Patrice Schena Cachat
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Sport:
Field Hockey |
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Year
Graduated: 1991 |
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Year
Inducted: 1998 |
She was like watching Ginger Rogers perform on the dance
floor.
That's how Terrier field hockey coach Sally Starr described
Patrice Schena.
"She was a very fluid player," the coach said of
Patrice. "She had great vision on the field, and was
very efficient moving the ball. You just enjoyed watching
her play because she was so skilled. She made the game look
easy."
A native of Cheshire, CT, Patrice was the only freshman to
start for the 1987 Terrier field hockey team which finished
with a 12-7-2 record and a final national ranking of 13th.
She played in 19 of the team's 21 games, had two assists,
and was named the Boston Four Rookie of the Year.
Over the next three years, she scored three goals and added
25 assists to finish her career with a 4-27-35.
As a junior on the 1989 team, Patrice tied for second on
the team in assists with seven and was third in points with
eight, as B.U. finished with a 13-4-2 record and ninth place
in the final national rankings. She earned First Team All-Conference
and Second Team All-Northeast Region honors.
Saving her best for last, Patrice was co-captain of the team
that finished with an 11-8-1 mark, including a 3-0-1 conference
record and the North Atlantic Conference regular-season title.
Individually, Patrice led the team in assists with 17 and
tied for first in points with 21. Her honors included Second
Team All-America, Conference Player of the Year, First Team
All-Northeast Region, Boston Four Player of the Year, team
MVP, and the Gretchen Schuyler Award as the University's outstanding
female student-athlete.
Patrice continued her field hockey playing career as a member
of the Boston Hockey Club.
