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Lehigh University Athletics Weekly
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Hot Line: (610) 758-LULU
Tickets:  (610) 7LU-GAME
November 2,1999
Follow That Team
Lehigh's football game this weekend with Patriot League preseason No. 2 Colgate will be televised in the Lehigh Valley and
surrounding areas on WFMZ-
Channel 69. The contest will
also be aired by Empire Sports
Network in upstate New York
and Comcast in Philadelphia.
The game will air live at 12:30
p.m.
Long-time Lehigh play-byplay announcer Rich Lerner will
call the action, with former
Lehigh QB Kim McQuilken providing color commentary.
For those fans with satellite
capabilities, the coordinates are
as follows:
KU Band
SBS 6, Transponder 8
Hop on the Bus
Lehigh will sponsor a fan bus to
this weekend's important Patriot
League football contest at
Colgate University.
The fan bus will depart the
Zoellner Arts Center at 8:00 a.m.
;.nd leave Colgate immediately
following the game. Fans can
c all (610) 7LU-GAME to reserve
& spot.
Students can sign up for the
Ian bus at the Ulrich Student
Center on Tuesday, Wednesday
or Thursday, November 2, 3, or
4, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
The cost of the trip will be announced late Monday and tentatively includes bus fare, lunch
from the Goosey Gander and a
game ticket.
For more information, contact
the Lehigh ticket office at (610)
7LU-GAME.
Streak Stretched to 20
Gaines
Lehigh University currently
owns the longest regular-season
winning streak in NCAA Division I at 20 games and counting.
Lehigh won the 1997 Lehigh-
Lafayette game in its final contest of that season, reeled off 11
consecutive regular-season wins
last year, and has won eight
;.L.raight games this fall.
Countdown to Wresting
Season
Lehigh will host the 1999
Wreatle-Offs in just seven short
days, as the team seeks to fill
starting positions for the eagerly-anticipated season.
Wrestle-offs will kick off at
7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November
9 at Grace Hall.
Potential match-ups include:
1 25: Bruce Kelly vs Mario Stuart (Anthony
Shave)
i 13: Tristan Boyd vs. Anthony Shave
111: Matt Goldstein vs. Troy Minarovic (Nick
Angen may return next semester)
119: Dave Esposito vs. Aaron Paterson
('.:huck Lamantia)
157: Ryan Bernholz vs. Chris Vitale or
Garrett Knutson (Nate Cote; Brad Dillon:
T»d Dutresne: Paul Ervin; Dave Mayland;
tuarc Wennogle)
165: Travis Doto vs Travis Knutson or
AdriSoliman (Art Beauregard; Erich
Boettcher; Greg Chirieleison; Andrew Katz;
Branson Plocus)
174: Mark Dufresne vs. Dave Bautis or Bill
Brine (Ryan Wilt)
184. Rob Rohn vs. (James Moore, if certified here)
197: Jon Trenge vs. Sahmir Mahmoud or
John Hyde (Glauco LollKjhetti returns soon;
J. Moore)
285: Shawn Laughlin vs. Hyde (Joe Sahl
returns soon)
Information provided by Denny Diehl 70.
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Photo by Christopher J. Christian
Lehigh senior Ian Eason, one of four quad-captains, tackles Towson QB Joe Lee. Iason
made 11 stops on the afternoon and returned an interception 32 yards.
Tigers Tamed in Goodman
Thriller
The mark of a great team is the ability to stare into the face of adversity and muster the courage and
determination to win. Faced with just such a challenge last Saturday, Lehigh bared the heart of a
champion en route to a thrilling, come-from-behind 44-39 victory over record-setting Towson in front of
10,789 fans at a sun-drenched Goodman Stadium. With the victory, the No. 7-ranked and undefeated
Mountain Hawks moved into sole possession of first place in the Patriot League and extended their
NCAA Division I leading regular-season winning streak to 20 games.
In a battle of offensive powerhouses, Towson was the first to strike. Lehigh went "three-and-out" on
its first possession and Towson capitalized on the good field position. Jamaal White caught an 11-yard
pass from Joe Lee to put the Tigers up 7-0. Lehigh came right back on their next possession with a six-
yard touchdown run by Ronald Jean that capped a nine play, 71-yard drive. On the first snap of
Towson's second drive, Joe Lee fumbled the snap and it was recovered by Lehigh's Bubba Young.
Soon after, Lehigh quarterback Phil Stambaugh threw his sixth interception of the year as the ball
went off the hands of wide receiver Kody Fedorcha and into the hands of Towson's Jabari Garrett.
Game Summary (vs. Towson)
T-Corfe 10-yard pass from Lee (kick failed)
L-Jean 26-yard run (Taaffe kick)
Towson
Lehigh
7
14
7
10
13
7
12
13
-39
-44
Scoring Summary
T-White 11 -yard pass Irom Lee (Kulic kick)
L-Jean 6-yard run (Taaffe kick)
L-Jean 3-yard run (Taaffe kick)
T-Lelbel 1-yard run (Kulic kick)
L-B. Snyder 63-yard pass from Stambaugh (Taaffe kick)
L-Taaffe 44-yard field goal
T-Corle 15-yard run (Kulic kick)
T-Kulic 25-yard field goal
L-Moore 32-yard interception return (Taaffe kick)
T-Kulic 38-yard field goal
T-Maltera 13-yard pass from Lee (rush failed)
L-B. Snyder 30-yard pass from Stambaugh (pass failed)
Team Stats
Towson
Lehigh
34
First Downs
27
74
Rushing
128
567
Passing
367
641
Total Yards
495
34:04
Possession
25:56
Lehigh Leaders:
Rushing: Jean 32-i65 3 TD
Passing: Stambaugh 26-40-367 2 TD, 1 INT
Receiving: Moore 8-134, B. Snyder 2-93 2 TD, fedorcha 6*33,
J. Snyder 5-74, Endler 2-24, Jean 3-9
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 ofBroadcast.com.
Link through Lehigh's web site
at: www.lehigh.edu/~inspo or
www.broadcast.com.
Broadcastco/7:
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
A Pair of Third-Place
Finishes
The rebuilding process for the
Lehigh men's and women's cross
country teams took a major step
forward on Saturday as both the
men's and women's teams finished third at the Patriot League
Championships. Bucknell took
first place in both races and
Army followed in each with a
second place finish.
"I think we're at the point in
the rebuilding of this program
where instead of looking back
and where we've been we are
now looking forward and where
we want to go," commented a
very pleased head coach Debbie
Utesch.
Utesch had a right to be excited. The preseason coaches'
polls had tabbed Lehigh to finish last in the women's division
and fourth on the men's side.
Lehigh's women's team, which
is comprised primarily of freshmen and sophomores, ran much
more like an experienced group
of veterans. Freshman standout
Lucinda Hall was Lehigh's top
finisher as she crossed the line
in 12th place. She was followed
by sophomore Stacy Rallo, who
finished 18th, freshman Claudin
Hull (20th), sophomore Megan
Ackers (28th), freshman Edann
Brady (31st) and junior Colleen
Glass (33rd).
"We knew coming into the
women's race that it could be
very tight and that we could finish anywhere from third to fifth,"
Utesch said. "I was really
pleased with the amount of poise
the whole team ran with. We
came into the race knowing we
didn't have that one runner who
would be up with the leaders. It
was important for us to run in a
pack and execute the strategy we
talked about. They all did that."
The men's finish was the best
Patriot League showing for
Lehigh since 1993. Senior Steve
Gourley again paced the Mountain Hawks with an overall finish of sixth.
"The men's team really improved and cut the gap between
us and Bucknell and Army,"
Utesch said. " We came into the
meet with a lot of adrenaline and
had some of our guys really step
it up. Our seniors Steve
(Gourley) and Nate (Harkins)
had great performances and
Justin Taylor turned in his best
race of the year. I was also
pleased to see Alex (L'Heureux)
prove that he had figured out the
distance."
Following Gourley across the
finish line were freshman Alex
L'Heureux in 14th, sophomore
Dan Contreras in 15th, senior
Nate Harkins 18th and junior
Justin Taylor in 22nd.
Women's Team Standings
1. Bucknell 17
2. Army 51
3. "    LEHIGH 106
4. Colgate 107
5. Holy Cross 114
6. Lafayette 126
Men's Team Standing
1.
Bucknell
30
2.
3.
Army
LEHIGH
50
71
4.
5.
6.
Colgate
Lafayette
Holy Cross
105
120
152