South Mountaineer Volume 34, Issue 16

              Volume 34, Number 16
January 21, 1992
Bethlehem, Pa.
LEHIGHLIGHTS
STECKEL   LEAVES   LEHIGH   —
Linebacker coach Dave Steckel recently
resigned from Lehigh head football coach
Hank Small's staff to accept ihc position of
defensive line coach at the University of
Toledo (OH). Steckel (Kutztown '82). a
Whitehall native, was a Lehigh coach for
the past four years and also was responsible
for the team's sirengih and conditioning.
Under Slcckcl. Lehigh developed such
defensive stars as linebacker Lee Picariello,
the Patriot League's I99l preseason defensive
Player of the Year and finished the 1991
season second in the Patriot League in
points allowed. ""We're sorry to lose Dave
because hqidid a fine job and was so well
respected by other members of the staff and
by our players." Small said.
FORMER LU GREATS HONORED —
Following Saturday's Quad Mecl at Stabler
Arena, the Lehigh Wrestling Club held a
banquet al the Mounlainlop lo honor 16
past Lehigh wrestlers back forihe weekend.
Former Lehigh wrestlers in attendance
included Michael Brown "80. Tom Sloand
'81. Frank Vresics and Tom Bold "82,
DarvUBurly. &i'Cii!dHiin^.s'and\k'l¥!1i?irrirt^
'83. Rich Saniora. Dave Spirl and Jim
Reilly '84. Bernie Brown and Kerry Riticri
"86. J im Frick. Tom Toggas and Pele Yozzo
"87 and Sieve Vetch "88.
THEY'RE RANKED WHAT? — The
Lehigh wrestling team recently enjoyed an
opportunity few collegiale athletes can say
they have — the Engineers wrestled the
Number 1-ranked team in the nation. Iowa,
al McCarvei i kiwkeyc Arena in Iowa City,
aijd lljc nation's Number 2-rankcd team.
Iowa State, the following day. Regardless
of the outcomes (a 49-2 Iowa win. 38-3
Iowa Slate win), it was certainly an experience
Lehigh's wrestlers \von"i soon forget. See
South Mountaineer. Page 3.
DOUBLE DIP —Coming in next week's
South Moiinhiineer. doubleheader basketball
action vs. Lafavette from Stabler Arena.
INSIDE the Mountaineer
Lynch hustling for a super senior
season 2
Women fall to 'Gate 2
Wrestling the big boys  3
Winter sports results 4
Goodrich trifecta spurns Lehigh upset
Patriot League
Women's Basketball
leading rebounders
*through Jan. 17
PLAYER/SCHOOL                    I
3EB/GM
Juliet McGee, Bucknell
10.1
Beth Godfrey, Holy Cross
8.6
Nicole Wiliiams, Fordham
8.5
Kirsten Ellison, Bucknell
8.4
Jean Klepczysnki, LEHIGH
8.2
Stacy Farrow, Lafayette
7.9
Christie Kennedy,Fordham
7.8
source: the Patrio
League
ALL EYES ARE ON THE BALL as Lehigh and Fordham battle to a
last-second finish at Stabler Arena for the second year in a row. For a report on the
outcome of that and Lehigh's two other games last week, see Page 2. -Photo by joe ryan
Lehigh downs
falls to Brown,
By MATT WINKLER
Sports Information Assistant
With their climb "back on tr
the Lehigh Wrestling program knew
would be days like this.
In the first-ever quadragular
meet held at Stabler Arena, the
Engineers dropped their first two
matches to teams with near spotless
records in Brown (7-1) and Boston
University (8-1). before soundly
defeating league opponent East
Stroudsburg. 30-12.
"It's really hard to predict how
the young guys will do. " said
Lehigh head coach Tom
Hutchinson. "I thought going in
that we could win all three. I guess
their records speak for themselves."
The East Stroudsburg and
Brown matches began league action
for the Engineers in the EIWA.
In the East Stroudsburg win.
the Engineers dominated the mat
scoring 27 takedowns to just four
for the Warriors. Lehigh marched
out to a 17-6 lead after sophomore
Steve. Cassidy. ranked 12th in the
nation at 150. scored a technical
fall over ESU's Mike Rugg. 22-7
in 6:14.
The   quick   start   was   also
East Stroudsburg;
Boston University
highlighted    by    sophomore    John
McCumber's pin of ESU's Mike Castro
in a mere :34 seconds.
ack" Due to senior Spanky Jordan's back
there    problems. Lehigh was forced to forfeit at
Please see Page 3
Lehigh 30, East Stroudsburg 12
118 - Mitch Cordova (E) win by forfeit
126 - Combs (L) dec. Mike Recker (E), 6-5
134 - McCumber (L) fall over Mike Castro (E) 0:34
142 - O'Byrne (L) dec. Ken Carmichael (E) 12-5
150 - Cassidy (L) tech. fall Mike Rugg (E) 22-7, 6:14
158 - Dave DiSora (E) fall over Cipollone (E) 1:55
167 - Hepp (L) dec. Paul Link (E) 13-10
177 - Fleckman (L) dec. Ross Richard (E) 9-6
190 - Fitz (L) major dec. Angelo Borzio (E) 9-1
Hwt - Morris (L) dec. Doug Arena (E) 8-4
Boston 21, Lehigh 20
118 - Tim King (B) win by forfeit
126 - Dan Smith (B) dec. Koch 6-1
134- Fagan (L) major dec. Jason Glanz (B) 15-1
142 - Strunck (L) draw Eric Jamerson (B) 4-4
150 - Cassidy (L) major dec. Jim Reap (B) 14-5
158 - Gary Arzberger (B) dec. Cipollone (L) 4-3
167 - Chris Studer (L) major dec. Hepp (L) 18-8
177 - Greg Casamento (B) dec. Fitz (L) 3-2
190- Fleckman (L) major dec. Chris Meauz (B) 18-5
Hwt - Morris (L) win by forfeit
Brown 26, Lehigh 11
118 - Mike Mulrooney (B) win by forfeit
126 - Dave Gustovich (B) dec. Combs (4-3
134 - McCumber (L) dec. John Allman (B) 6-3
142 - Steve Thoma (B) dec. O'Byrne (L) 7-3
150 - Sepp Dobler (B) dec. Cassidy (L) 12-8
158 - Earl Walker (B) dec. Cipollone (L) 9-3
167-Joe Mocco (B) maj. dec. Hepp (L) 16-6
177 - Andy Fitz (L) major dec. Eric Walts (B) 12-0
190 - Chris Tokarski (B) major dec. Silimperi (L) 13-2
Hwt - Morris (L) major dec. E.J. Flynn (B) 14-3
By STEVEN J. MEST
South Mountaineer Editor
Lehigh swimming coach Chris Marshall
expects junior Matt Goodrich to be one of his
top swimmers. What he doesn't expect is for
Goodrich to win three of the most difficult
events in any meet.
Goodrich did just that last Wednesday,
winning the 1000 freestyle, the 200 butterfly
and the 500 freestyle and helping Lehigh
upset Delaware 145-96.
"Matt's performance was absolutely
unbelievable." Marshall said. "I wrote his
times down on a piece of paper and stuck it
to my wall so I can just look at it and say
'Wow.'"
Goodrich won the 1000 free in 9:54.14.
a full eleven seconds ahead of the next finisher,
Delaware's Andy Palmer, who touched the
wall at 10:15.17. Goodrich then narrowly
won the 200 fly in 1:59.59. edging out
Delaware's Ross Blanchard. who finished in
1:59.67. He then topped off his day with a
r, winning;time oNfcMSfcSO in the500 free, three
seconds- ahead-®f4eaniniat»;Aa*o»-.Biirda.
Marshall said he expected a close meet,
as Delaware had earlier defeated Bucknell.
Bucknell had downed Lehigh 138-105 the
previous weekend. But Lehigh seized control
in the middle events of the meet, capturing
first place finishes in eight straight events.
Otherfirst place winners for Lehigh included
Hunter Simpson (50 free. :21.90). Burda
(200 I.M. 2:00.1 1). Dean Manning, (one-
meter dive. 240.75). Shane Guenes (100
free. :48.84). Eric Fauerbach (200 back.
1:55.27). and Kevin Murphy (three-meter
dive. 222.60).
The Lehigh women did not fare so well,
falling to Delaware 149-94. Angela Palma
continued her hot streak, as she won both the
one and three-meter dives for the second
straight dual meet. Megan Eves won the 200
IM in 2:15.14.
Saturday, both teams traveled to Army
and were defeated by the Black Knights, the
women by a narrow 127-116 margin and the
men by 156-83.
With Lehigh ahead in the meet, the
Army women rallied to win three of the final
four events and grab the win. Lehigh had six
first place finishes, five of them individual.
Theresa Doyle won the 1000 yard freestyle
in 1 1:04.31. Jill Roddin the 200 yard butterfly
in 2:15.92 and Marjorie Humm the 100 yard
freestyle in 55.80. Angela Palma won the
one and three meter dives for the third
consecutive meet, scoring 224.325 in the
one meter and 236.925 in the three meter.
Lehigh's 400 yard freestyle relay team of
Humm, Jennifer King, Jen Canavan and Daryl
Smith won in 3:49.56.
Eric Fauerbach won the 200 yard
backstoke in 1:55.43 and the team of Rob
Chesley, Andres Sedano. Alec Thomson and
Stu Wesse! won the 400 yard freestyle relay
in 3:24.87 for the men.
The men fell to 3-5 overall and 1 -4 in the
Patriot League; the women fell to 2-6 overall
and 1-4 in the leamie.