Patty Shea Quotations

I think something that we look to build on is our finish from last season, and we finished last season very strong. Not to go back to last season, but we have to use and remember how we developed at the end of last season.

I think one of the things that is going to be difficult to replace is the leadership, knowing what the level of expectations in field hockey is and wanting to make a mark as a team. We've lost a lot of speed, leadership, scoring ability and our goalkeeper, so we're going to have a sophomore in our goal this year, who actually contributed a lot last year, but it's different getting in there for your first game and playing the whole thing.

We have to sure up our goalkeeping, but we also have to take advantage of our goal scoring opportunities. We had quite a number of goal scoring opportunities in the Northeastern game and the BC game that we did not take advantage of.

Novak will come in and add depth and speed to our forward line. She has outstanding speed and the ability to eliminate defenders. She has good solid skills and knowledge of the game and is a great athlete with a relentless work ethic. Amy has tremendous passion and love for the game and will be a great fit for our program.

There's really nothing to worry about, it's not really the outcome or anything like that. It's really about what's going on the field, and some of the things that I'm really happy about is they're playing the game at a more sophisticated level. It's the details that are going to make the difference.