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SPORTS Contents Page 9 ♦Olympic sports update and schedules ♦ Wrestle-offs lineup Page 10 ♦ Lehigh/Delaware football game recap ♦ A look at upcoming rivals Holy Cross and Lafayette Page 11 ♦ Football: Ben Talbott ♦ Women's soccer: recap of first post-season game SOUTH MOUNTAINEER Volume 37, Issue 10 November 8,1994 Field Hockey wins Patriot League Championship Engineers defeat Lafayette, 2-1, on penalty strokes in league championship game By MICHAEL MOLDE Sports Information Assistant There were a lot of smiles on the faces of Lehigh University field hockey coaches, players and fans on Sunday afternoon at Lafayette College's Metzger Field and for good reason. In one ofthe biggest games in Lehigh University field hockey history, the Engineers captured their first Patriot League championship by defeating the top-seeded Leopards of Lafayette, 2-1, on penalty strokes. Lehigh (11- 5-3) thus becomes the winner ofthe first ever Patriot League post-season tournament. The league cnampion Has been crowned at the end ofthe regular season in each ofthe last four years. "I would have been happy to win it in regulation, but I was confident we would win it if it went to penalty strokes," said an elated head coach Jackie Keeley It is the first time in five years that Lafayette has not won the Patriot League championship. The Leopards had advanced to the championship game by defeating Bucknell, 1-0 in overtime on Saturday. The Leopards end the season with arecord of 14-6-1. Lehigh earned its berth by dropping third- seeded Holy Cross, 2-Ion Saturday. Junior Suzanne Montagnino and sophomore Cheryl Dede scored the Engineer goals and Lehigh's defense held Michelle Gagne, the league's Offensive Player of the Year, to one goal in order to advance to the title game. Sunday's championship game was action- packed from start to finish and the ending could not have been scripted any better for the underdog Engineers. The two teams played to a scoreless tie through 70 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of sudden-death overtime before deciding the outcome on five penalty strokes by each team. Lehigh sophomore Sharon Bucko took the first stroke, barely missing left and Engineer senior goalie Mary-Alice Zavocki then made a great stick save to her right on the Leopards' Jenn Durkin. The Engineers'Liz Brode, a senior co-captain, put Lehigh in front with a shot to the lower right ofthe cage that got past Lafayette keeper Danielle DeHoratius. The next two strokes, taken by Lafayette's Jen Neison and Lehigh's Siobhan McMahon, were wide left before the Leopards' Tbni DiOttavio tied the count at 1-1 on a stroke to the lower left ofthe cage that deflected off Zavocki's foot. Lehigh co-captain Christie Berta took the fourth stroke and missed wide left, but Zavocki kept things even by stopping Zuka Baker's attempt. So it came down to the last round and Lehigh sophomore Krista Wisniewski came through with a clutch shot to the top right ofthe Engineers rake in league honors (Clockwise from top left) Head Coach Jackie Keeley was named Patriot League Coach-of-the-Year, goalie Mary-Alice Zavocki earned defensive piayer-of-the-Year and All-Patriot League honors, Nina Rems and Christie Berta each earned All- Patriot League honors. tently turned away the Leopards' attack, including a five-minute stretch late in the second half when the Engineers were forced to play shorthanded after Berta received a yellow-card. "I thought the difference between this game and the first game was the fact that we had lost a starter (sophomore Branch" Barth) on defense the night before, which I think caused us to play real tentatively," said Keeley, who was named Patriot League Coach of the Year during the awards presentation after the contest. "It (the coaching honor) is really a surprise, but a very pleasant surprise and I'm really happy to receive it," said Keeley. "These kinds of awards are a reflection of how well the team plays. The players really earned it for me." Also receiving honors after the game were seniors Berta, Zavocki and Nina Rems, who were all named to the 1994 All-Patriot League team. It is the second time that Zavocki and Berta have made the team. Zavocki, who was named the league's 1994 Defensive Player of the Year, was all-league in 1991 and Berta was a member of last year's team. The Engineers will lose several key players from this year's team for next year due to graduation, but have many yomigplayersreturningwho contributed to this year's championship season. But for the time being, the Engineers can let their most recent accomplishment sink in. Lehigh is now the reigning Patriot League Champion! cage. Zavocki then followed with a great stick save to her right side on a shot by Heather Bohannon to earn the Engineers the title. 'We were picked last in the Patriot League this year and we wound up winning the championship," said Zavocki, who recorded 27 saves in the game and was named the Most Valuable Player ofthe tournament. "I guess that says somethingfor our coaching and our dedication." Keeley stated that she was confident in her team's chances of beating the Leopards in the second meeting between the schools this season. Lafayette won, 3-0, during the regular season. "To tell you the truth, I felt we could beat them if we could make it through to the second time," said Keeley "I actually got some sleep last night." Lafayette outshot the Engineers 30-6 in the game, but Zavocki and a swarming Lehigh defense consis- More League Honors The women's soccer team had two Patriot League All- League members itself in this year of its first appearance in the League's post-season tournament Senior Tara Cameron (top) and junior Dia Johnson earned league honors for the Engineers, who fell toArmy in the opening Patriot League tournament game. For more coverage on the game, please seepage 11.
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Title | South Mountaineer Volume 37, Issue 10 |
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 | 1994-11-08 |
Type | Text |
Format | newsletters |
File Format | image/tiff |
Extent | 4 pages |
Dimensions | 42 cm. x 28 cm. |
Identifier | SC LSer S726 V37 N10 |
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 V37 N10 001 |
Language | Eng |
Rights | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
Catalog Record | https://asa.lib.lehigh.edu/Record/385433 |
Full Text | SPORTS Contents Page 9 ♦Olympic sports update and schedules ♦ Wrestle-offs lineup Page 10 ♦ Lehigh/Delaware football game recap ♦ A look at upcoming rivals Holy Cross and Lafayette Page 11 ♦ Football: Ben Talbott ♦ Women's soccer: recap of first post-season game SOUTH MOUNTAINEER Volume 37, Issue 10 November 8,1994 Field Hockey wins Patriot League Championship Engineers defeat Lafayette, 2-1, on penalty strokes in league championship game By MICHAEL MOLDE Sports Information Assistant There were a lot of smiles on the faces of Lehigh University field hockey coaches, players and fans on Sunday afternoon at Lafayette College's Metzger Field and for good reason. In one ofthe biggest games in Lehigh University field hockey history, the Engineers captured their first Patriot League championship by defeating the top-seeded Leopards of Lafayette, 2-1, on penalty strokes. Lehigh (11- 5-3) thus becomes the winner ofthe first ever Patriot League post-season tournament. The league cnampion Has been crowned at the end ofthe regular season in each ofthe last four years. "I would have been happy to win it in regulation, but I was confident we would win it if it went to penalty strokes," said an elated head coach Jackie Keeley It is the first time in five years that Lafayette has not won the Patriot League championship. The Leopards had advanced to the championship game by defeating Bucknell, 1-0 in overtime on Saturday. The Leopards end the season with arecord of 14-6-1. Lehigh earned its berth by dropping third- seeded Holy Cross, 2-Ion Saturday. Junior Suzanne Montagnino and sophomore Cheryl Dede scored the Engineer goals and Lehigh's defense held Michelle Gagne, the league's Offensive Player of the Year, to one goal in order to advance to the title game. Sunday's championship game was action- packed from start to finish and the ending could not have been scripted any better for the underdog Engineers. The two teams played to a scoreless tie through 70 minutes of regulation and 30 minutes of sudden-death overtime before deciding the outcome on five penalty strokes by each team. Lehigh sophomore Sharon Bucko took the first stroke, barely missing left and Engineer senior goalie Mary-Alice Zavocki then made a great stick save to her right on the Leopards' Jenn Durkin. The Engineers'Liz Brode, a senior co-captain, put Lehigh in front with a shot to the lower right ofthe cage that got past Lafayette keeper Danielle DeHoratius. The next two strokes, taken by Lafayette's Jen Neison and Lehigh's Siobhan McMahon, were wide left before the Leopards' Tbni DiOttavio tied the count at 1-1 on a stroke to the lower left ofthe cage that deflected off Zavocki's foot. Lehigh co-captain Christie Berta took the fourth stroke and missed wide left, but Zavocki kept things even by stopping Zuka Baker's attempt. So it came down to the last round and Lehigh sophomore Krista Wisniewski came through with a clutch shot to the top right ofthe Engineers rake in league honors (Clockwise from top left) Head Coach Jackie Keeley was named Patriot League Coach-of-the-Year, goalie Mary-Alice Zavocki earned defensive piayer-of-the-Year and All-Patriot League honors, Nina Rems and Christie Berta each earned All- Patriot League honors. tently turned away the Leopards' attack, including a five-minute stretch late in the second half when the Engineers were forced to play shorthanded after Berta received a yellow-card. "I thought the difference between this game and the first game was the fact that we had lost a starter (sophomore Branch" Barth) on defense the night before, which I think caused us to play real tentatively," said Keeley, who was named Patriot League Coach of the Year during the awards presentation after the contest. "It (the coaching honor) is really a surprise, but a very pleasant surprise and I'm really happy to receive it," said Keeley. "These kinds of awards are a reflection of how well the team plays. The players really earned it for me." Also receiving honors after the game were seniors Berta, Zavocki and Nina Rems, who were all named to the 1994 All-Patriot League team. It is the second time that Zavocki and Berta have made the team. Zavocki, who was named the league's 1994 Defensive Player of the Year, was all-league in 1991 and Berta was a member of last year's team. The Engineers will lose several key players from this year's team for next year due to graduation, but have many yomigplayersreturningwho contributed to this year's championship season. But for the time being, the Engineers can let their most recent accomplishment sink in. Lehigh is now the reigning Patriot League Champion! cage. Zavocki then followed with a great stick save to her right side on a shot by Heather Bohannon to earn the Engineers the title. 'We were picked last in the Patriot League this year and we wound up winning the championship," said Zavocki, who recorded 27 saves in the game and was named the Most Valuable Player ofthe tournament. "I guess that says somethingfor our coaching and our dedication." Keeley stated that she was confident in her team's chances of beating the Leopards in the second meeting between the schools this season. Lafayette won, 3-0, during the regular season. "To tell you the truth, I felt we could beat them if we could make it through to the second time," said Keeley "I actually got some sleep last night." Lafayette outshot the Engineers 30-6 in the game, but Zavocki and a swarming Lehigh defense consis- More League Honors The women's soccer team had two Patriot League All- League members itself in this year of its first appearance in the League's post-season tournament Senior Tara Cameron (top) and junior Dia Johnson earned league honors for the Engineers, who fell toArmy in the opening Patriot League tournament game. For more coverage on the game, please seepage 11. |
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