South Mountaineer Volume 35, Issue 18

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Volume 35, Number 18
February 16, 1993
Bethlehem, Pa.
LEHIGHLIGHTS
A ROOKIE SWEEP -Freshman guard
Rashawne Glenn of the men's basketball
team and freshman forward Bridget Deakin
of the women's basketball team were each
named Patriot League Rookie of the Week
for the week ending 2/7. Glenn, a native of
Trenton, N.J., set career highs in points
(16) and assists (5) in Lehigh's loss to Navy
(2/6). He has since reset that career high in
scoring with 18 points against Towson
State (2/8). Deakin had a 12-point, 13-
rebound outing at Lafayette (2/3) and
followed it up by scoring a career-high 18
points against Navy (2/6). The Danbury,
Conn, native then shattered her career high
with 18 rebounds against Holy Cross (2/
11), one short of a Lehigh record, and
hauled in 12 boards at Fordham (2/13). It
marked the second time this season that
Lehigh has swept the Rookie of the Week
awards. Maurice Hallett and Jessica
Mudry were the recipients 12/12.
SWIMMING STRONG— The Patriot
League swimming championships get
underway on Thursday at Colgate
University in Hamilton, N.Y. Both the
Engineer men and women have had
.excellent seasons and will be looking to cap
off the season with strong finishes at the
event. For a complete preview of the swim
championships, please see page 2.
MAKING TRACKS'— The men's and
women' s indoor track teams end the regular
season this Saturday when they host
Lafayette in a dual meet at Rauch Field
House at 4:00 p.m. The Engineers will then
head to Lewisburg, Pa. for the Patriot
League championships at Bucknell
University on Saturday, Feb. 27. For a
complete preview of the track
championships, please see page 3.
PACE YOURSELF - The South
Mountaineer will not be published next
Tuesday, February 23, due to the Pacing
Break. After a week off to set the pace, the
Mountaineer will return on March 2.
INSIDE the Mountaineer
Swim championship preview. 2
Track championship preview 3
Hope springs eternal 4
Strunck not easily satisfied ... 4
Winter sports slate 5
Basketball stats 5
AMONG THE BEST
Besides ranking sixth on Lehigh's all-time
scoring list, senior guard Chuck Penn is also
having one of the best seasons in Engineers
history in the scoring average department A
look at where he stands among the elite:
PLAYER SEASON       PPG
1987-88
.   .■■
1986-87
mmm
Norm Brandl
1959-60
mmm
ChuckPenn
1992-93 22.7
Mike Polatia
1987-88
20 46
Daren Queenan
1985-86
19 82
Mike Polaha
1986-87
19 68
Glenn helping Lehigh keep the faith
Freshman point guard putting his scoring abilities on display
By MARC GESUALDO
South Mountaineer Editor
Rashawne Glenn had something on
his mind when he left Trenton, N.J. and
arrived at Lehigh this past fall.
Something that a lot of college
students worry about in their first few
days of walking down new halls and
gazing at entirely new buildings.
The problem was, he wasn't exactly
sure how he would handle being away
from his friends and family for the first
time in his life.
"The toughest thing was separating
myself from my boyhood friends, and I
was even the best man at a wedding last
summer," Glenn said. "I've also had a
great relationship with my mom and
she's always been there for me."
Well rest assured Deon Hames,
Todd Thomson, Thomas Brown and
Mrs. Betty Glenn. He's fit in rather
nicely here, thank you.
Glenn, Lehigh's starting
freshman point guard, has made the
most of life as an Engineer so far.
And he makes sure to stay in touch
with the people important to him.
"Deon is the starting freshman
point guard at Rider now and he's
having a heck of a year. He was my
backcourt partner in high school,"
Glenn said. "We talk to each other
before every game and offer each
other words of encouragement."
Glenn is currently in the process
of matching his good friend's
success. Overthe last several games,
he has shown a brilliant knack for
scoring while asserting himself in
the starter's role.
"I feel very comfortable being a
starter because it's natural for me,"
Glenn said. "I've been starting all
my life and I appreciate the opportunity
that I'm getting here at Lehigh."
But his initial season hasn't been
what you would call picture-perfect. The
Engineers have struggled to get into the
win column, and Glenn and his teammates
have taken their share of lumps.
"I'm not going to lie and say I've
enjoyed the losing because I've never
liked to lose," Glenn said. "The good
thing is we've all had a chance to play a
lot of minutes and contribute. As a young
team, that can only help us next year."
Glenn's account of the current state
of affairs is an accurate one. Lehigh has
five freshmen and two sophomores on
this year's squad, and Glenn and his
classmates are being forced to learn the
ropes right away.
"The whole thing is really a
challenge," Glenn said. Between classes,
practice, film sessions and studying, it
can be a tough situation. The whole
atmosphere is great in that it's helping all
of us to mature."
That maturity came to full fruition for
Glenn this past week when he was named
Patriot League Rookie of the Week after a
career-high 16 points against Navy. All he
did for an encore was reset his career high
with 18 points against Towson State.
"I was happy to receive the award because
it's a nice honor but people won't remember
that at the end of the season," Glenn said.
"What people remember is your final record
and my ultimate goal is to help the program
get some wins."
Glenn probably never dreamed he'd be
experiencing this type of success when he
first started playing basketball. As a matter of
Rashawne Glenn is now Lehigh's third-leading scorer.
-Photo by Joe Ryan
fact, he broke onto the scene in a pretty
reserved fashion.
"My dad put up a small outdoor hoop in
our backyard one day, mainly just so I could
shoot around and have something to do,"
Glenn said. "After a while it became my first
love and it .was a natural thing for me."
Yeah it became natural, alright. Glenn
went on to score 1,911 points in his high
school career at The Hun School while being
named to the All-State team during his senior
season. But that senior year holds an even
more precious memory for Glenn.
"We beat St. Benedict's Prep (of Newark,
N.J.) in the state championship game and I
scored 30 points," Glenn said. "That's
something I'll remember for a long time."
With that kind of a high school
background, Glenn was heavily recruited by
schools like Holy Cross, Drexel and
Pennsylvania. In the end, though, all signs
pointed to Bethlehem for him.
"I saw the opportunity to come in and
play right away and grow with the program,"
Glenn said. "I also knew the academics here
were very demanding and that would force
me to work hard towards a good education."
And while most of his time is taken up
with trying to balance the heavy load that
goes along with being a student-athlete, Glenn
has an occasional spare moment to get away
from it all.
"Usually, I'll just take in a college
basketball game on the television when I
have free time," Glenn said. "But I'll often go
over to the gym and shoot around, even
during the season. I really find it hard to pull
myself away from the sport."
As the season winds down, Glenn can
take heart in the fact that he's gaining valuable
experience for the years to come. That doesn't
mean, however, that he's written off the
1992-93 season just yet.
"I'm not looking past this year and I'd
like to win some more games, especially at
home," Glenn said. "Making the All-Rookie
team would be my individual goal, but
basically I'd just like for us to finish strong so
we have confidence to build upon next
season."
And with three more years to work his
magic on South Mountai n, you get the feel ing
that Rashawne Glenn will be making the
most of his new home.
HOOP SCOOP: Engineers dropped three
games last week, losing to Towson State (79-
70) and Holy Cross (104-87) at home and to
Fordham (93-74) on the road...Chuck Penn
moved into fifth place on the all-time scoring
list with 1,335 points surpassing Charlie
Brown and Bill Griffin. Penn trails only
Daren Queenan (2,703), Mike Polaha (1,969),
Bob Krizansky (1,841) and Dozie Mbonu
(l,791)...For the first time this year four
freshman started along with Penn. Glenn,
Maurice Hallett, Kirk Hodgson and Kem
Widmer all started vs. Fordham... Widmer
pulled down a career-high 15 rebounds vs.
Holy Cross and Hallett scored a career-high
19 points vs. the Crusaders...In the Holy
Cross game Lehigh set Stabler Center records
for FGA (80) and the 104 points scored by
Holy Cross was the most ever given up at
Stabler by Lehigh...Jason Fichter was not in
the starting lineup for the first time this
season vs. Fordham. He responded by scoring
a career-high 25 points off the bench...This
marks the first time in four seasons that
Lehigh will not finish in the top four of the
league standings dating back to the East
Coast Conference. The last time Lehigh
failed to do so was when it finished seventh
in the E.C.C. during the 1988-89
season...Lehigh hosts Army Wednesday night
and plays three of its final four games at
home before finishing regular season at
Colgate. This Saturday's Bucknell game will
be televised in the Lehigh Valley on WFMZ-
TV and at halftime one person, chosen at
random will be given the opportunity to win
one million dollars by making a layup, foul
shot, three point shot and 3/4 court shot.