      their
      off-|
     
     
      season
      acquisition,
      the
      Big}
     
     
      Aristotle,
      Shaquille
      O’Neal.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
       
     
     
        
     
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Closer
      to
      home,
      the
      UPEI
     
     
      women’s
      panthers
      have
      already
     
     
      started
      their
      pre-season
      schedule,
     
     
      pounding
      the
      Champlain
      St.
     
     
      Lawrence
      Tigers
      100-31.
      The
     
     
      Panthers’
      twin
      towers,
      Lindsey
     
     
      Coade
      and
      Katherine
      Walters,§
     
     
      combined
      for
      38
      points
      and
      22
     
    

    
     
      boards,
      while
      Coade
      had
      a
      game
     
    

    
     
      high
      21
      points,
      17
      rebounds.
      Melissa
      Campbell
      chipped
      in
      21
      points,
      while
     
     
      pick-pocketing
      5
      steals
      in
      the
      first
      game
      of
      exhibition
      play.
      The
      men
      have
     
     
      not
      played
      thus
      far,
      but
      are
      in
      Acadia
      this
      weekend
      playing
      in
      the
      kickoff
     
     
      tournament.
      While
      losing
      several
      key
      members
      since
      last
      year,
      such
      as
     
     
      Kenny
      Duncan,
      their
      leading
      scorer,
      and
      Jeff
      Walker,
      they
      hope
      that
      the
     
     
      veteran
      members
      of
      last
      year’s
      squad,
      such
      as
      Tyler
      Wood,
      Doug
     
     
      McKinney
      and
      Sherone
      Edwards
      can
      lead
      the
      5
      rookies
      on
      the
      roster
      this
     
     
      year
      to
      another
      playoff
      appearance.
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      UPEI
      Cadre
      October
      19,
      2004
      page
      15