Topic: Field Hockey

Congratulations to the Lady Cougar Field Hockey team for another great year. As the regular season winds down and the team prepares for playoffs, Jeff Dave submitted some photos from the season.

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Asheville Citizen-Times - October 30, 2005 - The Asheville High field hockey team has been looking for respect all season. They earned a little bit more Saturday afternoon with a runner-up finish at the state Class 4-A/3-A championship in Mount Tabor, where the Cougars lost to Chapel Hill 2-0.

"The key was that they have a middle school team and we dont," coach Lauren Kaye said. "Do I think we could have won? Absolutely. Why didn't we win? I still haven't figured that out yet." Asheville, which features four starting freshmen, focused o­n defense throughout the week's practice, but the Cougars couldn't find a way to convert any of their eight shots o­n goal.

Alex Gittemeier recorded eight saves for the Cougars, who finished third in the unsanctioned state finals last year. "I got to give credit to my three captains (Elise Goodrich, Davis Hillier, Paige Chamberlin)," Kaye said. "It wasn't their best game, but they gave everything they had and left it out o­n the field. They never quit."

Congratulations o­n a great season!

From the Asheville High Website:

The Girls Field Hockey team beat West Forsyth 5-1 in the semifinals, and Mount Tabor 2-1 in the regional finals. The team plays in Winston-Salem this weekend for the State Championship. Good luck Lady Cougars!

Date	Opponent	Site	JV	Varsity
Sat, Aug 20	Mt. Tabor Tournament	Mt. Tabor	TBA	TBA
Thu, Aug 25	R.J. Reynolds	Away	5:30	4:30
Wed, Aug 31	Charlotte Country Day	Away	(No JV)	4:30
Tue, Sep 6	West Forsyth	Home	(No JV)	6:00
Thu, Sep 8	Freedom	Away	5:30	4:00
Wed, Sep 14	Spartanburg Day	Away	5:30	4:00
Thu, Sep 15	Mount Tabor	Home	5:30	4:00
Tue, Sep 20	Asheville School	Away	5:15	4:00
Thu, Sep 22	Charlotte Latin	Home	5:30	4:30
Tue, Sep 27	Christ Church	Home	5:15	4:00
Thu, Sep 29	Mount Tabor	Away	5:30	4:00
Tue, Oct 4	Spartanburg Day	Home	5:30	4:00
Thu, Oct 6	Christ Church	Away	5:15	4:00
Tue, Oct 11	West Forsyth	Away	5:30	5:00
Mon, Oct 17	R.J. Reynolds	Home	6:30	5:00
Tue, Oct 18	Asheville School	Home	5:15	4:00
Thu, Oct 20	Freedom	Home	5:15	4:00

The Asheville Lady Cougar Field Hockey team completed the 2004 season with an outstanding 14-3 record.  AHS was undefeated in the Western Carolina Conference (AHS, Freedom, R.J. Reynolds, Mt. Tabor, Myers Park and W. Forsyth) with a 6-0 record.  

Coach Lauren Kaye's Lady Cougars lost 1-0 to Mt. Tabor in the state semi-finals o­n a controversial penalty shot that was awarded in error.  Asheville out-shot Mt. Tabor 30-1 in the game.   AHS defeated Raleigh Jordan 3-1 for third place in NC. 

Individual honors include:

All-Conference:  Mary Ann Coddington, Alex Gitiemer, Davis Hillier, Norah Bate, Sarah Gillespie, Elise Goodrich, and Paige Chamberlin.

All-State:  Mary Ann Coddington, Norah Bate, Davis Hillier, Alex Gitiemer, and Sarah Gillespie.

Congratulations o­n a great season!