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138 mm Rich Kelley and Mike Sanders still accumu lated 848 and 279 yards on the ground re spectively. The strength of Ehrhardt's offensive line was a major reason for the QB's success. Mark Russo, Greg Sturgis, Bob White and Rich Capolongo all played a big part. In the kicking department, Paul Stringfello proved that extra points and field goals, as well as kickoffs, were no problem. Stringer connected on 32 of 38 point after kicks, as well as going five for eight in the field goal department. The Rhode Island defense was also some thing to be quite proud of. Mark Brockwell, Matt Satkowski, Todd Tunnell, Bernie Moran, Tony Hill, Guy Carbone and com pany all made sure that the Ram victory was intact. They quite often held their opponents off, and were a major reason why only three losses marred the schedule. The season showed a glimmer of doom in the early going, though. In that first game against the visiting Howard University team, Ehrhardt started the game, his first as a Rhode Island Ram. Dismal is a pretty good description of his showing. Early in terceptions had him sitting the pine. As the weeks went by, though, Ehrhardt reached perfection. He threw three con secutive times for more than 400 yards. Being named Yankee Conference player of the week seven of the ten possible times also honored the thrower. He earned the famed Golden Helmet award an unpre cedented two times.
FALL SPORTS 139 WRam booters a varsity success 10-1 and a state title in their first season
Rhode Island's women's soccer team can no longer be considered a rookie squad. The WRam booters have now completed their first season as a varsity sport. With the end of their playing season, the team has compiled several interesfing statis tics as well as many unexpected mile stones. "In a way we really proved ourselves this year, while in other ways we didn't," coach Liz Belyea said. "Next year, we are planning to play several of the nation's top 10 Division 1 schools. We may not have as good a record next year, but the competition definitely will be there." As an example, this year the team played the Brown JV squad. Their varsity was ranked number one in the nation at that point this year. Not that the sub-varsity team is not a worthy opponent, but next year the WRams will face off against the varsity. "We are looking to be more com petitive," Belyea said. To begin with, the squad not only finished with a very impressive 12-1 win ning record, but the Rhody booters en ded up winners in the Rhode Island state championship tourney. The WRams produced one player who was a good bet to score whenever she had the opportunity. Susan Rocchio totalled the amazing sum of 20 goals and 3 assists in 13 games. That figure is "amazing" when compared with other statistics. As a team, the Rhody club did not collect even 60 goals Rocchio accounted for one-third of them. "Sue finished as the second leading scor er in all of New England, and she is an ideal athlete," Belyea said. "She is very unselfish, and any coach would like her on her team." In the championship final, the WRams were tied with their Providence College opponents. By the time the game ended in overtime, (the WRams were winners), Rocchio had two goals while Denise -Sena added two assists.
140 mm <,S,:*.vjj>*.r4tI*"> WOMEN' SOCCER SCOREBOARD - URI OPPONENT mmi (aConnecticul College Boston University Providence College E I Wesleyan 9/23/84 2 Rutgers 9/26J84 4 Bryant 9/29/84 8 Babson 10/2/84 3 Salve Regina 10/5^4 15 Fairfield 10/11/84 3 Holy Cross 10/13/84 4 Hartford 10/16/84 2 Brown JV 10/30/84 3 Slave Regina 11/3/-84 2 Providence College Brya RIAIAW Semi-Fir Is "RlAlWA Finals 1st Overall Record: 12-1 Coach: UZ BELYEA First Year
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Allison McManus was next in the Rhode Island scoring production list. She was cred ited with earning 24 points on the season, good for a 2.0 goals per game average. (Roc chio scored 3.3 ppg.) McManus helped the Rhody cause with six assists, while outright scoring nine times on her own merits. The only blemish in the WRam record came in a game against Rutgers University. That match was played on September 23, and the Lady Knights ended up 8-2 victors. The WRams then proceeded to compile a nine game winning streak the remainder of the season. Another big plus for the team was the play of Sue Guillemette. At the beginning of the year, the WRams were not equipped with a goalie who had any experience at the posi tion. Guillemette stepped in to fill the role, and her performance passed with flying colors. She was in net 11 of the 13 games, and in the process, made 89 saves while only allowing 21 goals. Her 1.91 goals allowed average along with her 2.5 shut outs more than prove her game play. "Next year, Guillemette will be playing in the field again, as we hope to have one or two new players coming to play goal," the coach said.
Five members of this team were selected to the 11-State team. They are Rocchio, Guil lemette, McManus, Sena (1 .2ppg) and Miki Hirnack. Hirnack, a senior, was selected to play in the senior 11-Star game. Belyea has said that she has kept busy both with next season's schedule and the recruit ing of new players. Also, the WRams plan to keep busy in the off season by competing in several indoor tourneys. By Randy Hausmann
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FALL SPORTS 143 Paced by Monteiro, Fontes, and Saalfrank Rhody soccer earns 12-6-1 year
The men's soccer team had one of their better seasons in recent history, yet the squad didn't reap the benefits they de served. For starters, the club compiled a 12-6-1 overall record. That certainly is respectable, and any team winning 12 games in 19 can boast that they had a successful campaign. And to boot, the team accumulated a 10-3-1 record against New England opponents. This is where the benefits should have en tered the picture. For the Rams were consid ered one of the premier soccer teams in the region, yet they were not even consid ered when post-season tournament time came around. It is obvious from glancing at the schedule that the squad improved as the season went along. In the early going, the Rams lost three of their first five contests. So the month of September wasn't exactly kind to the Rhody boosters, but as time went by, things started to get better. The Rams went on a tear, winning ten of their fourteen remaining games. Leading the Rams in terms of scoring was Gil Monteiro. For the season, he accounted for twelve goals and five shots, while kick ing toward the net on 51 occasions. His average of 1.53 goals per game led all Rams. He wasn't the only scoring terror, as Tony Fontes proved he, too, was something to he reconed with. Playing in 18 games, Fontes scored 8 times and assisted on 4 other tallies for a goals per game average of 1.11. Spending his time in the goal position was Mike Saalfrank. Playing in every game, he allowed only 23 goals for a 1.21 goals- allowed average. Saalfrank saved 76 shots from crossing the crease, which meant he had four saves per game. Adding seven to his total, he also set the URI career record for shutouts with 15. As a team, URI outscored its opponents 47-23, and outshot them by a whopping 330-140. Another interesting statistic was the fact that in points per game, the Rams routed all other teams 6.95-3.37. The team was again coached by GEZZA HENNI. Randy Hausmann
144 mm MENS SOCCER SCOREBOARD 9/4/84 URI 6 Rhode Island College 0 9/7/84 URI 0 @Penn State 3 9!9'84 URJ 1 @FairIeigh Dickinson 7 M.nw URI 3 Maine 1 9, 1S.'84 URI 0 Providence College 1 9/20/84 UR] 3 (ffiStonehill 1 9/22/84 URI 1 U.S. International 0 9/28/84 URI 2 Brown (0T)1 10/3/84 URI 1 Connecticut 2 10/6''84 URI 3 Vermont 2
10/10/84 URI 0 Rutgers 10/13/84 URI 2 Massachusetts 10/17/84 URI 4 Yale 10/20/84 URI 2 Boston University 10/23/84 URI 0 Boston College 10/27/84 URI 9 Fairfield 11/2/84 URI 1 @New Hampshire 11/7/84 URI 5 Northeastern ll'in/84 URI 4 Adelphi
FALL SPORTS Ram Harriers Going Strong
The men's cross counlrv team once af;ain was coached by John Copeland. I he Rams battled some strong opponents and also competed on some important fields. The team was led by Joe Swift, a senior en gineering major. Don Legere of Maine was also an important contributor. The other tri-captain was Greg Hale. Though he sat out the season due to an injury, he played an important role from the sidelines. Another important upperclassman runner for the team included Tennyson Muindi from Kenya. The bulk of the team was com prised of freshman. Newcomers included Paul Daniels, Sean McKenna and Joe Fyfe of Connecticut; Pat Dedham and Eric Erz of New Jersey; Tom Guarneri of New York; and Jim Simoneau of Cumberland. Simoneau was a sophomore, but this was the first year he competed for the team. The Rams competed against the likes of Ohio State, the Naval Academy, Ford- ham, Manhattan and Providence College as well as other less competitive running programs. Randy Hausmann
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146 mm FALL SPORTS 147 Arsenault paces harriers as WRams have banner year
1 1984 WOMENS CROSS COUNTRY RESULTS Dale URI Opponent Score Placed 9/15/84 22 Connecticut 33 9/22/84 URI Invitational (11 teams) 4th 9/29/84 (ffiRutgers Invitational (13 teams) 7lh 10/02/84 RIAIAW Championships (BBryant (5 teams) 1st 10/13/84 @BuckneIi Invil. (15 teams) 3rd 10/20/84 37 (Massachusetts 58 New Hampshire 38 Vermont 93 10/27/84 New England Championships {g'Franklin 5th Park (37 Schools, 32 Teams) 11/10/84 NCAA^CAC (ffiPenn State (Reg. 1 & 2) overall 16th (Schools: 37, Teams: 30, Total Competition 15th ECAC 188) (Region 1 13 teams) RegionI 8th OVERALL: 4^0-0 HEAD COACH: Lauren Anderson
148 mm and The women's cross-country team could not The team also won the RIAIAW meet, fifth in the New and 15th possibly have done any better than they did placed Englands in the ECACS. this past season. Several new records were a new course was dedicated, and the set, There were no seniors on this year's harrier won all four of their meets. team squad, which means that next season Kerry Arsenault proved to be the big win should also be a successful one. ner this as she came out past season, strong Buckley more often than not finished of the and was the in the early portion year second to Arsenault. Her best race came at WRam finisher five times . The tirst separate Bryant College in early October. And Dep races for the team was involved in was the eight pen too had some fine runs. She year. first Rhody finisher, and the first overall to meet. In that Julie Buckley and Kim Deppen also man cross the line, in the RIAIAW aged to beat all their teammates to place race, 36 competitors took part. first. Other team members who just may turn Back in September, the team opened its some heads in the coming years will be and Chris season on a brand new track here at URI. Wendy Westphal, Mary Bridge Arsenault immediately set the time to beat, tine Healy. as she finished at 3.1 mile course in 18:18. The WRams are coached by Lauren won the The following week, she again Anderson. and meet, which was the URI Invitational, Randy Hausmann bettered her time.
FALL SPORTS 149 Though Field Hockey team struggles coach Sue Tougas remains optimistic
Quite often, when a team is not doing well, the players may not always give their all. The feeling that "it just doesn't matter" often prevails. Not so with the University of Rhode Island field hockey team.
This past season, the win-loss record was not exactly a pleasant sight. But the players never faltered in trying their hardest the entire time they were on the field. Coach Sue Tougas continually boasted about how optimistic she was. "We are get ting better with our season, and everyone is pulling her all." Their only win came against Bentiey Col lege early in the season. The team did faceoff against three of the top-10 college teams in the country. "But they always played to their abilities, and that's what's important," Tougas said. "Winning isn't the only thing."
Now that many of the members have one year of experience under their belts, next year's team will undoubtably prove to be more successful. Randy Hausmarm
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1984 FIELD HOCKEY SCOREBOARD DATE URI OPPONENT SCORE 9ni!Si -0 Fairfield 9r\3/84 0 Holy Cross 9/2084 -1 BendeyColk^ 9/224 -0 Mawadnisetts *264 -0 Yale 9Q94 -0 Ruigeis l(V2/84 -0 Springfield I0/44 -I Providence imm -0 Brown I0n3l84 0 New Hampshire lQa6/84 -0 ConnectiCTil 10 -I Boston University 10/2(V84 -0 Southern Conn, State 10(23/84 ^ Harvard loasim Northfiastem " Boston College
FALL SPORTS 151 152 min, Winter Sports
WINTER SPORTS 153 CCRl Ices Rhody Skaters in Hockey Playoffs The URI ice hockey team reached the semifinals of the New England Small College Hockey Association Champion ships after a banner season, but was defeated by the tough Community College of Rhode Island squad. In what coach Tom Macari called "our worst game of the year," CCRl exploded with nine goals in the last two periods and pinned a frustrating 11-2 loss on the Rams. The contest, however, was not as lopsided as the score indicates. The first period was dominated by Rhode Island, but CCRl held off a barrage of Rhody shots and came away with a 2-1 lead after one period of play. Senior Art Floru got credit for the URI goal. The tide turned in the second period. The Rams had five penalties assessed against them, and an opportunistic CCRl squad capitalized on three occasions. URI still continued to play hard but came up short. "We just couldn't put the puck in the net," lamented Macari. CCRl had no such problem in this period nor the third. The third period opened with the Rams down by a score of 5-1. CCRl increased their lead even more as the period progressed. "We put our heads down. We only did thai one other time before," said Macari. He went on to comment that both teams made defensive mistakes, but only CCRl made good on them. A second goal by Floru was too littie too late for Rhody. For Macari, the end of the season was a little disappointing. He was saddened mainly because the Rams went 10-0 before losing their first game this year, and ended their season on such a sour note. The team posted a 6-2 record againsl varsilv programs this year, and is looking forward to playing a full varsity schedule would next year. Such a schedule require the Rams to play Division III hockey. Macari called the proposed move to Divi sion III "the first step in upgradng the program." The only drawback for the leam is that they would not be eligible for Divi sion III post-season play because URI is a Division I school. One highlight that shouldn't go un- mentioned is the exceptional play of junior Dave Cloxon who led the league in scoring and 28 this year. He tallied eight goals behind assists for a total of 36 points. Right with 35 him was co-captain Tony Perna points. The senior winger scored 17 goals and had 18 assists. Brendon Murphy
154 mm URI Ice Hockey 19S4-S5 mpeHHv eSchedu le Sat. Oct. 27 ^Curry College 9pm Metropolis fl Fri. Nov. 2 vs, Qark University 4pm West Wanvi Fri. Nov. 9 vs. RI College" 4pm West Warwi Tues. Nov. 13 fcRoger WilUams 8pm Portsmouth Fri. Nov. 16- Sun Nov. 1 University of Pennsylva ia invitational Phila., Pe nsylvania Fri. Nov. 16 roUniv, of Delaware 10pm Delaware Ri Sat. Nov. 17 f Westchester State 5pm Class of 192 Sun. Nov. 18 ro University of Pen Class of 192 Tues. Nov. 20 f" Framingham Slate 7pm Marlboro, K Sal, Dec. I fo WPl* 7pm Worcester. 1 vs. Tufs Univ.' 4pm West Warw Tues. Dec. 11 (a Nichols 5pm Auburn, Ma Fn. Jan. U vs. Alumni 4pm West Warw Tues. Jan. 15 4pm Boston. Mas Fri. Jan. 18 vs^CCRl'''"'^* 4pm West Warw Fri. Jan. 25 vs, WPI* 4pm West Warw Sat. Feb. 2 ft Clark University* 10pm Auburn, Ma Sun. Feb. 3 ft Quinnipiac 8pm Hamden, C Fri. Feb. 8 vs, Wentworlh' 4pm West Warw Sat, Feb. 16 ftTufts University* tba Med ford, M Sat. Feb. 23 ftCCRI* 7:30pm Thayer Aier Wed. Feb. 27 (SiRIC at West Wa Sat. March 2 New England Smal College Thayer^ rena, W Warwick Hocke Assoc. Championships denotes NESCHA league ame
WINTER SPORTS 155 URI Swimmers Dive Into Action
Led by captains Kevin Salisbury (senior), Tim Fitzpatrick (junior), and Scott Lovely (junior), the 1984-85 men's swim team finished their season with 6 wins and 5 losses, and came in sixth at the New England Championships held at Spring field College.
Roger Schenone led the way with a first and a school record (SR) in the 200 backsh-oke. He was also in the first place medley relay along with Scott Lovely, Tad Hallworth who finished second in the 200 butterfly breaking the old record held by Ray Palmer since 1979. Tad also broke two more records in the 100 butterfly (5th) and 1650 freestyle (4th). Two other swimmers who scored were freshman Erik Ness in the 1650 freestyle (14th) and transfer sophomore Chris Doyle took 8th in the 200 butterfly. Scott Lovely finished third in the 400IM and fourth in the 200IM. Chip Church took sixth in the 1650 freestyle and 13th in the 500 freestyle. Matt Gordon came in 12th in the 50 free and 13th in the 100 butterfly. Joe Colbert took 11th in the 50 freestyle and Paul Barden scored in the 100 freestyle finishing 16th. Tim Fitzpatrick finished 14th in the 200 freestyle and 16th in the 100 butterfly. The 800 freestyle relay of Chip Church, Chris Doyle, Tim Fitzpatrick, and Paul Barden came in 8th. The 400 freestyle relay of Matt Gordon, Joe Colbert, Chris Doyle, and Paul Barden broke another school record which was held since 1979 and came in 7th.
With only three seniors graduating, (Kevin Salisbury, Tom Byanski, and Don Duncan) head coach Michael Weskott, diving coach Art Scolari, and assistant coaches Kim Walsh and Nadrah Zubi, and the 1985-86 team are looking forward to a successful season.
?9 SWIMMING DATE OPPONENT
November 28 Univ. of New Hampshirt Kingston, RI 7 00 pm December 1 Providence College Kingston, Rl 2 00 pm December 5 Univ. of Connectici t Kingston, RI 7 OC pm December 11 Southern Connecti ut New Haven, CT 7 00 pm December 26- Puerto Rico Train Tri San Juan, PR January 4 January 17 Boston CoOege Boston, MA 7 00 pm Kingston, RI 00 pm iEEJi Ejsl.c.u. Amherst, MA 2 00 pm February 2 Univ, of LoweU Kingston, RI 2 00 pm February 6 Coast Guard Acad. New London, CT 7 ODpm February 9 Univ. of Vermont Burlington, VT 1 OO pm February 14 Atlantic Ten Champ Morgantown, WV 11:00 am{T) 15 at West Virginia 7:00 pm(F) 16 Uruversity February 28 N.E.l.S.A. Champ. Springfield, MA 11:00 pm(T) March 1 at Springfield Col. 7:00 pm(F)
saH- ...... ^i^^-.W^"^' -y-HjigJ 156 mm The women's swim season ended with a tenth place at the New England Champion ships held at Springfield College. Lisa Riddle, a freshman, Michele Mulligan and Maria Bednar, both sophomores, all scored at the New England Championships in their individual events. Both the 800 free relay and 400 free relay broke school records as did Michele Mulligan in the 100 yard freestyle. Other swimmers partici pating at the Championships were juniors Grace Abbott, Sue Quintiliani, Peggy McGuire, freshman Tina Madissoo, and Alison Murphy. Mulligan continued on to compete at Easterns held at Harvard in the 50 yard freestyle. Co-captain Keri Griffin, Sue Grimm, and Sheila Quintiliani all competed in both the one meter and three meter diving events at the New England Championships. Headed by captains Keri Griffin and Lisa Billings, the women finished their season with five wins and six losses. With help from assistant coaches Kim Walsh and Nadrah Zubi, coach Michael Weskott led the women through a terrific season. With only two seniors leaving, Erin Gallogaly and Lisa Billings, Coach Weskott is excited for what next year will bring. An outstand ing season is predicted for 1985-86 with recruiting for new swimmers going stiong! Michele Mulligan's performance during the season earned her the high point award and outstanding swimmer award for the women's team. Keri Griffin, a junior, earned the most improved swimmer award for the season. Lisa Billings
UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND WOMEN'S VARSITY^SWIMMING'^**"'^'" DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME November U1 Fairfield Univ. Kingston. Rl 7:00 pm November 2fI Wellesley Col. Wellesley, MA 7:00 pm December 1 Providence Col, Kingston, Rl 11:00 pm December 4 Holy Cross Col. Kingston, RI 7:00 pm December 8 Smith Col. Kingston, RI 2:00 pm December 11 South. Connecticut New Haven, CT 7:00 pm December 26 Florida Train. Trip Ft. Lauderdale, FL January 5 January 22 UMASS- Boston Kin'^'^on rT l-L pm February 1 Univ. ol Massachusett:} Amherst, MA 7:00 pm February 5 Northeastern Univ. Kingston. RI 7:00 pm February 9 Springfield Col, Kingston, Rl 1:00 pm February 22 N.E.W.LS.D.A. Champ. Springrield, MA 11:00 am 23 at Springrield Col. 7:00 pm
February 28 E.W.S.L, Champ, Boston, MA 11:00 pm March 1 at Harvard Univ. 7:00 pm
WINTER SPORTS 157 High Excitement as WRams Compete in Durfee Classic
The highlight of the University of Rhode Island's volleyball team came toward the middle of the season with the First Annual Durfee's Volleyball Classic in Keaney Gym. The Rhode Island spikers were the honored host of the number one volleyball team in the country as the University of the Pacific was included in the field of competition. Also included in that major meet was the defending Atlantic 10 Conference Champion Penn State Lady Lions and the University of Tennessee. It was volleyball at its best, and it was right in our own back yard.
The WRams put on a good show throughout the year. The team was highlighted by seniors Ginny O'Brien and Nancy Nydam as well as junior standout Sue Scott. Other upperclassmen on the roster included juniors Maureen McCabe, Diane Garceau and Dee Dee Hull. Lisa Pearce was the sole sophomore, while freshmen team members included Christine Gallery, Allison McGee, Jane Creek, Lisa Regrut, Midge Connolly and Leena Valge. Once again the team was coached by Bob Schneck, and the WRam assistants were Kevin Russell and Dan Schulte. Randv Hausmann
158 mm WINTER SPORTS 159 Connery Proud of '85 Gymnasts For the WRams gymnastics team, 1985 proved quite a successful season. Not only did the Rhode Island gymnasts compile loads of personal and team records, but the WRams' 12-7 year included a trip to the NCAA Northeastern Regionals. That was a very prestigious honor for coach Charlie Connery and his team, as going to the regionals ranked the WRams among the top six teams in the area. But the team did not glide into that meet, they earned the chance to be there.
To make the regionals, the NCAA takes averages of the best five meets of the year, of which at least two must be away meets.
The team competed mostly on the road in the early going of the season, but also had several home meets mid-way through the campaign. Those Keaney Gym totals were stiong enough to merit the WRams a chance, but they had to improve on their away scores.
On the next to the last week of the season, the team participated in the Vermont Invita tional and finished first over the other four teams. And the WRams clinched their berth in the Atlantic 10 Conference Championships the following week. The team was headed by its four seniors: Michelle Coyne, Elaine Sacks,, Kathy Messer and captain Trisha Johnston. Sophomore Donna Ferra came on strong toward mid-season and her scores were head and shoulders above the rest. Other WRams who added to the team's success were Debbie Skene, Susan Schaefer and Donna Marzalkowski. Junior Ann Okoniewski suffered a severe reinjury to her leg and did not participate for much of the year.
Connery couldn't have been happier with the team's success, and though he will be losing four key scorers to graduation, he looks for continued improvement form his returnees. Randy Hausmann
160 mm WINTER SPORTS 161 Rams Win Finale, The 1984-85 Rhode Island basketball Rams hit the court with a new look, and opened a lot of spectators' eyes as they steam-rolled into their season, winning each of their first four games.
A young team that was hyped as being a fast-break oriented ball club, the Rams played some exciting basketball year- round.
The season was filled with ups and downs, but now that it is over, it can be said that their year was a fine one in terms of rebuild ing. Though Rhode Island finished with only an 8-20 overall record and a 20-17 mark in Atlantic 10 Confernce action, the year still proved a valuable one in terms of gained experience.
On many occasions, the Ram team featured four freshmen on the floor at once. As the season progressed, they showed that they had matured on the court, and that they were better basketball players for it. The Rams were a team with plenty of new faces. Foremost, coach Brendan Malone took over at the helm from his assistant position at Syracuse University. Malone be came the 13th head coach in the 77-year history of Rhode Island basketball. His outstanding recruiting ability was put to use, as he managed to convince scores of good players to enroU at Kingston. Top of that list was 6-0 point-guard Carlton "Silk" Owens from Brooklyn, NY. The speedy and sure-shooting Owens developed into the court leader, and on six of the 14 weeks, he was named the Atlantic 10 Conference's best rookie. In an upset ting surprise at the conclusion of the regular season, Owens was not named the League's rookie-of-the-year. Though he did make the all-rookie team, it was just no consolation.
Owens ended the year with amazing totals. He became URI's highest scoring freshman with 377 points and a 13.5 since Sly Williams in 1976-77. Owens also led the team in assists with 109 and free throw percentage at 11 percent accuracy. He ended the year second in scoring and steals with 36. He was also called on to start in all 28 games. Another newcomer who added greatly to the Rhody attack was sophomore tansfer Brian Mitchell. Upon gaining his eligibility in early January, Mitchell started the remaining 20 games of the season. He completecl the year as the top Ram scorer, averaging 14.5 points and 6 rebounds a game. Mitchell finished the campaign as the second leading field-goal shooter at 58 percent and topped the team in steals with WINTER SPORTS 163 42. As he didn't compete in the required 75 percent of the season's games, Mitchell did not qualify for NCAA or League statistical standings. One major disappointment that struck the squad came in a game in West Virgirua against the Mountaineers. Tony Taylor, Rhody's lone senior and team captain, was lost to the team after severely injuring his patella. The injury, which mandated corrective surgery, ended Taylor's colle giate career. At the time, he was leading the team in scoring and steals and was second in free-throw percentage, rebounding and assists.
The Rams lost seven games by five points or less, including four by four points, one by three and another by just one. The Rhode Islanders played in two overtime games, and ended both in wins. This was also the first season of the last 14 that the Rams did not participate in an in-season tournament.
One major bright spot for the future is the fact that every player on the roster is eligible to return for the 1985-86 campaign, and the year of experience can only benefit the team.
Success on the court will once again come to the University of Rhode Island. It just takes time. Randy Hausmann
164 '0015 WINTER SPORTS 165 WRams Season Full of Highlights The 1984-85 women's basketall team may have finished with a record of 13-15 but the season was full of highlights. Returning junior forward Michele Washington compiled a long list of accolades. She was the unaninmous choice for the Atlantic 10 Conference first team in a pre-season coaches poll, and was chosen again at the end of the season. She was also named co-player-of- the-year for the Conference as well as being player-of-the-week once. Another post-season honor was bestowed on the Rhody forward, as she earned a spot on the Kodak All-Division I (Disb-ict I) Women's Team.
Washington was joined by senior center Judy Ryan and junior forward Ellen Quantmeyer as members on the first team of the URI holiday classic with most valuable player honors going to Quant meyer. To top off the list, Washington was also nominated for All- America honors, becoming only the second woman in the history of women's sports at URI to achieve that goal. The season began on the road for the WRams in November when they dropped their first two games to Villanova and Brown. They regrouped in eariy December and won five out of their next six games. After a brief Christmas break, the team travelled to Chicago and lost a heart breaker to DePaul in overtime. However, it was a season high 89 points for the WRams fell, who had five players in double figures. Washington (30), Tracey Hathway (20), Mariene Morth (13), Quantmeyer and Margaret Grierson (10) each) all con tributed for Rhode Island.
That New Year's Eve game proved to be a foreshadowing of things to come. With the loss, the WRams fell to 5-5 and for the rest of the season they continued to flirt with the .500 mark, never winning or losing more than two in a row. They did, however, play well for the fans at Keaney Gym, finishing with a won-loss record at home of 8-3, including winning their last five in a row. Some of the school records that fell during the season included: most assists Quantmeyer (10), best field goal percentge for the season - Washington (.543), and best free throw percentage for a game Washington (8-8 tied previous record). Other highlights came late in the season when Ryan scored 16 points in the last regular season game to surpass 1000 career points, only the sixth player in WRam history to do so. Point- guard Hathaway finished the season with 96 assists, only two short of the record and 47 short of the career-high total. Quant meyer finished in fourth-place on the all-time rebounding list with a three year total of 655. First year guard Morth became the highest scoring freshman in 166 mm [WO years by averaging 10.8 points per game. In fact, three other WRam averaged over 10 points a game with Washington on top at 17.7 ppg, Ryan 10.6 ppg, and Hathaway at 10.2. The other starter, Quantmeyer, finished at 9.4 ppg and was second in rebounding behind Washington.
The team ended up at 2-6 in the ATC, with wins over Duquesne and George Washington. In the playoffs, the WRams met Penn State and were beaten badly by the Nittany Lions who eventual ly won the tournament for the Ihird year in a row. The losing season was the first in the last four years and marked Ihe end of coach Nancy Langham's career at URI. She announced her retirement from URI athletics at the completion of the season. During Lang- ham's reign, the women's team won 123 games and lost 105. They went to the playoffs five times and the finals once. David S. Goodburn
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SPRING SPORTS 169 Team Falters Near Season's End, But Hitters Remain Hot
The Rhode Island baseball team suffered some disappointing losses in their 1985 campaign and finished the season with a 14-16-1 overall record. Their record dropped in the waning portion of the season as the Rams failed to win a game in their last six outings.
But for coach John Norris and his crew, all was not disheartening. At season's end, the Rams had six hitters over the .300 plateau, and as a team the Rhode Islanders averaged .308. Dave Haring topped the URI hitting list with his .386 season performance. In 88 trips to the plate, the senior catcher notched 34 hits and 19 RBIs. He also finished the year with an impressive .975 fielding perentge. Another hot hitter for the Rams was junior Tony Hill. In 117 plate appearances, he slammed 42 hits while reaching his .359 batting average. Hill homered on nine occasions for the Rams, setting a new season and career mark.
Dave Rackie finished the year hitting at a .350 clip, while close behind was teammate Ted White at .347.
The Ram pitching contingent wasn't as strong as their hitting attack was. On the mound for 10 games, junior Joe Ward led the team with a 6-3 record. He was respon sible for a 4.74 ERA and 31 walks in 62.7 in nings of work, and also had six complete games to his credit. John Damiano worked most of his time in relief. In over 50 innings, he saw 191 batters and allowed just 52 to get hits. Damiano had a 3-4 W-L record and an ERA of 4.65.
This was Norris' 16th season at the helm for Rhode Island. Randy Hausmann
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172 mm SPRING SPORTS 173 Egan Stars During Successful Season
The men's track team was sucessful this year, but the true star of the sport was URI's AU-American weightman Pat Egan. Egan, who holds the alltime Ram records for the hammer and 35-pound weight, broke his own hammer mark five times during the spring with a longest stemming 225 feet in the IC4A Championships at Penn State in mid-May. The Rhode Island resident placed second in the 35-pound weight throw at the indoor NCAA Champi onships. Egan, considered the best U.S. born colle gian in the 35-pound weight, qualified for the outdoor NCAA Championships in Texas. He is the only Ram athlete to qualify for the NCAAs.
John Copeland's runners also did well for the season, with standout performances coming from Tennyson Muindi, Eric Steeves, and Joe Swift.
In other field events, the Rams were led by Chris Hall,Scott Duarte, Mike Ahern and Kevin Murphy.
174 mm SPRING SPORTS 175 WRam Harriers Sprint to a Successful Season
176 mm The women's outdoor track team finished off a successful Rhode Island running season for the WRams. After doing well in cross country in the fall, the team continued strongly through the winter and into the spring. At season's end, the harriers were still putting in the impressive times. At the New England Championships in Brunswick, Main,the WRams finished sixth in the field of 28 teams. Seven members of the WRams outdoor track team qualified for the ECAC Championships in Princeton, N.J. The team highlighted tri-captains junior Kathy Black and sopho mores Linda Ferrara and Kerry Arnsenault. Among other im pressive WRams on the roster were freshmen shot putters Lynn Lanzel and Michelle Houston and runners Avis Lewis, Chris Healy, Kim Deppen, Debby White, and high jumper Kelley McGill.
The team was led by coach Lauren Anderson. Randy Hausmann
SPRING SPORTS 177 Young WRams Improve as Season Ends
Under their initial season with head coach Sue Tougas, the WRams Softball team notched more than 20 wins and finished with a winning record. The young squad also vastly improved with a year of ex perience under their belts, making next year something to wonder about. The WRams completed the season with a 22-9-1 standing, and with the home field advantage, the Rhode Islanders were 9-7. Senior right fielder Brenda Weaver completed the year at the top of the team's hitting list, with an averge of .278. For the season, she went 35 for 126 with two triples and 11 runs batted in.
The duo of Sharon Contillo and Marlene
Morth were close behind in terms of offen sive strength. The two hit .269 and .268, respectively. As for pitching, the Rhode Island players were led by junior Cathy Bade. She was on the mound 100 innings in 15 games, and finished the season with a 6-9 record and an ERA of just 1.12. The WRams had two others on pitching duty as well. Chris Ashburn, a freshman, appeared in 3 games and 97 innings and had a 7-4 mark. Ashburn struckout 31 and walked 14 on her way to notching a 1.15 earned run average. And Lori Whidden won seven games for the WRams in 13 appearances. She saw 338 hitters and allowed just 79 hits through the season. Randy Hausmann
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SPRING SPORTS 179 Tennis Teams Look Forward to Next Year
Both the men's and so they could begin to also got their only win of women's tennis outdoors. the year, as they v: spring practice toppled teams at the Wheaton College 6-1. The University The one positive showing finished their seasons WRams did not partici for the men came early in with records of one win in pate in the Atlantic 10 the season against seven The tournament or the ECAC attempts. Fairfield University when teams did not fare with the Rams came out with a Championships. the in greatest success, 4-0 win. In the Atlantic 10 Coaches Alan Marcus and and a cause possible Conference Champion Charlie Connery will be just be that URI might ships, the URI contingent looking toward next year doesn't have kind of any placed sixth. for better showings. indoor for them to facility Hausmann The men's Fairfield win Randy practice in. The squads came on the had to wait until the April 3rd. On same the women weather cleared enough day,
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184 mm URI Men's LaCrosse Spring 1985 March 26 vs Assumption College March 29 vs Dean )r. College April 2 vs Yale University April 5 vs S.Conn. Stale April 10 vs Providence College April 12 vs Bryant College April 17 vs Fairfield Universily
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SPRING SPORTS 185 A Look Back At Sports The end is always a good time to reflect about what has transpired. As we take a look back into time, we can see basically one thing about the year that has just be come part of history for us. Of any year in recent history, this was by far THE year to be involved with Rhode Island athletics.
Throughout the year, it was the University of Rhode Island in the spotlight. Of course the biggest thing in sports this side of anywhere was the success of the URI football team. Beginning on September 1, 1984, the Rhode Island Rams embarked
on what was to be their best season ever. It was on that Saturday that the team scram bled and scraped its way to its first victory of the year in the opener against the Bisons of Howard University.
In the game, Rhode Island newcomer Tom Ehrhardt put in a sub-par performance as the few fans at Meade Stadium watched him loft a couple of interceptions m the
186 mm early going. But like the cliche don't judge a book by its cover, no one was going to rule the Rams out of contention that early. Afterall, as poorly as they played, the Rams still managed to come out on top of their Kingston visitors.
By the time the rest of the URI campus returned for classes, Ehrhardt adjusted his style and was fast on his way to becoming one of the premier quarterbacks in the country. And to boot, his teammates jelled into the what was to be the best gridiron squad in the 84 years the sport has been played in Rhode Island.
Three months after the season started, the Rams were in far away Bozeman, Mont, for the Semi-Final of the NCAA Division I-AA Playoffs, having clinched the Yankee Con ference Beanpot by virture of a decision over Boston University and having subsequently beaten the Richmond Spiders in jammed-packed Meade. Rhode Island's "Impossible Dream" ended as Joe Roberts, a strong-safety for the Bobcats, intercepted an end-zone-bound Ehrhardt pass and ran it back for a Montana State touchdown.
YEAR IN SPORTS 187 The plane home was also a ride filled with College in the RIAIAW Finals to become memories. President Eddy lofted his the state champs. champagne glass to toast the URI Rams. Sue Rocchio finished the season as the top Though they didn't win, he said, they were Rhode Island scorer, getting points on the true winners. When the URI contingent average of 3.3 times per game. Her total 43 landed at Green Airport in Warwick in the points placed her among the top scorers in early hours of the morning, there had to be New England. Sue Guillemette assumed more than 100 screaming Ram fans there to the goalie duties, and finished the year greet us. It was probably the most sincere, with a 1.91 goals against average. heartfelt sign of support ever seen at URI. Another pleasant surprise in sports that In the fall, the new women's varsity soccer semester was the success of the woman's team, in its rookie season, started the year cross-country team. Sophomore team off without a regular goalie and with captain Kerry Arsenault consistently enough inexperience to put a look of con posted quick times and led her teammates cern on the face of even the most dedicated to the finish line. With the strong showings fan. The WRams proved why they of Julie Buckley and Kim Deppen, the deserved to be varsity athletes, as they WRams were well on their way to their opened their campaign by winning their strongest season, and plenty of new time first four games. The fact of the matter is records. that the team's only loss of the year came Another fall memory steams from an in against Rutgers in late September. In early door sport. For the first time ever, URI was November, the WRams ousted Providence
188 mm hosting a big-time volleyball tournament. It was the First Annual Durfee's Volleyball Classic, and besides hosting the WRams, the nation's premier volleyball college in the Unversity of the Pacific and two other schools came to Keaney Gym. It was volley ball like they played it in the '84 Summer Olympics. And then, toward the end of the semester, the basketball team began playing. There was a new bunch of players, and a new coaching staff. Maybe this was to be the season the Rams broke away from the Atlantic 10 Conference cellar.
They finished the year with a record of 8-20. Though the Rams opened the season in im pressive fashion by winning their first four games, the team had problems once Con ference play began in early 1985. For the season, the Rams managed to win only two of 18 ATC contests. Carlton Owens pulled off the best rookie showing by a Rhode Island player since Sly Williams, nabbing the ATC rookie-of-the- week honor six of 13 times. He wasn't named the League's best rookie though, losing out to Temple University in what many consider to be dirty pool. The Con ference probably didn't want Owens to get
YEAR IN SPORTS 189 the award because Rhode Island's record
was so bad.
Another bright spot for the Rams was the play of transfer Brian Mitchell. After gain ing eligibility in January, Mitchell and Owens see-sawed as the team's scoring leader. Mitchell, a sophomore, ended the year with a 14.5 average, while Owens finished at a 13.5 clip.
It was also a big year for women's hoop at the University. Junior Michele Washington became a potential All-American candi date, as she led her fellow WRams to respectability. She once again was named to the All-Conference team, and topped her teammates in scoring production. But the big news of the team came after the season was completed. It was just before Spring Break that coach Nancy Langham announced her resignation from WRams athletics. After eight seasons, the women's basketball coach and former Softball
190 mm mentor was stepping down, picking up stakes and moving elsewhere. And something else comes to mind now that the year has ended. Last year at this time the notion of URI getting a new athletic facility was just starting to circulate. Now one year later, that long process is well underway, with two committees dis cussing the pros and cons. There's no new gym beside Keaney yet; we'll just have to stay tuned. Not bad for a single year of sports at good ol' URI. Randy Hausmann
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