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Dmenspor,s T/JffjJr remains perfect in Centennial Conf. DIRK SAMPSELU: SlujfWriler Robinson, who look advantage of The Green Terror's Lacrosse the Mules extra- player with 6: 18 team continued their undefeated left in the first quarter. Muhlenberg streak with a win on Sunday, over would not score again for the next Ursinus in Centennial Conference 18:30 of play. men's action, improving their Joe Ellis scored five goals and record to 9-0. Joe Ellis scored the assisted on another as (he Green game-winner with I :54 remaining Terror defeated Swarthmore 11-6 in the first quarter as well as net- in Centennial Conference men's ting four more and assisting on an lacrosse action at Clothier Field on additional three. This contributed Saturday. to their overwhelming 13-1 half- Ellis scored two of the first four time lead. goals of the game, alternating with The team out-shot Muhlenberg Pete Shaffer to run the team out to 8-1 in the second period, and a4-0 stan before Swarthmore's Pat scored on half of those eight shots Friel answered with a man-up goal to upend the Mules, 15-4 on April early in the second period. McDaniel Softball 5th. Rob Weaver scored the first Swarthmore added another goal on goal of the second quarter, and as- an extra-man opportunity to half sisted on the other three in route to the lead. McDaniel was unable to team rides nine game a nine point afternoon. pull away from (he Garnett Tide Weaver finished the game with throughout much of the contest, seven assists. Senior attacker, Joe winning streak and never led by more than four Ellis scored the game's first two until the final quarter. goals unassisted, senior Sam Katz Ellis accounted for two-thirds a sacrifice fly front junior Lauren LEDERER nailed the game-winner just 3:14 of the team's fourth quarter offense, GREG Sporl"Ediwr Cramer. Despite-a quiet day at the into the second quarter. scoring a pair of goals. He also After gethng oft to a slow start, plate, Campanelli pitched all 10 McDaniel's starting keeper, Mike tallied the game-winner in the third the McDaniel College Softball innings for the victory, yielding Korba, turned away seven shots, quarter. team has unbeatable as of late. only one earned run and improv- and allowed a pair through three The squad, riding a 'nine game ing her record to 4-2 on the sea- winning streak, has started the Cen- son. tennial Conference schedule with On April 3rd, the team hosted a bang. conference rival Franklin & Most recently, the team looked Marshall for another double header. to keep their winning streak alive The Green Terror crushed the in a double header against non-con- Diplomats in the first game, but ference foe, Messiah College. needed to work to pull out a come The Green Terror used strong from behind victory in the night- offense to dominate the first game cap. 7-0, and strong pitching to win the In the first game, McDaniel night cap 2-1. scored early and often, with 2 runs In the early game, McDaniel in the second, I in the third, and used a six run first inning to jump four rnore in the sixth to lead to the on the Falcons instantly, and jun- 7-0 rout. ior hurler Sam Abrams pitched the Freshman Megan Mitchell be- shutout, yielding only one hit in the gao the searing with a 2 run homer complete game victory. For the and junior Heather Sinclair and Green Terror, junior Kim Cramer had 2 hits in the win. Campcnelll had three hils on the On the mound, Abrams shut- day with one RB I. down the Diplomats, throwing an- The second game saw a differ- other complete game shutout with em tone, as the Falcons quieted the five strikeouts. normally potent Green Terror of- fense. In the nightcap, F & M took the early lead in the contest, piling up Messiah jumped out to the early a 4-1 advantage after five innings. lead with a run in the first inning, Unfornautely for the Diplomats, and kept McDaniel scoreless for most the Contest. the Green Terror offense came alive in the sixth, scoring 9 runs in route The Green Terror responded in the seventh inning When they tied to a 10-5 victory. surge was spear- The offensive the game on a sacrifice fly from headed by long homers from Camponelli. The game Would go Senior attacker Joe Ellis has been one the best performers on this into extra innings, until the top of Sinclair and Cramer. Camponelli year's undefeated Men's lax team. the 10tb when McDaniel picked up didn't dominate on the mound, but what would be the winning run on finished with a complete game and three strikeouts.