Hoosiers end season 1-11

Through thick and thin, the field hockey team completed its first varsity season after 19 years of not fielding a team.\nBut this season ended with a 1-11 record and suffered shutouts in all the losses, even though the team exceeded expectations.\nCoach Amy Robertson said she appreciates the hard work from the team and was surprised how well the players adapted to rigorous Big Ten competition. \n"We have continued to improve, even though the scores may not seem very positive," Robertson said. "Considering the level of competition that we\'ve entered into, I think we've been very successful in continuing to never give up and to be competitive in every game."\nNo single player stood out as the star because everyone contributed to the team's success, but junior forward Brooke Magers led the team in scoring with two goals and one assist in the lone victory against Bellarmine University, a Division II school. With the regular season finished, she will focus on this weekend's Big Ten tournament.\n"After having a year established, we're going to be able to build on something and continue our hard work ethic," Magers said. "Our biggest challenge will be the fact that we're still a new team. We have one year under our belt, but we're still new to the Big Ten, so we'll just have to come out and do what we did this year."\nThe Hoosiers have a good core to build on, with all four point scorers returning next year.\nRegrettably, three seniors, goalkeeper Alexandra Kaufman, back Becky Sward, and back Tania Hults have played their last regular season game for the Hoosiers. Although Hults, the team captain, could only participate in one season of varsity field hockey, she said she is grateful for the opportunity and views the experience positively.\n"We've done a lot better than people thought we would," Hults said. "I've been very impressed with how well we've done, even with the challenge of starting late in the spring."\nThe team will have plenty of room to improve, Robinson said.\n"I was hoping that we'd be more successful on our attacks," she said. "But the competition is so tough that we've only been able to control the little things. At the end of every game, we're always in the opponents' defensive end, so that shows that they never give up and play the full 70 minutes"