{"id":84130,"date":"2020-10-21T20:20:55","date_gmt":"2020-10-21T20:20:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sandbox.web.rcn.net\/rcntv\/?p=84130"},"modified":"2023-02-24T16:54:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-24T16:54:56","slug":"behind-mic-professional-field-hockey-knew","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.astound.com\/atvn\/behind-mic-professional-field-hockey-knew\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the Mic: Professional Field Hockey \u2013 Who Knew?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The views expressed in this blog are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of\u00a0 <\/em><em>RCN or any other agency, organization, employer or company.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-field-hockey\/athletes\/amanda-magadan\">Amanda Magadan<\/a> is, arguably, the greatest <a href=\"https:\/\/goleopards.com\/sports\/field-hockey\">field hockey<\/a> player to graduate from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lafayette.edu\/\">Lafayette College<\/a>. So what you might say since the usual path for Lafayette athletes and<br \/>\ngraduates is to go on to a very successful career in the business and professional worlds. Amanda\u2019s degree in both Economics and Psychology would lead one to believe that is<br \/>\nexactly where she was headed. But, she had a different plan. She was invited to try out for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.teamusa.org\/usa-field-hockey\/uswnt\">US Women\u2019s National Field Hockey Team<\/a> in 2017. She has not looked back. I caught up with Amanda this past week for an interview on <a href=\"https:\/\/goleopards.com\/news\/2020\/7\/9\/general-lafayette-athletics-launches-primetime-pards.aspx\">PrimeTime Pards<\/a>. But before I chatted with Amanda, her head coach at Lafayette, Jennifer Stone, gave some background on her star player (start at the 1:54 mark of the YouTube post):<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Primetime Pards: Amanda Magadan &#039;17 Full Video\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bfh0T_dPOBc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>ABOVE THE EARS (SOME MUSINGS)<br \/>\n1. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/rays\">Tampa Bay Rays<\/a> made sure that infamy would not accompany them if they lost a 3-0 series lead to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/astros\">Astros<\/a> by winning Game 7, 4-2, on Saturday. The Astros won games 4, 5, and 6 and were poised to be only the second team in history to win the series after being down 3-0. Many fans were rooting for the Rays after Houston was involved in a sign-stealing scandal that tainted their 2017 World Series title. Now the Rays will play in only their second World Series ever. They lost to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/phillies\">Phillies<\/a> in 2008.<\/p>\n<p>2. Wouldn\u2019t you think with all the Covid related issues for Major League Baseball, there would be a twist at the end? It did not happen. The two teams with the best records during the season ended up playing one another in the World Series. The Dodgers defeated the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/braves\">Atlanta Braves<\/a> on Sunday night to win the National League pennant. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/dodgers\">Dodgers<\/a> have the stronger offense and<br \/>\nthe Rays have the stronger pitching. On to the World Series in Arlington, Texas.<\/p>\n<p>3. We are six weeks into the NFL season and fans are starting to think Super Bowl. This past week should certainly make Steelers fans have high expectations. As long as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pro-football-reference.com\/players\/R\/RoetBe00.htm\">Ben Roethlisberger<\/a> stays healthy and their defense plays at the high level they currently employ, the Steelers look like the best\u00a0team in the NFL. And the second best team (or still the best) is the current Super bowl champions, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chiefs.com\/\">Kansas City Chiefs<\/a>. The NFC is up for grabs \u2013 you pick the favorite.<\/p>\n<p>4. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.philadelphiaeagles.com\/\">Eagles<\/a>\u2019 fans (some even allowed in the stands) had to be doing a lot of \u201cwhat if\u2026\u201d this past Sunday. What if\u2026 they kicked an early field goal instead of not getting a first down on a QB sneak? What if\u2026 they did not go for two on their first TD? What if\u2026 two long passes were completed \u2013 one for a TD? What if\u2026 they were successful on the final two-point conversion to tie the game? The answer to all the questions may very well have been, \u201cThey would have won.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>5. With only two weeks left in the regular season <a href=\"https:\/\/rcn.com\/atvn\/2020-high-school-football\/\">schedule<\/a>, our high school football games this week are Nazareth at Liberty on Friday night at 7:00pm and Freedom at Bethlehem Catholic on Saturday afternoon at 3:00pm. 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