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Men's Lacrosse Challenge Division Ill's Best Teams -- By JAY HILBERT nior Keith Abel, a two year starter, Is- players a chance to step up and score. game. will be tested early and The Terrors Mike Junior known for a aggressive style of play and (11 goals, Marsico Give Green Terror Coach Keith is not afraid to become offense oriented nine assists) will also be doing duty often, but if the Terrors can come Reitenbacb his due. After a successful (three goals, two assists last season). Se- both on attack and midfield. On the through in good shape, we may seeing 1()"3, which the Green Terrors won nine mor Pat Bonner, the team's Most lID- front line with Coccia will be co-Cap- one of the best programs at the scbool out of ten, he has his Green Terrors play- proved Player last year (his first season tain Ken Higgs. Higgs will captain the for a couple years. "With a recruit, the first question they ask is not "what's ing the best of the best. Of the team's of lacrosse) "continues to develop sig- offense and will also be looking to 00- first five games, three of them are against nificantly on defense," says Reitenbach. prove 00 his scoring output last year your record?", but who have you nationally ranked opponents. The JuniorRobDoeller. wbo started last sea- (16 goals, seven assists). Sophomore played," says Reitenbach. Give ranked teams include Lynchburg, son. is currently being challenged by Brian Yolk will play a lot at the Reitenbaca and his squad credit; they Randolph-Macon, Salisbury State, Bonner for a starting position. Senior midfield spot. Freshmen Scott Hall. are not Sitting on the laurels following harder teams will "Playing last season. Middlebury, and Washington. In fact, Sbane King rounds out the five returning Scott Scbenzer and Dan O'Kelly will make us better in the long run," says five of the Terrors opponents were defenders back. "I know what everyone all see regular shift time. With Coccia Marsico. They have a desire to play ranked in the top 20 last season. "To play else is doing and they know what I'm getting more coverage on him, Higgs the best teams around. If the trend con- with the best, you have to play the best," doing. all our dimensions are covered," thinks that "Volk and Hall may be nnues, says Reitenbach who knows this replies Cutler. overlooked" Terror Lacrosse will be very in- in playing season's schedule will be much tougher The offense is going to have to prove "Tbere is a drawback but the expen- impressive for years to come. than last season's. itself early. Losing four out of their five experienced freshman, Update: The Terrors have pulled to The top five defenders last season are top scorers from last season to gradua- ence they get now, pays off in later back. "Our defense bas rome together, tion, only Dean Coccia remains from the years." says Reitenbach. with a 1-3 record. The first three came of Top-20 at the hands losses but it has to go a lot further to compete top five. Coccia comes off a marvelous Last and certainly never least is schools in Lynchburg, Randolph-Me- with the teams on the schedule," says freshman season with 24 goals and 33 Marc Brunco. Bronco, a three year con, and Salisbury State. Coccia, Reitenbach. assists (2nd on the team), but will be starter woo will see the majority of the Marsico, Hall, and Volk have led the Captaining the defense will be co-Cap- tested since two of the Terrors biggest time in the net. Brunco has the sixth offensive charge. The defense is start- tain, senior Chris Cutler. "I feel weare scorers (Joe Furnari and Brian Sattler) best save percentage among returning ing to tum around, and Marc Bronco on the same wavelengtb on the field af- are not around "Coccia will be playing Division ill goalies stopped 141 shots, has held up well in goal. Overall, look ter playing last season and then fall ball." two lines at attack and one line at and allowed 67 goals (.678 percent- for the Terrors to finish at or above Cutler became one of the top defenders midfield- he is going to be a 60 minute age). Bronco admits that be is seeing .500 late in tbesecond halfoftbe season after man," says Reitenbach. With Coccia at- the ball a lot better. and has Improved missing the first half due to injury. Se- tracting so much attention, it gives other his pick-up and stopping parts of his Western Maryland Men's Lacrosse Falls To Middlebury In 2-0 Loss By JAY HILBERT S,..,,, &Jjl~' Middlebury players to score goals in Middlebury's Roy McKinnon the game. scored three goals as Middlebury (2- Dean Coccia scored 2:08 into the 0) shut out Western Maryland in the first sudden-death overtime period second quarter and rolled to a 12-4 to give Western Maryland an 11-10 non-conference win last Saturday at . non-conference men's lacrosse win Bair Stadium. over Marymount, last Tuesday at With the score tied at one going home. into the second quarter. the visitors Coccia took a pass in the Green notched four second-period goals to Terror defensive zone, dodged sev- break the tie after the first quarter. eral Saint defenders, and fired the Sophomore Dean Coccia bad one game-winner. Coccia topped west- two goals and an assist. Senior Ken ern Maryland with four goals and .------,;_----------------, Higgs had one of each, while junior three assists, with Mike Marsico two goals Mike Marsico notched a goal. and Brian Volk adding led 5-2 after fee l.b'l4AYS Goalkeeper Marc Brunco was each. busy all day compared to his coun- Western Maryland terpart, Middlebury's Ian Wolfe. the first period and 10-8 after three Brunco made 27 saves, While Wolfe periods. Marymount's Garth Little -\0heLp~"e~ just made ten. scored the last four goals of regu- McKinnon was one of ten lation to for the overtime. Tough Start for Green .~lli\\~ Terror Women's Tennis ,.-~.-aa87· Sophomore Amie Chilcoat was Maryland's 7-2 non-conference Western Maryland's lone winner as loss to Catholic Thursday in the Franklin and Marshall defeated the Green Terror's 1994 season Green Terror in both teams' Centen- opener. nial opener. Fulton was a 6-4, 7 -5 singles -' Chilcoat defeated Diplomat winner at the third position. She Danielle Holahan 6-3, 7=5 at fifth then teamed with Amie Chilcoat singles to earn Western Maryland's for a straight-set victory at third only point. doubles 6-2, 6-3. by Sports Info r - Earth Share,~ Information provided A pair of wins by Karen. Fulton was tb: bright spot in Western marion.