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Lehigh University Athletics Weekly
October 20,1998
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Players of the
Week
(Week of Oct. 19, 1998)
Football-Offensive: Phil
Stambaugh, junior quar-'
terback from Roseto, PA
led Lehigh to an impressive 55-7 victory over
Towson. He completed 22
of 27 passes and
launched five touchdowns. Stambaugh finished the day with 388
yards.
P. Stambaugh
(Week of Oct. 12, 1998)
Men's Soccer-Offensive: Andrew
Mittendorf, senior forward from
Somers, NY scored the game winning goal to lead Lehigh to a 2-1
victory over Patriot League opponent Army. For the fourth consecutive week, Mittendorf is the
number one scorer among all
NCAA Division I soccer players.
He has tallied 20 goals in 12
games and has 98 points. Currently, he holds five Patriot
League scoring records.
, Mittendorf
Football-Defensive: Following
the Columbia game, senior Nick
Martucci, a defensive end from
Broadheadsville, PA came
through with the big play to end
Columbia's final drive and ensure Lehigh of a 20-19 victory.
Martucci recorded his third sack
of the day. He had nine tackels
(seven solo), including four for
losses totaling 20 yards.
I October 20- Men's Soccer
vs. Oneonta State, 4 pm
Women's Soccer at SUNY
Stony Brook, 3:30 pm
\October 2I-Golf:Lehigh
Quad at Saucon Valley
C.C, lpm
Volleyball vs. Bucknell*,
7pm
Field Hockey at West
Chester, 3 pm
October 23-Volleyball vs.
Army*, 7 pm
\ October 24-Field Hockey
I vs. Lafayette*, 1 pm
Men's       Soccer       vs.
Bucknell*, 1 pm
Volleyball vs. Holy Cross*, 7 pm
Football at Holy Cross*, Noon
Women's Soccer at St. Peter's, 1
pm
October 25-Field Hockey at
Villanova, 1 pm
*denotes Patriot League game
The Towson Tigers proved to
be no contest for 6-0 Lehigh
Monday
'Volleyball (11-111
Lehigh's record remains perfect (6-0,2-0) after a 55-7 victory over Towson.
Joe Ryan
It was a day of record break
ing proportions for Lehigh as
it trounced Towson 55-7.
Everything from the sunny 74
degree weather to the play of the
offense and defense went
Lehigh's way, as Towson (3-4
overall, 1-4 Patriot League)
watched Lehigh build a dominating lead from the first drive of
the game at Goodman Stadium
in front of 8,059 fans.
Lehigh is now 6-0 for the first
time since 1991 and holding the
number one spot in the Patriot
League with two victories.
Junior quarterback Phil
Stambaugh passed for a career
high five touchdowns. The Lehigh
offense racked up a stadium
record 672 yards, which was the
most ever surrendered by a
Towson team. It was also the first
time since 1995 that aLehigh
team compiled more than 600 offensive yards in a game.
"It's nice to go out there and
have things click like that,"
Stambaugh said.
Stambaugh connected 22 out
of 27 times with his receivers
compiling 388 yards with no
interceptions. Also, he helped the
offense tally 29 first downs, the
second most ever for a Lehigh
team.
"Our offensive line did an excellent job of pass protection and
Stambaugh made excellent reads
at the line of scrimmage," Lehigh
Head Coach Kevin Higgins said.
"This was as good a game as he's
ever played."
Stambaugh was not the only
quarterback that saw the field.
Lehigh used four different quarterbacks including senior Steve
Budge who was 2 for 2 for 15
yards and a touchdown.
"They have so many weapons
offensively," Towson Coach Gordy
Combs said. "They had a good
game plan, and they didn't make
many mistakes."
The loss for Towson was their
second worst ever, dating back to
a 48-0 loss to West Chester University in 1971.
"I think they were trying to
take away our deep ball, and they
were leaving our underneath
patterns open," Stambaugh said.
In the first quarter,
Stambaugh connected on passes
with tight ends R.J. Ryan and
Bruce Peltzer, followed by a 14
yard touchdown pass to sophomore Rick Moore as Lehigh took
off to a 14-0 lead. Lehigh led 38-
0 at the half, the second-most
points ever scored by Lehigh in
an opening half.
Stambaugh distributed the
ball to 11 different receivers with
Moore leading the way with four
receptions for 109 yards and two
touchdowns. Moore made his
first start of his college career in
place of senior Joe Falzone, who
lost practice time during the
week due to a concussion sustained against Columbia last
week.
"I didn't know I was going to
start until Friday," Moore said.
"I'm always a little nervous before a game, but after the first
series I was all right. The routes
were open and Phil hit me right
in stride."
Helping the running game for
Lehigh was the return of senior
running back Brian Baker, who
sat out last week's game after
having a pin surgically placed in
his right index finger.
He returned to form carrying
the ball 12 times for 120 yards.
"He didn't miss a beat,"
Higgins said. "I was concerned
how [Baker] would be able to go
not having played last week. Actually his legs looked fresher."
Baker also caught a 36-yard
touchdown in the third quarter
to become Lehigh's all-time receiving leader among running
backs. Baker replaces Mark
Lookenbill's standard of 1,161 by
five.
"One of the goals coming into
the game was to re-establish the
running game," Higgins said.
"Our players did a good job of
executing."
Lehigh's 55 points was the
most scored since a 55-27 win
over Columbia in 1988, and the
48-point victory margin was the
most for Lehigh since a 49-0 win
over the University of Connecticut in 1977.
Another new feat for Lehigh
was a pair of brothers scoring
touchdowns. Freshman receiver
Josh Snyder and junior fullback
Brett Snyder are believed to be
the first brothers to score touchdowns in the same game.
"I never remember that tak
ing place before, at least in my
10 years," Higgins said.
Lehigh's kicking game was
once again impressive. Lehigh's
hero from last week, sophomore
Jaron Taafe kicked two more
field goals and seven extra
points. Freshman Jay Heibel
once again averaged 49 yards per
kick.
"Our     freshman     punter
stepped up once again," Higgins
said. "Our punting game is so
much better."
Although the offense dominated the game, Lehigh's defense
once again showed why they allow the fewest points per game
in the league. They only allowed
86 yards of offense in the first
half.
Senior Nick Martucci added to
his league leading quarterback
sack number, by tallying three
more on the day for a total of nine
on the season. Senior Brian
Wolovich also added a sack.
"I can't really take any credit
for the sacks," Martucci said. Two
of them were coverage sacks.
Their quarterback didn't have
enough time because we were
getting pressure up the middle."
The Lehigh defense allowed a
Towson touchdown with : 14 left
in the third quarter.
Towson's head coach could find
only one positive in the game.
"If there is a silver lining,
we've got two. weeks to prepare
for our next opponent," Combs
said. "[Lehigh's] got so many
weapons on offense. They distribute the ball very well.
Stambaugh does a great job of
taking what the defense gives
him. They created some mismatches, and we gave them too
much time to throw the ball."
-Jenn Rauch '99
Patriot League Standings
Teams Records
1. Lehigh
2-0,
6-0
2. Colgate
1-0,
4-2
3. Holy Cross
1-0,
2-4
4. Lafayette
i-o,
1-5
5. Fordham
1-2,
2-4
6. Towson
1-4,
3-4
7. Bucknell
0-1,
3-3
Lehigh
Cornell
3
1
Tuesday
Men's Soccer (9-3
d)
Lehigh
Rutgers
1
lot
Wednesday
Field Hockev (7-71
Lehigh
Drexel
0
lot
Thursday
Volleyball (12-11, 1
-1 PL)
Lehigh
Lafayette
3
0
Friday
Cross Countrv
Lehigh men finished in seventh place (5 mile run) in al
field of 29 teams at the 19981
ECAC and IC4A Championships held at Van Cortland Park in New
York City. Junior co-captain Steve
Gourley was the team's top finisher
in thirteenth place (26:13.10) out of
202 runners.Lehigh defeated league
foes Lafayette and Colgate. Saint
Francis (PA) won the event.
On the women's side, Lehigh finished
in eighth overall (5,000 meter run) out
of 26 teams. Freshman Megan
Ackers, who finished in the 31st spot
(19:37.30), led the team. Colgate
claimed the championship and
Lafayette finsihed in sixth place.
S. Gourley
Saturday
Women's Soccer (5-9. 1-4 PL)
Lehigh 0
Army 1
Men's Soccer (9-4-1. 2-2 PL)
Lehigh 0
Lafayette 1
Field Hockev (7-7. 1-4 PL)
Lehigh 0
Fairfield 3
Football ( 6-0. 2-0 PL)
Lehigh 55
Towson 7
Golf
Lehigh finished in sixth place out of
16 teams in the VI annual Stabler Invitational held at the Center Valley Golf
Club at Stabler Center. For the ihird
straight year, the University of Pann-
sylvania won the invitational. Senior
co-captain John Horutz was Lehigh's
top finisher. He was eighth out of 77
golfers with a score of 6 over par.
J. Horutz
Sunday
Volleyball (12-12. 1-2 PL)
Lehigh 0
Colgate 3
Men'S Tennis
Lehigh senior co-captain Cameron
Taylor from Chatham, MA won the
Patriot League individual title.