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Lehigh University Athletics Weekly
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November 9,1999
Lehigh Announces
Wrestling Endowment
Lehigh University has announced the commitment of
t hree major endowment gifts for
the wrestling program.
Former Lehigh wrestler and
successful developer and entrepreneur Larry White '64 has
c immitted a total of $1.5 mil-
1 on endowed funding for con-
t nued support of the head wres- '
t.ing coach position at Lehigh.
'i he commitment is through the
Lawrence White Lehigh Wrestling Trust.
"Larry has been a long-time
supporter of Lehigh Wrestling
and amateur wrestling generally," Lehigh Director of Athletics Joe Sterrett said. "Larry's
gift preserves and secures the
generous commitments the University has historically made to
the wrestling program and provides the Head Wrestling Coach
with both financial stability and
financial flexibility in developing and sustaining a nationally
distinctive program."
"Wrestling has played an important role in my life and en-
turing that Lehigh Wrestling
sustains its contributions to
Lehigh wrestlers, the Lehigh
community, and to the sport is
something I was eager to support," White said. "1 am pleased
and proud that I can help to ensure a funding commitment for
Lehigh Wrestling that is commensurate with the positive
impact of the program."
For his generosity and commit merit to the preservation and
enhancement of Lehigh Wres-
the Head Wrestling Coach
will be known in perpetuity as
"The Lawrence White Head
Coach of Wrestling."
Two other Lehigh wrestling
supporters also made substantial contributions to the endowment program. John Harmon '59
and Philip Rauch '33 contributed to the initial scholarship
program and once again stepped
lorward to make additional contributions. For their leadership
and generosity, the Assistant
Wrestling Coach position will be
named in perpetuity, the
"Harrnon-Rauch Assistant
('oach of Wrestling."
"John Harmon and Philip
Rauch provided gifts that, inspired others to believe that one
day the entire wrestling program might be endowed,"
Sterrett said. "Each has been a
long-time supporter of the wrestling program and each has
helped to bring special distinction to the program."
The announcement, of these
gifts is the latest in a series of
extraordinary support for the
program. On March 22, 1994 a
fund raising committee chaired
by Al Lewis '54 announced that
if had reached its goal of raising $3.8 million to provide an endowment that permanently supported scholarship aid in the
wrestling program. This successful campaign, in addition to
existing endowments supporting financial aid for scholar-athletes in wrestling, resulted in
establishing one of the very few
fully endowed scholarship programs in for any sport. Over 450
alumni, friends and fans of
Lehigh Wrestling made finan-
Please see WRESTLING, Page 7
Football Streak Snapped
Lehigh senior quarterback Phil
Stambaugh became Lehigh's career passing leader during Saturday's game against
Colgate. Stambaugh has now thrown the
football 9,196 yards during his four-year career. A 1999 Walter Payton Award candidate, Stambaugh ranks third in NCAA Division I-AA in passing efficiency.
Lehigh's Career Passing Leaders
Phil Stambaugh (9,196 yds)
Marty Horn (9,120)
Kim McQuilken (6,996)
Glenn Kempa (6,674)
S. Semptimphelter (6,669)
The longest winning streak
in Division I came to an
end on Saturday afternoon as No. 27 Colgate upset No.
9 Lehigh by the score of 28-24 at
Andy Kerr Stadium in front of
6,228 fans. This was the first
regular-season loss for Lehigh
since 1997 when it lost to Delaware by a 24-19 margin. The
Mountain Hawks dropped to 8-1
overall and 3-1 in the league
while Colgate improved to 8-1
and 3-1.
Lehigh stormed to an early
lead, taking advantage of three
early turnovers by the Red Raiders. Colgate fumbled on two
straight drives and Lehigh was
able to convert both into touch
downs. The first came on a two-
yard run by Ronald Jean and
the second came on a ten-yard
pass from Phil Stambaugh to
tight end Bruce Peltzer. On
Colgate's next possession, Ian
Eason intercepted a Ryan Vena
pass to give the Mountain
Hawks excellent field possession. The Colgate defense held
strong, however, and Lehigh was
forced to settle for a field goal.
Colgate would strike twice in
the second quarter and Lehigh
was not able to muster any additional points before the half.
Colgate's first score came on a
13-yard run by Randall Joseph
to put Colgate within ten points.
Colgate then blocked a Lehigh
field goal attempt and marched
down the field for their second
touchdown of the game that
came on a 23-yard pass from
Ryan Vena to Jason Mattes.
Colgate missed the extra point
and went into the locker room
down 17-13 at the half.
Lehigh opened the second half
with a nine-play, 60-yard drive
that ended on a 14-yard pass
from Phil Stambaugh to Josh
Snyder. During the drive,
Lehigh performed like the
ninth-ranked team that it is, but
its most impressive drive of the
afternoon would also be its last.
Mired in a rare offensive
Please see SNAPPED, Page 7
Game Summary (vs. Colgate)
17
0
7
0
-24
0
13
0
15
-28
Lehigh
Colgate
Scoring Summary
L-Jean 2-yard run (Taaffe kick)
L-Peltzer 10-yard pass from Stambaugh (Taaffe kick)
L-Taaffe 36-yard field goal
C-Joseph 13-yard run (Kutschke kick)
C-Mattea 23-yard pass from Vena (kick failed)
L-J. Snyder 14-yard pass from Stambaugh (Taaffe kick)
C-Mattes 6-yard pass from Vena (Vena rush)
C-Vena 9-yard run (Kutschke kick)
Team Stats
Lehigh
Colgate
17
First Downs
30 ■
82
Rushing
264
174
Passing
182
256
Tola! Yards
446
23:47
Possession
36:13
Lehigh Leaders:
Rushing: B. Snyder 9-37, Jean 13-32 1 TD
Passing: Stambaugh 23-39-174 2 TD 2 INT
Receiving:   J. Snyder 6-46 1 TD, Endter 5-37, Moore 4-41,
Peltzer 3-14 1 TD, B. Snyder 2-22, Fedorcha 2-9
Tackles:  Andrews 8 TT, 1 For Loss, Smith 8 TT, 2 SACKS,
Byron 7 TT, Eason 6 TT, 2 For Loss, 1 INT
Lehigh Football on Radio
All Lehigh football games are
carried live on WKAP (1470 AM)
in the Lehigh Valley and surrounding communities. Longtime WAEB news director Matt
Kerr serves as play-by-play analyst and former Lehigh quarterback Marty Horn provides color
commentary.
Lehigh football is the highest
rated Saturday afternoon program
on AM radio in the Lehigh Valley, topping both Penn State and
Notre Dame.
Lehigh Sports on TV
WFMZ sports director Jeff Fisher
hosts the Lehigh Sports Magazine,
a weekly highlight show televised
on Mondays at 8:30 p.m. The
weekly show features all 23 varsity
sports.
Lehigh Football on WFMZ
Lehigh and WFMZ-TV, channel
69, have teamed up for the 12th
consecutive year to bring you
Lehigh sports. WFMZ-TV reaches
4.1 million viewers in the Lehigh
Valley, Philadelphia, northwest
New Jersey and Reading, areas.
The award-winning football
broadcasts feature the popular team
of Rich Lerner, anchor with the
Golf Channel, and former Lehigh
and NFL quarterback Kim
McQuilken.
WFMZ will televise the Sept. 25
contest at Princeton; the Nov. 6
contest at Colgate; and the Nov. 20
contest against Lafayette. Check
the 1999 football schedule on the
previous page for game times.
Lehigh on the Web
Lehigh football games and weekly
Sports Magazine shows are available on your home computer, courtesy of Broadcast.com. Link
through Lehigh'L web site at:
www.lehigh.edu/~inspo or
www.broadcast.com.
st.com
Lehigh Football on SETV
Service Electric Cable Television in
the Lehigh Valley will televise four
Lehigh home football contests, including the September 18 game versus Monmouth; the October 2
game versus Columbia; the October 23 game versus Holy Cross; and
the October 30 contest against
Towson
Swim Teams Remain
Undefeated
Having each claimed a Patriot
League Swimming & Diving
championship within the last
two years, both the Lehigh men's
and women's teams are making
an early statement this year
that they want to build on their
previous successes. Each team
improved its record to 2-0 over
the weekend by trouncing Atlantic-10 member Fordham.
The Mountain Hawk men
easily defeated the Rams 145-
97 and the women had an
equally impressive 144-90 showing.
Freshman Bing
Padmasanka seems to have
had little trouble adjusting to
the collegiate level as he took
home a pair of first-place finishes, winning the 200 freestyle
and 100 freestyle. He also was a
member of Lehigh's winning 400
medley relay team. Other Lehigh
men's winners included sophomore Kevin McCartney in the
200 butterfly, junior Andy Holland in the 200 individual medley and junior Chris Petty in
the one-meter diving.
On the women's side sophomore Lauren Ayres was a
three-time individual winner as
she placed first in the 500
freestyle, 200 freestyle and 1000
yard freestyle. Junior Vanessa
Buschman placed first in both
the 200 individual medley and
100 freestyle while junior
Nicole Schok won both diving
events. Sophomore Jaime
Grivalsky rounded out Lehigh's
individual winners by winning
the 200 butterfly.
Lehigh hosts a pair of Patriot
League rivals in the next two
weeks. Colgate visits Jacobs Pool
this Saturday and then
Lafayette comes to town on Friday night November 19th for a
7:00 encounter.
Patriot League
Football Standings
League
Overall
Towson
4-1
7-3
Colgate
3-1
8-1
Lehigh
3-1
8-1
Bucknell
2-2
6-3
Lafayette
2-3
4-5
Holy Cross
1-3
2-7
Fordham
0-4
0-9
Standings current through games of
Nov. 6, 1999
Mt. Hawks Hunt Title
The Lehigh volleyball team remained in the hunt for the 1999
Patriot League title, knocking
off Holy Cross to improve to 7-4
in league play. In a highly-competitive Patriot League season,
Lehigh has fallen to Army and
Colgate two times apiece, but
has defeated front-running
Navy twice.
Lehigh closes out the regular-
season on Friday, November 12
hosting rival Lafayette at 7:00
p.m.
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