Susan, who was born and raised in Lloydminster and received her
elementary and high school education here, was first encouraged to try the game
by Jory Lamb, who'd played the game in Saskatoon. It wasn't long before she was
hitting the ball for Team Saskatchewan.
In 1992, when Team Saskatchewan played in tournaments in Winnipeg and Ottawa,
Susan met her present day coach Dru Marshall. Marshall, who has been the
national women's coach since 1996, convinced Susan to play at the University of
Alberta where she was enrolled as a Physical Education major.
Although a unique sport with any similarities to soccer, Susan found that field
hockey combined several sports she was more familiar with, such as ringette, ice
hockey and basketball.
Susan first began training with the National Team in 1995. When 10 teams qualify
for the 2000 Olympics, Susan has every hope that her team will be among those
ten.