Field Hockey Terps Begin Quest For Medals at Pan Am
7/16/2007 8:00:00 AM | Field Hockey
July 16, 2007
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - A number of Terps kicked off the Pan American field hockey games in Brazil on Sunday with the goal of winning a gold medal for two different countries. Among the participants are former Terrapins Paula Infante, Lauren Powley and Keli Smith, while current technical director/coach Tjerk van Herwaarden will be on the sidelines.
Completing her eligibility this past season, two-time Honda Award winner and four-time first team All-American Paula Infante (Santiago, Chile) is a defender on the Chilean National Team. Lauren Powley (Mountaintop, Pa.) and Keli Smith (Selinsgrove, Pa.) are members of the U.S. team, as Smith is participating in her second Pan Am Games.
Both the U.S. and Chile won its opening match. Chile cruised to a 6-0 win over Uruguay, while the Americans notched a 4-1 decision over Netherlands Antilles. Smith tallied the team's fourth goal of the game.
Tjerk van Herwaarden, who is entering his third season with the Terps, is hoping to guide the men's U.S. National Field Hockey team to a gold medal as an assistant coach on the U.S. staff. The men fell in their first contest, 2-1, to Chile.
The U.S. women's team will play Cuba on July 17, then Canada on July 19. Chile plays Brazil on July 17, and Argentina on July 19. The games wrap up July 21 and 24 for the women's teams. The men continue play on July 18 vs. Canada and Netherlands Antilles on the 20th, with the games ending on the 22nd and 25th.
For more information, log onto www.usfieldhockey.com or visit www.rio2007.org.br.
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