South Mountaineer Volume 28, Issue 08

              Vol. 28—No. 8
NOVEMBER 4, 1985
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Engineers Edged By Tribe
(B&W Photo by BILL WILSON)
KICKER MICHAEL BEATTIE converts on one of his three field
goals. Beattle's efforts were not enough however, as Lehigh
dropped a tough decision to William & Mary.
Lehigh -Lafayette
Homecoming
Nov. 22-23
Catch the spirit of the weekend at three events . . .
1. BEAT LAFAYETTE BASH
Friday, Nov. 22, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m., Candlelight Room, Hotel
Bethlehem
*$3 per person donation at door
♦Enjoy beer on tap and pretzels (cash bar also)
♦No reservation necessary
2. LEOPARD BRUNCH
Saturday, Nov.33; 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., third floor, University
Center
♦Enjoy pre-game bloodies and sours plus a delicious brunch featuring eggs bernaise
♦Mail reservation form by Nov. 13
3. HOME CLUB HUDDLE
Immediately following the game in Rathbone Hall
♦$5 per person donation at the door
♦Enjoy open bar and snacks
♦All alumni and guests are welcome
Please   reserve.
.tickets   at   $7   each   for   the
Leopard   Brunch.    I   will   pick   up   the   tickets   at
the event.
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Bid For Tie Short After TD With 0:00 Left
By JOHN MISSIMER '85
The Lehigh football team ran
out of miracle finishes Saturday, as Todd Melton fell a foot
short of the goal line on a two-
point conversion attempt with
no time remaining, which would
have given Lehigh a tie with
William and Mary. The Tribe
escaped Taylor Stadium with a
31-29 win over the Engineers, in
a game played before a Freshman Parents Day crowd of
10,800.
Lehigh drove 93 yards in the
final 1:49, drawing to within two
points on a 26-yard touchdown
pass from Marty Horn (Short
Hills, N.J.) to Todd Melton
(Berlin, N.J.) as time expired.
On the ensuing conversion
attempt, Horn completed a pass
to Melton, but the tall flanker
was tackled before he could
reach paydirt.
Even though the game was
not decided until the final play,
the outcome was greatly
affected by the Engineers' failure to take advantage of scoring
opportunites earlier in the contest. Prior to the final mad
drive, Lehigh had marched to
within the William and Mary 15
four times, coming away with
just six points on a pair of
Michael Beattie (Danbury,
Conn.) field goals.
The game showcased two of
the premier quarterbacks in
Div. I—AA, with Horn and Stan
Yagiello combining for 61 completions on 105 attempts for 717
yards and four touchdowns.
Horn, playing perhaps the
best game of his career, set
Lehigh records for attempts
(62), completions (37) and total
offense (442). He tossed for 411
yards, scored one touchdown
rushing, and was not intercepted.
Yagiello wasted no time in
demonstrating his form. On the
game's fourth play he lofted a
43-yard pass to Ron Gillam,
moving the ball to the Lehigh 7.
Two plays later, Michael demons scooted into the end zone.
Peter Schreck (West Lawn,
Pa.) collected a 7-yard scoring
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strike from Horn to even tne
score, capping a 59-yard drive.
Lehigh went up by 14-7 when
Horn dove in from the 1 with 57
seconds left in the first frame.
The plunge crowned an 11-play,
72-yard drive that featured
three passes for 32 yards to Ren-
nie Benn (Short Hills, N.J.) and
a 10-yard strike to Melton.
The Tribe held the Engineers
off the board for the first 14:50 of
the second quarter, posting 10
points of their own on a 37-yard
field goal and a 2-yard run.
Beattie punched through his
second field goal, a 25-yarder,
with 10 seconds left in the half to
even the count at 17-17.
Lehigh's first possession of
the second half began in good
field position at the Tribe 36, following a punt of just 13 yards.
But after driving to the 1,
Lehigh was forced to settle for
Beattie's third field goal, from
18 yards, to go up by 20-17.
The Engineers got the ball
right back when freshman
safety Glenn Comisac (Tamaqua, Pa.) picked off Yagiello's
first pass on the Indian 36.
Again the Tribe dodged what
could have been a fatal bullet.
Lehigh failed to turn the opportunity to account after driving
to the William and Mary 8. A
poor snap on yet another Beattie
field goal try left the Engineers
with nothing.
The Tribe seized the lead on a
59-yard bomb from Yagiello to
Gillam with 5:53 left in the third
period. Beattie's third field goal
brought Lehigh to within one,
24-23, in the waning moments of
the stanza.
On their first possession of the
last quarter, Lehigh once again
marched deep into William and
Mary territory and failed to
score. The Engineers moved to
the Tribe 10, stalled, and saw
Beattie's fifth field goal attempt
sail wide from 27 yards out.
Taking over with 5:31 left,
after a series of punts back and
forth, Yagiello drove the Indians 67 yards, tossing 14 yards to
demons for a score with 1:52
left.
But Horn was up to the challenge. Completing eight passes,
Horn, taking the first snap away
back on the Lehigh 3, moved the
Engineers ever closer to the
goal. Seven seconds remained
on the clock—time for just one
play—when he lofted the ball
toward the end zone and Melton,
whose leaping catch gave the
Engineers hope for a tie.
NOTES: Horn was honored as
ECAC Div. I-AA Co-Offensive
Player of the Week. He shared
the award with Gillam, who
made 10 catches for 214 yards ..
. The coaches' awards went to
center Dave Whitehead
(offense), junior outside linebacker Lou Sofianakos
(defense) and sophomore defensive back Terry Williams
(special teams). Sofianakos
(Elizabeth, N.J.) led the Lehigh
defense with 14 tackles, including one for a loss. Williams (Philadelphia) made two important
stops. For Whitehead (Bethlehem) it was the second such
honor this year . .. Captains for
the West Chester game will be
Sofianakos and fullback Steve
Cirucci (Elizabeth, Pa.).
W&M 31, Lehigh 29
LEHIGH 14      3      6      6    —29
Willian & Mary       7    10     7     7    —31
Attendance: 10,800
W—demons 5 run (Morris kick), 12:33 left.
L—Schreck7 pass from Horn (Beattie kick),
8:05 left first.
L—Horn 1 run (Beattie kick), 0:57 left first.
W—Morris 37 FG, 10:36 left second.
W—Gibson 2 run (Morris kick), 2:50 left
second.
L—Beattie 25 FG, 0:10 left second.
L—Beattie 18 FG, 10:34 left third.
W—Ron Gillam 59 pass from Stan Yagiello
(Morris kick), 5:53 left third.
L—Beattie 27 FG 1:18. left third
W—demons 14 pass from Yagiello (Morris
kick), 1:52 left fourth.
L—Melton 26 pass from Horn (Pass failed),
00:00 left fourth.
LU W
First Downs 36 25
by rush  13 7
by pass 22 16
by penalty     1 2
Rushing Attempts 42 27
Net Yds. Rushing 128 121
Net Yds. Passing 411 306
Passes Attemped 62 43
Passes Completed 37 24
Had Intercepted    0 1
Total Plays  104 70
Total Net Yards 539 427
Return Yards      4. 5
Fumbles    1 0
Fumbles Lost     0 0
Penalties      5 4
Penalty Yards    39 29
Punts      2 5
Avg. Distance    40.0   27.0
Possession Time     35:34 24:26
3rd Down Conv  10-20   9-15
Sacks By     0-0   2-22
OFFENSIVE LEADERS "
Rushing  att   net    avg td
Lehigh
Faison      18     55       3.0 0
Blum  11      48       4.3 0
Horn  11      31        2.8 1
William & Mary
Yagiello        7     45       6.4 0
demons      12     42       3.5 0
Passing att   com   int   yds td
Lehigh
Horn 62    37          0      411 2
William & Mary
Yagiello 43    24         1      306 2
Receiving no   yds   avg td
Lehigh
Benn 13    153    11.7 0
Miller     7     72    10.2 0
Melton      6     81    13.5 1
Schreck     3     27     9.0 1
William & Mary
Gillam 10   214   21.4 1
demons      6     33     5.5 1