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creeR TCoor Dmeo Spc>'ts ' SpCHs Men's Lacrosse 20 mrmr. Softball.. .. 20 Columns.. . 19 Women's Lacrosse 18 Year in Review. . 16 II Volume XIV, Number 12 Western Maryland College Thursday, May 9, 1996 Men's lacrosse lose to Washington to end season Senior Dean Coccia leads attack as men finish 10-5 overall; 3-3 in the Centennial Conference capped off his final year with an 222 goals last year. This year they By JOHN MANARD gave up only 185 goals. Assistant Sports Editor impressive 99 point season. Coc- Torpy had a 54.9% save per- cia scored 46 goals and assisted on The Green Terror men's la- 53 others. The Green Terror centage this year. Bettering his crosse season was a roller coaster attackman set a school record for mark from last year while still play- ride in 1996. The Terror opened career assists and became the sec- ing over 200 more minutes this the season with an incredible eight ond all-lime point scorer. year. game win streak. The ride unfor- While the Green Terror will lose Senior Marshall Brown finished tunately came crashing to a stop as Coccia next year they will retain off his career with a 13 goal, seven the team dropped their final three the services of their #2 and #3 point assist season. Several other games to finish the season with a scorers. Junior Mati Hoppe and attackmen made key contributions 10-5 overall record. sophomore BO Schrott. Hoppe sur- this year. Sophomore transfer Last Saturday the Terror fin- passed his point total from last year Mike Sargent scored 19 goals and ished their season on the road in by 14 points. Hoppe scored 66 made 12 assists. Junior Scott Chestertown, MD., with a loss to points, he notched 33 goals and Schenzer had 15 goals and 12 as- nationally ranked Washington Col- equaled that total with 33 assists. sists. lege. The Terror fell 17-9 to the Schrott has already racked up The Terror finished the season Sharemen. The loss gave the Ter- 131 career points in two years on with games against Dickinson, Sal- ror a 3-3 Centennial Conference the Hill. After scoring 60 last year isbury State, St. Mary's,MD., and record. he blasted opponents for 71 points. Washington, MD. WMC blasted The key to the Terror season The sophomore attackman scored the Red Devils of Dickinson 26-5 may have been halftime. Nine of 53 goals this year. He notched 18 to take their record to 10-2. their wins came while they were assists. Schrott showed real It would be the teams last win leading at the half. All five of their stamina as he played the final two as they fell to their next three op- losses came while they were be- games of the year with a sprained ponents by a combined score of 60- hind at the mid-way point. All five ACL. 29. They fell to Division ill's num- of the losses were also against na- Defensively the Terror had out- ber one team, Salisbury State 26- tionally ranked teams. standing years from senior Brian 5. They then lost at home to St. Dean Coccia was the key to the Volk and junior goalie John Torpy. Mary's 17-15 in a heartbreaker. Junior Mall Hoppe was one ofWMC's big guns this year as he recorded Green Terror attack all year. The The two helped bolster a Green Ttte Green Terror then fell to 66 points. He-scored33 goals and assisted-on 33 other. scores. Washington. senior Pasadena, MD., native Terror defense that had given up By JOSHUA FOSTER in the bottom of the 4th. StaffWriler In the second game, the Terror The WMC softball team finished sent Amy Allen to the hill looking their season last Saturday on a good to complete the sweep. Allen was note, sweeping a doubleheader from coming off of a loss from the day the visiting Bullets of Gettysburg, by before.giving up 17 runs and 14 hits scores of 7-0, and 6-2. while walking 10. She would end After getting swept the day be- her season on a much better note fore in a non-conference double- however, giving up just two runs on header with Salisbury State by scores six hits this day. of 13-0, and 17-8, the Terror were The Terror took a 2-1 lead into looking to salvage their last two the bottom of the 5th when the Ter- games of the year. ror broke through for three home- In the first game, Kim Ruprecht runs in the inning, including one by went to the mound looking for her Allen. II th win of the season. After just Allen's home-run was a solo giving up 13 hits and 13 runs, shot, giving the Terror a 3-1 lead. Ruprecht responded by throwing However, the homer parade oneofher strongest games of the sea- over just yet as Julie son to lead the Terror to a 7-0 vic- two-run homer with tory. Ruprecht gave up just four aboard over the left field fence. Fol- hits while walking only one. lowing her was Prowinski who Kari Thompson, who went5-for- made her last game memorable as 6 in the doubleheader, collected three she also sent the ball over the left hits and two runs in the first game, field fence. while senior Jen Prowinski, playing Gettysburg would add another in her last two collegiate games drove run in the top of the 6th to make the in six runs in the two games, includ- final score 6-2. ing four in the first game. Prowinski Players Kelly Bowen, Kari Th- catcher len Prowinski sets a target for the pitcher in theftrst game ofthe.doukleheader. In Prowinski's collegiate games at Western Maryland she drove in six runs combined m both games. Four of those six was named CC Player of the Year ompson, and Julie Backof were in theftrst game of the doubleheader. Prowinski also made her last mark on the season when she for 1996. named to first team All-Conference. ball in game two over the left-fteldfence. Prowinski was also named Centennial Conference Player of WMC broke the scoreless tie WMC finished the season 22- Year for 1996. when they scored four in the bottom 7-1, good for second place in the of the and added another three Centennial Conference. ... ,