Fcctball

Coming off a terrific 1995 season the Blue Hens re- turned to the field facing a challenge of holding on to the Yankee Conference Title. With twelve senior letter winners returning, the football team set their goals high. Opening the 1996 season at home against Lehigh Uni- versity, the Blue Hens came out with an awesome rush- ing and passing attack, eventually winning the game 49-7. The offense and defense played with a certain magic. Unfortunately, that magic did not last when the Hens were shut out by Villanova the following week. Af- ter being drilled in practice, the Hens rolled to a six game winning streak. This gave the team five conference wins over , University, Richmond, Northeast- em, and JMU, and a non-conference win over West Ch- ester. The Blue Hens took over first place in the Yankee Conference and headed to Williamsburg, VA to face William and Mary. The team suffered their second loss of the season, losing a close game in overtime 10-7. This dropped the Hens down a notch as they prepared for Division I-A Navy. After losing in a noble effort, the Blue Hens returned home with a 7-3 record and facing a must win situation. A loss would knock them out of the playoff picture. was coming to town seeking revenge for last year's loss to in the Yankee Conference title game. After a long and hard battle, UD pulled out a victory and finished the regular season with an 8-3 record. After waiting a week for an invitation to the playoff tournament, Delaware found themselves as the fifteenth seed and facing the second ranked team Marshall. The Blue Hens practiced hard and headed to Huntington, WV thinking upset. Unfor- tunately, the Marshall team was just too powerful, de- feating the Blue Hens 59-14. Season honors went to: Kenny Bailey, first team All-ECAC and first team All- Yankee Conference; Chris Kumpn, second team All- ECAC and first team All-Yankee Conference; Brian Smith, second team All-ECAC and first team All-Yan- kee Conference; Dorrell Green, first team All-Yankee Conference; Mark Hondru, first team All-Yankee Con- ference, and Eddie Conti, second team All-Yankee Con- ference wide receiver and third team All-Yankee kick return specialist.

Opponent Lehigh Villanova West Chester Maine Boston CIniv. Richmond Northeastern James Madison William & Mary Navy Rhode Island

Senior Quarterback Leo Hamlett talks with Coach Raymond during a quick time-out. Play by play ad- vice from the coaching staff helped to keep things running smoothly on the field.

82 Sports Kenny Bailey, Dale Koscielski, and Josh Mastran- gelo are involved in a play in the middle of the field Senior halfback John Key carries the ball down the in the game against Lehigh. The Hens came away field. The rushing game was a big part of the Hens from the home opener with a 49-7 victory. offense this year.

Punter Scott White kicks the ball away with some heavy pressure coming from Northeastern. Punting always requires intense concentration.

Courtney Blatts, Andre Thompson, and Brian Cook are positioned and ready as they watch the play ac- tion over by the sideline. Preventing a run down the middle of the field was a very important part of the defensive game.

Football 83 Football

Junior Dale Koscielski makes the tackle as the ball Pig Pile!! Delaware linebackers Ralph D'Angelo and carrier struggles to get away; #20, Kenny Bailey Brian Smith join the pile of defenders trying to bury looks on ready to help out his teammate should he the ball carrier. Stopping the ball was often a team need it. effort.

84 Sports Senior Courtney Batts helps out his teammates run- Tri-captain and senior Leo Hamlett surveys the field ning with the ball by distracting the defenders. This in front of him to find the open receiver down field, allowed the Blue Hens to gain a few more yards on Being a quarterback required quick decision making that play. skills.

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Outsmarting and outrunning the opponent was one of Courtney Batt's many talents. During the 1996 season Courtney was one of the Hens top yard earners.

The team enthusiasm that was exhibited at the beginning of each game was seen in the team circle. This created motivation for each player to do his best.

Football 85 Getting down low, this Blue Hen field hockey player squeezes the ball to a teammate in search of a goal. Using force and power this Blue Hen saves the ball This is what most players did to break through a from going out and heads downfield to score the win- tough defense. ning goal for a team victory.

Working through the goalie, senior Laura Perry scores an overtime goal to beat America East foe Vermont 2-1.

Using her stick, senior midfield player Kristen McEntee fends off her opponent and heads for the goal.

86 Sports Field Hockey

With two powerful wins over Lehigh and Pacific and a close loss to Stanford the University of Del- aware women's Field Hockey team kicked off the 1996 season. With a 2-1 record the team was waiting to take glory in the all new America East Conference. September brought conference foes and Maine to Delaware stadium. After a tough week of battling the Hens split the games with a win over New Hampshire and a loss to Maine. With a 3-2 record and a 1 -1 conference record, the field hockey team went back to prac- ticing the basics and prepare themselves for a three game road trip. They had wins over West Chester and CJrsinus and a close loss to nationally ranked Princeton. Despite the loss the Blue Hens improved to 5-3 on the year and readied them- selves for important America East competition. With easy wins over Towson State and Vermont and another close loss to Northeastern, the team was flying high. The end of October and the be- ginning of November brought two important con- ference games against Hofstra and Drexel. The Blue Hens came away with two more very tough victories. This left them ranked fourth in the America East heading into the tournament where they would face . With a tough loss the season came to an end with the Blue Hens finishing 13-6 on the year and 5-2 in the America East. First team All-America East hon- ors went to Becky Wolf and Second team All- America East honors went to Melissa Hefner, Kel- ly Crawley and Jodi Byrd. With a strong 1996 season under their belts the University of Dela- ware field hockey team will be equally as pow- erful in 1997.

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6 Lehigh 0 5 Pacific 1 1 Stanford 3 2 New Hampshire 1 2 Maine 5 3 West Chester 0 2 Princeton 5 5 Grsinus 1 2 Towson State 0 2 Vermont 1 0 Northeastern 4 3 Lafayette 2 3 1 5 Hofstra 0 2 Temple 1 0 Maryland 3 4 Drexel 1 1 St. Joseph's 0 1 Boston (I. 4

After an easy victory, seniors Melissa Hefner, Betsy Taylor and Laura Perry celebrate as they watch their Blue Hens advance to a 6-3 on the season.

Field Hockey 87 Women's Volleyball

After losing the NAC Championship game last year, the Blue Hen Volleyball team worked on their basics to set a name for themselves in the new America East Conference. This year's squad was made up of fourteen girls and led by seniors Karen Kunselman, Erika Falkowski, and Beth Van Rayper. After a hard and exhausting presea- son, the team was ready to spike into action. The end of August brought the start of the season where the Blue Hens placed fourth in the ECAC Tournament. September brought a downhill slide where the team found themselves with a 10-14 record. Head coach, Barbara Viera, would not let her team die. In the months of October and No- vember, the Blue Hens played with an angel on their side. They posted a 12-3 record and Karen Kunselman was named Blue Hen Player of the Week on October 13. With this enthusiasm, the women's volleyball team took a 22-17 record in- to the America East Tournament held at Towson State. The Blue Hens drew a first round game against Northeastern where they glided to a 3-0 win. A fired up team played Towson State next and glided to another 3-0 victory. This win put the Blue Hens in the America East Championship game against Hofstra. Overcoming a rocky start to the season, the girls did set a name for them- selves claiming a second place in the America East Conference. They lost to Hofstra 1 -3. Amer- ica East honors went to Karen Kunselman, player of the year, Joanna Dusza, 1st team All-America East, and Erika Falkowski, America East All- Tournament Team.

ECAC Tournament at (IMBC 4th Bucknell L 1-3 William and Mary Tournament 5th Loyola W 3-1 Massachusetts Tournament 4th Lafayette W 3-0 Georgetown Tournament 2nd Villanova L 1-3 Delaware Invitational 2nd Temple L 1-3 LaSalle W 3-0 Lehigh W 3-1 Northeastern W 3-2 Hartford W 3-1 New Hampshire W 3-0 Vermont W 3-0 Hofstra L 1-3 Drexel L 1-3 Navy Tournament 1st Towson State W 3-0 American W 3-2 Northeastern W 3-0 Towson State W 3-0 Hofstra LO-3

The team gets some advice from the coaches before beginning of the game. Planning the game strategy helped to ensure the outcome that everyone desired.

88 Sports Breigh Hickman and Karen Kunselman work togeth- er at the net to send one over. Teamwork and com- munication was one of the most important to a suc- Hands up!! Jumping and blocking were important cessful team. skills needed to play at the net.

Delaware player gets into position to perform a per- fect bump as her teammates look on to make the next move. A sequence of different hits on the ball helps to get the ball over the net and past the op- ponents.

Women's Volleyball 89 This Delaware runner leads the pack as they race Ready go! The Blue Hen ladies run to claim the lead- down to the finish line. ing positions.

This Blue Hen runner conserves her energy for the long race.

Feeling the time is right, one Delaware runner begins to pull away from the pack.

90 Sports Women's Cross Country

Striving for success the Delaware Women's Cross Country team ran past their competition ending the season with a 4-1 record and 1-0 in the brand new America East Conference. The Hens opened at the Navy Invitational giving them a record of 2-1, beating Georgetown and American, but losing to Navy by a small mar- gin. Next was America East competitor Tow- son State, which was an easy win for the Blue Hen Ladies. With senior Tara Pointin tying for first place. Pointin again helped her teammates win by placing first at the Bucknell Invitational. Up next for Delaware was the Lafayette and Paul Short Invitational. The Hens ran hard beat- ing last year's finish at Lafayette and slipping a few spots in the Paul Short Invitational. Blue Hens fans weren't disappointed at Delaware's own Invitational where the team finished first. Then came the America East Championships at Delaware. Delaware placed third in the meet. Not only was there excitement of the America East Championship being held at Delaware, but one of Delaware's own, Sarah Crowles, was crowned the America East Champion. The sea- son was coming to an end and the women didn't slack off. At the ECAC District II Cham- pionships held at Boston University, the women finished the season by placing 30th and 21st. Although there was the memory of last year's record and the challenge to match it, the wom- en gave it their all and only better things can come from this young team in the future.

CIS Opponent 33 Navy 24 23 Georgetown 34 18 American 43 14 Towson State 50 27 Bucknell Invitational 28 5th Lafayette Invitational 11th Paul Short Invitational 1st Delaware Invitational 4th America East Championships 27th/17th ECAC/District II Championships 4-1, 1-0 America East

As the finish is in sight, this Blue Hen comes on strong while trying to beat her previous time.

Women's Cross Country 91 Men's Cress Country

The 1996 Delaware Men's Cross Coun- try team was filled with excitement and youth. The Blue Hens anticipated an- other successful season in the all new America East Conference. September was a magical month where the team finished fourth in the Fordham Invita- tional. Striding to success, seniors Brian Rubin and Tom Spakr led the 16 man squad to a 3-1 record and 2-0 in the conference, beating Towson State and Hofstra. October came and the Blue Hens still refused to die, placing eighth in the Leopard Invitational and 24th at the Paul Short Invitational. As the sea- son started to wind down the Hens cap- tured third place in the Delaware Invi- tational and prepared for the conference championship. In the America East championship Dave Geesman was the top finisher for Delaware and helped the team claim 3rd place. Down the rough stretch, the Delaware Blue Hens headed for Boston to take a respective 30th in the IC4A and 21st in the NCAA District II Championship. With a strong season the Blue Hens have all the reason to think that the 1997 team will be as equally rewarding.

(ID Opponent 4th Fordham Invitational 26 Towson State 30 46 Bucknell 15 22 Duquesne 35 15 Hofstra 45 8th Leopard Invitational 24th Paul Short Invitational 3rd Delaware Invitational 3rd America East Championships 30th/21 st IC4A/NCAA District II Championships 3-1,2-0 America East

With a look of determination, this Delaware runner runs hard as he sees the finish line ahead.

92 Sports The men's cross country team sets the pace to fol- low as they run past the competition at the start of Following the white line, Delaware runners race for the race. the finish line to claim a team victory.

Running with all he has, Roger Hornsby swings his arms to try to pick up some speed and pass the com- petition.

These Blue Hen runners stride together to set a pace for the upcoming miles.

Men's Cross Country 93 Men's Soccer The men's soccer team took the field at the end of August, looking for conference glory. Winning the season opener against Lehigh, the team took a 1 -0 record into two important games, one against nationally ranked James Mad- ison and the other against conference foe Towson State. The fighting Blue Hens walked away with two straight losses. Look- ing for redemption the soccer team played a hard game against Temple and lost two hard games to UMBC and Richmond. With a 2-4 record the Blue Hens prayed for some help. Their prayers were answered with a four game winning streak with wins over na- tionally ranked Hartford and other wins over Vermont, Rider and Boston University. As the season was starting to wind down the Blue Hens did not. There were seven games left until the end. The men's soccer team went 3-3-1 in those seven games with wins over Maine, New Hampshire and Hofstra. This gave the Hens a 9-7-1 record overall and a chance to win the America East Con- ference. During the first round the Blue Hens drew Northeastern and ended up losing the game 0-2 and ending a dramatic season with an overall record of 9-8-1. Brad Phillips was voted 2nd team NSCAA/Umbro All- Mid Atlantic Team and also voted to the All America East Team. Dan Schultz was voted to 2nd team All America East.

Opponent Lehigh 0 James Madison 7 Va. Commonwealth rained )Ut Towson 2 Temple 0 CIMBC 2 Richmond 3 Hartford 0 Vermont 0 Rider 1 Boston University 0 Northeastern 3 Pennsylvania 1 Drexel 4 Maine 1 New Hampshire 0 LaSalle 2 Hofstra 1

One of the team captains, Darin Triolo's face shows how hard he is working. The high intensity of most games pushed players physically and mentally.

94 Sports Sophomore Pat Oswald goes up head first with one Midfielder Drew Gonser takes the ball one on one of his opponents. Heading the ball was an easy way with his opponent from Penn. One on one battles to get on top of the competition. were an easy way to gain a brief advantage.

Cole Gillespie tries to take off past the defender. Speed was an essential part to beating the other team.

Goalkeeper Joaquin Hurtado had the most impor- tant job on the field. Blocking shots, punting and diving on the ground were all common activities of a goalkeeper.

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d Co-captain Katie Nietubicz keeps her concentration Amy Cassidy, the freshman forward, wins the ball in as she makes a big clear from the back. A big foot the air by stepping in front of the defender. An alert was a necessity for keeping the other team away forward like Amy contributed to scoring many of the from the goal. Hens' goals this season.

#9, Catie Harrison, switches modes quickly to play defense on the opponent as she heads for the side- line.

Score!! High fives for everyone as the team cele- brates on the field after scoring. Goals seemed to always lift the spirits and increase confidence of the players.

96 Sports Women's §cccer

With a dramatic and narrow loss to Hartford in the last year's NAC Championship game the Blue Hen Women's Soccer team looked ahead to the challenge of winning the new America East Con- ference. The end of August came and the team started its season against 6th ranked . Af- ter suffering a 1 - 6 loss, the Blue Hens kept their heads high by tying 17th ranked Fenn State 2-2 in overtime. The women then rolled to a fourth place finish in the Colgate Tournament and two wins over powerhouses Loyola and Tample. It was time to start conference play where the Blue Hens defeated Hofstra 3-1. The women's soccer team was flying high and so was the month of October. The Hens posted a 9-6-1 record with important conference wins over Towson State, Hartford, and Maine. As the season started to wind down the Blue Hens did not. After losing their last two regular season games, the girls were selected to the America East Conference where they powered their way to a first round victory over New Hampshire 3-0. Next came Towson State where the Blue Hens season came to an end after a dramatic 1 -2 overtime loss. This gave them a second place finish in the America East Conference. First team All-America East went to Nicole Spadafino, Beth Hatt, Beth Gregory, Mel- issa Kulp, and Katie Nietubicz. America East All- Tournament team honors went to Beth Hatt, Mel- issa Kulp, Katie Nietubicz, and Erika Larson. Col- gate All-Tournament team honors went to Nicole Spadafino, Beth Hatt, and Cathey Conner. Beth Hatt was also first team NCSC/Umbro All-Mid At- lantic Region.

Opponent Virginia 6 Penn State 2 Loyola 2 Colgate Tournament Temple Hofstra Vermont Villanoua Towson State Princeton Hartford New Hampshire Maine George Washington St Peter's Boston

Senior midfielder Beth Hatt dribbles the ball past the defender. A strong midfielder was key to winning.

Women's Soccer 97 Women's Tennis

The University of Delaware women's tennis team participated in one of the best seasons in school history. Led by seniors Rebecca Fearins, Cindy Pilipcyak, Lisa Fry and head coach Laura Travis the Blue Hens marched through a record breaking season. Training started in August and the lady Hens were prepared to fight. The season opener was marked for September 7 and Army was coming into town. After a long, hard battle, Delaware pulled away with a 5-2 victory and looked ahead to Mt. St. Mary's. Sweeping themselves to a 7-0 win the Blue Hens prepared for the next three matches. Using a strong offense, Villanova, Bucknell and West Chester all fell to the Hens 6-1, 8-1, 9-0 respectively. With a 5-0 record, the women's tennis team set their eyes on the first conference match, Towson State. Using power and efficiency, the women blasted Towson State 9-0. Flying high with a 6-0 rec- ord the women's tennis team won their last eleven matches which included wins over conference foes New Hampshire, Vermont and Hartford. These three wins allowed the Blue Hens to capture the America East Rumble title. The flying Hens traveled to Vermont to take part in the America East Championships. There they placed second overall behind four time conference champions, Boston University, only losing by twelve points. Capturing a perfect 17-0 season, the lady Blue Hens broke the previous records of 13 wins, set by the 1982 team and tied what the 1995 team did. The University of Delaware women's tennis team also extended its winning streak to 25 matches. The Hens have not lost a match since September 23, 1995. Rebecca Fear- ins, Cindy Pilipczuk, Lisa Fry, Karen Greenstein, Erin Kamen, Jane Kratz and Tracey Guerin all posted individual honors this season.

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98 Sports Sept. 7 Army W 5-2 10 Mt. St. Mary's W 7-0 18 at Villanova W 6-1 22 at Bucknell W 8-1 24 West Chester W 9-0 25 at *Towson State W 9-0 26 St. Joseph's W 9-0 Oct. 1 Lafayette W 6-3 4 at * Hofstra W 7-0 5 *#Mew Hampshire W 7-0 *# Vermont W 7-0 6 *#Hartford W 7-0 10 Lehigh W 7-0 12 at LaSalle W 7-0 14 Drexel W 7-0 16 atUMBC W 7-0 22 Rider W 7-0 2 5 -AMERICA EAST Tournament 27 at Vermont 2nd Place • = AMERICA EAST Opponents • = AMERICA EAST Rumble at Hofstra (1st Place) 1996 INDIVIDUAL HONORS Rebecca Fearins • AMERICA EAST #1 singles runner-up Cindy Pilipczuk • AMERICA EAST #2 singles runner-up • NCAA Post-Graduate Scholarship nominee Lisa Fry • AMERICA EAST #3 singles runner-up Karen Greenstein • AMERICA EAST #4 singles runner-up Erin Kamen • AMERICA EAST #5 singles runner-up Jane Kratz • AMERICA EAST #1 doubles runner-up Tracy Guerin • AMERICA EAST #1 doubles runner-up AMERICA EAST WOMEN'S TENNIS CHAMPIONSHIP FINAL STANDINGS 1. Boston University 54 2. Delaware 42 3. Towson State 30 4. Drexel 25 5. New Hampshire 24 6. Vermont 23 7. Hofstra 16 8. Hartford 7

Women's Tennis 99 Men's Basketball

The Blue Hens had a season filled with frustrating losses. The men ended their season with a record of 8-10 in America East and 15-16 overall. The season looked bright with the men winning seven of their first 10 games, but fell short by losing 13 of their final 21 games. However, the men were able to go to the Championships. They were seeded fifth and were matched up against Hofstra in the opening round. The men went on to win the game 86-73. Next was Boston University, a tough challenger. The men fought hard, but lost by four points for a 65-69 loss. Throughout the hardships of the season players were still able to shine. One player, senior forward Greg Smith, made the season memorable. Smith broke 11 school records and led the conference in scoring (21.3 points/game), rebounds (11.0/game), and field goal percentage (60.9 percent). Smith earned All-America East first team honors and be- came the first player in the conference to lead the league in all three categories. Junior guard Keith Davis had an exciting season with an average 14.2 points, 5.4 rebounds, and 3.5 assists per game and earned All-American East sec- ond team honors. Senior forward Peca Arsic set school records for career three-point baskets and at- tempts. He sunk 68 three-pointers and averaged 12 points per game. Other team stars were point guard Tyrone Perry who hit 32 three-pointers and Kestutis Marcuilionis nailed 29 three-pointers while dazzling the crowd with his moves. Mike Pegues was named America's Rook- ie of the Week and was Delaware's fourth leading scorer averaging 6.5 points and 3.8 rebounds in 31 games. Center John Bennett posted a 54.8 field goal percentage.

Delaware State Rider Clemson Tenn.-Chattanooga Florida Bucknell Northeastern Boston University Washington (Md) Widener Virginia Marshall Towson State Hofstra Hartford Vermont New Hampshire Maine Drexel Boston University (ot) Northeastern Drexel Hofstra Hartford Vermont Maine New Hampshire St. Joseph's Towson State Hofstra Boston University

Keith Davis makes the breakaway for the basket.

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- ' Greg Smith outreaches Drexel's defense for the re- This Fighting Blue Hen maneuvers his body to keep bound. the ball away from the on coming defense.

Michael Bryson watches as his shot goes into the basket to give his teammates a small lead.

Mike Pegues dribbles the ball down court and keeps an eye on the Drexel defense.

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A This player was unable to make the shot with Shan Jackie Porac ignores the Drexel defense and shoots da Piggott and Porac guarding the basket. for two points.

Piggott makes good use of her body to block the other team from a chance to steal the ball.

Sophomore, Kristen Stout, takes the ball down the court.

102 Sports Women's basketball

The Women's Basketball team started this season with a new head coach, Tina Martin. Even with Mar- tin's eight years experience as assistant coach at Se- ton Hall, the Women Hens had the challenge of learn- ing new coaching techniques and finding a comfort level with their new coach. The women ended the season with a 9-19 record with a 6-12 finish in Amer- ica East. The Hens played Vermont in the America East Quarterfinals and won their America East play- in game against Boston University. Though the Blue Hens didn't finish the season with a winning record, the women held their own and finished the first year with their new coach. The team showed real improve- ment all through out the season. The team had several individual honor winners this season. Junior Shanda Piggott earned All-America East second team and led Delaware's in scoring and rebounds. Fellow junior Keisha McFadgion earned All-American East third team honors. McFadgion set a career high 29 points in one game against Boston University. Suzi Egeli Bad two honors with the Co- S1DA Academic All-American nominee and ECAC Medal of Merit Award for the CJD Senior Female Ath- lete with highest GPA. Courtney Neall was also a CoSlDA Academic All-American nominee. The Blue Hens only lost three seniors. With this season behind them, the women are gearing themselves for next year's season.

Delaware State UC Santa Barbara UC Irvine Temple Northeastern Boston University LaSalle St. Peter's Princeton Pennsylvania Towson State Hofstra Hartford Vermont New Hampshire Maine Drexel Boston University Northeastern Drexel (2ot) Hofstra Hartford Vermont Maine . New Hampshire Towson State Boston University Vermont

Senior, Suzi Egeli provides the defense to ctop Drex- el from getting points.

Women's Basketball 103 Men's Swimming

Led by America East Coach of the Year, John Hayman, the University of Delaware men's swim team captured the America East Championship with a strong per- formance. After starting off the year with a close loss to Rider, 118-122, the Hens practiced hard and evened their record by crushing West Chester 163-83. As the season con- tinued, the team suffered three frustrating • losses to Drexel, Lehigh and George Washington. With a 1 -4 record the men's swim team had to regroup and concen- trate on winning. Next up was conference foe Towson State. With an impressive nine first place finishes, led by senior co-cap- tains Travis Reed and Josh Smith, the Blue Hens were victorious. With only four meets remaining in the regular season, Delaware worked on improvement. Unfor- tunately the Blue Hens suffered three con- secutive losses to American, Bucknell and Old Dominion and defeated Loyola. With a 3-7 regular season record, the Blue Hens looked forward' to the America East Championships. On February 16, the Uni- versity of Delaware was crowned cham- pions beating Drexel University by nine points.

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2nd America East Relays 118 Rider 163 West Chester 119 Drexel 118 Lehigh 2nd Christmas Relay Inv. 95 George Washington 136.5 Towson State 111 American 98 Bucknell 91 Old Dominion 131 Loyola 1st America East ECAC

With half a lap left, this University of Delaware breaststroker pulls with all his might to finish first overall.

104 Sports Another component to winning a conference title is Finishing the last leg of the medley relay, this frees- strong diving. Looking for perfect scores this diver tyler takes a breath and pulls through the water. does a one and a half to take first place in the meet.

Stroking to perfection this backstroker kicks and pulls to finish his race.

Coming up for air this Blue Hen butterflyer takes a breath after a super start.

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A 1996-97 MEET RESULTS (9-1) Oct. 26 AMERICA EAST Relays This breaststroker takes a long pull and glide as she swims to a first place at Northeastern 1st Place finish and earns a personal best time. Nov. 2 Delaware Diving Invit No Scoring 9 W 149-79 12 at West Chester W 156-96 23 W 129-66 Dec. 7 W 139-102 Jan. 4 Christmas Relay Invitational at Largo, Fla 3rd Place 11 George Washington L 94-144 15 at Towson State W 145-89 18 at American W 146-80 21 w 147.5-94.5 25 Old Dominion w 146-97 Feb. 1 Loyola (Md.) w 165-78 14-16 AMERICA EAST CHAMP. at 1st Place 27-1 ECAC Champ, at Gloucester Co. Institute, Sewell, N.J 12th Place 14-15 NCAA Zone A Diving Champ. at Princeton No Scoring * = AMERICA EAST Opponents

1996-97 INDIVIDUAL HONORS

Nancy Davis • CiD Outstanding Senior Female Athlete Award • All-East (2nd in 50 freestyle; 2nd in 100 freestyle, at ECAC Meet) • AMERICA EAST 1,650 freestyle champion • AMERICA EAST 500 freestyle runner-up • CoSIDA Academic All-America nominee Alison Seested • All-East (8th in 200 freestyle at ECAC Meet) Kelly Leven • ECAC Competitor (best, 10th in 200 freestyle relay; 10th in 200 med- ley relay) Lisa Dillinger • ECAC Competitor (best, 10th in 200 freestyle relay; 10th in 200 med- ley relay) • AMERICA EAST 100 backstroke champion Kim Houser • NCAA Zone Diving Competitor (31st in 3-meter dive; 37th in 1-meter dive) • ECAC Competitor (best, 11th in 3-meter diving) • Delaware Diving Invitational Champion (3-meter) Kelly Torbert • ECAC Competitor (best, 10th in 200 medley relay) Amanda Stouffer • ECAC Competitor (best, 11th in 800 freestyle relay) Sara Dyson • ECAC Competitor (best, 28th in 100 breaststroke) Kristin George • ECAC Competitor (best, 30th in 100 backstroke) Christine Johannsen • ECAC Competitor (best, 12th in 400 medley relay) • AMERICA EAST 200 backstroke runner-up Megan Tougher • ECAC Competitor (best, 29th in 100 breaststroke) Beth Ian • AMERICA EAST 3-Meter Diving runner-up 1997 AMERICA EAST WOMEN'S SWIMMING & DIVING Blue Hen Diving had a successful season this year. Here one diver does a one CHAMPIONSHIPS and a half to move into first place. FINAL TEAM STANDINGS 1. Delaware 679.5 2. New Hampshire 679 3. Boston University 624.5 4. Northeastern 463 5. Maine 440 6. Towson State 253 7. Vermont 176

106 Sports Women's Swimming

A story of success is what Delaware women's swimming is Delaware was crowned the winner by upsetting conference ri- all about. After winning the 1996 NAC Championships the lady val, New Hampshire, by half a point. After winning their second hens set their eyes on winning the new America East Confer- straight conference title the Blue Hens placed 12th overall at ence title. the ECAC Championships. Winning their first four meets, the women's swim team fell to The team was led by swimming sensations Nancy Davis, Al- George Washington, 94-144. With five meets remaining in the ison Seested, Kelly Leven, Lisa Dillinger, Kim Houser, Kelly regular season, co-captains Sabra Brannon and Nancy Davis Torbert, Amanda Stouffer, Sara Dyson, Kristin George, Chris- helped the Blue Hens turn up the heat, winning all five meets. tine Johannsen and Megan Tougher. Taking a 9-1 record into the America East Championship meet,

Women's Swimming 107 Delaware opened its indoor dual meet season on Jan- uary 10 with a second-place finish against six other schools, as Mike Puglisi won the 5,000 meters and Chadwick and Geesaman also earned victories. The Hens followed with losses to North Carolina State and Maryland at the January 18 meet despite wins from Conti (55 meters) and Drew Johnson (long jump) as well as solid outings from Mcintosh (2nd, 500 meters) and Bokah Worjoloh (2nd, 55-meter hurdles). Conti and Chadwick also posted victories at the Jan- uary 24 home meet, which Bucknell won handily with a team score of 118 points. Delaware Field House was the site of the annual Del- aware Invitational on February 1-2, with Geesaman's first-place finish in the 5,000 meters the only win for the host Blue Hens. The 4 x 800-meter relay team of Mark Coyle, Jon Geismar, Chris Plescia and Bryan Wilson earned second place as did the distance medley relay squad of Geis- mar, P.J. Brennan, Plescia and Rich Marsanico. Chadwick placed second with a 35-pound weight throw of 54-%, the third-best toss in Delaware history. The Hens wrapped up home competition on February 7 with eight wins in a non-scoring meet. Conti chalked up a pair of wins in the 55 and 200 meters, while Mc- intosh (500 meters), Marsanico (1,000 meters), Jeff Dempsey (3,000 meters), Rich Bruno (pole vault), Kat- sirmas (shot put) and Ed Goldberg (weight throw) also recorded first place finishes. After competing at the AMERICA EAST champion- ships, several Blue Hens took part in the IC4A Indoor Championships at Princeton University on March 1-2. Chadwick placed 18th in the 35-pound weight throw, while Mcintosh came in 23rd in the 500 meters and Geismar finished 24th in the 800 meters. The 4 x 400 relay team of Garrett Thompson, Brian Demlein, Wor- joloh, and Mcintosh finished 15th overall. — Sports Information

scoring Navy Invitational scoring CJSTAF 129 LaSalle 129 Haverford 129 Temple 129 Delaware State 129 Howard 129 Bowie State scoring Princeton Relays 46 North Carolina State 46 Maryland 27 Bucknell 27 Georgetown 27 West Chester scoring Terrier Classic scoring Delaware Invitational scoring Delaware State, Lincoln, West Chester, Alumni America East Championship scoring Seton Hall Invitational scoring IC4A Championships

This runner visualizes the short run ahead.

108 Sports This shotputter begins to gather leverage before This Blue Hen gathers up speed to help him get up throwing the heavy ball. over the tall bar.

This shotputter watches his throw.

This Blue Hen runner maintains his stride.

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A Staying close to the pack, these Delaware runners wait for the chance to speed ahead of the competi- Making sure she does not knock the bar down, this tion. high jumper successfully clears the bar.

This thrower begins her rotations to throw the heavy weight.

Clearing the hurdle, she concentrates on the next to a make a successful run.

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Ending the season with a 6-7 record and a sixth place finish in the America East, the women's indoor track had several exceptional performances this sea- son. The team began their season at the Delaware Field House with a third place finish with Tara Pointin (5000 meters) and Brandy Connell (weight throw) each having victories. The next week the Blue Hens hosted a five-team meet where top finishers were Pointin (second, 3000 meters; third, mile), Caron Marra (third, 1000 meters), and Connell (second, weight throw). Up next for the women was a home meet against Bucknell, Georgetown, Pennsylvania, and West Chester. The women placed second beat- ing Georgetown (40-36), Pennsylvania (40-18), and West Chester (40-18). Individual honors for the meet went to first place 4 x 800 meter relay of Linda Boose, Alicia Brennan, Krista Brodka, and Marra. Kristen Robbins took second in the 800 meters and Pointin placed first in the 5000 meters and second in the 3000 meters. Conference honors went to Pointin who was named All-East and America East Runner-Gp in the 5000 meters. She became the eighth Blue Hen to place in the Top 10 in the championships. Other top finishes went to Connell who placed fourth in the weight throw at championships and placed second at the Princeton Invitational. Caltha Seymour placed second at the Delaware Invitational for weight throw. The distance medley relay team of Marra, Boose, Brodka, and Kristen Sweeney were crowned champions at the St. Valentines Invitational.

no scoring Navy Invitational no scoring CJSTAF at Lehigh 105 LaSalle 105 Howard 105 Temple 105 Delaware State 105 Bowie State no scoring Princeton Relays 32 Navy North Carolina State 32 Maryland 32 LaSalle 40 Bucknell 40 Georgetown 40 Pennsylvania 40 West Chester no scoring Delaware Invitational 10th St. Valentine's Invitational 6th America East Champion- ships no scoring Seton Hall Invitational 33rd ECAC Championships

This runner concentrates on her run for the final stretch.

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The Blue Hens took great honors this year by be- coming the America East Champions and coach Laura Travis was named Coach of the Year for the second time in a row. The men ended their season with a record of 15-5 and 3-1 in the America East. The men opened their season with back to back losses against Lehigh and Radford. However, the men regrouped and won their next four matches. After the winning streak started, it was smooth sailing for the rest of the season. Going into the Championships, Delaware found themselves seeded third. Their first opponent was sixth seeded Towson State and the men easily de- feated their opponent 7-0. The next obstacle in De- laware's quest for the championship was second seeded Hartford. Delaware defeated Hartford in a close match of 4-3. Delaware was in the finals. Only one team stood in their way fifth seeded Boston Uni- versity. With determination and two defaults, Dela- ware defeated Boston University 6-1 and brought the championship home to the Blue Hens. All-America East honors went to senior Subash Parameswaran and sophomores Ira Bernstein and Todd Kosta. Seniors Mile Lustig, Zach Schmidt, and Parameswaran ended their season at Delaware re- spectfully. Lustig finished a second singles with a 10- 6 record and teamed with Bernstein at first doubles with a 9-9 record. Schmidt ended his first singles with a 6-11 record and split second doubles with Kosta (5-20) and Kenny Lovell (6-2). Schmidt was trooper this season playing with an injured hand. Parames- waran finished at fifth doubles with a 13-0 record and at third doubles with Chris Johnson went with a 8-6 record.

Lehigh Radford LaSalle West Chester Mt. St. Mary's SUNY-Binghamton Jacksonville (Ala) St. Florida Tech Stetson Towson St. Drexel Bucknell Villanova St. Joseph's Hartford Hofstra Lafayette Towson St. Hartford Boston University

Using an almost perfect forehand, this Blue Hen ten- nis player slams the ball across the court.

112 Sports Concentration is a big factor when playing tennis. This tennis player keeps his eyes on the ball as he Zach Schmidt waits in a stance as he prepares for tries to win his match. the ball to be hit by his opponent.

With such grace, this Blue Hen returns the ball showing how quick he is.

This player sets up for the return as he tries to close in on match point.

Men's Tennis 113 Giving it his all this Blue Hen tries to keep posses- To gain control of the ball, many battles were fought sion of the ball. It was a dog fight until the end. in the air.

Blasting through the defense, this lacrosse player fSffl slams the ball in to score a goal against a tough team.

Using his body and weight this Blue Hen shrugs off his defender.

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Gp against their toughest schedule, the men ended up with a 3-12 record. However, the 12 losses the lax- men received seven came from teams ranked in the Top 20 nationally. Going up against such teams as Penn State, Notre Dame, North Carolina and Navy, might have seemed scary to others, but Delaware proved that they could play with the big boys. The Blue Hens lost six of the seven games by three goals of fewer including two games by just one goal. With all the hardships the men faced during the season, several Blue Hens shined on the field. Midfielder Jim Bruder earned first team All-America East Honors. Bruder led the team with 31 goals and 47 points. He scored at least once every game and extend- ed his streak to 19 games. Bruder's streak gave him the seventh longest streak in school history. Sophomore Kevin Lavey also earned first team All- America East Honors. He tallied 36 goals and 6 assists. Lavey ranked as high as six in the nation in goals scored in one game. He scored four goals in one game four times this season. Defensive player Matt Roe earned first team All- America East Honors. Roe recorded a team high 63 groundballs naming him Delaware's Top Defensive Player. Starting goalkeeper Brian Cooper allowed 14.21 goals and posted a .492 percentage. Cooper ended his career with the Hens with a total of 748 saves setting him with a school record. He was also named Delawa- re's Most Valuable Player. Sophomore Dennis Byme scored 14 goals and had a team high 14 assists. Fellow player Dennis De- Busschere scored 14 goals but added a team high 74 face-off wins and 11 assists for the Blue Hens. Senior tri-captains Jim Carl and Jim Caboy had an impressive season with Carl posting a 59-51 face-off record earning a .536 percentage and Caboy with 29 groundballs. Mid- fielder Andy Ward scored 14 goals and 9 assists for the Blue Hens and participated in the North-South Senior All-Star Game and Senior Phil Dunkley posted 53 groundballs.

Drexel Hofstra Notre Dame Butler Navy Cornell Rutgers Hartford Towson State North Carolina Loyola Yale Penn State Vermont New Hampshire

The University of Delaware Men's Lacrosse Team is involved in a team meeting during a short break. These meetings help the team regroup for the rest of the game.

Men's Lacrosse 115 Women's Lacrosse On March 12, 1997 the Univer- sity of Delaware Women's La- crosse team opened their season with one of the most difficult sched- ules in team history. Playing the first five games on the road and los- ing to James Madison, Towson State, nationally ranked #1, Mary- land and nationally ranked, #6, Penn State, the Blue Hens came home with a 1 -4 record. After the sluggish start the women re- grouped and won nine out of the last eleven games. The only losses came to second ranked, Loyola and a tough overtime loss to tenth ranked Princeton University. With an impressive 10-6 regular season the women's lacrosse team was ranked 15th in the nation as they prepared to host the America East Tournament. The Blue Hens beat Hofstra 8-5 placing themselves into the championship game against 14th ranked Towson State. The la- dies played their hearts out and af- ter a 13-9 upset win were crowned the America East Champions.

James Madison Richmond Towson State Maryland Penn State Lafayette Loyola Drexel West Chester New Hampshire Old Dominion Princeton Boston U. Hofstra Vermont Lehigh Hofstra Towson State

The University of Delaware Women's Lacrosse team is seen here celebrating their first round victory, over Hofstra, in the America East Tournament.

116 Sports Reaching for the ball, this Blue Hen squeezes her way through a tough defense to steal the ball for her She shoots, she scores. This Delaware lacrosse team. player scores a goal.

Breaking through the defense was an important con- cept when trying to win a game. The women's la- crosse team broke many tough defensive lines this season.

Brushing off the latest opponent is another key fac- tor in winning games.

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1997 RESULTS RICH BRUNO Mar. 22 Navy Invitational 4th Place • Maryland Inv. Champion (pole vault) 29 DelState Relays No Scoring DAVEGEESAMAN Apr. 4-5 Colonial Relays • CoSIDA Academic All-American nominee at William & Mary No Scoring CLIFF HAMMOND 12 Maryland Invit No Scoring • Delaware State Relays Champion (hammer) 19 Towson State Invit No Scoring • Lafayette Invitational Champion (hammer) 20 Lafayette Inv No Scoring BRYAN WILSON 24-25 Penn Relays No Scoring • Delaware State Relays Champion (1,500m) May 4 Kutztown Invit No Scoring JON GEISMAR 4 George Mason Invit No Scoring • Kutztown Invit. Champion (800m) 10 AMERICA EAST Champ. • Kenneth Steers Track Scholarship Recipient at Northeastern 2nd Place BOKAH WORJOLOH 17 St. John's Invit No Scoring • Kutztown Invit. Champion (400m hurdles) 22-25 IC4A Championships at 1997 AMERICA EAST MEN'S George Mason No Score OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD 1997 INDIVIDUAL HONORS CHAMPIONSHIPS NICK MCINTOSH • IC4A Competitor (23rd in 400m) FINAL TEAM STANDINGS • AMERICA EAST Champion (400m) 1. New Hampshire 162 • Kutztown Invit. Champion (400m) 2. Delaware 135 GARY FAIRCHILD 3. Northeastern 90 • AMERICA EAST Champion (long jump) 4. Boston University 72 JOE GELINEAU 5. Maine 70 • IC4A Competitor (11th in javelin) 6. Towson State 69 • AMERICA EAST Champion (javelin) 7. Vermont 19 • Towson State Invitational Champion (javelin) 8. Hartford 2 • Maryland Invit. Champion (javelin) In 1997, the University of Dela- TOM MARANDO • AMERICA EAST Champion (shot put) ware men's outdoor track and field • Delaware State Relays Champion (shot put) team had strong performances • Maryland Invit. Champion (shot put) MATT KATSIRMAS from many members of the squad. • AMERICA EAST Runner-up (shot put) Placing second in the America East • Maryland Invit. Champion (discus) MIKE CHADWICK Championships the Blue Hens had • AMERICA EAST Runner-up (discus) their highest finish, in the champi- • Delaware State Relays Champion (discus) onship meet, since winning their ZACH CHCIPA • IC4A Qualifier (10,000m, did not finish) last conference title in 1994. With • AMERICA EAST Runner-up (10,000m) strong and top performances from 4 X 100 METER RELAY • AMERICA EAST Runner-up the field events and powerful runs, 4 X 400 METER RELAY Delaware scored 135 points only • IC4A Competitor (16th) • AMERIA EAST Runner-up losing to second time champion RICH MARSANICO New Hampshire by twelve points. • Maryland Inv. Champion (3,000m steeplechase) CHRIS MAROCI • Maryland Inv. Champion (high jump) • Kutztown Inv. Champion (high jump)

118 Women's Cutdccr Track 26 Millersville Metrics 7th Place In 1997, the University of Dela- May 3 Kutztown Invit No Scoring ware women's outdoor track and 3 George Mason Inv No Scoring 10 AMERICA EAST Champ. field team set a name for them- At Northeastern 6th Place selves for future seasons. Only plac- 22-25 ECAC Championships at George Mason 28th Place ing sixth at the America East Cham- 1997 INDIVIDUAL HONORS pionships, Delaware had many first SARAH COWLES • AMERICA EAST Champion (5,000m) place finishes throughout the sea- TARA POINTIN son. • All-East (3rd in 10,000m at ECAC meet) • AMERICA EAST Champion (10,000m) Head coach, Sue McGrath-Pow- • Maryland Invitational Champion (5,000m) ell, trained the lady Hens to build • Towson State Inv. Champion (3,000m) • Top Kutztown Inv. Finisher (2nd, 1,500m) improvement for each meet that the • Top Raleigh Relays Finisher (19th, 10,000m) squad participated in. First, fresh- CALTHA SEYMOUR • ECAC Competitor (16th in hammer) man, Jen Dilzer and sophomore • Towson State Inv. Champion (hammer) • Top Penn Invitational Finisher (3rd, hammer) Brandy Connell received third place NINA ANDERSON finishes in the field events. As the • AMERICA EAST Runner-dp (triple jump) • Top Millersville Metrics Finisher (2nd, long jump) weeks went on, the Blue Hens start- • Top Quaker Inv. Finisher (3rd, long jump) ed to post more and more medal fin- • Top Colonial Relays Finisher (3rd, long jump) BRANDY CONNELL ishes. Trips to Maryland and Tow- • Top Millersville Finisher (2nd, hammer) son State produced a pair of wins for • Top Penn Invtiational Finisher (3rd, shot put) • Top George Mason Inv. Finisher (4th, hammer) Tara Pointin, claiming victory in the CARON MARRA 3,000 and 5,000 meters. Freshman, • Towson State Inv. Champion (discus) ERIN BELZ Caron Marra posted a victory in the • Maryland Invitational Champion (discus) 800 meters and Sophomore Erin • Towson State Inv. Champion (discus) • Towson State Inv. Champion (discus) Beltz threw herself to victory in the • Top Kutztown Inv. Finisher (2nd, discus) discus. So when asked if the Uni- LINDA BOOSE • Top Millersville Metrics Finisher (2nd, 1,500m) versity of Delaware women's out- • CoSIDA 2nd team District II Academic All-America door track team was a success in At-Large team JEN DILZER 1997, then the answer would have • Top Penn Invitational Finisher (3rd, javelin) KRISTIN SWEENEY to be yes. • Top Kutztown Inv. Finisher (2nd, 400m) 1997 AMERICA EAST WOMEN'S 1997 RESULTS OUTDOOR TRACK & FIELD Mar. 23 Penn Invitational No Scoring CHAMPIONSHIPS 28-29 Raleigh Relays at FINAL TEAM STANDINGS North Carolina State No Scoring 1. Northeastern 139 29 Quaker Inv. at Penn No Scoring 2. Vermont 102 Apr. 4-5 Colonial Relays 3. Boston University 101 at William & Mary No Scoring 4. Maine 94 6 Penn Invitational No Scoring 5. New Hampshire 73 12 Maryland Invit No Scoring 6. Delaware 54 19 Towson State Inv No Scoring 7. Towson State 26 24-26 Penn Relays No Scoring 119 Good pitching was a key factor in the baseball This shortstop caught a low ground ball and threw team's success this year. This Blue Hen gives it all towards home hoping to tag out the base runner, he has to strike out the batter. The outcome was the game winning throw.

Getting down low, this Blue Hen reaches for the ball as he tries to make the play at first base.

During a 21 game winning streak this runner steals second to help his team advance in the standings.

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Softball

This season was a series of ups and downs for the Blue Hen Women. The women had a series of winning streaks then for some reason would have a two game or more losing streaks. The women ended with a win- ning season of 22-19 and 9-4 in America East. Coach B.J. Ferguson was named America East Coach of the Year. Picked to finish sixth by the pre-season coaches poll, the women surprised many by finishing second. The best regular-season finish since 1987. The wom- en did not post any players on all-conference teams, but did post some regular season accomplishments. Sophomore Krysta Pidstawski and freshman Chris- ti O'Connell provided strong pitching for the Blue Hens. Pidstawski was an Academic All-American candidate and went a record of 11-8 with a 1.62 earned run average. She also ranked second in America East for ERAs and with O'Connell, com- bined for seven shut-outs. O'Connell pitched a not- hitter in the 4-0 win against Lafayette. This game earned her a spot in school history by hurling one of the only six no-hitters. She was the first no-hitter by a Blue Hen since 1994. Freshman Kristen Kern led the Blue Hens in batting with a .291 average. Second baseman Laurie Brosnahan was fourth in batting with a .276 average and was named to America East All- Tournament team. Senior Alison Rose knocked in a team-high 16 runs batted in while also being named an Academic All-American candidate. Senior Lauren Baugher batted a .254 average and 15 RBIs this sea- son ending her career with Delaware with a bang. Baugher, who started all four years, left Delaware with 12 RBIs (82). She earned two-time all-confer- ence and all-region selections and had a career bat- ting average of .325.

UD OPP 3 Army 2 3 Army 1 4 Bucknell 3 H 2 Bucknell 0 0 Maryland 2 3 Maryland 0 8 Mt. St. Mary's (5 inn) 0 13 Mt. St. Mary's (5 inn) 4 5 UMBC 9 2 W V Wesleyan 3 1 Lehigh 2 6 Wagner 3 6 Wagner 3 1 St. Francis (MY) 3 1 Lafayette 0 4 Lafayette 0 6 Maine 4 6 Maine 1 6 Boston University 7 5 Towson State 4 5 Towson State 3 0 Drexel 1 2 Drexel 0 0 Princeton 2 2 Princeton 4 1 Villanova 2 2 Villanova 0 3 Hofstra 7 1 Hofstra 7 4 UMBC 9 1 UMBC 3 3 Lehigh 0 3 George Mason 1 5 George Mason (8 inn) 7 4 Vermont (8 inn) 3 3 Vermont 1 3 Hartford 2 5 Hartford 1 3 Boston University 10 2 Vermont 3

A team huddle helps the women regroup and plan strategies.

122 Sports With determination, this catcher tries to prevent the other team from scoring.

This Blue Hen leans towards second, watching the competition, as she prepares to steal.

With a mighty swing, this player was able to reach third.

Softball 123 After each swing the golfer rubs down his club and puts it back in the carrying case. Sometimes a dif- This golfer follows through on his swing as he watch- ferent club is used for each hit in one game. es his ball sail past the competition.

This golfer looks on and visualizes the hole as he gets ready to sink his next putt.

With a look of anticipation this golfer looks on and sees what his opponent has done. He then goes and makes his own putt.

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Seventh year golf coach, Jim Kent, had his hands full this season, with a roster made up of all under- classmen. Even though the University of Delaware golf team was young there was a lot of talent on the course that played very well all season. The first task for this golf team was to make a name for themselves in the all new America East Confer- ence. Late September was the best way to do this by participating in the America East Championships. Delaware finished third behind champion, Towson State and runner-up, Hartford, with a 620 score. Mike Ladden was the top finisher for Delaware, placing fifth overall in the Tournament. With a long break ahead the team prepared for the Spring. The month of March brought three tournaments for the Blue Hen golf team to participate in. First there was the New Orleans Classic where Delaware fin- ished 18th. Next up was the UMBC Invitational and the Loyola Invitational where our Blue Hens finished 8th and 15th respectively. March passed in a hurry and the young golf team was playing to their poten- tial. The month of April was the same. The Blue Hens would travel to the Naval Academy to participate in the Navy Invitational. The next weekend was the Rut- gers Invitational where the Hens finished in an im- pressive 10th place overall. The last two tournaments were the Princeton Invitational and the Scotty Duncan Memorial where Delaware finished 16th and 15th. With an impressive season behind them, the Uni- versity of Delaware gold team will return next year with a full roster and try to improve.

3rd America East Championships 18th New Orleans Classic 8th CJMBC Invitational 15th Loyola Invitational 12th Navy Invitational 10th Rutgers Invitational 16th Princeton Invitational 15th Scotty Duncan Memorial

The clubs, one of the most important pieces of equipment needed, are selected carefully and craft- ed to each golfer's specific needs.

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