RETRIEVER Sports

^■^k TUC RETRIEVER Sports PAGE 16 APRIL 23, 19911 Dogs Run away Still perfect at home to cover for Zinn. Because Zinn got, Hewling breaks 400 record again Jennifer Lesinski the penalty, Gaither had to stay in] Retriever Editorial Staff the goal for the shot, a position she the triple jump when we were in is not used to playing. Jennifer Lesinski Florida [in February]. He jumped It was an up and down week in Retriever Editorial Staff "I'm just glad it wasn't a decisivfc 48'3'\" explained Pfrogner. sports and the women's lacrosse goal," said Zerrlaut. Freshman Jeff Coleman fin- team was no exception. The The Harriers had a big meet on The second half proved morf ished second behind Brown in Retrievers fought Villanova tooth exciting than the first. Archamb© Tuesday; the men routed Johns and nail on Wednesday and both jumps, and he too, qualified once again opened up the scoring Hopkins and Towson. The for the IC4A'S, as did the 4 x 100 emerged the 10-9 victor. But on Retrievers had 103 points, 53 more with an assist from Held. Midway relay team. Saturday, UMBC fell to the sticks through the half, Elsey made a than the second place Blue Jays of Towson, who defeated the squad, (50 points), and 54 more than the Scott Brintall was the only other impressive behind-the-back go double winner for the squad. He 16-5. The two-game split makes the Tigers (49). The women came in that Villanova's keeper, Lyn Ann completed the 100-meter hurdles ladies' record 4-8, 1-3 in the Schoenhut did not even see. second with 56, Towson took the conference. meet with 95, and Hopkins in 15.5 seconds and bounded 6' Zerrlaut explained the strategy ojf brought up the rear with 29. 2"in the high jump. Wednesday's game was fast and the game, "We tried to instruct our Coach Pfrogner was justifiably The men had some record- furious, UMBC's Kelly Archambo kids to shoot low on goal, because enthusiastic about the team, "This breakers and some Intercollegiate scored right after the face-off and that goalie was not good low." Sh£ Association of Amateur Athletes is the best year we've had, as far set the pace for the rest of the day. continued, "Basically, we went intj) as performances go. We're really of America All-East champion- "The game was nip-and-tuck; it the game and said, 'Look, the team doing well; with all these qualifiers ship meet qualifiers. was always right there for either that passes and catches better is and the tied or broken records. team to take. We just found a little going to be the team that comes out Freshman Kirk Hewling broke The season is still relatively more determination to take it," said his school record in the 400-meter on top.'" young—we're going to get much coach Kathy Zerrlaut. Archambo ended the game with dash, with a time of 49 seconds. better." Villanova answered back with Hewling broke the same record a goal around the two minute mark. The men won 13 of the 20 two goals of their own. The first The rest of the half was a desperate last week; a record that has stood different events. was by Chrissy Duffy, assisted by for 15 years. effort by the Wild Cats to tie. The women had five winners Michelle Skoviak. The second was "Connie was the key, because thp Junior Chris Arnold had a busy out of the 17 events. Jackie Elmore Skoviak on a solo run. Skoviak last minutes were played in front day. He tied both the 100-meter and team mate Regina Martin went on to be one of the two leading of our goal. She came up with some dash and the 200-meter dash were the only double winners for scorers for the Wild Cats, scoring good saves, some tough plays dowh records. He completed the 100 in the ladies. three with one assist, as well as there," said Zerrlaut. 10.5 seconds and the 200 in 21.7. Elmore threw the shotput 27' 8 LeighAnn Leone, who had three Archambo finished up with the Both times also qualified Arnold 1 / 2" and the discus 91' 7". Martin goals. high scorer honors for the Retriev- for the IC4A's in May. won the 100-meter dash in 12.6 Laura Elsey, Holly Buckingham, ers, with four goals and one assisi; "He [Arnold] bettered the qual- seconds, just one-tenth of a second and Jenny Held each scored for Elsey had three goals. ifying standards for the IC4A's," faster than the Tigers top runner. UMBC in the first half, but it was "Now, we just have to win on the said coach Jim Pfrogner. She also won the 200-meter dash, not enough. Villanova had a 5-4 road; we're undefeated at home [4- Eric Brown, a sophomore crossing the line in 26.2 seconds. lead. 0 at home, 0-8 on the road]; wje jumper, won both the long jump; The women's only other winner The Wild Cats' fifth goal came haven't won on the road," Zerrlaut he leaped 21 feet, 9 1/2 inches, was Catherine Foxworth in the as a penalty shot. UMBC goalie explained. "If we can continue with and the triple jump with 45' 6". Connie Zinn was out of the crease this intensity and carry that into trie (see TRACK, page 17) Photo by Sanfdy 1- ukumura "Eric Brown had qualified for Alex Arthur works it into the Mt. St. Mary's zone. and ended up blocking the goal. rest of the season and the playoffs-S- Lorie Gaither stepped into the goal well be okay." The Comeback kids strike again Another Crazy week for Retriever baseball team ends with another gut-wrenching and dramatic finish swiftly proceeded to scorch a liner, he was too careful. He threw two as the Tigers swept the double- Junior infielder Chris Wittstandt header, again against conference Scott Levine just eluding the outstretched first wild pitches in a row into the dirt, header. The dramatic win by Tow- said, "It was bad luck. Fate wasn't rival Drexel, on Monday at home Retriever Editorial Staff baseman's mitt for a base-hit. plating both John Burns and Greg son State avenged the previous meant for us to win, I guess." and will play their final conference The unbelievable happened again Next up came third baseman Deares, respectively. week's late-inning UMBC win. The The loss hurt, but Saturday's win game Friday here vs. Delaware in this past week, as the UMBC Andy Coleman, who had already This made the score 13-12 loss was kind of a "what comes against Drexel helped soothe the what may be the biggest game of baseball squad took victory right smashed a homer—his 8th of the Drexel, one out and a man at third. around, goes around type thing," wounds. the year for the squad. from of the jaws of defeat once year, good for the top five in the A long fly ball would score the but the Dogs wanted nothing to do The squad has three more games As for what the future holds fof more. This scenario had already ECC conference—and two doubles tieing run. with that. They offered no excuses in the ECC and must win at least the baseball team, Rodriguez been played out the week before in off the fence—which might have Mumma stood ready, and got a for the loss. Just explanations. two of them; depending on what said,"If we play together like a a home game, when, as you might been homers in other parks—earlier tough fastball that he diligently Hector Rodriguez, who's hitting Central Connecticut does against family, like against Drexel, we're recall, the team came back from a in the game. He represented the handled and stroked for a base-hit .344 and supplying flawless defense, Hofstra. It's possible that the tieing run and was ready for any- to tie the game. as a solid backup catcher, said, "To Retrievers will need to win all three gonna win all three games." five-run deficit in the 8th inning to Mumma said, "If we just go out conquer Towson State at home. thing that looked good. Sophomore Brian Loewe was the win in baseball, you need four remaining ECC games. Unfortunately or fortunately, next batter. He knew what he had ingredients,, offense, defense, pitch- As of Sunday, the team's record kand play hard, good things will The miracle took place at home, happen." ', last Saturday in a monumentally depending how you look at it, to do and did it, as he sacrifice- ing, and luck. We had the first three. stands at a respectable 20-17, This time, let's hope there aren't important baseball game against Coleman got not one pitch that he bunted Mumma on over to second We played very well, but I guess including an ECC record of 6-9. the big, bad Dragons from Drexel could turn on, because they were base to get Mumma into scoring it just wasn't meant to be." They will have played a double- any missing ingredients. University. all out of the strike zone, and he position. Both teams came out smacking was issued a base-on-balls. The The next batter was little-used the ball. But the Dragons were situation was getting better and Severn native, Jim Walter, who coming out with the upper hand and better and up stepped Bob Mumma, previously this season had managed a little more fire, as they built up a certain All-ECC and possible just one base-hit; a double, last a 13-10 lead.

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