South Mountaineer Volume 41, Issue 16

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Volume 12, Issue 16
Lehigh University Athletics Weekly
January 13,1999
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Lehigh Uirgina Duals
During the first day   of the
match, Lehigh's #20 ranked
wrestlers drew a #7 seed in the
dual meet and faced off
against Boise State, an
unseeded team ranked
I #24 last month. Three of
Boise State's wrestlers
are #1, #5 and #10 in the
nation
Lehigh  fell to  Boise
] State 21-15.
| Match Results:
125-Rock pin #15 Kelly,
| 2:35
133-Yoekel forfeit
141-Caywood dec. Pater-
I son, 6-4
149-#7  Bernholz dec.
Levitt, 7-4
157-#5 Quisel dec. #3
I Ayers,
112-5
165-#1 White' dec. #12
Doto, 4-1
174-Dufrense dec. Klonizos,
14-9
184-#4 Van Doren dec.
McMillian, 12-6
197-Edwards dec. Loghetti, 6-2
285-#8 Cook dec. Laughlin, 5-0
On the second day of the meet,
Lehigh drew a bye in the first
round and competed against # 31
Northern Iowa in the second
round.
Lehigh spotted Northern
Iowa a 15-0 lead that was impossible to overcome and Northern
Iowa took the match 24-13.
Therefore, Lehigh came up
short in two rounds and did not
advance to the semifinals.
Match results:
125-Sweeting pin #13 Kelly, :49
133-#7 Keller pin Yokel, 1:37
141-#18 Flach dec. Patterson,'
9-4
149-#7 Bernholz dec. #4 Davis,
4-3
157-#3 Ayers dec. Weber, 8-3
165-Lawrenz dec. #12 Doto, 6-3
174-Pugh dec. Dufrense, 6-5
184-#4 Van Doren maj. dec.
Biglley, 12-4
197-Hansen dec. Ghetti, 8-3
Hwt-Laughlin dec. Beamer, 6-4
Individual Records
125-Bruce Kelly, Fr., 15-5
125-James Hamfeldt, So., 0-3
125-Troy Minarovic, Fr., 6-7
133-Ryan Yokel, Fr., 1-1
133-Tim Brosnan, So., 1-5
141-Aaron Paterson, Fr, 3-10
141-John Desmarais, Sr, 1-2
149-Ryan Bernholz, So., 16-4
149-Chris Vitale-Fr., 9-7
157-Chris Ayres, Sr, 14-3
157-Art Beauregard, Jr., 2-1
157-Adriano Soliman, Fr, 0-2
165-Travis Doto, Jr., 8-5
165-Garret Knutson, Fr, 8-6
174-Mark Dufresne, Jr., 12-6
174-Bronson Plocus, Jr., 0-1
174-Dave Bautis, Fr, 1-2
174-Samir Mahmoud, So., 4-5
184-John Van Doren, Sr, 15-2
197-G. Lolli-Ghetti, So., 1-5
197-Rob Rohn, Fr, 8-2
Hwt-Shawn Laughlin, Fr, 13-4
Hwt-Brian Beslow, Jr., 0-6
(as of Jan. 10, 1999)
Lehigh on the Airwaves
Saturday, January 16- Women's
basketball at Bucknell on WLVR
91.3 FM at 1 pm, and Men's basketball at Bucknell on WKAP
1470 AM at 3:15 p.m.
Sunday, January 17-Wrestling at
Michigan on WTKZ 1320 AM at
1 p.m.
Joe Ryan
1-0)
Sophomore forward Sara Hessel has been leading Lehigh (9-5
in the offensive attack.
Hessel's shooting for success
As a little league basketball
player, sophomore forward Sara
Hessel's dream was to play Division I basketball when she
grew up. As the only player in
Fairfield High School history to
score 1,000 points, the Fairfield,
CT native's wish quickly becoming a reality. While she averaged
only seven minutes of game time
last season, the six foot hoopster
has successfully made her way
and a name for herself into the
starting lineup of the Mountain
Hawk program this season.
While Hessel admits she was
unsure of her role as a freshmen,
during a recent interview she
assured me that she is fully
aware of her responsibility.
"As a young player, you have
to keep positive and remind
yourself that you're a good
player and one day you'll get
your chanCe to prove it," said
Hessel. "Since I know the program and my role in it, I have a
greater level of confidence in
myself this season."
After a post season meeting
with coach Troyan last year,
Hessel was advised that she
needed to increase her strength
and speed to become a key player
in the Mountain Hawks' game
plan.
"Over the summer, I lifted
weights and ran almost everyday," Hessel said. "Just like most
people, I don't like to run, but I
knew if I came back stronger, I
would get a shot at a starting
position."
During preseason camp,
coach Troyan said she saw a
much improved player, who
made the commitment to get
better.
"Her off season investment
has produced great dividends
this season," coach Troyan said.
"Sara has earned her place into
the starting lineup."
In the Mountain Hawks past
five games, Hessel has been "the
woman" averaging over 13
points a game. Recently, she
shattered her career high scoring record when she put up 20
boards against Yale on January
3 in front of more than 30 of her
friends and family. Her old
record was 14 points, which she
posted at the Florida International Holiday Classic in Miami
against William & Mary on December 29. Earlier in the season,
Hessel was only averaging six
points.
"For some reason, my shots
were just falling at Yale," she
said. "I was nervous playing in
front of my family and friends,
but it felt great to go home and
perform well."
Coach Troyan said although
Hessel was a little slow going in
the first few games of the season, she said Hessel has come
into her own as one of the starting forwards on the Mountain
Hawk squad.
"She is a steady player and
because of this, it gives us a lot
of flexibility, which makes it
tough for our opponents to defend," coach Troyan said.
Hessel said staying positive
and being a team player is one
thing she learned from her first
coach—her dad and her role mod-
els-her parents who helped her
last season.
"My parents have always
been very supportive of me," she
said. "They taught me, my broth
ers, and sister that is important
to have good sportsmanship, play
as a team, be competitive and
aggressive."
She said that although it is
important for all of the players
to do their best on the court, one
of her game strategies is to keep
the team pumped up and ready
to go at anytime.
"I try to find a way to keep us
up," she said. "Of course you
want to be "on" every night, but
stepping up when you are called
upon is very important."
Troyan said she believes that
Hessel is a developing leader not
only on the court but also in the
classroom.
"She has strong leadership
qualities and as a Dean's List
student, she is one of Lehigh's
brightest athletes," Troyan said.
"Sara is truly a quality person,"
Troyan said.
-by LaTanya Dunn
Sports Communications
Hoop Notes
-Junior center Alexis Bevington
was named to the Patriot League
Honor Roll after scoring her second double-double (12 points, 12
rebounds) of the season against
Army on Tuesday in Lehigh's 63-
49 victory over the Lady Knights.
-Lehigh (9-5) is off to its best
start since the 1995-96 season,
which was head coach Sue
Troyan's first year at the helm.
-Three of Lehigh's players are
ranked in the league's Top-20 in
scoring. These players are
Danielle Baldwin (11.8ppg),
Maureen Trigo (10.4 ppg) and
Bevington (9.7 ppg).
Delaware Invitational
Results
Men's Final Standings
1. Delaware        186
2. Lehigh 122
3. Delaware St. 75
4. Temple 60
5: Howard 55
Women's Final Standings
1. Princeton 210
2. Lehigh 87.5
3. Howard 66.5
4. Delaware 63
5. Temple 51
6. Delaware St. 25
Lehigh Top Men's Results:
200     Meter    Dash-
Schellati, 3rd, 23.04
400    Meter    Dash-
Schellati, 3rd, 50.31
500     Meter    Dash-
Craun, 4th, 1:13.04
800 Meter Run-Graziano, 2nd,
2:01.91
800 Meter Run-Darko, 3rd,
2:01.93
1,000 Meter Run-R. Black, 3rd,
2:37.72
1,000 Meter Run-Karpf, 4th,
2:38.05
1,000 Meter Run-Gurin, 6th,
2:43.02
1 Mile Run-Welsh, 3rd, 4:35,26
1 Mile Run-Richardson, 4th,
4:36.39
60 Meter High Hurdles-Tier,
4th, 8.66
4x400 Meter Relay-Lehigh
"B", 6th, 3:43.41
4x800 Meter Relay-Lehigh
"B", 2nd, 8:09.18
4x800 Meter Relay-Lehigh,
8:10.36
High Jump-Collins, 5th,
5'10.75"
Pole Vault-Teasdale, 1st,
12'11.50"
Long Jump-Collins, 5th,
20'1.75"
Triple Jump-M. Black, 2nd,
42'00"
Triple Jump-Collins, 3rd,
36'6.75"
Shot Put-Thumm, 2nd, 50'7.25"
Shot Put-Bryce, 3rd, 48'8"
Weight-Bryce, 1st, 51'.25"
Lehigh Top Women's Results
60 Meter Dash-Sheniak, 2nd,
8.25
1,000 Meter Run-Murphy, 5th,
3:26.28
60  Meter  High  Hurdles-
Santoroski, 6th, 9.59
4x800 Meter Relay-Lehigh,
4th, 10:48.88
High    Jump-Merkle,    3rd,
5'1.75"
High   Jump-Anzelc,   T5th,
4'9.75"
Pole Vault-Santoroski,  1st,
9'.25"
Long Jump-Hall, 2nd, 16'9.25"
Triple Jump-Hall, 4th, 35T
Shot Put-Sage, 1st, 44'5.5"
Shot Put-Klingensmith, 2nd,
42'4.25"
Shot Put-Spain, 3rd, 40'8.25"
Weight-Sage, 2nd, 50'.75"
Weight-Spain, 3rd, 47'8"
Weight-Klingensmith,  4th,
43'5.25"
Weight-Smith, 6th, 38'8.75"