IN THE LOCKERROOM WITH...Dan Bourque and Matt Winstanley
Bourque and Winstanley have been the lifeblood of the Plague over its past four seasons. They co-captained Oberlin's own ice hockey team this season, through two - count 'em, two - hard fought games against Case Western.
Do either of you say "eh?"
MW: Uh, Fridays.
DB: I usually take Wednesdays.
How did the name "Plague" come about?
DB: The Yeoman, the farmer thing didn't really fit in with the hockey thing.
MW: I think it's a pretty inspiring name, though.
DB: I've been talking to Gary Bettman, and he might make the next [NHL] expansion team the Plague.
What's your favorite Plague memory?
DB: The guy who scheduled [a Denison] game told them the wrong time. They came an hour early. They were all pissed off, threw bottles at cars and they actually went into East or North and basically looted the dorms. They went in and threw shit around, set off fire alarms and got drunk. So after the game, there was Denison, their coach and like 10 cops surrounding them. A few of them got arrested and were held on $10,000 bail and got kicked out of Denison.
Does the Plague recruit?
DB: That's actually what we're doing for spring break. I'm going to Russia and he's going to Toronto.
Who's going to Finland?
DB: I'm going to schedule a two-day layover in Scandinavia on my way back from Moscow.
MW: Actually, I hear the new talent is in Japan.
DB: Matt was just there last semester, recruiting. Evan Kelley too was recruiting in China, a lot of activity in China.
If you could say one thing to Plague fans, what would it be?
MW: Come out and play, we were so short players this year. We need more skaters.
DB: It's difficult when you have eight guys on the bench.
MW: I definitely say thanks to the fans. It's made hockey here a completely different experience, having people interested in it... and drunk.
Dan, how many bones have you broken?
DB: (counts slowly) About eight or nine.
MW: And he almost lost his left leg during a game.
DB: It was a fracture, it was out like that (points sideways).
MW: Hey, your muscle's not supposed to be there.
DB: There was a pile-up in front of the net and I was turning out with the puck and a kid got hit and his whole upper body fell right there (displays plethora of scars and indents on leg).
These two-game seasons are rough, huh?
DB: It's the hardest, man.
This Week's Events
- Women's Lacrosse
- Wednesday, Mar. 22 vs. Indiana U. of Pennsylvania 4 p.m.
- Monday, Mar. 27 at Colorado 4 p.m.
- Men's Lacrosse
- Saturday Mar. 18 at Wittenberg 1:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Mar. 22 vs. Kenyon 4 p.m.
- Wednesday, Apr. 5 vs. Wooster 4:30 p.m.
- Baseball
- Saturday, Mar. 18 vs. Penn State-Behrend (two games) 1 p.m.
- Saturday, Mar. 25 at Maryville, TN, 1 p.m.
- Women's Tennis
- Saturday, Mar. 18 vs. Ohio Northern 1 p.m.
- Wednesday, Mar. 22 vs. Hiram 3:30 p.m.
- Wednesday, Apr. 5 vs. Ohio Wesleyan 4 p.m.
- Men's Tennis
- Saturday, Mar. 18 at Mount Union 1 p.m.
- Wednesday, Mar. 22 at Hiram 3:30 p.m.
- Swimming and Diving
- Men - at NCAA Div. II Championships at Emory University, March 16-18 TBA
What are they talking about?
This week...
Ground Ball
Sports: Lacrosse, baseball
What it means:
This one is almost as easy as it sounds. In lacrosse, any ball that is either knocked loose, not caught or otherwise winds up on the grass is considered a ground ball.
In baseball, any batted ball that is fair (stays between the two white lines) and that rolls or bounces before leaving the infield is a ground ball. Pitchers who consistantly get batters to hit ground, as opposed to fly, balls are often more successful since there is less chance of runners advancing.
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Volume 128, Number 18, March 17, 2000
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