Oct. 23, 2015
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By Mike Gilbert, GoPSUsports.com Student Staff Writer
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. ââ'¬" Head field hockey coach Charlene Morett-Curtiss and head men's basketball coach Pat Chambers go way back. In fact, they both hail from Delaware County, Pennsylvania.
"He's my homeboy and I'm his homegirl," Morett-Curtiss joked.
"When we first did the coaches caravan with Bill O'Brien, the one stop was in Delaware County. So we'd be going by the Tower Theater and Upper Darby and pointing out different things, so we really have a good relationship. I was really excited when he was hired, I love his high energy and I love the way his team plays."
What else do Coach Morett-Curtiss and coach Chambers also have in common? They both coach a hard fighting team that is determined to go far in postseason.
Last season, Penn State basketball became a national rooting interest for many in its battle in the Big Ten Tournament, fighting for a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Penn State field hockey also has one chance to get invited to the NCAA tournament. The team must win the Big Ten tournament to get in. They also have a very talented senior in Steph Hussey, who is the de facto leader of a young squad and wants to make the most out of her time left in Happy Valley. Sound Familiar?
Hussey just hit the game-winning goal over the weekend against Rutgers that was described perfectly by Morett-Curtiss.
"It reminded me of Jose Bautista with the bat flip, and you know what's ironic is in our overtimes, Hussey plays back, so to be up there, she just snuck right in front of the six Rutgers players on that side of the field."
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