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October 18, 1991 Western Maryland College Page' Defense Leads The Way As Football Wins 400th Victory By Ed Rigling yard sprint down the sideline to the Terror one yardline. With to'em. This was our 4()()th win, their thoughts were already turn- "It was a day of big plays." - and six points for the Terrors. their backs to the wall and the and I'm real proud of it." Wide ing towards Dickinson. Coach Dale Sprague Mickey Neustadt's extra point danger of Randolph-Macon receiver Andy Steckel, who only "Dickinson is on our minds right With less than six minutes was good, and me game was tied gaining a seven poiru lead, the caught two passes for 101 yards now, Frees commented. "I want left in the fourth quarter and the at seven with 10:31 left in the Western Maryland defense gOI and two touchdowns, was also these next two ball games more Terrorsclinging to a 21-14 lead, half. Randolph-Macon came tough, stuffing Deal on the next excited. "We've never been 4-1 than any other I'vceverwarued," the Randolph- Macon Yellow right back on their next posses- play and then Dennis Walker (since he has been here)," Steckel Sprague admitted. Emerging Jackets were perched on the sion and marched to the Western sacked Randolph-Macon quar- remarked. "We beat them on the offensive weapon wingback Western Mary- terback Kirby big plays. They were playing James Martin, who caught four land twenty- for a twelve man to man across the board, key passes for thirty-three yards, five yard line. yard loss. which made it easier for Eric felt great after the game. "I Their fifth pos- Facing third (Frees) to run." Frees, who ran showed today mat I can take a session inside and goal, for 214 yards and two touch- hit." When asked about next the WMC Kirby was downs on thirty-two carries was week's game, thesmiledropped twenty-five sacked for an- quick to praise his offensive line. from his face and his demeanor yard line, the other two "They deserve all the credit to- became very serious. "They've Yellow Jackets ~ yard loss and day," hereplied, a sentimentecb- (Dickinson) been talking a lot of had come up 5 the Yellow oed by coach Sprague. trash since we beat them last empty on the ~ Jackets were As the Terrors left the field year. I want them. I want them four previous ~ forced to at- with their best start since 1978, billl." 0 possessions. ~ tempt a field Now, it was ~ goal. Mike Field Hockey Wins Behind firstandtenand ~~~III!!IIII!!I~III!!IIII!!I~~~~~~!!!I!~~Ii: Randolph-Ma- ~ Duffy's field Comuzzi's Six Goal Game goal for con was driv- The Green Terrors stung the Yellow Jackets with a final Randolph- ing. On their scoreof21-14. Macon was was played last Thursday. The first play, though, the Western Maryland fifteen yard line be- wide to lheright, and the Terrors By Wendy BOllinger Blue Jays, previously unbeaten Maryland defense came up fore stalling. Two Western had successfully mounted an- The Western Maryland field in Middle Atlantic Conference strong once again as Yellow Maryland possessions later, other goal line stance, pushing hockey team, led by senior Dina play, were heavily favored. The Jacket running back Mike Frees broke free on a second and the 'Jackets back fifteen yards in Comuzzi's school record six Terror offense had not scored in Stefanko was stuffed behind the ten run from his own thirty-one three plays. goals, pounded Goucher College fourgamesagainsttheiropponets line of scrimmage, fumbling the yard line to sixty-nine yards After regaining the ball, the 7-0 Saturday. coming into the game. ball only to berecovered by Ter- down the sideline for a 13-7 Ter- Terrors put together the game- Comuzzi's effort, also a per- Jodi Livingston broke the ror linebacker Dennis Walker ror lead after Neustadt missed winning drive behind the run- sonal best, helped give the team drought by scoring three times, for his second recovery of the the extra point attempt. The ning of Eric Frees, ending with their second straight win. Kristen while goalie Sherri Albright re- day. Three minutes later, West- Yellow Jackets refused to quit, yet another variation on the G8 Hegna also recorded a goal for corded her second shutout of the em Maryland tailback Eric Frees'- and took theirvery next-drive in Power- Flea- Flicker which- re- the Terrors. --~---season-. --- - broke free of the stacked for a touchdown to regain the suited in a McCord pass to a Comuzzi credits the team's The win gave the Terrors their Randolph-Macon defense en lead 14-13 with fifty-five sec- wide open Steckel for fifty-six earlier game against John first victory in the Conference, route to a forty-three yard touch- onds left in the half. After a yards and the touchdown. Elect- Hopkins as the reason for her movingtheirrccordtol-3. With down run to seal the Terror's seven yard run by Yellow Jacket ing to go for two, McCord kept record-setting game. "Wehadn't Saturday's victory over Goucher, 400th football victory with a27- running back Mike Stefanko, the ball and slid into the end zone been scoring for awhile, but at the team is4-5-1 overall. 14 win. It also raised Western quarterback Scott Kirby took to to make the score 21-14 with Hopkins Jodi (Livingston) The Terrors have only four Maryland'srecordthisseasonto theairforfourplays,complcting 6:03 left in the third quarter. started it and now we know we games remaining, all of which 4-1 overall, their best start in three of the four attempts for Twice more, the Yellow Jackets can score." Comuzzi considers to be thirteen years. thirty-eight yards down to the penetrated deep into Western The game she is referring to "tough." 0 The first half was an offen- Western Maryland two yard line Maryland territory only to be sive battle where both teams had before Stefanko plunged in for stymied again and again by the over two hundred yards total of- the touchdown. Western Mary- ferocious Terror defense, once WMC Sports Shorts fense and combined for twenty- land then ran out the clock to end losing the ball on downs and seven points. Randolph-Macon the half. later on Dennis Walker's first Men's Cross Country received the ball to start off the Western Maryland received fumble recovery of the day. WMC 25, Catonsville C. C. 32; Catholic 27, WMC 28 game.andeaclucamtradedpunts tobeginthesecondhalf,buttheir After the game, coach WMC 15, Mount St. Mary'sSO; Gettysburg 22, WMC 39 beforetheYellowJacketsscored first drive ended on a Paul Spraguewasecstaticandalready Women's Cross Country on their second possession with McCord interception by looking forward to this week's Catholic 19, WMC 43; Gettysburg 19, WMC 44 an eleven play, eighty-two yard Randolph-Macon's Eric Lewis. match-up versus Dickinson. Field Hockey (1-3 MAC) 4-5·1 0","1i drive which was capped off by a Starting at their own forty-two "Today was a great defensive Gettysburg 1, WMC OJWMC 3, Johns Hopkins 0 Mike Stefanko two yard run and yard line, the Yellow Jackets game," Sprague stated, beam- WMC7,Goucherl a quick 7-0 lead for Randolph- marched fifty-two yards high- ing. "Our defensive line put the Football (4-0 CFC) .4·1 0","1i Macon. TerrorquarterbackPaul lighted by a thirty-three yard heatontheQBwhenweneeded WMC 12, Gettysburg 0; WMC 27, Urslnus 3 McCord, who had not thrown a scramble by fullback Scott Deal it, and our linebackers stuck it WMC 27, Randolph-Macon 14 pass all week before the game r,="";",,;==,,,,;"';:=';';':";';;";;;;;;;;;;;;";;;:;;;;,;j WMC 34, Muhlenberg 6 ....... See accompanying article due to injuries, took a while to Fitzgerald's Carriage House Liquors Men's Soccer (1-2 MAC) .7-5Overall get the offense on track. 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