All About Field Hockey
What have I been doing for the past two weeks? Well ... By James Patrick Special to the Valley News DURHAM, N.H. — The scene before a game in the University of New Hampshire field hockey team's locker room is a familiar one to the Upper Valley. Instigated by Kyle Lyons and Whitney Frates, a duo from Kimball Union Academy, the college players have a ritual to get psyched up for a game. They turn on the song, “Hey Baby,” by D.J. Otzi. If you've ever been to a high school football game, you've probably heard the school band belt out its version of the original, “Hey! Baby.” Otzi's version has a faster pace. “Hey, hey baby. I want to know, if you'll be my girl,” the women in the locker room belt out. A circle forms. Somebody dances a little jig in the middle while teammates clap. Whatever works. The Wildcats are 17-4 and won last weekend's America East tournament to earn their first spot in the NCAA tournament since 2000. New Hampshire plays Michigan at 2 p.m. tod