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This Book is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at La Salle University Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The La Salle Explorer by an authorized administrator of La Salle University Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. THE LA SALLE EXPLORER Volume II, Number 3 November, 1988

The 1988 La Salle men’s soccer team. Explorers finish second in MAAC soccer race

The La Salle University soccer team ironman for La Salle playing in all 21 1988 La Salle Men’s Soccer Results completed its 1988 campaign with an games. He recorded five shutouts while making 148 saves. Centofanti allowed a FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 1-0 overall record of 10-8-3. The Explorers VILLANOVA 0 -0 O T were 5-1-1 in Metro Atlantic Athletic mere 1.45 goals per game. MANHATTAN 1-1 O T Conference play which was good for Helping to provide defensive support DREXEL 0-2 second place. was fullback Mark Eckert (fr., Northeast H O L Y C R O S S 9-1 La Salle advanced to the MAAC Catholic, Philadelphia). LEHIGH 2-3 Championship game following a, 2-1, S T . JO S E P H ’S 5-3 O T White and Bradby were named to the S E T O N HA L L 1-0 semifinal victory over Fordham. The first team MAAC All-Conference team, DELAWARE 4 -2 Explorers fell in the Championship game while Eckert, Toner and Centofanti TEMPLE 1-2 to the Cadets of Army, 4-0. earned second team honors. For their FORDHAM 4-1 Leading the Explorers scoring attack efforts in the MAAC Tournament, PENNSYLVANIA 2 -2 O T on the season were midfielder Terry Bradby, White and Eckert were chosen to ARMY 1-0 White (sr., Chatham, NJ) with eight goals the All-Tournament team. White was IONA 1-2 and four assists; forwards Georg Montag also named a first team All-Soccer Seven S T . P E T E R ’S 2-1 (fr., Archbishop Ryan, Philadelphia), five player. MONMOUTH 0 -2 CLEVELAND STATE 0-1 goals and six assists; Mike Bradby (jr., Eckert was named the MAAC FAIRFIELD 1-0 Archbishop Ryan, Philadelphia), five Co-Rookie of the Year along with PHILA. TEXTILE 1-3 goals and four assists; and Joe Toner (sr., George Harris of St. Peter’s. MAAC TOURNAMENT: North Catholic, Philadelphia), five goals Head Coach Pat Farrell’s two record FORDHAM 2-1 and two assists. 0-4 at La Salle now stands at 21-14-5. ARMY Goalkeeper Paul Centofanti (jr., Council Rock, Churchville, PA) was an November, 1988 Page 2 Win over Temple highlights La Salle’s field hockey season

The La Salle field hockey team recently completed its season with a 7-11-2 record. It marked the first season for the Explorers under Head Coach Mary McCraken. The biggest win of the season came when the Explorers upset the Temple Owls 2-0. The La Salle charge was led by Terri Tipton (sr., Sussex Central/Seaford, DE) and Linda Weaver (so., Holy Name/ Reading, PA) each had a goal in the win.. Goalie Cindi Alex (sr., Boyertown/Gilbertsville, PA) made twelve Terri Tipton Gerry Lyons saves to help La Salle to the win. Also finishing out their La Salle career were with seven goals and four assists, while Alex finished with 1497 minutes, four-year starter Kelly Greenberg (sr., Arch. being selected to play in an All-Star making 288 saves. Wood/Abington, PA) and Anne Richards game for seniors at the Field Hockey (sr., Notre Dame,Stroudsburg, PA). Coach McCraken has five starting Final Four. The team’s other captain, roles to fill with the loss of this year’ Tipton played in and started all 21 senior Gerry Lyons (St. Joseph’s/ seniors, but is confident the team can put games on the way to becoming the leading Williamstown, NJ), also played in and together a winning 1989 campaign. scorer for the season. She ended the year started every game of the season.

Tough schedule spelled trouble for La Salle women’s soccer team

The La Salle women’s soccer team D’Alessandro, who finished her college ended its third varsity season with an career in a loss to Villanova. The Lady overall record of 3-12-2. La Salle, was Explorers will miss the strong leadership faced with a tough schedule this season, qualities that D’Alessandro displayed meeting such top Division I teams as Army, both on and off the field. Villanova, and Monmouth. With such a "Toni was always in the right place challenging schedule, and young team the at the right time," said La Salle coach Lady Explorers faced many frustrating Betty Ann Kempf. losses, yet always seemed to keep their "spirits" high maintaining a positive The Explorers returning goalie, sportsmanlike attitude. sophomore Jean Needham (Arch. Ryan/Philadelphia PA) was plagued La Salle’s scoring was led by during the season with injuries, but sophomore forward Lisa McDermott (Arch. managed to make 162 saves until her Toni D’Alessandro Wood/Hatboro, PA), who kicked in 10 of season was cut short by a knee injury the teams 24 goals. Anne Garrity (so., against Princeton. Denise Kayajian,a basketball. Kayajian, who had never Arch. Carroll/Narberth, PA) was the team’s transfer student from Virginia Tech, who played the position before, took over as second leading scorer, contributing four switched to La Salle to play basketball, goalkeeper and played six games pulling goals for the season. came to the Explorers rescue. When in 72 saves. Leading the Explorers’ defense this Needham was injured, Coach Betty Ann With 15 returnees, including 11 season was senior captain Toni Kempf approached Kayajian because she starters, the Explorers anticipate a had "good hands" from playing successful 1989 season. November, 1988 Page 3 Volleyball team finishes at .500

The La Salle women’s volleyball team ended its season with a .500 record (18-18) and a third place finish in the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference tournament. In 1987 the Explorers finished 14-25. "I am quite pleased with our 1988 season results, though we did encumber a couple of disappointing losses." said first-year coach Jackie Nunez. "Realistically, I think our women did well to finish at .500. Without question I think we established ourselves as Meg Rankin Gayle Gumkowski an up and coming program." where this program is headed, especially average for the season. Rankin was The Explorers evened their record with since included in our 18 wins were seven selected to the All-MAAC team and the a fine appearance at the MAAC Tournament victories over teams which had beaten La All-Big Five team. at Holy Cross College. La Salle started out Salle in 1987," said Nunez. slowly, gamering an 0-3 record in the first Gumkowski finished her final year three tournament matches. Jackie Nunez Leading the Explorers in 1988 with a season total of 377 kills and a .212 season were senior co-captains Meg hitting percentage. Gumkowski was pulled her troups together and the squad went on to win the last three straight Rankin (Archbishop Wood/ Willow selected to the All-MAAC team as well as Groove, PA) and senior Gayle matches, including a two-game upset of host the Academic All-MAAC team with a Gumkowski (Platt/ Meridian, CT). Both 3.03 GPA in Accounting. Holy Cross. Rankin and Gumkowski were named the Freshman Jennifer Wutzer "Our victories over Holy Cross, Lehigh MAAC All-Tournament team. Rankin, and Towson as well as our strong (Archbishop Wood/Willow Grove, PA), the team’s designated setter, finished her leads the list of returnees for 1989. performances against Connecticut, college career leading the team in assists Wutzer had a .187 hitting percentage in Northeastern and Army make a statement on with 985, giving her an overall 8.4 assist her first collegiate season. Seniors lead cross country teams Andrea Schwind’s (sr., Lansdale Catholic/Medford, NJ) first place finish at the Big 5 Championships in Fairmount Park highlighted the 1988 cross country season. It marked the second year in a row that the Explorers claimed one of the individual titles. Last year John Schwab (sr., Lansdale Catholic/Medford, NJ) won the men’s race. In 1988 John Schwab (Landsdale Catholic/ Medford, NJ) finish second out of a field of 72 runners. Schwab’s time of 26:10.2 was only three seconds off of the winning time set by Jan Friedli of Villanova University. Senior Paul Sauvageau (Niagara Falls/ Paul Sauvageau John Schwab Lewistown, NY) finished third in the meet National Catholic Cross Country including records at the CTC with a time of 26:12.1 Championships, at the University of championships and the MAAC Schwab and Sauvageau were Notre Dame. Championships. Schwind would also set first time course records twice, once in the consistently the number one and two Early in the season, Schwind set a Navy/Lehigh meet and once at the East runners for first-year coach Jim Gulick’s new school record as she took second Coast Athletic Conference men’s team this season. In addition to the place in the La Salle Invitational. Junior Championships. Big 5 Cross Country Championships, the Elissa Broderick (Bishop McDevitt/ two also had good showings at the Metro Glenside, PA) also ran well in the meet Schwind finished 21st in a field of Atlantic Cross Country Championships and to help the Explorers to a fourth place 122 runners at the National Catholic Cross CTC Championships which were run both overall finish. Country Championship. Freshman Cecilia at Van Cortlandt Park. Sauvageau and Regan (Bishop McDevitt/ North Hills, PA) Throughout the season, Schwind Schwab placed 9th and 15th, respectively, also had a good showing by finishing 32nd would set four new school records, in a field of 164 runners at the Ninth Annual overall Mallee’s vi ctory paces golf team

As the 1988 fall golf season has come Invitational to contend with a twenty four fierce wind and cold weather to fire a to end the with the Explorers having team field at the Host Farm Resort and 2-over 74 good for first place of the shown great improvement. The season Country Club. La Salle finished tenth highly competitive field. Top teams had it’s share of ups and downs for with a two day total of 638. The St. John’s included Temple, Penn State and everyone ranging from Fran Mallee’s Redmen captured the tourney with a total Indiana(Pa.). Mallee qualified as a individual victory at the ECAC qualifying of 598. individual for the ECAC Championships. to the disappointing third place finish at The following week LaSalle ventured The final tournament for the the Big 5 championships. its five man squad to the Shannon Green Explorers fall campaign was the Big Five The season got underway as the team Resort to take part in the 4th Annual championship taking place at Eagle Lodge traveled to the East Stroudsburg Georgetown Invitational. Brian Sawyer Country Club. As LaSalle posted its Invitational to take on the par 72 Pocono paced the team with a total of 153, good worst round of the year all they could Manor Golf Club. LaSalle got the ball enough for 4th place of 70 players. muster was 3rd of four teams. Tomas rolling in the right direction by posting a However, all the team could muster Kelliher posted 80 and Brian Sawyer 81 318 total to take fourth place in the season though was a 8th place finish for the tops for LaSalle, as Temple took the opener. Senior Co-Captain Tomas tournament, as The University of tournament handily. Kelliher lead the Explorers with a score of Charleston coasted to victory with a total The fall season had its ups and downs 4 over par 76 to capture fourth place of of 298. for everyone as LaSalle battled weather ninty seven competitors. Host East Next stop on the slate for the team and tough courses to as well as great Stroudsburg captured the team title with a was a return trip to the Host Farm Golf competition during their fall season. score of 298. Course the site of the Southern regional Following the opener the team ECAC qualifying. The highlight of the traveled to the Franklin and Marshall year was captured as Fran Mallee battled

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