South Mountaineer Volume 21, Issue 15

              Vol. 21 — No. 15
JANUARY 16, 1979
BETHLEHEM, PA.
LU Teams 176-132-5 In '78
Three Undefeated Squads;
Lieberman Top Individual
Fourteen teams posted winning
records for Lehigh last year, four
finished at .500 and only four had
losing marks.. The overall total
showed 176 victories, 132 defeats
and five ties for a .571 average.
Individually Mark Lieberman,
of Allentown, took top honors as
he won a 177-pound NCAA
wrestling title en route to being
named amateur wrestler of the
year by the United States
Wrestling Federation.
It was a year in which architects and contractors again
played a vital role.
Construction of a new $3.7
million Athletic and Convocation
Center, designed to accommodate 6,000 spectators,
neared completion on the Saucon
Valley Fields athletic complex
where Lehigh also formally
dedicated its $1,860,000 Philip
Rauch Field House in the name of
a prominent alumnus who was
the major donor of funds for the
building.
The Athletic and Convocation
Center is expected to be ready in
the spring. The Philip Rauch
Field House already has become
a focal point of activity in the
valley area.
Lieberman, now wrestling his
senior season as Lehigh captain
for the second straight year, was
26-0 last winter while winning a
third consecutive EIWA title, the
NCAA crown, a gold medal in
Pan-American competition at
Mexico City, world cup matches
against Russian, Japanese and
Cuban all-stars and the USWF
Champion-of-Champion ring. He
moved into 1978-79 action with a
64-6 collegiate record and 27 falls.
Four of those losses came as a
freshman. '
Late next month he'll try to
become the first four-time EIWA
champion of modern times. Only
George Dole of Yale (1905-6-7-8)
has accomplished that feat.
Three of Lehigh's teams had
perfect records in 1977-78 paced
by women's tennis (11-0), track
AlumNotes
SATURDAY, FEB. 10
Nittany Valley  Lehigh  Club:
Special dinner preceding Lehigh-
Penn State wrestling meet.
Reception 4:30 p.m., dinner 6
p.m., Nittany Lion Inn, meet 7:30
p.m. Cash bar. Dinner $8. Meet
ticket $2 payable at Rec Hall
door. Reservations chairman
David Eisemann, c-o Supelco,
Inc., Supelco Park, Bellefonte,
Pa., phone 814-359-2732 (office).
Deadline for mailing check,
payable to Lehigh University
Alumni Assn., Feb. 7.
and field (9-0) and indoor track
(6-0). Women's volleyball (18-2)
was the biggest winner with golf
(16-9) and baseball (15-15) not far
behind.
Soccer, under new coach
Manny Tavormina, made double
figures in victories with an 11-2-3
finish and won the ECAC's
Southern Regional title during a
playoff at Norfolk, Va. Tavormina succeeded Tom Fleck who
resigned his position as director
of Centennial School at the
University and no longer was
available to handle the booters.
Barbara Lipkin, assistant
director for women's athletics,
gained the year's top coaching
laurels as she directed the unbeaten women's tennis squad (11-
0) and the 18-2 women's volley-
bailers to a combined total of 29
victories against only two losses.
John Covert, assistant director
of athletics, finished with a 22-5
mark coaching track and field (9-
0), indoor track (6-0) and cross
country (7-5). His trackmen
hosted, and won, the East Coast
Conference indoor championships at the Philip Rauch Field
House.
Lehigh footballers, after
winning the 1977 NCAA Div. II
national championship, came
back with another strong year
but their 8-3 record wasn't quite
enough to earn them a playoff
berth in the new Div. 1-AA in
which they elected to compete.
Lehigh wrestlers fashioned
their 26th straight winning season
with a 9-7 mark, and placed in the
Top Ten nationally for the fifth
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consecutive campaign, but lost
out in their bid for a fourth
straight EIWA team title.
Princeton, which will host the
1979 tournament next month,
walked off with team honors.
"We didn't win quite as many
times as in 1977," says director of
athletics Bill Leckonby, "but
several of our teams upgraded
their schedules and the overall
finish   was   satisfactory.   Only
four, of our 22 varsity squads, lost
more times than they won."
In the twelfth year of All-Sports
Trophy action, against Lafayette,
the Engineers swept to an 8-3
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Cagers 1-2For The Week
Senior guard Bill Griffin, of
Scotch Plains, N. J., scored 39
points in three games last week
as Lehigh cagers trimmed
Muhlenberg, 81-62, between
losses to Seton Hall, 85-61, and St.
Joseph's, 71-50.
This brings his all-time career
total to 1,055 and leaves him 256
points shy of Charlie Brown's
Lehigh record of 1,311 with at
least 14 games left to play.
His top single-game effort
during the week was an 18-point
burst at Muhlenberg. He had 14 at
Seton Hall and seven at St. Joe's.
Junior forward Jeff Vandemark
of Mahwah, N.J. totaled 36 in the
three contests and was a prime
factor in the Muhlenberg triumph
with 14 rebounds although held to
eight points.
Sophomore Kevin Riley of
Philadelphia, Pa. had the week's
Matmen Drop 3 Road Tests
top single-game contribution with
19 points against the Mules.
Freshman Charles Blue of East
Orange, N.J. had 18 in the same
game. Lehigh completed the
week with a 4-8 record.
LEHIGH—Griffin 14, Purcell 2, Finley 0,
Hanks 8, Vandemark 16, Blue 5, Camperson
2, Unger 8, Riley 6, Coppola 0, Epstein 0.
Totals 23-15-26—61.
SETON HALL—Coleman 4, Young 8,
McNeil 14, Galls 14, Davis 4, Callandrlllo 17,
Langel 0, Boyle 13, Browne 2, Mobbs 1,
Massaro 4, Arrington 4, Mackiewicz 0.
Totals: 33-19-24—85.
Halftime: Seton Hall, 28-26.
Lehigh's hopes of a 27th consecutive winning wrestling
season were threatened last week
as the Engineers moved into the
midwest and dropped three
meets in three tries. This sliced
their mark to 6-4 with seven duals
remaining.
The losses were at Wisconsin,
32-11, and by identical 22-18
tallies at Michigan and Cleveland
State.
Injuries and illness played a
role in the losses. NCAA champion Mark Lieberman of
Allentown, Pa. missed two of the
meets because of illness, Impounder Steve Bastianelli of
Georgetown, Del. missed one
because of an arm injury and
heavyweight Drew Keiser, of
Sinking Spring, Pa., missed all
three because of an ankle injury.
The Engineers had a 15-0 lead
at Michigan before dropping five
of the last six bouts on the
program. At Cleveland State they
led 10-2 after the first three bouts
before getting only one victory
and a draw over the remainder of
the program.
Only 134-pounder Darryl
Burley, of Pemberton, N.J.,
Bastianelli and Lieberman
emerged unscathed. Burley went
3-0 for the week with Bastianelli
2-0 and Lieberman 1-0. Junior 190-
pounder Mike Brown, of
Bethlehem, Pa., split his first two
bouts before giving away 70
pounds and losing when he moved
to heavyweight at Cleveland
State as Coach Thad Turner
juggled his upper weights.
WISCONSIN32, LEHIGHll
118—Bob Weaver, L, and Bob Meyer drew, 2-
2.
126—Tom Husted, W, dec. Pete Schuyler, 10-
9.
134—Darryl Burley, L, dec. Jim Hanson, 8-6.
142—Andy Rein, W, dec. Denis Reed, 26-7.
150—Mike Terry, W, dec. Greg Cunningham,
33-11.
158—Steve Kruchoski, W, dec. Bill Schneck,
19-11.
167—Tom Hensler, L, pinned Nell Neyer in
4:40.
177—Jim Klelnhans, W, dec. Jeff Turner, 13-
4.
190—Mitch Hull, W, dec. Mike Brown, 4-2.
Unl—Scott   Jerabek,    W,    pinned    Jim
Karapelou in 1:07.
MICHIGAN22, LEHIGH 18
118—Steve Bastianelli, L, dec. Jim Mathias,
6-2.
126—Pete Schulyer, L, dec. Mark Pearson, 8-
4.
134—Darryl Burley, L, pinned Dave Framm
in 7 :04.
142—Denis Reed, L, dec. John Beljan, 10-8.
150—Lou Joseph, M, dec. Greg Cunninghan,
5-1.
158—Nemir Nadhir, M, dec. Bill Schneck, 11-
8.
167—Mark Churella, M, pinned Tom Hensler
in 1:59.
177—Bill Petoskey, M, dec. Jeff Turner, 12-4.
190—Mike Brown, L, dec. Steve Fraser, 6-4.
Unl—Steve    Bennet,    M,    pinned    Jim
Karapelou In 1:04.
I
CLEVELAND ST. 22, LEHIGH18
118—Steve Bastianelli, L, dec. Jamie Reld, 7-
6.
126—Pete  Schuyler,  L,  and  Phil  Sadellah
drew, 6-6.
134—Darryl Burley, L, dec. Bill Karpowlcz,
26-4.
142—Al DiGiovanni, CS, dec. Denis Reed, 10-
4.
150—Greg   Denik,   CS,   dec.   Greg   Cunningham, 5-3.
158—Toby Matney, CS, pinned Bill Schneck
In 6:46.
167—Jack Vanadia, CS, dec. Tom Hensler,
10-7.
177—Jeff Turner, L, and Joe Palizoda drew,
6-6.
190—Mark   Lieberman,   L,   pinned   Bruce
Campbell in 3:09.
Unl—Tim Payne, CS, dec. Mike Brown, 9-4.
LEHIGH—Griffin 18, Purcell 8, Blue 18,
Vandemark 8, Hanks 8, Riley 19, Coppola 2,
Unger 0, Epstein 0. Totals: 34-13-14—61.
MUHLENBERG—Barletta 7, Becker 10,
Campisl 17, Johnson 15, Saylor 12, Williams
0, Cooper 0, Casey 0, Merrifield 0, Lucas 0,
Greenberg 1. Totals: 25-12-18—62.
Halftime: Lehigh, 44-28.
LEHIGH—Griffin 7, Purcell 8, Hanks 10,
Riley 8, Vandemark 12, Camperson 5, Blue 0,
Unger 0, Coppola 0, EpstelnO.
ST. JOSEPH'S—Ma|or 13, Black 15,
Valderas 13, Griffin 4, Clark 6, Smith 8,
Warrick 12, Dearborn 0, DIRugeriz 0, Healy
0. Totals: 27-17-21-71.
Halftime: St. Joseph's, 30-23.
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