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i AWIT GTMNA9IUM FIANI ATHLETICS I WRAM Booters Have a Successful Season ?Top scorer Judy Ferns away from the opposing t TTwo Harvard defenders are Rowe who manages to get a pas: ? TLori Ritcher thr< s the ball into play. The 1981 Women's Soccer team showed its prowess by winning 2-1. was coached by Karen White a This led them to compete in the tour senior. Ms. White, who was a nament and some fine playing by member of the 1981 team, injured Tracey Brooks and Judy Fernstein, both knees during season play. She as well as co-captains Sheri Mathews was asked to coach the 1981 team, and Andrea Rowe helped to capture and coach she did. The WRams the top spot. It was the WRams' posted a 10 and 2 final record, and third season as a club sport. also placed first in the RllAW tournament. The deciding game was against Karen White Providence College, and our team Sheri Mathews . ' 1 BLlWiMH t^^^K^^^^I^^I Men's Soccer Has Disappointing Season ^Mo, Dominick Langano and Simon Ostrov in for the ball r.i"^ haven't stopped time, they're waiting RyB y^lJ^T^^^^H from the other team. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^K.J In their 1981 season, GRl soccer players had a taste of both glory and defeat. They started out the season strong by winning 6 out of their first 8 games, but they soon faltered. In the last 1 1 games their record was 4-6-1. This gave Rhody a season record of 10,8, and 1. The slump was caused by a lack of offensive firepower. The average number of goals for the first 10 games was 3.1, but for the last 11 the average was only 1.8. There was some good perfor mance on the part of the offense, though. David Caetano and Geza Henni, both seniors, led the offen sive play. Rui Caetano, a forward, led the Rams in scoring with 12 goals for the season. Henni, a mid fielder, was second in scoring with 10 goals. There was also some im pressive defensive play by the Rams. In 19 games, the opposing teams averaged only 1.1 goals per game. Both the offense and defense played together to force back the Huskies of GConn, end ing the game in a scoreless tie. The Rams are looking for another tough season in 1 982, and their ultimate goal is to win the NCAA championship. Steve Macomber 248 Soccer ^^?Mark Cookson plays it smart by passing the ball out of the traffic. ^?This shot on goal is taken by Rui Caetano who was top scorer on the teair ?Before the oncoming player tries to go for the ball, Geza Henni Jr. kicks it away as Barry Knapp watches from behind. ? ?The ball after being "headed" by Jaime Huriel, scores a goal. TTfl' Young Team Places in RIIAW The women's tennis team had a suc cessful season under the coaching of Charlie Connery. Their season record was 5 and 3, including an impressive 9-0 win over Bridgewater State, their first victory. They were also victorious over Southeastern Connecticut State College and Springfield College. Their wins were rounded off by a forfeit by Mount Holyoke College. Leading the team in first singles was senior Heather Mahan. In the second singles spot was Beth Shetzley. In the third and fourth spots were freshmen Kim Edwards and Mary Byrne. Michele Maynard, Gina Venditto, and Erika Waldman shared the fifth and sixth singles sports. The leaders in doubles were Kathy Lynch and Bonnie Powers in the first spot. Heather Tamer and JoAnn Muller in second doubles, and third shared by Sue Martini, Mary Beckwith, Maggie McGonagle, and Karen Sheridan. Mr. Connery is proud of the girls' third place in the RllAW and their suc cess over their toughest opponent. Springfield College, and he hopes they will go to the RllAW again next year. Katie Bitter ?Freatiman Kim Edwards ctiarges the net in tie ?Mary Byrnes digs for a ball just out of her reacti. T^Tlie 1981-82 team. " - '-"- \ i ^aa^ i Net Result: An Undefeated Season A-<A strong foreliand by Steve Phillip Island defeated their i <lt\e 198l-B2team. The word that best describes the it was the first time in his five years was junior Gary Davidson. The fall season for the men's tennis team as coach that the Rams have con- leaders of the other five singles were is awesome. The netmen finished qered BG. team captain Dan McCormick, the season with an impressive 8-0 The netmen also finished third in Frank Galego, Steve Phillips, David record, including three shutouts. the Eastern Eight Tournament Wright, and Marc Porter. The The Rams beat such teams as the which they hosted. The Moun doubles combinations of Davidson Gniversity of Massachusetts, the taineers of the Gniversity of West and Wright, Galego and Phillips, and Gniversity of New Hampshire, and Virginia finished first with an im McCormick and Porter proved to be the Gniversity of Connecticut, a Big pressive 33 points. George impressive many times, even against East team. Their most impressive Washington took second with 25 the toughest opponents. victory, though, was over the Ter points. Rutgers finished fourth, and Tennis 251 riers of Boston Gniversity. GRl G Mass fifth. Duquesne, Pittsburgh, The coach was exceptionally pleas defeated the Terriers 6-3 including and St. Bonaventures rounded out ed with the player's performances. five out of six singles victories. In the field at sixth, seventh, and eighth In his words, "They all played great! head coach Alan Marcus' opinion, it respectively. Katie Bitter was the team's toughest match, and Leading the team in first singles Rams Run to 7-1 The men's Cross-Country team enjoyed its best season yet, pulling a 7-1 dual meet record. Mark Rerick, Doug Hill, Greg Hale, and John Magill were the team's best per formers. Some great performances were also seen from Dave Brown, Shawn Gardner, Eric Grisiwald, Mark Searvey, Joe Swift, and Mike Malukevich. Most of our young runners will be returning, and we hope to have as good a season as the last. Bill Falk ^Rhode Island's Mark Searvey contempla' 252 Crosscountry Talent + Hard Work = Winning Season Women Spikers Find Formula for Success Before most URI students return for floor with their hands on the board and perience of adjusting to three new the fall semester, the members of the their legs pushing from behind. coaches within one year produced a lot WRam volleyball team have spent the Another common sound at 1 1 :00 in the of anxiety and uncertainty for the last two weeks of summer vacation in morning was the echo of the stadium players. The troubled times were training for the upcoming season. stairs as the team members perform quickly overcome, and they produced Time drags on as they spend up to their final task of the day, "Mount a closeness that the team could not 101/2 hours each day with intense drill Stadium." Many athletes have ex have otherwise experienced. The team ing and training. Part of the time in perienced the exhilirating feeling of accrued 28 wins, 18 losses, and was cludes the use of the school's wrestl reaching the top bleacher, the summit tied three times in the fall season. Nine ing room to learn tough defensive at the end of many futile attempts in of these losses were by a mere two skills and to help extinguish the feat of volving running, jumping, and hopping points, which shows just how well the the impact of the body hitting the hard on one foot to the top. girls played. wood floor. The girls also use the In addition to being one of the sports This season has been a learning ex dance studio to help develop correct which requires a lot of travel, perience for all the players, both on posture and technique. volleyball is one of the few sports that and off the court. Eight of the 10 In addition to skill refinement, much requires year-round practice. The Divi players were on the Academic Dean's time is spent on conditioning. As you sion 1 competitive season is in the Fall, List. Carrie Davis, Patricia Doolittle, walk down the halls of Tootell Gym and Spring brings the OSVBA season. and Susan Goodwin will graduate in during one of these afternoon sessions, The GSVBA season involves tour the spring, and Sherry Silven will also you frequently hear sounds that naments in and out of the New be leaving the team to join the URI resemble a hospital maternity ward. England area, which lead to the athletic training program. Maternity ward?!! Yes, the team earn regional tournament. Patricia Doolittle ed this title as a result of the challenge Trying to adjust to a new coach this Leslie Morales with "the board," a 2' by 4' piece of year was probably one of the most dif wood which they had to move across ficult problems to overcome. The ex p the ball" as Jo Volleyball 253 Miracle Squad" 2nd in East For women, the AIAW National change in altitude gave them another Some other significant achievements for Championship Tournament is the challenge, but they overcame this one as the WRams were first in the Rl State opitome of achievement. To well, going on to place Oth in the nation. Championship, second in the Rutgers In reach that level of competition is The girls placed second in the New vitational, first in the Olde New England something special.