South Mountaineer Volume 28, Issue 09

              Vol. 28 — No. 9
NOVEMBER 11, 1985
BETHLEHEM, PA.
Big Plays Doom Engineers
53-Yard Punt Return Key
To West Chester Comeback
RENNIE BENN (47) and Randy Miller celebrate Benn's first-quarter touchdown.
By JOHN MISSIMER '85
West Chester took advantage
of the "big play" to erase a 17-3
defecit and post a 20-17 upset
victory over Lehigh.
Playing in front of a home
crowd of 6,321, the Golden Rams
played inspired ball throughout
the contest to capture a very
physical affair. Both teams
played tough defense, as West
Chester gained only 366 total
yards, holding the Engineers to
a meager 267.
Engineer strong safety
Michael Peterson (Mountain
Top, Pa.) intercepted an Al Nie-
mela pass on the Ram 36 on the
third play of the contest.
Lehigh -Lafayette
Homecoming
Nov. 22-23
Catch the spirit of the weekend at three events . . .
1. BEAT LAFAYETTE BASH
Friday,  Nov. 22, 9 p.m. to 1 a.m.,  Candlelight Room, Hotel
Bethlehem
*$3 per person donation at door
♦Enjoy beer on tap and pretzels (cash bar also)
*No reservation necessary
2. LEOPARD BRUNCH
Saturday, Nov. 23, 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., third floor, University
Center
Varsity SportsWeek
Seasons Conclude
The fall season ended on a
down note for the soccer and
volleyball teams, while the men
and women harriers finished
the ECC championships with
cries of "wait 'till next year"
ringing in their ears.
Senior Greg Bunting (West-
field, N.J.) scored two goals to
lead the booters to a 5-1 victory
over Muhlenberg prior to a season ending 2-0 defeat to
Lafayette.
Freshman Eric Frary (Med-
ford Lakes, N.J.), junior Kerry
Remley (Fleetwood, Pa.), and
freshmen Gary Klein (Chappa-
qua, N.Y.) also tallied in the big
win over the Mules.
Klein added two assists, while
freshman Paul Thorsen (Ft.
Lauderdale, Fla.) picked up an
assist on Remley's goal.
John McCloskey finished his
second year at the helm with a
6-10-1 record.
its year with a sixth-place finish
in the ECC meet at Bucknell.
Bucknell captured six of the
top eight places to coast to the
team title. Terence Wheat of
Rider was the individual champion with a time of 24:50.
Junior Tom Vancor (Newton,
Mass.) was the top Lehigh finisher, crossing the finish line in
26th place.
On the women's side, Lehigh
finished fifth in the ECC meet.
Renee Robins of Lafayette was
the first place finisher, while
Senior Susan Kotek (York, Pa.)
finished a very respectable 17th
for the lady harriers. Bucknell
won the team crown.
Seven plays later Marty Horn
(Short Hills, N.J.) found his
favorite target, Rennie Benn
(Short Hills, N.J.), for a three-
yard touchdown. Michael Beat-
tie (Danbury Conn.) converted
his 22nd straight PAT of the season, and the Brown & White led
7-0. The touchdown pass was the
42nd time that the duo have connected for a score in their four
years.
The Rams were unable to
move the ball against the tough
Engineer defense and were
forced to punt into a fierce wind.
Taking advantage of excellent
field position, Lehigh drove
deep into West Chester territory. When the offense sputtered on the 15 yard line, Beattie
attempted a 32-yard field goal
that sailed wide to the right.
In the second quarter the
Engineers advanced the ball to
the Ram 4, but had to settle for
Beattie's 22-yard field goal.
Led by workhorse Jason
Sims, the Rams put together a
52-yard drive that culminated in
a 21-yard field goal just 35
seconds before halftime, cutting the Engineer lead to a
touchdown.
On its first possession of the
second half, Lehigh drove 51
yards to paydirt. Freshman Lee
Blum (Staten Island, N.Y.)
covered the final yard for his
sixth rushing touchdown of the
year. Key plays in the drive
were a 10-yard Horn pass to fullback John Tamburo (Baldwin,
N.Y.), and a 12-yard pass to
flanker Todd Melton (Berlin,
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WCU 20, Lehigh 17
"Enjoy pre-game bloodies and sours plus a delicious brunch featuring eggs bernaise
♦Mail reservation form by Nov. 13 ,     •    .. . .,    „„„
In the first round of the ECC
3. HOME CLUB HUDDLE tournament,   the   volleyball
team took the powerful Drexel
Immediately following the game in Rathbone Hall Drag°ns t0 jive Samfs bef°"|
dropping a disappointing 17-15
,      t.       »f. „ Ann„ game in the final contest of the
*$5 per person donation at the door 6
•Enjoy open bar and snacks mac \, ,        , ,
•All alumni and guests are welcome , Drexel was forced to come
from behind, as the Engineer
„_.—___——-.—..___._.„_—_„._—-___———_-___.__,       spikers rallied for 15-11 and 15-
Please   reserve tickets   at   $7   each   for   the 13 victories in the second and
Leopard   Brunch.    I   will   pick   up   the   tickets   at       third games after dropping the
the event. opener 14-16. The Dragons were
capable of the task, winning the
Name   Class        fourth game, 15-13, to force the
Address". !!'!! "..""!! !... deciding game.
First year head coach Donna
Koehler led her young troops to
Mail   to   Lehigh   University   Alumni   Assn.,   Alumni       a 12-25 mark.
Memorial Bldg. 27, Bethlehem, Pa. 18015 The   injury-plagued   men s
cross country squad completed
LEHIGH 7      3      7      0    —17
West Chester 0     3     9     8   —20
Attendance: 6,321
L—Benn 3 pass from Horn (Beattie kick),
11:20 left first.
L—Beattie 22 FG, 8:22 left second.
W—Desmond 21 FG, 0:35 left second.
L—Blum 1 run, (Beattie kick), 9:35 left third.
W—Burnetta 34 run (Run failed), 7:31 left
third.
W—Desmond 23 FG, 5:13 left third.
W—Goldsworthy 53 punt return (Burnetta
run), 8:59 left fourth.
LU        W
First Downs 18       18
by rush    9        13
by pass    7        4
by penalty    2 1
Rushing Attempts 45       47
Net Yds. Rushing 119     257
Net Yds. Passing 148      109
Passes Attemper) 43       19
Passes Completed 17 7
Had Intercepted     1 1
Total Plays     88       66
Total Net Yards 267     366
Fumbles  0         2
Fumbles Lost  0        1
Penalties  6,       6
Penalty Yards    32       58
Punts   6         8
Avg. Distance    46.5     29.2
OFFENSIVE LEADERS
Rushing  att   net avg    td
Lehigh
Faison      18     48 2 6   0
Horn     12     36 30    0
Blum     15      35 2.3    0
West Chester
Sims    30    146 4.8   0
Burnetta       6     59 9.8    1
Passing att   com   int   yds   td
Lehigh
Horn 43    17       1 148    1
West Chester
Niemela 19     8       1 109    0
Receiving no   yds avg   td
Lehigh
Benn     6     40 6.6     1
Melton      4     53 132     0
West Chester
Burnetta     4     82 20.5     0