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Western Maryland College April 18, 1991 Long Road For Women's Lax Ed Rigling Following a successful 1990 CHECK THE PITCHING MOUNDS season where the team went 8-6, the women's lacrosse team has In the last issue of The Phoenix. I wrote an article on the tread a tough path this year.going baseball team selling a record for most consecutive scoreless innings pitched by a WMC squad. Since then, the Green 0-4 to begin the year. all-time::oi ~e:~~~~~ Terror softball pitchers have been on a tear. The team put With thelossorthrcestarters. together a scoreless inning streak of 22 innings with an most notably ~MC Ann ~ f, Kangas, the offense has not been == U;"',~U.~'.1i.aiiili.Ii_rii'..~~'-'~' inning of scoreless ball versus Mary Washington, two shut- leading scorer In attacker outs of Lebanon Valley, and a 8-0 win over Catholic. Mari- lyn Naas and April Ommen combined for the streak. Naas there for the squad. ' Junior ~ has an ERA of 0.21. Ommen has a "team-high' ERA of Stephanie Grau and sophomore ~ Robin Lang have had to shoul- ~ 1.35. I'll take that team-high anyday. I know the Orioles would 1r::~~:~~:~~~:i~~~~~~~~~t ~=~~~~~~~~~~~:!::~==-'~~ GREEN TERRORS SEEK SALARY RAISES midfielders Shannon Smith and Green Terrors lost to Mary washington 14-4 With these great pitching performances. Naas. Ommert. Janet Seward have also had to goals), Lang (1 goal), and so- down situations and stressing the Ron Chanski, and Joe Herman arc seeking new contracts. the join the offense more. phomore Julia Mignatti (1 goal), fundamentals as the Terrors learn The latest rumor is thai Naas. a freshman. wants a three- "We are definitely in a re- contributed the team's scoring. each other and work through the year, 13 million dollar contract. WMC is offering a three- building year," Coach Kim Eas- Two days later, the Terrors tough times. Still, the light at the ycar.Iu million dollar deal. Ommen. a sophomore, is seek- terday, now in her 15th year, faced Mary Washington and end of the tunnel appears brightly ing n two-year, seven million dollar contract. WMC wants commented, "We've lost all of were clubbed 14-4, only to face to the coach. 10 give her a two-year, five million dollar deal. Chanski our attack from the champion- Johns Hopkins the next week "Things keep getting better wants three million dollars for his final year, but WMC is ship teams of previous years and suffer another defeat by a for us, The toughest games are offering only 2.5 million. Finally, Herman, a, senior, wants (Kangas being the last)." crushing 19-2score. Last Satur- behind us. I hope that we can free room and board for his final seven games. WMC is Adding to the Terrors' prob- day, Western Maryland lost by finish on a strong note that will offering to name the home dugout after him. lems this year was the fact that only one in the rain, 4-3 to visit- carry over to next year." they played two of the best Divi- ing Washington & Lee. REBELS STILL ONE OF THE BEST It is often said that losing sion III women's lacrosse teams, "We haven't gotten it all to- builds character if it does not SO, UNL V did not win the NCAA basketball champion- Johns Hopkinsand Washington, gether yet," Easterday observed. destroy it first. For the Terrors ship and become the first team to go undefeated since the in their first three games. The "The talent and desire are there. women's lacrosse team, the test Indiana Hoosiers accomplished the feat in 1976 .. In fact, the Terrors began their season Sooner or later, we're bound to of this team's character will be Running Rebels never made it to the final game. They against Washington, a top 10 turn things around." how well they finish the season. should still godown as one of the best teams ever to play the nationally ranked team, losing The team has continued to Wilh luck, the learn will come game of college hoops. In my opinion. this 1990-91 squad is 24-7. Smith (3 goals), Grau (2 work hard at practice, breaking together to salvage the season, the best team ever not to win the title. They had great talent But if things do not work out, the at every position, but failed to get the job done in one game. year may leave a bitter taste in The problem was that the one game _was in the single elimi- a many player's mouths. nation NCAA tournament. That one loss should not tamper what the Running Rebels accomplished this season. DON'T BE A SUPER TEAM Sherlock Gets How the mighty have fallen since February of 1990, Generals Offer Buster Douglas knocked out the invincible Mike Tyson in Tokyo. The Oakland A's were expected to win their second OFFER, from Page 1 straight World Series. Cincinatti swept those thoughts out he has been granted permission of mind. The 4gers were supposed to reach the Super Bowl to move his final exams to an for the third straight year, but were stopped by New York (no, not the Jets). Then came UNL V. Duke took care of that earlier date, "I hate to have to miss the end "super team." of my college career, but this is Why has this occurred? Pressure and parity, The press to tum of an offer covers everything in great detail these days, and are waiting too good Sherlock, a sociology down," for thcse teams to fail. Most teams arc solid and can beat the major, said, "I'm really excited "unbeatablcs" with a good performance by them, and a poor to have this chance of a life- showing by the favorites. This theory goes for Douglas' time," 0 upset as well. r guess you don't want to be the overwhelm- ing favorite. 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