South Mountaineer Volume 23, Issue 21

              Stall Call Decides Last Dual Meet
Vol. 23 — No. 21
FEBRUARY 24, 1981
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Cagers 12-10 After Victories
Over Laf ayette, Delaware
24-22 Loss
To Orange;
EIWAs Next
A highly-controversial disqualification, with only eight
seconds remaining in the final
bout of the program, decided
Lehigh's last dual wrestling
meet of the season Saturday as
the Engineers were edged by
Syracuse, 24-22, before 5,000
fans in Stabler Center.
Referee Spike Israel disqualified heavyweight Drew Keiser
of the Engineers on accumulated   stalling   points   as   he
EIWA Schedule
Schedule of events for
the EIWA tournament at
Jadwin Gymnasium,
Princeton University:
Saturday, Feb. 28 — 11
a.m., preliminaries; 6
p.m., quarter-finals;
Sunday, March 1 — 11
a.m., semi-finals and
start of consolations; 5:30
p.m., consolation finals; 7
p.m., championship
finals.
engaged in a shoving match
with Mike Rotunda of the
Orange.
Rotunda also was at the stalling point limit and a double disqualification wouldn't have
surprised anyone. Both men
were on their feet, leaning
against each other, when the
decision was made.
With only those eight seconds
remaining, and Rotunda leading 10-8, he figured to pick up a
routine decision which would've
left Syracuse on the short end of
a 22-21 score. The disqualification provided three bonus points
and the Orange won at Bethlehem for the first time since 1952.
Lehigh ended its regular schedule with a 10-4, Syracuse is 17-
1, and they expect to join Navy
in a battle for first place in the
upcoming EIWA Tournament
Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 28
and Mar. 1, at Princeton.
The Keiser-Rotunda finale,
with its controversial finish,
took much of the glamor away
from what had been a bristling,
thrilling dual meet featuring
spectacular performances by
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EIWA TV
WLVT-TV, Ch. 39 of the
Lehigh Valley, will telecast the title round of the
EIWA tournament for
delayed showing Thurs-
day.Mar. 5, at 9 p.m.
The Entertainment
Sports Programming Network (WSPN) will feature
a Ch. 39 presentation of
the finals on dates and
times to be determined.
Ch. 39 also will make its
presentation available to
other public television
outlets and viewers are
advised to contact their
own stations for dates and
times of possible showings.
KEY
E-East Section
W-West Section
1-First place finisher in regular season
2,3,4,5, 6-Same
Engineers Will Have Bye,
Or Host Game March 2
East Coast Conference basketball playoffs begin Mar. 2
with all 12 member teams
involved.
The first two finishers in each
division—West and East—draw
opening-round byes. The third
and fourth place finishers host
games. Fifth and sixth place finishers travel.
Winners of Mar. 2 contests
play again Mar. 4 against the
four teams which had opening
byes, on the latter teams'
courts.
Semi-finals (Mar.6) and
finals (Mar. 7) will be held at the
Penn Palestra in Philadelphia.
The conference champion quali-
Indoor Track Summary
LEHIGH 67, LAFAYETTE 60
35-pound weight throw—1. Greg Menio
(Le); 2. Dave Melone (Le): 3. Eoine (cq);
Walche (Lf). Distance: 48-feet, 2'/<-inches.
Shot put—1. Hugh Gortier (Le); 2. Greg
Yogan (Lf); 3. Scott Reynolds (Le). Distance: 48-7'/i.
Mile run—1. Bill McCartan (Lf); 2. Dave
Thomson (Le); 3. Tom Campbell (Le).Time:
4:23.3.
Long Jump—1. Rusty Fulford (Le); 2. Ken
Jones (Le); 3. Jim Carr (Le). Distance: 21-
11.
60 high hurdles—1. Al Cognigni (Lf); 2.
Eric Bilhuber (Lf); 3. Jones (Le). Time: 7.7.
440—1. Joe Fischer (Lf); 2. Cognigni (Lf);
3. Ed Lynch (Le). Time: :51.4.
High jump—1. Jim Dricoll (Le); 2. Jones
(Le); 3. Bob LaFrankie (Le). Height: 6-6.
600 run—1. John Onnembo (Lf); 2. John
Siket (Le); 3. Tom Whelan (Le). Time: 1:16.
60 dash—1. Fischer (Lf); 2. Karl Gaines
(Le): 3. Cognigni (Lf). Time: : 6.5.
Pole Vault—1. Tom Bell (Lf); 2. Bob Nabholz (Le); 3. Jeff Meszaros (Le). Height: 13-
6.
Triple jump—1. Larry Mercadante (Le); 2.
Fulford (Le); 3. Dave Storck (Le). Distance:
47-3.
880 run—1. Dave Strong (Lf); 2. Mike Murray (Le)"; 3. John Sullivan (Le). Time: 1:59.0.
1,000 run—1. Dave Hines (Le); 2. McCartan
(Lf); 3. Steve Bush (LO. Time: 2:17.2.
2-mile run—1. Dennis Walsh (Lf); 2. Bruce
Flynn (Le); 3. Campbell (Le). Time: 9:31.9.
Mile relay—1. Lafayette (Bill Huber,
Fager, Cagnigni, Fischer). Time: 3:27.3.
2-mile relay—1. Lehigh (Thomson, Fusco,
Sullivan, Murray). Time: 8:01.5.
fies automatically for a berth in
the NCAA tournament.
Lehigh is contending for one
of the first 2 spots in the West. If
failing to climb into one of those
berths the Engineers will host
either Delaware or West Chester Mar. 2 at Grace Hall in the
first round. Stabler Center is
unavailable for basketball that
night.
With the start of the semifinals the divisions flip-flop with
East facing West in each
contest.
WEST w L P.C.
Bucknell 6   8 .429
Rider 6   8 .429
Lafayette 6   8 .429
LEHIGH 5   9 .357
Delaware 2 12 .143
W. Chester 2 12 .143
EAST W L P.C.
American 9 0 1,000
St. Joseph's 9 1 .900
Temple 9 1 .900
LaSalle 7 3 .700
Drexel 6 4 .600
Hofstra 5 6 .455
TUESDAY, FEB. 24
American vs. St. Joseph's (Penn
Palestra).
WEDNESDAY, FEB. 25
LEHIGH AT BUCKNELL, 8 p.m.;
Delaware at Lafayette, W. Chesterat
Rider, LaSalle at Drexel.
SATURDAY, FEB. 28
RIDER AT LEHIGH, 3 p.m.:
Lafayette at Bucknell, W. Chesterat
Delaware, American vs. Temple
(Penn Palestra). End of regular
schedule.
^kGood Bench
98        Is Key To
Late Surge
Lehigh revived its chances for
a winning basketball season last
week, and a high finish in the
western division of the East
Coast Conference, with triumphs over Lafayette and Delaware following a loss to St.
Joseph's.
It was the first victory over
the Leopards in men's basketball since 1974, snapping a 14-
game Leopard winning streak
in the series.
Lehigh took Lafayette 68-62 on
Wednesday and followed with
its triumph over Delaware, 61-
59, on Saturday. The St. Joe's
loss, in Philadelphia, was by a
74-47 margin.
The Engineers (12-10) have
two regularly-scheduled contests, and at least one conference playoff game, remaining.
A triumph in either of the games
this week will clinch the team's
first winning campaign since
1968.
Coach Brian Hill, who has
been relying heavily on his
bench all season, went that
route again and received major
dividends from reserves Rick
Coppola of Livingston, N.J.,
Paul Hanks of Warminster, Pa.,
and Jeff Campisi of Essex Fells,
N.J., all seniors.
Coppola, a forward, was
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LEHIGH
Blue 3 2-4 8, Riley 3 4-5 10, Collins 4 3-6 11,
Power 1 3-4 5, Ketcho 3 4-5 10, Campisi 3 2-2 8,
Unger 0 0-0 0, Coppola 5 2-2 12, Hanks 2 0-1 4.
Totals 24 20-29 68.
LAFAYETTE
Best 7 3-5 17, Brightful 2 0-0 4, Goetz 21-2 5,
Mead 1 0-0 2, Whitman 6 1-2 13, Wolff 0 2-2 2,
Sawyer 10-02, Bennett 0 0-00, Thompson 3 5-5
11. Godwin 3 0-0 6, King 0 0-0 0. Muldoon 0 0-0 0.
Totals 25 12-16 62.
Halftime: Lehigh. 36-27.
LEHIGH
Blue 4 4-7 12, Riley 2 6-6 10, Collins 0 0-0 0,
Power 2 0-0 4, Ketcho 1 2-2 4, Campisi 2 1-3 5,
Coppola 51-311. Hanks 5 5-715. Totals 2119-28
61.
DELAWARE
Luck 17 0-0 34, Reybold 0 0-00, Mullenberg 8
1-1 17, Dill 2 0-0 4, Campbell 0 0-0 0, Stauden-
meyer 0 0-0 0, Huffman 2 0-0 4, Ross 0 0-0 0.
Carr 0 0-2 0, Purcell 0 0-0 0. Totals 29 1-3 59.
Halftime: Delaware, 28-24.
LEHIGH
Blue 2 2-4 6: Riley 5 5-8 15; Collins 0 4-4 4:
Power 2 0-0 4; Ketcho 10-02; Campisi 0 0-2 0;
Unger 0 3-8 3; Coppola 4 0-18; Moran 1 0-0 2
Kamin 0 1-2 1: Tusky 0 0-0 0: Block 1 0-0 2.
Totals: 16 15-27 47.
ST. JOSEPH'S
Williams 5 0-1 10; Smith 9 4-5 22; Costner 2
2-2 6: Clark 1 0-0 2: Warrick 0 0-0 0: DiCaro 2
1-1 5; McFarian 6 1-2 13: Mitchell 1 0-0 2:
Kearney 3 4-6 10: Dearborn 1 0-0 2: Spring-
man 0 1-3 1; Healy 0 1-2 1; Robbins 0 0-0 0.
Totals: 30 14-23 74.
Halftime: St. Joseph's. 33-21.