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Sports October 1, 1992, Page 8 Football Update: Terrors off to Best Start in 12 Years By DAVID N. MII.LER finds himself leading the NCAA Div. III C<>-lipon.sUiI6. in rushing with a total of 558 yards in The Western Maryland football only three games, with an average of 5.2 team's 35-21 victory over Ursinus last yards per carry. Saturday stretched the Green Terror's The Terror's came our and started the record to 3-0 this season, their most sue- game by quickly scoring 14 points in the cessful start since 1980. first quarter. After two thwarted drives, Western Maryland has managed to WMC capitalized on an Ursinus fumble run over it's first three opponents on a punt return when junior wingback through the combination of a strong run- Keith Abel recovered the ball on the ning game, powered by junior tailback Ursinus 12 yard line. Rob Johnson, a tough defense and excel- Three plays later sophomore tailback lent special teams play. The Terror's Mark Vergalito powered into the powerhouse offense has scored endzone on a four-yard run. tutpoints on the season while holding c.ost the Bears again when senior defen- ~ their opponents to only 34 points. f~=;;;~~~=o:==~::=~~========~ Saturday's victory over the Ursinus ~1:~h~C~I~~~:~2~~;~:~~;~~:eo~~~ College Bears was led by the slashing three plays and a six-yard run by Johnson rushing attack onenback Johnson, even- to notch WMC on the scoreboard again. tually tallying up four touchdowns in the The second quarter began with an- and scoring a second touchdown against large part of the victory to the defense. game. Johnson's performance ties the other quick Johnson touchdown, as he an increasingly sloppy Terror defense in "The defense sucked it up and stopped school record for most touchdowns in a sprinted 34 yards to bring the score to the last minutes of the first half to bring them when we needed to stop them. We game by a single player, making bim one WMC 21, Ursinus 0 after sophomore tbe score to WMC 21, Ursinus 14. made some mistakes in the second and of only four to reach that mark in the kicker Dung Dinh's third successful ex- Though WMC bad dominated most of third quarters and allowed them to score, college's ninety-eight seasons of foot- tra-point kick of the day. the first half, that was not going to stop but we made it count when we bad to," ball. . However, Ursinus hit the comeback the Ursinus Bears from giving the Ter- said Sprague, Along with that distinction, Johnson trail, scoring a touchdown in 52 seconds, rors a scare before the game was out. Though WMC's passing game was The Bears came out not up to par, due in part to junior quar- with a tough defense terback Paul McCord's still recovering that shut the rumbling from strep throat earlier in the week, the Terror offense down WMC rushing game made up the gap. while the offense pro- "These teams think we're going to go duced an 8:25 drive out there and throw the ball, butI'm will- tbat ate up the quarter ing to run it right up the gut on a power- and tied the score at 21- back formation," Sprague explained. "I 21. believe we can play smash-mouth foot. However, WMC bait, and hold our own," he continued, turned the ball control The Terror's look forward to the rest picture around in the of the season after such a successful be- fourth quarter, mount- ginning. Victories over Gettysburg at ing a drive that lasted home, with a score of 38-13, and over over nine minutes, took Albright in Reading, PA with score of the wind out of the 28-0 attest to the dominance WMC has lii Bear's sails, and re- had over it's opponents this season. EsuitCd in a touchdown The Gettysburg victory at home, the !; on a Johnson one-yard first since 1979, brings added excitement ] run. WMC sealed the to the annual Parents and Families ~ victor~ with excellent Weekend game at home on October 3 E,defenslve play and an- versus Muhlenberg. The Terrors will then be traveling to touch- I' ~~~§~~~~~~:::::;--:;:;:::;=--:;;;:~=-~;"_-:-_~~=j~other if down on a 39·yard run. Ashland, VA,October 10foranon-con- ;;:= Johnson The GeUyshurJ.: game drew a large crowd or students. 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