Soccer Record
Falls To 0-3
By Tom Glazewski
The soccer team started off with a
disappointing record of 0-3 after losses
to Beaver College, Lancaster Bible
College and Valley Forge Christian
College.
Athletic Director Duane Crider, who
helps out with the team, said the team
played well in the 3-1 loss to Beaver
College, but played terribly against
Lancaster Bible College and lost 6-1.
"We didn't play well in the home
opener," he said.
Crider did express some concern
about the team's start, but at this same
point last year the team was 1-2.
The team is learning from their
mistakes.
Crider said that the Valley Forge
game, which they lost 2-1, was a good
learning experience for the team.
After four games, the team hoped to
be 3-0.
"We['ve] got the talent, but their
capabilities and whay they are actually
doing are two different things," Crider
said.
The biggest single problem is that
the team is playing with little or no
substitutions.
There are 15 players on the roster,
but schedule conflicts rarely allow them
to be together at the same time.
The team had 12 player , lor the
Beaver College game, 13 ~,r the
;Lancaster Bible College game, and only
11 for the Valley Forge Game.
"It's hard to play 90 straight minutes
of soccer; it's tiring," Crider said.
Another problem with the limited
number of players is injuries. The team
is forced to shift the goalie around.
The goalie for the first few games
was actually an injured field player
whose movement was limited.
"The team has a tremendous attitude,"
Crider said.
Captains for the team are returning
player Jim Cieri and junior Dave Fisher.
Also returning from last year's team
are Matt Dobb, Karl Brown, Kevin
Clark, Mike Leber, John Nagengast and
Dennis Glauck.
The team's final four games will be
at home: Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 6:30
vs. Allentown; Monday, Oct. 17 at
6:00 vs. Mont Alto; Monday, Oct. 24 at
7:00 vs. Misericordia; and Thursday,
Oct. 27 at 4 - -- )ion.
The soccer team takes a time out at a game
Coach, Players State
Reasons for Poor Record
By Josette M. Kloker
In order to improve their 0-3 record,
Penn State Harrisburg's soccer team
needs to recruit more players, according
to Coach David Edu.
"In the game of soccer, one person
cannot go out and play alone; it is a
joint effort," said Edu.
"If you don't have enough players,
you cannot play the game as effectively
as possible."
The soccer team, last years NAIA
Divisional Champion, usually plays
with 11 players which is just enough to
fill all positions.
In fact, they recently played the first
portion of a game with only 10 players.
Edu said the team needs at least four
more players to be substitutes.
"We need people, even if they are not
experienced, to give breaks," said Edu.
"What is keeping us going is about
eight or nine returning players," he said.
He said he feels one of these
returning players, Jim Cieri, is a key
part of the team.
"Jim is an all-around player. He
gives me 120 percent every time he's out
(on the field). I don't know what we
would do with out him," said Edu.
Other veteran players include: Karl
Brown, Kevin Clark, Mathew Dobb,
Dennis Glouck, Michael Leber, and John
Nagengast.
Edu said he also feels one newcomer,
Dave Fisher, is vital for the team's
success.
Fisher, who has been playing soccer
for 15 years, played at University Park
his first two years.
He agreed with Edu that the team
needs more players, but he thinks there
are other problems contributing to their
losing streak.
He said he does not feel there is a
consistant coaching influence.
Edu finds it difficult to attend
practices and games because he lives in
Maryland.
In his absence, Duane Crider, Penn
State Harrisburg's athletic dirxtor, is in
charge.
According to Fisher, Edu only attends
about one practice a week and has only
been at two of the four games played
thus far.
Edu does not feel that he is
neglecting his duties as coach of the
He said the practices are to assure that.
the players "keep in shape."
As far as he is concerned, practices
are not the time to discuss strategies to
improve their losing record.
Kevin Clark, a returning player, said,
"I feel like we're playing musical chairs;
which coach is going to be there which
day."
He said he feels that if someone
makes a commitment to be a coach, he
should honor it and be at all of the
practices and games.
Clark also said this inconsistency
causes a lot of confusion because some
of the players listen to Edu and others
listen to Crider.
Edu said he will "try to make most of
the games."
Their next home game is Oct. 17
against Penn State, Mont Alto Campus.
Students Suffer
from Back Pain
It's a good thing most of us are
young when we go to college; otherwise
our bodies couldn't stand the abuse.
Take your back, for example.
Everything you do subjects your back to
strain and stress--running from one class
to another with tons of books in your
arms, biking while carrying heavy
backpacks and slouching over homework
for hours.
No wonder by the time young people
are in their late 20s, they join up to 80
percent of the population who suffer
from back pain.
Everyone knows the benefit of good
posture as we stand or sit, but better
posture during the night also can be a
big factor in preventing back aches, says
Arthur Grehan, executive director of the
American Innerspring Manufacturers, an
association concerned with back pain
prevention.
Better posture is achieved not so
much by how you sleep, but on what
you sleep.
"Research has shown that the best
type of bed for the back is one that
maintains the spine in its normal erect
position while lying in a supine
position," Grehan says.
In other words, while you are lying
down, your spine should have a slight
"S
-curve" to it, just enought that you
can slide your hand in the space between
your lower back and mattress. Too
much space indicates your mattress is
too firm. Not enough space means your
mattress is too soft.
A too-soft mattress offers no support
for the spine. In a recent survey of
orthopedic surgeons, a firm innerspring
mattress was their number one
recommendation. An innerspring
mattress and box spring set was also
judged the best for their back and overall
health by 93 percent of college students
in a nationwide poll conducted by
Research & Forecasts, Inc. of New
York.
Continued on page 11
Autumn Session
Looks Good
for Baseball Team
By Todd Ross
The Penn State Harrisburg baseball
team is beginning its autumn session
with hopes of "creating a strong
program," said Coach Gary Pritchard.
The start of the 1988-89 session
marks the second year for Coach
Pritchard.
The baseball team finished last year's
session with a record of 13-10 -1.
Pritchard said this year's team will be
"very competitive" because of "good
athletes" but is concerned with depth on
the bench.
To build a strong baseball program,
Pritchard said, first interest in the
students to come out for the baseball
team.
The team has only 15 people out for
the autumn session.
Many students on this campus work
and the practice hours, 4-6:30 p.m., cut
into that time.
Others feel that the activity will
interfere with their school work.
Pritchard said he hopes he'll have "the
full cooperation and encouragement" of
the faculty and administration in
building a strong program.
A warming trend toward athletes will
encourage students to feel they may
participate in sports and maintain a good
grade point average.
The schedule for the 88-89 season has
been changed to include more
competitive schools than have been
played in the past.
The new schools are Wilkes College
and the U.S. Naval Academy.
"Fundamental baseball," Pritchard
says, "is our strength."
"Phenomenal hitting," a team average
of 347, "was our strong point last year
and will be this year along with strong
defense."
"Our weakness is our pitching
because of the small number of people
out for the team and the lack of
experience of those players," Pritchard
said.
The fall season is an abbreviated
season with the purpose of giving the
coaches a chance to position players and
see the strengths and weaknesses.
The baseball team's next home game
is Saturday, Oct. 8 against the Wilkes-
Barre Penn State Campus.
The spring season begins Mar. 10,
1989; practice begins indoors Feb. 1.