South Mountaineer Volume 32, Issue 18

              Volume 32, Number 18
February 7,1990
Bethlehem, Pa.
Engineers end Skid
Lehigh whips Towson 87-69
By ADAM SCHILDKRAUT
South Mountaineer
The offense that had been hiding for well over a week exposed itself last Saturday
night in Stabler Arena as the Lehigh men's basketball team defeated the Tigers of _
Towson State, 87-69.
The Engineers lit up the arena as they shot 60.4 percent from the floor and 83.3%
percent the free throw line.
The victory marked the end of a streak that saw Lehigh lose four consecutive East
Coast Conference games. In addition, the win brought Lehigh's record to 11-8 overall
and 3-4 in the conference.
In other action last week, Lehigh lost two consecutive conference road games,
falling 74-69 to Lafayette and 85-73 to Drexel.
"We needed it," Lehigh coach Dave Duke said of the Towson win.
Lehigh's phenomenal free throw shooting was the major key to their victory. The
Engineers, who normally shoot at a 68 percent clip from the charity stripe, converted 25
out of 30 free throws, including 14 straight in the last five minutes of the game to seal the
victory.
The Engineers started quickly, jumping out to a nine point lead early in the first half
behind inspired play from sophomore forwards Dozie Mbonu (Philadelphia, Pa) and Bob
Krizansky (Hazleton, Pa).
The three point shooting of the Engineers helped them establish their early first half
lead. Towson coach Terry Truax said, "Lehigh was magnificent in their first half three
point shooting."
Lehigh was 4-6 from long distance in the first half, with guards Mike O'Hara
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USA-USSR volleyball
match set for Stabler
Lehigh University has been chosen as a site for a match between the United States
National Volleyball Team and the defending Olympic Gold Medal team from the
Soviet Union. The match will take place at 7:30 p.m. Mar. 3 in the Stabler Athletic
and Convocation Center.
Lehigh is the first of five touring stops for the two teams, who will travel throughout the country on an exhibition tour arranged by the United States Volleyb...! Association.
The promoter and host of the event being held at Lehigh is local volleyball coach
and enthusiast Jack Casteel. ^_,
Casteel, head volleyball coach at Bethlehem Catholic High School, is hosting his
second international match—the first was held last year between the United States and
Canada.
"I'm excited about the growth of volleyball in this area," said Casteel. "Last
year's event was such a success that I think it's evident that volleyball is considered to
be one of the fastest growing sports in this country."
"We're very pleased to be chosen as a site for such a world-class event," said
Lehigh's Director of Athletics Joe Sterrett. "It's a credit to our own program, the university, and the community, that we're able to bring in a sporting event of such magnitude to our campus."
The United States Women's Volleyball Team is guided by Head Coach Terry
Liskevych. Liskevych is in his fifth year of rebuilding a team which lost virtually
every member from its Olympic Silver Medal squad of 1984. Liskevych has made
great strides in a short period of time as the USA was one of eight teams earning a
1988 Olympic berth at Seoul, Korea.
In 1988, the United States posted its best record under Liskevych, going 32-15,
which included a seventh place finish at the Olympic Games. During the year, the
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Mike O'Hara (top) scored 13 points in Lehigh's 87-69 win over Towson last
Saturday. Dozie Mbonu (bottom) scored a career-high 29 points, and pulled
down 10 rebounds to maintain his position atop the ECC rebounding list.
Photography by YOUNG HONG