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October 4, 1991 Western Maryland College Men's Soccer Looks to Improve Over Last Year's Twelve Wins As the autumn days fall upon us, there are those occasional Wendy Bollinger days when a persistent rain is falling that it is not in a person's "We didn't play all the way best interest to go running. So, the question is posed, what is the around." non- WMC athlete to do for cardiovascular fitness? Well, one This statement, made by jun- look at the weight room and the answer is easily nothing but sit ior midfielder Eric Resh, illus- around. In the three years that I have been at the Hill, it appears bates the kind of day the West- that the school has done nothing to add to the weight room. We emMarylandMen'sSoccerteam still do not possess a single rowing machine, exercise bike, or had Saturday angainst stair master which is accessible to students, leading one to be- Gettysburg. lieve that the weight room is designed solely for the football ThevisitingBulIetsoutplayed team's use. Now, not only would an exercise bike or some such the Terrors and took home a 2-1 cardiovascular machine be nice for the average student, but it victory. The western Maryland would also benefit the athletes as well. Instead, we get stuck offense had many scoring op- with the crummy CAM II machines that do absolutely nothing portunities. but could only con- for you. vert once. BurrBurkerrecorded ROD Chesney doing his infamous somersault throw-in. WhileI'mlookingatthecampus,yesterdaywaslhefirsttime the lone Terror goal. Until Sat- Valley earlier in the week. Six really good." Chesney agrees thatI witnessed a wave being donein Scott S. Bair Stadium since urday, the offense had averaged different players posted goals, and predicts that the team will I've been here. In fact, they did at least two waves led by two four goals a game in regular sea- giving the team a 7-0 victory. surpass last year's twelve wins. spirited lunatics who painted their faces in the traditional olive son play. Eric Resh, Todd Knellinger, Pat Resh believes that the key to and old gold of the school, another first in my presence. While "It is a big rivalry and it was Donnelly, John Nichols, and the Terror's season is whether this is tradition at some of the big places, our fans are more laid areallyphysicaIgame,butlthink Chris Schnell posted one goal they can win the big games. He back and seem too embarrassed todo something that crazy. The we're the better team," Resh each and Ron Chesney added looks toward Franklin and point is, those guys were having fun, which is what sports is all noted after the game. two. Marshall and Muhlenberg as about The loss moves me team's The players remain optimis- major obstacles. He adds, "if we Speaking of fun, Cincinnati Bengals' Coach Sam Wyche record to 4-3. tic about the rest of the season. play to our potential, there's no must be having fun as one of the 0-4 coaches in the NFL. No The Terrors came into the Senior Keith Purcaro notes, reasonwhyweshouldn'tbewell matter what things Sam has done in the past that I havedisagreed game big winners over Lebanon "We're supposed to be good--- above .500." a with (which are many), his stand on sports as fun which he has been ridiculed for in the past two weeks is the right one. In the Women's Soccer Struggles big business world of sports, everyone seems to have forgotten not a stress-builder. that sports is meant as a stress-reliever, WithThree Game Losing Streak People tend to forget that little fact every once in a while. this has been abanneryear In my opinion, for sports fans who appreciate seeing different teams in the championships. There Ed RigliDg o lead. Notte Dame tied the second half. NoueDame'sKerry have been no repeal champions in any of the major sports this year. In fact, none of last year's champions even made it to this With only eight returning game late in the first half, and a Stallings placed one past Terror year's finals, making ita lot more interesting to watch forme, at letterwinners and a total ofthir- midfieldbattleensueduntilNotre goalkeeper Claudia Henemyre least. With the baseball season almost done, only the Pirates teen players on the women's as Notre Dame held on remain from last year's final four (baning a Red Sox miracle, soccer tema, the squad has to win 2-1. which is always possible), and although I hate to make predic- been forced to play a tight Still reeling from the tions, I believe this is their year to take it all. Lookforthe Pirates defensive style in an attempt close loss, Western 1Otake on the Minnesota Twins in the World Series with the toconserve their players' lim- Marylandtookthehome Pirates winning in five games. a ited energy. As a result, the field once again two team have fought their way to days later versus Mes- a 3-4 overall record, 0-2 in siah. The Falcons of MACWestemDivisionplay. Messiah scored once able 1O sustain 4~':'\/::'.l:.'~f"rl', TheTerrorsbegan the year before the Terrors were at the Haverford Invitational any of- Do you want to know how Tournament where the squad e fensive pressure in the to help a friend? won their opener against host ~ Messiah zone. A quick Call us for free, Haverford 7-0 before losing ~ score by the Falcons put confidential services. 11-0 to Trenton State. 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