—The Daily Collegian Thursday, May 10 1979
Lacrossewomen's title at stake
Top teams want shot at Lady Lions
Editor's Note: The following is the
second in a
,three part series previewing
this weekend's Division I women's
lacrosse national championship.
By TOM VERDUCCI
Daily Collegian Sports Writer
The seeding committee for this
tournament must have had more than its
share of headaches.
While everyone agrees that Penn State
is the team to beat in the U.S. Women's
Lacrosse Association Division I national
championship, no one can really
determine who is the number one
challenger. The seeds established by the
committee has Princeton second,
followed by William and Mary,
Maryland, Massachusetts, Yale, and
New Hampshire.
It seems that all of these teams have
equal chances of accomplishing their
common goal to play defending
champ Penn State for the national title.
"Our incentive is to beat Maryland in
order to play Penn State," Yale coach
Richard Kentwell said. "It would be an
honor for us to play a team like Penn
State. They're in a league of their own
and are highly skilled."
"Penn State is a step higher than us,"
Princeton coach Betty Logan said. "If
we get that far (to play Penn State)
we've got nothing to lose." ,
William and Mary is one team that
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would surprise no one if it did get that
far. The Indians earned a no. 3 seed after
rolling up a 9-4 record. The losses came
at the hands of Princeton (7-6) and Yale
(6-5), as well as two defeats to the
Piedmont Club, a high caliber team
made up of college graduates.
William and Mary, which was 13-0
against collegiate competition during
last year's regular season, finished with
the most productive attack among
Division I schools this season. Its
average of 15.3 goals per game was three
more than the 12.3 average of second
place Maryland. The leader of the Indian
scoring machine is Pixie Hamilton, a
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scored 40 goals in 13 games.
Still, there is some doubt as to whether
William and Mary is as good as the
statistics say. The Indians racked up 19,
21 and 28 goals against such schools as
Richmond, Bridgewater and Longwood.
Another question to be answered is if it is
ready to play. William and Mary has not
played in two weeks due to the ter
mination of its school year. How this
might effect them will be determined in
its second round game with the James
Madison-Massachusetts winner
tomorrow at 3.
Behind William and Mary in the fourth
seed is last year's runner-up Maryland.
The Terrapins sport an 8-4 slate with all
four defeats coming by one goal, in
cluding a 6-5 loss to the Lady Lions
earlier this year. After the setback,
Maryland captured its third consecutive
Maryland State Tournament cham
pionship as it outscored its three op
ponents 54-6.
The potent Terrapin attack is led by
sophomore Judy Dougherty (33 goals, 30
assists, 63 points). Lisa Pierece (56
points), Sue Brown (39) and Sandy
Lanahan (30) also have scoring
potential. On the defensive side,
Maryland is led by 5-10 1 / 2 goalie Denise
Wescott who is allowing only 4.4 goals a
game.
The fifth seed, Mass?chusetts, will
have to prove itself for the second time
this year. After rolling to a 10-0 record
over some low-regarded teams, the
Minutemen scored a stunning 4-3 sudden
death victory over 8-1 New Hampshire
and then went on to win the New
England Tournament at Yale.
Massachusetts, which enters the
tournament at 12-0, is lead by Jean
Hackett who has accounted for 31 goals
and 19 assists in just 10 games.
The surprise of the entire tournament
could be sixth-seeded Yale. The Elis, 12-
2-1 in 1978, are 12-4 despite the loss of two
of their top players.
"I'm pleased with our season per
formance," Kentwell said. "We went
through a downswing after we lost those
two players, but now we're gaining
momentum and believing in ourselves."
Everyone is believing in Yale's Tracy
Ball. The sophomore from Boston, who
is ranked ninth nationally in squash,
scored a school record 57 goals this
season. Ball, who is a strong aggressive
player with quick acceleration, could be
keyed on by opposing teams.
New Hampshire has been counting on
two talented players all year. Cathy
Sanborn, a four-year varsity standout in
field hockey, basketball and lacrosse, is
second in Division I goal scoring with 3.9
scores a game. Donna O'Brien is tied
with Penn State's Candy Finn at 3.5 a
game at fourth best.
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SAN DIEGO (AP) And the beat
goes on for ageless Pete Rose.
Playing on a new team, in a new
position and no longer a fixtute as a
leadoff man, the 38-year-old Rose has
the Philadelphia Phillies off to one of
their fastest starts.
"I knew what he could do on the
field, but I wasn't aware of the things
he does in the clubhouse," said
manager Danny Ozark, whose
streaking Phils own one of the best
records in the big leagues. .
Ozark's month-old experiment that
shuffled Rose into the third spot in the
batting order is paying dividends for
the Phils.
Since the switch, Philadelphia is 19-
5 and Rose has been vintage Rose. He
drilled three hits Tuesday night,
including the decisive two-run 12th
inning double, in a 9-7 victory over
San Diego to boost his' batting
average to .340.
Rose landed in Philadelphia last
winter for $BOO,OOO a year after his 16-
year love affair with the Cincinnati
Reds soured.
During the winter, the argument
raged loud and long whether Rose, at
his advanced age, was worth the
unprecedented price for the potential
short haul returns.
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Ozark feels Rose is paying his
freight in ways undetected in the
box score.
"Some players are playing hurt.
And some are playing with a little
more enthusiasm. He's always there
on the bench making them think more
optimistically and more
-aggressively," said Ozark.
The decision to drop Rose from the
leadoff spot to No. 3 in the batting
,order came after the Phils got off to a
slow start.
"I started off with Bake Mcßride
hitting fifth but it was really screwing
him up. With Bake leading off we've
got more speed and Pete is perfect for
the third spot because he's a switch
hitter. The No. 3 batter should be your
best hitter," explained Ozark.
Noted for torrid spring getaways,
Rose leads the club with 33 hits in 26
games and has hit safely in 16 of his
last 17 games.
Currently with 2,356 singles, Rose is
one single shy of tying Nap Lajoie for
sixth place on the all-time singles list.
He is 70 singles away from Honus
Wagner's all-time mark of 2,426.
Rose, who set a National League
record last year with his 44-game
hitting streak, is taking aim at his
14th .300 season in 15 years.