South Mountaineer Volume 19, Issue 09

              Lehigh Women Win Volleyball Tournament
Vol. 19 — No. 9
NOVEMBER 9, 1976
BETHLEHEM, PA.
NOV
7
Virginia Edges LU In 21-20 Thriller
~*     2-Pt. Conversion Attempt Fails
After TD On Game's Last Play
8 Victories
In Tourney
Lehigh's women's volleyball
team, coached by Barbara
Lipkin, got off to a flying start
this season with victories in its
first four games and Class 'B'
championship honors in the
Philadelphia ABC Invitational
Tournament last weekend.
In the tourney Lehigh defeated
Gwyned Mercy, Lincoln, host
LaSalle and Phila. Pharmacy,
winning eight times without a
defeat.
Susan Sachs of Stamford,
Conn., and Pat Gedney of
Crugers, N.Y., led Lehigh offensively along with Kathy
Benusa of Verona, Pa., and Meg
Allen of Andover, Mass. Andrea
Gorbach of Westport, Conn., and
Irene Pavels of Pound Ridge,
N.Y., were outstanding defensively.
Heather Hall, of Johnstown,
Pa., had a game-high 14 spikes in
a victory over Moravian.
Lipkin, who coached the '75
squad to a 5-2 record, feels the
team's strong points lie in strong
offensive skills, spiking, setting,
and serving. She said she feels,
however, that the team plays
down to a team with a lesser
ability which tends to hurt their
performance.
The team has six matches
remaining. Lipkin feels "Mansfield should provide the toughest
test for the team this year."
Mansfield will be played at home
Friday (Nov. 12) as part of a
triangular also involving
Moravian.
Field Hockey
Amy Wenhold, of Abington,
Pa., scored the only goal as
Lehigh women ended their field
hockey schedule at .500 with a
victory over Trenton State, 1-0.
Coach Helen Bond's team had a
4-4-2 record.
Wenhold's marker came on an
assist from Lori Collmann of
Gladwyne, Pa.
Lehigh goalie Trudi Schifter, of
Wayne, Pa., registered the
shutout.
(B8.W Photo)
Irene Pavels (21) and Susan
Sachs
Powderpuff Game
Sunday, Nov. 14
Lehigh and Lafayette
Powderpuff football teams clash
at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 14, in
Taylor Stadium. Tickets are $1
with proceeds going to the fight
against multiple sclerosis.
This game, between women of
the neighboring schools, is the
second of three annual Lehigb-
Lafayette gridiron attractions. In
the first, junior varsity football,
Lehigh was 26-22 over the
Leopards.
The finale is the 112th Lehigh-
Lafayette varsity test, in college
football's most-played rivalry,
Nov. 20 at Easton, Pa.
The Powderpuff game sponsor
at Lehigh is the Circle K Club.
Soccer
Lehigh's efforts to win the East
Coast Conference western
division soccer title came up one
goal short Saturday as the
Engineers were beaten at
Bucknell, 2-1.
The Bisons wound up with a 4-1
conference mark, against a 3-1-1
log for Lehigh.
Alum Notes
FRD3AY, NOV. 12
Lehigh Club of Northern New
Jersey. Third annual pre-
Lafayette football luncheon at the
Essex Club, 52 Park Place,
Newark N. J., 12:30 p.m. $7 per
person. Special guest John
Whitehead, Lehigh's head
football coach. Contact Ralph
Bartlett, Haskins and Sells, 550
Broad St., Newark, 07102, phone
201-642-0940.
WEDNESDAY, NOV. 17
Southeastern Pa. Lehigh Club.
Annual Lehigh-Lafayette
banquet at the Iris Club, Fair-
view and Trent Ave.,
Wyomissing, Pa., reception 6
p.m., dinner 6:30 p.m. $6.25.
Craig Anderson, business
manager of athletics, principal
guest from Lehigh. Contact John
Weidenhammer, 1504 Old Mill
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Stung by a touchdown pass on
the final play of regulation time,
Virginia recovered to deflect a
two-point conversion aerial attempt last Saturday and squeeze
out a 21-20 victory over Lehigh
before 16,743 fans at Charlottesville.
Lehigh's footballers outplayed
the Cavaliers, of the Atlantic
Coast Conference, but fell victim
to a pair of sudden scoring drives
and a 58-yard touchdown
"bomb."
The Engineers, now 5-4, have
another chance to clinch a fourth
straight winning season Saturday
in their final home appearance of
1976. C.W. Post, one of the
nation's better Div. Ill squads,
will be the opponent.
Lehigh's players deserved a
better fate against Virginia,
moving the ball 82 yards in the
final minutes for a TD, but the
gritty drive only succeeded in
cutting the final margin of defeat
to a heartbreaking single point.
Once the third Engineer touchdown had been scored, on a 20-
yard pass from quarterback
Mike Rieker of Catasauqua, Pa.,
to tight end Larry Henshaw of
Hammonton, N.J., on the last
regular play from scrimmage,
the outcome rested on an
"overtime" conversion attempt.
Coach John Whitehead and his
squad decided to pass up the
almost-certain extra point kick
which would've resulted in a 21-21
deadlock in favor for a go-for-
broke gamble to win.
Rieker dropped back, spotted
Henshaw in the end zone and
fired the ball true to the mark.
Bobby Bowden made a key
defensive play, though, deflecting the toss and saving the
victory for the Cavaliers.
It was a thrilling climax to a
struggle in which Lehigh led 20-16
in first downs and 424-336 in total
yards. The thrills came early
with Mark Weaver of Salisbury,
Pa., racing 79 yards with the
game-opening kickoff to give
Lehigh possession on the Virginia
21. The Engineers moved quickly
to the 15 only to have a penalty
help kill a bright opportunity.
Late in the first quarter the
Cavaliers began a march of 83
yards which found them scoring
from the one on the first play of
the second period.
Lehigh came back with a 72-
yard drive of its own highlighted
by Rieker tosses of 26 yards to
fullback Rod Gardner, of
Maplewood, N.J., and 31 yards to
Weaver. Halfback Dave Aprill, of
Fords, N.J., crashed across from
the three but Greg Pierog's extra
point kick was wide  and  the
Engineers trailed, 7-6, at half-
time.
The Engineers led 8-6 in first
downs during the first two
quarters and 180-133 in yards.
Virginia took the second half
kickoff, unveiled a series of
quarterback option sweeps and
moved 64 yards to stretch its
advantage to 14-6.
Again Lehigh retaliated immediately. In a drive featuring
Rieker throws of 32 yards to
Aprill and 10 to Lennie Daniels of
Coxsackie, N.Y., and a 27-yard
run by Aprill, the Engineers
moved to the one and Gardner
bulled into the end zone.
Rieker's two-point conversion
throw was complete to Henshaw,
following this touchdown, and the
score was 14-14.
Virginia regained the lead for
Lehigh-Lafayette
Contest On TV
WLVT-TV, Channel 39 of
Bethlehem, will telecast the 112th
Lehigh-Lafayette football game
for delayed showing.
It will be featured on Channel
39 at 11:30 a.m. Nov. 21, the day
after the game, and on WLIW-
TV, Channel 21 of Garden City,
N.Y., on Nov. 26 at a time to be
selected.
Viewers in the New York City
and Long Island areas are advised to contact WLIW regarding
the time and to verify the date.
Game At
LEHIGH 068 6—20
Virginia    0 7 7 7—21
V—McDaniel 1 run. Jenkins
kick.
L—Aprill 3 run. Kick missed.
V—McDaniel 2 run. Jenkins
kick.
L—Gardner 1 run. Henshaw,
pass from Rieker.
V—Grier 58 pass from Hitt.
Jenkins kick.
L—Henshaw 20 pass from
Rieker. Pass failed.
Attendance—16,743
Leh Va
First downs 20 16
Net yds. rushing  177 240
Net yds. passing  247 96
Total yards 424 336
Passes attempted 32 11
Completed 17 5
Intercepted by 0 1
Punts 5 6
Avg. distance 34 47
Fumbles 0 1
Fumbles lost 0 0
Yards penalized 48 30
the second time on an 89-yard
drive climaxed by a 58-yard
scoring "bomb" from quarterback Andy Hitt to split end
Andy Grier who outraced the
Lehigh secondary and hauled in
the ball moving at full stride.
Key play in the march was
turned in by punter Russ Henderson who gambled on a fourth
down run at his own 38-yard
stripe. He sprinted toward the
right sideline and picked up two
yards and a first down at the
Cavalier 40. Two plays later the
"bomb" exploded.
Henderson, one of the nation's
leading punters, averaged 47
yards a try and continually made
Lehigh start from poor field
position.
Prior to the Engineers' final
desperation drive he booted the
ball 50 yards to Jim Dutt, of
Temple, Pa., who returned it 11 to
the Engineer 18 with only 2:49
remaining in the game.
Battling Virginia, and the
clock, Lehigh stayed alive with
Rieker throwing 18 yards to
Daniels, nine to Weaver, six to
Gardner and 11 to Henshaw in a
poised, gutsy exhibition of
pressure football.
Finally, with the ball on the
Cavalier 20 and only five seconds
left, Rieker faded back and arched the ball deep into the end
zone. Time ran out as the play
unfurled and when Henshaw
leaped high into the air for a
spectacular TD grab the clock
read 00:00.
A Glance
INDIVIDUAL LEADERS
Rushing                 att yds avg
Keys/V 22 129 5.9
Aprill.L 11 79 7.2
Gardner.L 11 48 4.4
Browning.V 9 45 5.0
Daniels.L 7 32 4.6
Weaver.L 7 27 3.9
Passing att com int yds td
Rieker ,L 32   17   1   247   1
Hitt,V  11     5   0    96   1
Receiving no   yds   td
Daniels,L 5    47    0
Henshaw.L  4    72    1
AprilLL 3     46     0
Grier.V 2    70    1
Gardner ,L 2    32    0
Kreider.L 2    19    0
—LEHIGH PLAYERS-
OFFENSE—Split ends: Kreider, Dutt.
Tight end: Henshaw. Tackles: Orcutt,
Vandergrift, Melone. Guards: Stine, Zwaan,
Dondero. Center: McKay. Quarterback:
Rieker. Halfbacks: Aprill, Daniels, Barth,
Rogusky, Weaver, Pierog. Fullback:
Gardner.
DEFENSE—Ends: Clark, Skola, Kaupp,
Allen. Tackles: Giordani, Merrill, Brougher,
O'Connor. Linebackers: McCormick, Healy,
Fredericks, Cassone, Bradley, Reichert.
Backs: Fenton, Glasbrenner, Reese, Borden, Kelly, Dunn, Hefele.