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CMeR S/IDIfS TilffiJr Volume XXII Number 6 Football season ends with loss in Texas for third straight season more WR Joey Ellis. Ellis had 143 SwffWr;ter yards on 8 catches in the game. The The third time is supposed to be Terror defense was able to hold the the charm, isn't it? That's how the ODAC champions offense to [4 saying goes, anyway. Unfortu- points on strong play from LB's nately the third time wasn't the Aaron Bartolain and Matt charm for the Terror as the Foot- Wilchinski. ball squad lost in Texas for the third" Although many fans and play- consecutive year, this time in a 32- ers had hoped for a national cham- 10, second-round loss to Hardin- pionship this season, it was still a Simmons. successful season for the team. The previous two years the They won the conference and 10 team lost to Trinity College in San games for the 4th consecutive year. Antonio. They are, along with Trinity and The game itself, which took Mt. Union, one of only three teams place on Saturday November 25th, in the nation to make the playoffs while most WMC students wyre for four consecutive years. relaxing on their Thanksgiving On top of all of that the Terror break was close at the half, but proved they could win games with- went sour in the second stanza. A out All-American QB Ron Terror Quarterback Boo Harris eludes a diving Emoryand Henry defender while #75 Nick Atevrogiannts TO run by freshman Louie Wright Sermarini. provides a vital btcck to free Harris. In this game. Harris passedfor 248 yards and two touchdown passes. opened the scoring in the game. Many critics of the team was only- Hardin-Simmons QB Travis claimed that the success With the 10 Women's Basketball jumps to a Jones lead his team to 18 straight because of Sermarini. ...the Terror proved that they could win solid 3-1 start to the season games without three-time All Centennial , Conference QB Ron Sermarini. CRAIG P. JOIISSON ond half, shooting just 30 percent relinquish. Piccolomini led all SlajfWriler (9-of-30). scorers with 22 points. unanswered points before the Ter- wins and undefeated conference Perfection. It's something that Piccolomini led the team with Alvernia ror closed out the half with a Brent record they proved these skeptics every athlete strives toward. but 15 points, with Ibex. adding 13. intermission held a 38-30 lead at shooting while over Sandrock field goal. This made the wrong. very few ever achieve. These strong individual perfor- 50 percent from the floor. score 18-10 at the half. Once again all eyes move to While the WMC women's bas- mances earned the two playersAll- However, the Green Terror de- Jones was replaced by Josh next season. .No one can predict ketball team has not. yet reached Tournament team honors fense· stiffened" in the second half, McCasland as QB for Hardin- the future for sure. this elusive goat, they have come WMC made their Centennial holding the visiting Crusaders to Simmons in the second half. The However things look to be good close at times on the way to-a 3- I Conference debut at home on No- just eight field goals in 30 attempts. duo had split time all year. This once again. Although key starters early season record. vember 29 against Dickinson Col- Stephanie. McPherson provided a didn't help the Terror any as they such as Bartolain, Derrick Gwynn. The team began the 2000 cam- lege. spark 'for Western Maryland by gave up 14 consecutive unan- Joe Kendorski, Rob McCraken, paign on November 18 in the After a shaky first couple min- grabbing a team-high eight re- swered points and wound up los- and Brent Sandrock will be missed, Greensboro Invitational against utes, it was all Green Terror as they bounds. ing the game 32-10. A disappoint- the Terror have Curtis Husselman, Virginia Wesleyan. forced 30 turnovers on the way to If the first four games serve as ing loss for the Terror. Athan Margetis, Brandon Brown, Behind 24 points from Jill Ibex an 81-56 victory. The big issue in the game for Louie Wright, Joe Symonek, and and 10 from Jen Piccolomini, the Western Maryland was led by the Terror was the injury to Cen- Chris Patterson returning-call of Western Maryland women nipped Ibex's game-high 18 points and 10 tennial Conference player of the whom have proven themselves this the opposition by a score of 63-62. rebounds. year Jamie Harris from the week year, showing that they are ready This first round tournament WMC led Dickinson 37-25 at before. 10 step up and fill the positions of game saw WMC hold Virginia halftime and pulled away with 44 He pulled a hamstring the pre-. the departing players next year. Wesleyan to just 36.5 percent second-half points. Two other vious week in a win against. Emory On top ofthar. offensive weap-" shooting from the field, but man- Green Terror players scored in and Henry. ons Boo Harris and Teron Powell aged only 34.8 percent themselves. double figures; with Piccolomini Harris wasn't able to recover will be back to make a strong ef- Still, it was enough to advance chipping in 13 and Patty Russo fully from the severe pull and was fan in their senior campaign. to the championship game the next adding II. only able to accrue 12 yards on 13 So look for the Terror to win the day. The most pleasant surprise was carries. conference again next season as On November 19, WMC met a perhaps the play of freshman Toby In the game against Emory and well as make a serious run for that powerful squad from Wittenberg McIntire, who led the ball club with Henry, the Terror won a first round coveted national championship. College. five assists and four steals in her playoff game on the road. On top of the above mentioned Wittenberg dominated the Gill Center debut. This game was a standout vic- starters The Phoenix would like to Green Terror on the glass in win- Finally, Western Maryland tory for Western Maryland as they recognize the careers of all seniors ning the Greensboro Invitational. pushed their record to 3- I with a won 38-14. graduating this year. 69-55. 66-57 victory over Alvernia on Harris, despite being removed This includes: Sam Gordon, The Tigers held a 49-29 advan- December 2. in the third quarter because 'of the Mike Wood, John Croyle, Anthony tage in rebounding for the game. Piccolomini's rebound and put hamstring pull, threw for 248 yards Delle Donne, Matt McVey, Man Western Maryland trailed by back with 6:40 remaining gave and a pair ofTD's. Jackson. Ryan Smith, and Dan just five at intermission, 38- 33, but WMC its first lead of the second Freshman Toby Mcintyre moves the One of the TO's went to sopho- Gadd (again). struggled from the field in the sec- half; a lead which they would not ball down court in a 66-57 win over Alvemla.