South Mountaineer Volume 36, Issue 16

              Volume 36, Number 16
February 1, 1.994
Bethlehem, Pa.
Kari Herzog
LEHIGHLIGHTS
'KARI'     ON     —
Freshman guard Kari
Herzog (Syracuse.
N.Y.)   was   named
Patriot       League
Rookie of the Week
for the week ending
I/23. Herzog led the
Engineers with   10
points against
Fordham (1/20) and;
followed    up    the
pcrfoiniaee with a -career-high  19 point
cl'forl in Lehigh's near-upset of Army (1/
22). She then led Lehigh with 15 points
against Hartford (1/24). marking the third
straight game she led the Engineers in
scoring. For more on Herzog. please see
feature story on page 3.
CAREER BESTS CONTINUE - Just
one week after three Leliigli players scored
their career high in points in a 105-94 win
over Army, the Engineers were al it again.
Allan Campbell (Dallastown, Pa.) scorched
the nets for a career-high 26 points while
Jason Fichter (Occanport. N.J.) tied a
personal best with 15 rebounds in Lehigh's
81-75 upset ol" first-place-Colgate on ihc
Red Raiders' home floor. The win moved
Lehigh lo 4-2 in Palriol League play and
moved the Engineers back into, sole
possession ol" second place in the league.
For more on Campbell and Lehigh's upset
of Colgate, please see page 2.
COVERT  CLASSIC  CANCELLED -
The second annual Covert Classic which
was scheduled for lasi Saturday was
cancelled due to flooding in Rauch Field
House.
CECCHINI  STILL, A  STAR  - All
American wide receiver Dave Cecchini
showed his ability lo scouts al the Magnolia
Classic in Jackson. Mississippi over llie
weekend. -The Lehigh senior caught the
game-winning 15.yard TD pass with 1:11
remaining'lo'give his I-A team a 26-22 all
star victory oyer the I-AA stars.
INSIDE the Mountaineer
Campbell's bombs 2
A big week ahead ...2
O'Byrne off to fast start 3
Kari-ing her share 3
Winter sports slate 4
IM update 5
DID YOU KNOW?
The Lehigh men's
basketball team has
already posted victories
over the Patriot League's
defending champion (Holy
Cross, 87-85) and current
first-place team (Colgate,
81-75) on the road in 1994.
Men's hoops stuns Colgate in Hamilton...see page 2
SPLISH SPLASH...WHAT A WEEK!
Lehigh swim teams shock Rutgers; rock Lafayette
By MARC GESUALDO
South Mountaineer Editor
The word "perfect" is rarely used
because it's a term which can be taken too
liglnly.
But il just might describe the week that
Chris Marshall and his Lehigh swim learns
recently experienced.
The Engineer men and women both
posted huge victories al Rutgers on
Wednesday and followed up by crushing
Lafayette on Saturday at Jacobs Pool.
-The win over Rutgers was the biggest
I've ever experienced in terms of programs
we've beaten and it's certainly a highlight of
my five years." Marshall said. "Bui beating
Lafayette is always big."
The wins over Rutgers couldn't have
been much closer as the women look a 121 -
120 decision while the men pulled out their
meet by a 124-117 score.
On the women\s side.Casey Bahrenburg
and Angela Palma were double winners,
with Bahrenburg taking the 50 free (:25.I2)
and ihc 100 free (:54.42) and Palma sweeping
the diving events with a 210.53 score in llic
onc-nieicr and 240.75 in the iliicc-nietcr.
"We actually locked up the meet when
Micki Montoro finished second in the 200
breaststroke," Marshall said. "Thai meant
we only needed to gel first and third in the
free relay rather than going 1-2-3. We knew
we could do it because of our depth.".
Theresa Doyle also had a victory in the
1000 free (10:53.42) and the forcmcniioncd
400 free relay team look first-place honors
with a 3:42.01 time.
While the men didn't have as many
individual winners, they scored when il
,_ counted. Take Jeff Cline for example.
The sophomore freestyler took second
place in all ilircc of his events (200,500 and
1.000) unci broke a school record in ihe 1000
■free (9:27.04). despite being nipped by
Rutgers' Larry Page in each event.
Where Lehigh really made its move
was in llic 200 brcastsiroke, as Ken Johns
Theresa Doyle scored victories in each of Lehigh's dual meet wins last week.       - Photo by Joe Ryan
(2:10.59) led a 1-2-3 Lehigh sweep with Chris
Oakley and Derek Zcller lying for second, and ihe
relays where both the 400 free anil 400 medley
teams swept the top two spots.
"We knew they (Rutgers) would win most of
the individual swimming events but I said we
could win if we went 1-2 in both relays, won the
breaststroke and won any olher event." Marshall
said. "When Kevin Murphy told me he'd won ihe
ihrcc-mclcr dive. I knew we were going lo win."
Murphy's victory in llic event put Lehigh
over the lop as ihc Engineers placed 2-3 in ihc 50
free (Derek Moore. Dan Rodcnliavcr), 100 free
(Moore. Rodcnliavcr). 200 backstroke (Rob
Chesley, Ben Fradkin) and one-meter dive
(Murphy, Chuck Donaldson).
Wilh momentum still fresh in its Corner.
Leliigli channeled all of it inio Saturday's meeting
with archrival Lafayette. The men slapped a 169-
72 loss on ihc Leopards while the women pasted
their neighbors from Easton by a 177-54 count.
"Normally when the meel has been decided
early on. you go lo exhibition racing bin we
decided lo go full house." Marshall said. "It's
nothing against Lafayette's athletes or coaches
but it's a major rivalry and you can't back off."
The men were led by Cline's triple-winner
effort as he scored victories in llic 200 free
Rob Chesley was one of many swimmers who contributed to Lehigh's 2-0 week.
(1:44.27). 500 free (4:44.0S) and 1000 free
(10:02.8?). Murphy swepi llie diving events with
a 223.05 total in the one-meter and a 236.775
score in the three-meter.
Johns was also a double winner in ihe 200
brcastsiroke (2:11.47) and ihe 200 individual
medley (1:59.32). Chesley took the 200backsirokc '
(1:57.55), Rodcnliavcr won llie 100 free (:4X.77)
and Moore scored first place in llie 50 free
(:22.0S). Bolh relay learns were also victorious
for the second straight meel.
" "Our guys were really on target anil 1 think
Lafayette was a little off." Marshall said. "We
were already winning X5-29 when we wenl lo
break as we won some early events which I
wasn't sure we would win."
The women, meanwhile, look first place in
every event except the 400 free relay.
Bahrenburg (1:59.24in ihc 200 free and :55.17
in Ihe 100 lice), Dede (:25.82 in llie 50 lice
and 5:1 K.44 in the 500 free) Palma (235.S75
in the one-melei' dive and 243.375 in the
three-meter dive) and Alexis Corr (2:16 11 in
ihc 200 fly and 2: fcX.66 in llic 200 IM) were all
iwo-iimc winners.
Oilier individual winners were Jamie
Burrough in the 200 breast (2:35.5K). Amy
Kravitz in the 200 back (2:14.72). Catherine
O'Connor in llic 1000 free (11:05.31) and
both relay learns.
"We scored even belter llian I expected but
I figured we'd have a pretty easy time,"
Marshall said.
The women stand al 6-2 overall and 4-2 in
the Patriot League while llic men are 5-2
overall and 3-2 in the league wilh Drexel and
Bucknell on lap this week. Then if s off to the
Bronx for Ihc Palriol League championships
al Fordham (2/19).
And. if last week is any indication, llie
Engineers could continue to leave their
Photo by Joe Ryan    0ppV,}ci1lS feeling   "all wet."