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moor omeR SI'AW~A page 14 fV"'--- Volume XIV, Number 5 Western Maryland College Thursday, November 16, 1995 Making History! Women's soccer team best ever at WMC sv JOliN MANARD SporlsF"di/Gr When the 1995 season started no one could have expected the type of season the Western Maryland College women's scccerteam would have. But when the final seconds ticked off the clock against Muhlenberg the women's soccer team began celebrating the best season ever in the program's nine year history. In the process of going 104-1 the team set records for most wins, most goals scored in a season with 58, goals per game with 3.87, and longest win- ning streak with 5. From top-to-bottom this team was one of the most dangerous in the Cen- tennial Conference. 'There is not one person who is the key to this team," said head coach Jenny Flynn. "There is not one stand- out Thereisno huge crop-offfromour leading scorer to the next person. learns can not shut down our 'biggest threat' ~ bearusewealwayshavesomeooeelse:' Flynn is not exaggerating. The Terrorhad seven players register IOor ror this year in scoring. She had 11 Conference Player of the Week honors Freshman Natalie Hannibal was =:'~IPlaYhershe/"" / more points for the year. Seven players goals and six assists. Murpphey, also a for that game. She was second on the the team's leading goal scorer. She scored five Or more goals. The team trackstar, used speed to create big plays. team with three-multiple goal games. scored 12 times and had one assist for Hannibal was the team leaderin scored four or more goals in a game ..Erin Murphey has great speed," Murphey also led all Centennial Con- second pleceon the team in overall scar- multiple-goal games with four. She eight times this year. Incomparison the said Flynn. "Against Dickinson she was ference scorers and was named to the ing with 25 points. Her 12 goaIs is sec- never expected to be the team's lead- total. She team had only two players with ten or incredible." first-teamAll-Conference squad. and on the single-season second team See women's soccer more points last year and only one over Dickinson was scorched by "She is just so much more confi- earned All-Conference "Nat is just all guts and heart," p.14 five goals. Murphey's speed for three goals and dent this year," Flynn said of Murphey. honors this year. Junior Erin Murphey led the Ter- one assist. Murphey won Centennial "She has so much more support." Football ties Johns Hopkins 14-14 ends season with 5-3-2 record 8Y JOSHUA FOSTER category, including time of posses- Playing in his final collegiate SlajJWriler sian, 21 :2710 8:33, and total yards. game, Van Deusen completed 20- The Green Terror football 181 to 60. of-32 passes for 166 yards with no team finished their season last Sat- In the second half though, the touchdowns and I interception. urday with a 14-14 tie against the Terror defense showed the tough- The Terror defense was led by two Blue Jays of Johns Hopkins. WMC ness that they had shown for most seniors also playing in their last finished their season with a record ofthe year, and limited Hopkins to games, Bob Symanski and Joe of 5-3-2. It marked the first time only 112 yards and no scores. Krcma. Symanski led WMC with in 14 seasons that the Terror had "I think we have the best sec- 14 tackles, while Krcma added nine posted consecutive winning sea- ondary in the Conference," said tackles, including two sacks and sons. head coach Tim Keating. ''They three tackles for loss. Against Hopkins, it seemed as have a great football sense about The Terror started several though the Blue Jays were just one them." drives in the second half with good play away from breaking the game Unfortunately for WMC, the field position. but could not con- open as they took a 14-0 lead. Blue Jays defense was just as vert anything. Early in the third While the Terror defense was bend- tough, allowing the Terror to con- quarter, the Terror got to the ing, it did not break, and came up vert only l-of-I2 third down oppor- Hopkins 19-yard line before a with an overall impressive show- tunities for the day. Zippy Mackie 36-yard field goal ing. With 27 seconds left in the attempt went wide left. Chris With just 36 seconds left in the third quarter, the Terror went on a Cordisco also intercepted a pass on first half, the Terror finally got on 5-play, 42-yard drive. Van Deusen the Blue Jays 45-yard line, but the the board as Scooter Banks scam- was 3-for-3 on that drive. and led Terror offense could only pick up pered 4 yards to cut the Hopkins WMC into the endzone with a 8- 5 yards before having to punt. lead in half, 14-7. The Blue Jays yard run by himself to even the .. pass earlier in the year. The senior quarterback finished his career dominated the first half in every score at 14-14. See Footbal p.14 at WMC by setting several school records.