South Mountaineer Volume 41, Issue 10

              SouthMountaineer
Volume 12, Issue 10
Lehigh University Athletics Weekly
November 3,1998
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Lehigh's men's and
women's cross country
teams partcipated in.the
1998 Patriot League
Cross Country Championships on Saturday
morning at Bucknell.
The men's team finished
•£•■ in fourth place and the
women in sixth.
The men were led by
Steve Gourley, junior co-
captain from North Hill,
PA , who finished the
8,000 meter run in 25:39.
He was followed by Pat
Hickey, a junior from
York, PA, who crossed
the finish line in 25:53.
Gourley placed 14th out
of 64 competitiors, while
Hickey was 17th. Other
finishers included: Nate
Harkins (26:25); Dan
Contreras (26:32),; Rob
Black (26:35); Justin
Taylor (26:47); Chris
Angelo (27:07); Dan Morick
(27:27) and Scott Stover (28:04).
On the women's side, Stacy
Rallo, a freshmen from Aurora,
OH, led the squad with a time of
18:47 in the 5,000 meter run.
She was followed by Kori Shafer-
Krzesicki, senior co-captain from
Storrs, CT, who completed the
race in 19:11.
Rallo placed 13th out of 67
runners and Shafer-Krzesicki
was 28th. Other finishers included: Amy Boyle (19:16);
Megan Ackers (19:29); Collen
Glass (19:41); Lisa Jones (19:55);
Danielle Lavoie (19:59); Katie
Murphy (20:50) and Katie Masi
(21:07).
Men's Final Results:
Wofforcl's running game was
contest for Lehigh's defense
Bucknell
23 pts
Army
42 pts
Lafayette
79 pts
Lehigh
103 pts
Holy Cross
160 pts
Colgate
162 pts
Women's Final Results:
Bucknell
32 pts
Army
53 pts
Colgate
70 pts
Holy Cross
93 pts
Lafayette
131 pts
Lehigh
142 pts
Men's Soccer
The Patriot League Soccer Tournament will be held Saturday
November 7 at Lafayette. #2
Lehigh plays at 11 a.m. against
#3 Colgate. #1 Lafayette plays at
1:30 pm against #4 Holy Cross.
The championship game is Sunday, November 8 at 12:30 p.m.
Scout Day
Over 2,500 Boy Scouts and their
families will take part in Lehigh
Athletic's First-Ever Scout Day
on Saturday, November 7. The
activities are scheduled to begin
at 11 a.m. in front of Goodman
Stadium. Packs can earn an activity credit by participating in
physical fitness events. During
half-time, the packs will be on
the field for a special celebration.
Scout Packs from the Lehigh Valley, Delaware and New Jersey
will be in attendance. For more
information, contact the Athletic
Sales and Promotions Office at
(610) 758-6617.
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Senior running back Brian Baker is on the run.
Lehigh played its most dif
ficult opponent in front of
its biggest crowd of the
year, and didn't disappoint as it
rolled over Wofford 26-0.
Wofford (3-5) was no match
for the 8-0 Mountain Hawks (8-
0) who have the best start since
the 1950 Lehigh squad. Lehigh
dominated both sides of the ball,
in front of 12,147 fans at
Goodman Stadium Saturday.
Lehigh is now one of two undefeated teams in Division I-AA.
The other is Southern Conference member Georgia Southern.
"We talked about a 'Mirror
Game,'" Coach Kevin Higgins
said. "When you look in the mirror on Sunday morning you have
a chance to evaluate yourself
against some of the best players
in Division I-AA.
"Our defense, in particular,
had a great performance. We had
a nice package, they executed
and flew to the football. They
played hard, they played with
intensity and it was great to
see."
The shutout was Lehigh's
first since the 1995 season,
which was also the last time
Lehigh won the Patriot League
title.
"I didn't think about a shutout until there were five minutes
left," sophomore Bryant Appling
said.
Lehigh's defense actually
scored the first points of the day
and what turned out to be all
Lehigh needed. On first down
from Wofford's 7-yard line, defensive end and tri-captain Nick
Martucci forced quarterback
Travis Wilson to pitch the ball.
The ball went past halfhack Will
Hunter, who fell on it in the end-
zone. It was Lehigh's first safety
since a 1990 contest with Holy
Cross.
Appling, who had his best performance in a Lehigh uniform,
had a huge play against
Wofford's full back Miles Lane.
He stripped the ball from Lane
at Lehigh's 31 with 1:30 left in
the first half to protect Lehigh's
9-0 lead. He also stopped running back Carl Wright from converting a fourth down attempt
late in the third quarter.
"I came in telling myself I needed
a really big game," he said. "I
kept thinking about how I could
help the defense."
Junior quarterback Phil
Stambaugh completed as many
passes to himself as the entire
Terrier offense. Wofford quarterback Ricky Hagood completed a
13-yard pass to wide receiver
Bryan Davis midway through
the fourth quarter, which turned
out to be Wofford's only completion of the day. The 13-yards allowed was a Goodman Stadium
record.
"Lehigh is a very good football
team, and they are very well
coached," Wofford Head Coach
Mike Ayres said. "They were 7-0
and felt good about the game. We
were struggling and wanted
things to happen early, but it
didn't."
The Terriers did rush for 266
yards, but when they needed crucial yardage Lehigh was there to
stop them. Wofford was 0-5 on
fourth down conversions and 3-
11 on third down.
"By nature of their offense,
they just feel that you're not going to stop them on the ground
on fourth-and-1 or 2 yards,"
Higgins said. "We got a couple
of fourth and down stops, and
they were big emotionally.. We
were able to step up in the intensity of our game."
Lehigh's offense had made easy
work against a defense that sent
three lineman and at times a
blitzing linebacker. Lehigh was
especially effective running the
ball.
"In the Southern Conference
they run the ball a lot, so they
are a big a rushing team. They
didn't have a lot of moves," senior tri-captain Jon Stiegler
said. "We've seen a lot defensively this year, and I know we'll
see a lot next week against
Colgate."
Senior running back  Brian
Joe Ryan
Baker collected 137 yards and
ran for a 49-yard touchdown to
make it a 19-0 game with 7:53
remaining in the contest.
"Brian's speed is a lot different when he has the ball and is
heading for the endzone,"
Higgins said. "Brian senses that
this is his last time playing college football. He has a passion I
haven't seen since I've been
here."
Baker, who moved into fifth
on Lehigh's all-purpose yards list
with over 3,000, said he worked
hard in the offseason with speed
coach Ed Ruisz and also credits
the offensive line and fullback
Brett Snyder for blocking for
him.
"Brett is by far the best blocking full back we've had, since I've
been here," Higgins said.
Stambaugh, who is ranked
seventh nationally, completed 26
of 37 passes for 279 yards. One
was a huge 43-yard completion
to junior wide receiver Kody
Fedorcha, who then scored on a
3-yard pass from Stambaugh in
the second quarter. Fedorcha
had five catches for 74 yards on
the day, second only to senior
Deron Braswell who had nine receptions for 76 yards.
Stambaugh found nine different receivers, including
Fedorcha on a deflected ball, to
keep the Terriers defense guessing.
"I wanted us to have a chance to
control the ball and keep it out
of their hands," Ayres said. "They
just have too many weapons. I
look forward to playing them in
2000."
The ultimate test for Lehigh
comes next week against
Colgate, which is 6-2 overall and
also 3-0 in the league.
"We're ready for the challenge,"
Baker said. "Last year [61-28
Red raider victory] wasn't any
fun. We have to make up for
that."
-Jenn Rauch '99
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The five member Lehigh
squad finished in 5th
place with a score of 665
over two days at the
Towson University Invitational held at the Bon
Air Country Club.
Lehigh's top finishers
were John Horutz, senior co-captain from
Clarks Summit, PA and
Brad Ispass, a freshmen
fromOceanside, NY,
each finsihed with 164.
Friday
Men's Soccer (12-4-1. 4-2 PL)
Lehigh
Navy
Volleyball (16-12. 4-2 PL)
Lehigh 3
St. Francis (PA) 0
Men' Swimming/Diving (1-0)
Lehigh 124
Drexel 110
Women's Swimming/Diving (1-0)
Lehigh 128
Drexel 106
Saturday
Women's Soccer (6-12. 1-5 PL)
Lehigh 0
Navy 3
Football ( 8-0. 3-0 PL)
Lehigh 26
Wofford 0
Wednesday, November
4-Volleyball vs. Drexel-7
pm
Friday, November 6-Sec-
ond Annual Mountain
Hawk Volleyball Classic
(DelawareState,
Lafayette, Long Island,
Rider)-4 pm/8 pm
Saturday, November 7-
Football vs. Colgate-
12:30 pm
Men's & Women's Swimming/Diving vs. Fordham-1 pm
Second Annual Mountain Hawk
Volleyball Classic-3 pm/7 pm
Men's Basketball vs. USDBL All-
Stars-7pm
Sunday, November 8-Men's Soccer at Lafayette (Patriot League
Championships)-
Swimming/Diving meets are
held in Jacobs Pool in Taylor
Gym.
Volleyball games are played in
Grace Hall on the Asa Packer
Campus.
Basketball games are played in
Stabler Arena,