South Mountaineer Volume 35, Issue 03

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Volume 35, Number 3
September 22, 1992
Bethlehem, Pa.
LEHIGHLIGHTS
ECAC ACCOLADES— For the second
straight season, a Lehigh linebacker received
weekly honors after his first game. Senior
linebacker Lance Haynes was named the
ECAC Defensive Player of the Week for
his performance in Lehigh's 16-14 win
over Fordham at Goodman Stadium. Haynes
recorded 15 tackles, one sack and two
tackles for losses. Last season, Mike Yadush
received Patriot League defensive honors
after the opener against Fordham.
GREAT SCOTT !! — Engineer forward
Scott Chinitz was named Patriot League
Player of the Week in men's soccer for the
week ending Sept. 13. Chinitz ranked second
in the Mid-Atlantic region in scoring that
week wilh five goals for a total of 10
points. His current totals of six goals and
13 overall points (he has one assist) lead
the Patriot League.
FOR JV, IT WAS E-Z — Lehigh's junior
varsity football team opened its four-game
season with a 24-13 victory over Fordham
on Sunday at Goodman Stadium. The key
play for the Engineers in this one was a
halfback option pass from Brandon
Overdorff lo Joe Natalie that resulted in
a 35-yard touchdown. The team will next
host Lafayette on Oct. 12
THE FIELD GENERALS—This week's
football captains against Cornell will be
Jason Cristino (offense), Rocco
Russomanno (special teams) and Mike
Wet/el (defense). Cristino will also appear
on WFMZ-TV's" Lehigh Football Report"
which airs Wednesday night at 8:30.
AWESOME BABY !!! — Dick Vitale,
ESPN and ABC's famous college basketball
analyst will speak on Thursday al 7:30
p.m. in Lower Grace Hall. Vitale will
present his motivational talk "The Game
of Life", which focuses on being ihc best
person possible and preventing alcohol or
drugs from interfering with life. The talk is
free and open lo ihe Lehigh community.
INSIDE the Mountaineer
Lehigh's "little big man"...... 2
A determined Donna  2
Fall sports roundup   3
Volleyball's top Gunn  3
Lehigh-Cornell capsule   4
Football ticket info  4
"STATING" THE OBVIOUS
Not surprisingly, the majority of Lehigh's fall
Olympic sports athletes are from the immediate
tri-state area. A look at how many athletes
come from each area:
STATE
# OF ATHLETES
Lehigh runs into one tough Wildcat
Bourassa's 174 yards, two touchdowns spell 28-14 New Hampshire win
By GLENN HOFMANN
Sports Information Director
Lehigh's inability to make the big
plays at crucial times was the major
story as a very high-powered New
Hampshire squad came into Goodman
Stadium and beat the Engineers, 28-14.
Wildcat running back Barry Bourassa
rushed for 174 yards and two touchdowns,
and the game's initial drives by both
teams went a long way in determining
the outcome of this contest.
New Hampshire, which was picked
as high as No. 11 in many national
preseason polls, drove into Lehigh
territory and gambled on a fourth and 12
situation at the Lehigh 32- yard line.
The decision to go for the first down
payed off, as quarterback Rich Green hit
Mike Gallagher
for a 14-yard
first down pass.
UNH scored
three plays later
on Bourassa's
t w o - y a r d
plunge.
Lehigh
came right
back, marching
down the field
to a first-and-
goal situation
from the eight-
yard line. Three
plays later,
Lehigh was still
three yards
from a score but
when Dave
Begelman had
his ensuing field
goal attempt
blocked, the
Engineers still
found
themselves
trailing, 7-0.
The   first
two drives were a sign of things to come
as UNH scored again midway through
the second quarter on a 31 -yard TD pass
from Green to David Gamble.
The Wildcats then tallied twice in
the third to build a seemingly
insurmountable 28-0 lead entering the
final period of play. Bourassa took off
on a 45-yard touchdown scamper and
Green added a score on a quarterback
sneak.
That's when the Lehigh offense
finally got on a roll. Senior tailback
Mark Lookenbill capped a seven-play
drive with a 13-yard scoring run. Then
quarterback Scott Semptimphelter hit
Jason Cristino for a seven-yard score
and suddenly Lehigh was within 14 points
with 4:44 remaining.
UNH drove down the field, but when
faced with a fourth and one at the LU 11, the
decision to go for a first down failed this
time. The Engineers took over and immediately
went to work.
Semptimphelter drove Lehigh back down
the field, but when his 20-yard pass into the
end zone slipped out of the hands of Cristino
(8 receptions, 141 yards), so too did any
thoughts Lehigh had of winning the game.
"The first half was one of the worst first
halves of offensive football I've seen," Lehigh
head coach Hank Small said after the game.
"If we had a first half passing game like we
did in the second half the outcome would
have been a little different."
After the Lehigh offense gained only
113 yards of total offense in the first half,
Semptimphelter alone was an impressive 14-
passes for 33 yards.
Lookenbill racked up over 100 all-purpose
yards for the second straight game. And
while the offense continued to struggle, the
defensive again lacked consistency.
"I thought our defense overall played
pretty well," Small said. "We still have to
put together a solid four quarters, though. At
times the "D" looked great and at other
times, especially in the third quarter, we
didn't look good at all."
Lehigh is still looking for that complete
outing where everything clicks. In all areas
of the game there are signs that the Engineers
are on the verge of putting everything together.
For New Hampshire, after an 0-2 start,
game three is when that complete effort
occured. Lehigh hopes the same happens in
its third game at Cornell this Saturday.
EXTRA  POINTS:
Lehigh quarterbacks
have now thrown for
at least 198 yards in
24 straight games...
Offensive lineman
Randy Williams had
arthroscopic surgery
on his right knee and
will miss the next four
weeks...Sam Lawler,
who began the year
as the backup tight
end is now the
Engineers' starting
left defensive end...
Lookenbill has now
rushed for over 100
yards in three
games...Saturday's
game at Cornell is on
SportsChannel
America and WFMZ-
TV beginning at
12:30 p.m.
Linebacker Mike Yadush (20) gets airborne as Lehigh applies the pressure.
of-23 for 209 yards in the fourth quarter. For
the game the junior signal caller was 28-of-
47 for 323 yards.
"I think you saw the real Scott
Semptimphelter in the second half," Small
said. "Our receivers have really played well
and are getting open. It's just a matter of
getting them the ball and giving ourselves
the time to do so."
Indeed the pass protection was again a
problem as Semptimphelter was sacked seven
times. He also threw two interceptions, one
of them coming at the Wildcats' two-yard
line with Lehigh trailing, 7-0.
"Even though we were down 28-0 we
kept our heads up and felt confident we could
come back," said Lookenbill, who carried
23 times for 118 yards and also caught seven
— Photo by Joe Ryan
UNH 7 7 14 0 —28
LEHIGH     0 0 0        14 —14
UNH — Bourassa 2 run (Hjelte kick)
UNH — Gamble 31 pass from Green (Hjelt kick
UNH — Bourassa 45 run (Hjelte kick)
UNH — Green 1 run (Hjelte kick)
LEH — Lookenbill 13 run (Begelman kick)
LEH — Cristino 7 pass from Sempt (Beg. kick)
TEAM STATS
LEHIGH
UNH
First Downs
18
26
Rushes-Yards
34-67
44-299
Yds. Passing
323
146
Passes C-A-l
28-47-2
12-24-0
Punts-Avg.
5-39.0
7-30.3
Penalties-Yds.
2-10
7-64
LEHIGH INDIVIDUAL STATS
Rushing — Lookenbill 23-118-1, DiDomizio 1 -9
Passing — Semptimphelter 28-47 for 323
Receiving — Cristino 8-141-1, Lookenbill 7-33,
Rubin 5-73, Cecchini 3-48
Tackles — Jefferson 10, Yadush 7