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Reding field hockey team 's year ends with playoff loss to Loyola By MURRAY TOWNSEND Special ta The Champion Bishop Reding's senior girls field hock- ey teamn had their chances, but couldn't bury the biscuit, as they fell 2-0 ta Loyola Monday in a playoff match that ended their season. The Rayais dominated early in the first hall and could have easily taken a coim- manding lead, but the hall wasn't baunicing their way. Caillin Dick and Edyn Marshall both had golden appartunitirs belote Loyola * gradually started ta tum things around. The Rayais had tied Layola O-O in their regular season meeting and il apprared this game was headed the samne way, until a * Layoas player bangrd in her awn rrbaund ta give them the lrad. Superb two-way effort Alana Zrlrk was clearly the brat player on rither aide and waa ail over the tield for BR. She made great defensive pîsys, was dominant in the middlr and was instru- mental in grtting the bail into the Loyala acoring arra. Kim Durante, who bas anchored the defense ail seasan, suffered a re-occumrng wrist injury and bad ta be sidrlined for part ai the game, but gamely went back in the second hait. Meanwhile, Rebecca Ketelaars, one of the tram's most improved players, made severai gaod plays on defense ta campen- sate for ber absence. Loyola went up 2-O on a diving score laIe in the second haif, puttîng the Rayais behind the eight bail. Tbey didn't give up, bowever, and bad a several more gaad scaring chances, including some by Karen Marchment and Durante, who maved up ta forward. Coach Jim Gallant was not displeased with the team's etfort. 't thaught that we playrd one ai the beat gamtes we've had ail seasan. Tbry were very aggressive and disciplinrd. "I thought wr dominated the Loyola tram even though thry outscared us. We had our chances - ai leaat four or five chances ta score - and just couldn't capi- talize." He was also imprrssed by the team's impravemnent. "Wr went into the season knawing Appleby and Oakvillr-Trafalgar would be powrrhouses. My goal was ta make the playoffs and ta ser some improvement over the seasan. Wr braught in a lai ai nrw playrm. "Qiher schoals bave a junior tram ta draw fram, but part of aur tramn was Grade nine and 10 pisyr, sa t was really proud that these players came up ta the senior level and did as well as lhey did." As a measurement. Gailant nated that early in the season the Rayais lost 8-O ta Appleby, a private scbool with their awn artiticiai turf field. Late in the year, Bishop Reding only bast 2-O, and Appleby wasn't able ta score until weli into the second half. rhe Canadien Champion, Friday, October 20, 2000 - 21 Fax ail of your teamn reports-or sports story ideas to Steve LeBlanc at 878-4943. A winier check-up means peace of mmnd"P through the tough driving season. CAA has a number of Approved Auto Repair Service speclalists ready 10 assisi you in preparing your car for winier. Reduced prices are available ai many CAA Approved Auto Repair Service locations. Jusi "Show Your Card & Save"". And oui 'quality work ai fair prices' promise includes a parts and labour warranty of 12 months / 20,000 kilometresi i