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Volume 31, Number 19 March 1,1989 Bethlehem, Pa. Towson Tigers pounce on LU After an 81-69 loss to Towson, the men's basketball team has a big job ahead as it prepares for the ECC Tournament this weekend. By Adam Fenton South Mountaineer Playtime is over for the Lehigh basketball team and it's time for them to throw out the records and get down to business. With the East Coast Conference Tournament approaching this weekend, the defending champs have their work cut out for them. With an 81 -69 loss to Towson State last Saturday, the Engineers finished seventh in the conference giving them the chance to play the second-seeded Tigers again in the first round of the tournament (March 4-7 at Towson St.). The Engineers are 2-1 against Towson in tournament play, including last year's 84-78 victory in the finals, but both squads are completely different this time around. Lehigh is young and lacking in depth due to five season-ending injuries. At times, first year head coach Dave Duke has had four freshmen in the lineup at once. Junior point guard Scott Layer's tournament experience will be relied upon heavily to lead the team. He is the only returning starter. Layer scored 50 points in the last four games, including 9-19 from three point range. "I just want to be a leader out there and let my play do the talking for me," he said. See ECC page 4 Photography by Joe Ryan Dozie Mbonu is head and shoulders over a Hostra defender as he shoots for two. Winning exit Grapplers 33-14 over F&M By Megan Culhane South Mountaineer Editor By all accounts Lehigh's 33-14 slaughtering of EIWA foe Franklin & Marshall was the best way to head out of its dual meet season. And at 4-12, what a tumultuous season it was. "All year long we lose to all the biggest schools in the country, with scholarships and we got reporters all over coach (Tom) Hutchinson after those matches, nailing him with a thousand questions," Solomon Fleckman questioned. "We just kicked the crap out of F & M and nobody shows up to ask him anything. I thought it was great that we won." On paper, this year's slate was the worst dual meet season in Lehigh history, sinking past last year's 5-11 record, but along the bumpy road it was evident that there was something about this particular team that wouldn't let it quit. The tables were turned in this dual, however. For the first time in a long time, it was the visitor who couldn't field an entire lineup as Franklin & Marshall forfeited both its 118 and heavyweight bouts. Key matches at 126, 142 and 190 wrapped up the tidy win for the Engineers. John Epperly's pin at 126 launched the score to 12-0 before F & M's Jim Duque decisioned Nate Kerstetter, 9-4 at 134. Joe Herrmann then majored Mick Gross, 19-4 and Fleckman and Ruppel followed with wins of 8-2 and a technical fall in (25-8 in 6:59) respectively. At 177, in his first varsity match, Chris Knapp stepped in for Lehigh to fill a season-long deficit since Derek Brophy's absence. Although the junior See GRAPPLERS page 3 SPORTS INSIDE Revenge is sought by Lady Cagers who will play Lafayette on Thursday in the first round of the ECC Tournament see page 3 Sports roundup: highlighting the achievements of swimmers and track stars see page 3 The tentative lineups for the 85th EIWA Tournament are revealed see page 4 A look at the competition The 85th EIWA tournament By Megan Culhane South Mountaineer Editor This year, the homestretch to the winners circle of the 85th EIWA tournament is filled with hurdles. In the ranks there is a national champion in ESUs Jack Cuvo (118), a nationally ranked team in Syracuse, who is 19th according to Amateur Wrestling News, and plenty of national talent. As was the case last year, when Lehigh ran away with the championship title, a dual meet record is no indication of what a team is capable of come tournament time. There is no easy way to capsulize the talent that will be in Stabler Center on March 3-4, but the following is a summary of what the league has to offer. ARMY - Gone are EIWA heavyweight champ Dave Bottcher and third place finisher Ed Hartford (126) for the Cadets, but runnerup Paul Kuznik (126) and John Rippley (third at 158) both return. Kuznik returned to the Cadet's lineup for the first time at the Wilkes dual meet (Feb. 15) after battling with an early season neck injury; his record stands at 1 -2-1. Rippley had won 18 straight bouts in mid January to carry a 30-3 record with him. See TOURNAMENT page 2
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Title | South Mountaineer Volume 31, Issue 19 |
Subject | Lehigh University--Periodicals; Campus Scenes; Lehigh University. Alumni Association; Campus environment |
Description | Reports on the past week's athletics news at Lehigh University. Published weekly, except for vacations, during the school year. |
Creator | Lehigh University. Alumni Association. Alumni Student Drants Committee |
Publisher | Lehigh University |
Date | 1989-03-01 |
Type | Text |
Format | newsletters |
File Format | image/tiff |
Extent | 4 pages |
Dimensions | 42 cm. x 28 cm. |
Identifier | SC LSer S726 V31 N19 |
Language | Eng |
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Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/385433 |
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Title | [Front cover] |
File Format | image/tiff |
Identifier | SC LSer S726 V31 N19 001 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/385433 |
Full Text | Volume 31, Number 19 March 1,1989 Bethlehem, Pa. Towson Tigers pounce on LU After an 81-69 loss to Towson, the men's basketball team has a big job ahead as it prepares for the ECC Tournament this weekend. By Adam Fenton South Mountaineer Playtime is over for the Lehigh basketball team and it's time for them to throw out the records and get down to business. With the East Coast Conference Tournament approaching this weekend, the defending champs have their work cut out for them. With an 81 -69 loss to Towson State last Saturday, the Engineers finished seventh in the conference giving them the chance to play the second-seeded Tigers again in the first round of the tournament (March 4-7 at Towson St.). The Engineers are 2-1 against Towson in tournament play, including last year's 84-78 victory in the finals, but both squads are completely different this time around. Lehigh is young and lacking in depth due to five season-ending injuries. At times, first year head coach Dave Duke has had four freshmen in the lineup at once. Junior point guard Scott Layer's tournament experience will be relied upon heavily to lead the team. He is the only returning starter. Layer scored 50 points in the last four games, including 9-19 from three point range. "I just want to be a leader out there and let my play do the talking for me," he said. See ECC page 4 Photography by Joe Ryan Dozie Mbonu is head and shoulders over a Hostra defender as he shoots for two. Winning exit Grapplers 33-14 over F&M By Megan Culhane South Mountaineer Editor By all accounts Lehigh's 33-14 slaughtering of EIWA foe Franklin & Marshall was the best way to head out of its dual meet season. And at 4-12, what a tumultuous season it was. "All year long we lose to all the biggest schools in the country, with scholarships and we got reporters all over coach (Tom) Hutchinson after those matches, nailing him with a thousand questions," Solomon Fleckman questioned. "We just kicked the crap out of F & M and nobody shows up to ask him anything. I thought it was great that we won." On paper, this year's slate was the worst dual meet season in Lehigh history, sinking past last year's 5-11 record, but along the bumpy road it was evident that there was something about this particular team that wouldn't let it quit. The tables were turned in this dual, however. For the first time in a long time, it was the visitor who couldn't field an entire lineup as Franklin & Marshall forfeited both its 118 and heavyweight bouts. Key matches at 126, 142 and 190 wrapped up the tidy win for the Engineers. John Epperly's pin at 126 launched the score to 12-0 before F & M's Jim Duque decisioned Nate Kerstetter, 9-4 at 134. Joe Herrmann then majored Mick Gross, 19-4 and Fleckman and Ruppel followed with wins of 8-2 and a technical fall in (25-8 in 6:59) respectively. At 177, in his first varsity match, Chris Knapp stepped in for Lehigh to fill a season-long deficit since Derek Brophy's absence. Although the junior See GRAPPLERS page 3 SPORTS INSIDE Revenge is sought by Lady Cagers who will play Lafayette on Thursday in the first round of the ECC Tournament see page 3 Sports roundup: highlighting the achievements of swimmers and track stars see page 3 The tentative lineups for the 85th EIWA Tournament are revealed see page 4 A look at the competition The 85th EIWA tournament By Megan Culhane South Mountaineer Editor This year, the homestretch to the winners circle of the 85th EIWA tournament is filled with hurdles. In the ranks there is a national champion in ESUs Jack Cuvo (118), a nationally ranked team in Syracuse, who is 19th according to Amateur Wrestling News, and plenty of national talent. As was the case last year, when Lehigh ran away with the championship title, a dual meet record is no indication of what a team is capable of come tournament time. There is no easy way to capsulize the talent that will be in Stabler Center on March 3-4, but the following is a summary of what the league has to offer. ARMY - Gone are EIWA heavyweight champ Dave Bottcher and third place finisher Ed Hartford (126) for the Cadets, but runnerup Paul Kuznik (126) and John Rippley (third at 158) both return. Kuznik returned to the Cadet's lineup for the first time at the Wilkes dual meet (Feb. 15) after battling with an early season neck injury; his record stands at 1 -2-1. Rippley had won 18 straight bouts in mid January to carry a 30-3 record with him. See TOURNAMENT page 2 |
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