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Sports
Achieving their best record in a decade, the Grizzlies brought excitement to the gridiron in 1980. The
Ursinus offense took some time to get going, achieving on ly 21 points in their first 3 games. It took a scathing by powerhouse Widener to wake the team up. Coming
back from a 19-8 deficit entering the fourth quarter, Ur inus thrilled the large Parent 's Day crowd with a 78-
yard, 16-play dri ve and a 43-ya rd touchdown run in the nex t possession to pull out a 23-19 victory over Johns
Hopkins. Hea rtbreaking losses to Muhlenberg and Swarthmore saw Grizzy rallies come up short. Jack
Freeman' II receptions in the latter game earned him the Wa lker C up. Ursinus finally got in the right track
aga inst Lebanon Va lley as the offense exploded for 403 yards, second onl y to the 488 garnered against Johns
Hopki ns. Picking up 130 yards in 28 carries, halfback Jim Rumer enjoyed his best game of the season. In a good
overa ll effort a nd one of the most exciting games ever a t Pa tterson Field, the Bears tied Gettysburg 27-27 . U.c.
piled up 24 points in the first half with Craig Walck hitting John Bluba ugh twice and Rumer once. Kicker
Bruce Fensterbush added 8 points, including a 44-yard field goa\. Strong team play by John Gattuso, Jay Repko,
Tom Delaney, a nd Tim Reilly helped Ursinus wrap up the season on a positive note, walloping RPI 3\-\4.
Freeman ended the year with 602 yards receiving; W alck 's career offensive output of 4517 yards made him
the most prolific player in Ursinus history.
The Bears line up for action.
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1980 Ursin us College Football
Row I: . Levy, J . Gattuso, E. Rarne, L. Dallago, R. Barker, C. Walck, J . Freeman, D. Dougherty, J . Blubaugh, L. Rarne, L. Fetterman, J . Marlino Row 2: M. ch midt , J . Rumer, J . Bright, M. Milligan, J . Rongione, S. Kline, J . Kell y, M. Faga n, R. Snyder, K. Beck, P. Iannacone, T. Bazow Row 3: B. Grahman, P. Hotz, B. Fensterbush, K. Burke, E. Scull, S. Pallone, C. Goettelmann, M. Doran, J . Losty, S. aftulin, N. Sabia, T. Dunn, J . Ma· dicn, G. Leonard Row 4: B. itta, J . Rongionc, B. Lyma n, S. owrey, J . Opitz, S. Hill, C. Dougherty, B. Black, G. McClosky, M. Delao, L. Grove, B. Oscovitch, J . Repko, D. Williams, M. Mullahy. Row 5: F. orrell , J . Dunn , J . Dyer, A. Chester , F. Martino, D. McFadden, E. Wheeler, T. O'Hara, E. Kilroy, N. Hayes, D. O'Brian, T. Reilly, P. Repko, T. Delancy Row 6: Coaches Norm Reichenbach , Paul Tomko, Larry Karas, Ken Donohue, Dan Weller .
Football
Team captains Jack Freeman, Craig Walck, and Dave Dougherty pose for a pre-game photo.
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Grove dives for a first down. Rumer motors for outside yardage.
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Field Hockey
Ursinus field hockey continued dominance on the hockey field in 1980, completing the regular season with a record of 12-2-4 including 10 shutouts.
The Bears started st rong with a 4-1 record at the Lady Lion Invitational at Penn State. Regular season action began with the blowout of Villanova at which
co-captain Laurie Holmes scored 4 goals . Strong play by Jill Snyder, Debbie Brackett, and co-captain Gina Buggy helped the Bears gain a 4-0-1 record
before a defeat to eighth-ranked Maryland. All-around play by Debbie Tweed, Sue Darwin, and goalie Margie Yost helped Ursinus dominate Lock Haven,
Trenton State, and perrenial rival West Chester. A strong first half against firstranked Penn State wasn't enough to beat the Nittany Lions as the Bears fell
4-0. Strong showings against Lafayette and Deleware set up post-season play for the Bea rs. Ursinus avenged their earlier loss to Maryland with strong play by
Holmes a nd Traci Davis setting up a national tournament qualitying game against Lock Haven. A shaky first half was broken by an unassisted goal by
J ill Snyder. The strong tournament performance gave the Bears a ranking of third in the nation going into the AA W tournament. Heartbreaking losses to the University of California-Berkley in double overtime and to William and
Mary ended the season, but not without the recognition the team deserved. The National Coaches Poll ranked the Bears tenth in the nation. Top scorers for
Ursinus were Laurie Holmes (15) and Traci Davis (14). Drawing from a strong J . V. will allow the Bears to continue dominating play in 1981.
Debbie Tweed charges for Ursinus.
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Laurie Holmes prepares for action.
Traci Davis leads the offense.
Varsity team
Row I: Debbie Tweed, Laurie Holmes, Gina Buggy, Sue Darwin, Deena Williamson Row 2: Tracy Cherry, Jill Snyder, Margie Yost , Traci Davis, Georgette Zavawski , Trish DelFemine, coach Adele Boyd, Debbie Brackett
J . V. team Row I. Margaret Olmedo, Stephanie DeSantis, Vicki Videon , Jackie Bolger, Linda Lippincott, Jackie Keeley Row 2: Linda Fithian , Lynn Roedell, Karen Janetti, Janine Taylor
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Reg. Season
Villanova Rutgers F&M
Gettysburg Wm. & Mary
Glassboro U. of Maryland
Temple Princeton
Lock Haven U. of Penna .
Lehigh Trenton
West Chester Penn State Lafayette
E. Stroudsburg U. of Deleware
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Soccer
The tea m rejoices over another victory.
Close contest and victorie over strong opponents highlighted the 1980 season for the Grizzlies. Ursinu began their
ea on against Division II Drew University, defeating them 1-0. A double overtime loss to F & M began a four game
coreless streak for the booters. Although Ursinus failed to score during the streak, they showed increasing poise
against Division I opponent Lafayette. Superb saves by goaline Jim Birchmeier turned the tempo of the game
around for Ur inus. Impressive performances were given by senior captains Jeff Jewitt, Tony Esposito, and Bill
Morehouse. A five game treak began after a 5-0 loss to 7th ranked Scranton. The streak was highlighted by Ursinus'
first win ever over Washington in which a Jeff Wasmuth to Bill Lynch goal sent the game into overtime. Following victories over Delaware Valley, 3-0, and Albright, 5-0,
Ursinus met league opponents Haverford and Swarthmore back-to-back. The Grizzlies could not make up
for their 10 ses against division rivals, and finished the eason with a 3-2 division record . Jeff Jewitt was elected
MVP by his teammates for the season in addition to making the MAC South All-Star team at half-back. Tony
Espo ito received honorable mention on the same team for hi out tanding efforts . Strong play throughout the year
by undercla men Chip Montgomery, Bob Thomas, and Jim Drevs sugge ts continued improvement in the 1981
season.
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Ursinus in action.
AI Quasti boots Ursinus out of trouble.
Soccer Team
Row 1: Jim Drevs, AI Johnson, Fred Shapiro, Tony Esposi to, Jeff Jewitt , Bill Morehouse, Greg Gifford, Jeff Turner, Bill Lynch Row 2: Ass!. Coach Rodd McCuen, Jonathan Dick, AI Quasti , Dave Innes, Bob Thomas, Jim Birchmeier, Rick Hope, John Sigporipo, Ken Brackley, Tom Savage, Coach Walt Manning Row 3: Tim Frank, Chuck Langman, Tom Howard, Jeff Wasmuth, John Collins, Craig Harris, John Young, Steve Possell , Larry Florin, Chip Montgomery, Mark Krauss
Ursinus I Drew Ursinus 0 F & M Ursinus 0 Drexel Ursinus 0 Lafayette Ursinus 0 Scranton Ursinus I John Hopkins Ursinus 3 Washington Ursinus 2 Lebanon Valley Ursinus 3 Delaware Valley Ursinus 5 Albright Ursinus 0 Haverford Ursinus 0 Swarthmore Ur inus 1 Muhlenburg Ursinus 5 Widener
Jeff JCWIU'S performance Justifies his title of MVP.
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Cross Country Team
Row I : Domi nick Buda, Paul Graeff, David Garner, Ron Shaiko, Harry Dochelii, Jon Perrotto Row 2: Brian Clark, Joe Klaiber, Pat Walker, John Gervasi, coach Bob Shoudt, Roland DeSilets, John Doyle, Neil Brown, Joe Buda
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0 Johns Hopkins 44
Temple 42 Mt. St. Mary's 43 Loyola of Md. 50 Phila. Textile 50 Swarthmore 43
Drew 49 Albright 45 Moravian 47
Team members engage in a pre-match warmup.
Cross Country
Coach Shoudt presents the first-place trophy in the Philadelphia Metro Small College meet to co-captains Ron Shaiko and Dave Garner.
The statistics are so impressive that just a listing of them will show what a great season the Bears had in 1980:
9-0 regular season record Irish Festival Shamrock Run - Neil Brown (1st) Joe Buda (2nd) Philadelphia Small College Metro Championship - Ursinus 1st Atlantic City Boardwalk Relay - Ursinus 1st and 2nd Lebanon Valley College Invitational - Ursinus 2nd Lafayette Invitational - Ursinus 2nd Mansfield State Invitational - Ursinus 2nd (Jon Perrotto, 1st) Middle Atlantic Conference Championships - Ursinus 1st
CAA Mid-East Regionals (Division III) - Ursinus 2nd overall (Pat Walker's 4th place finish was the best ever for an Ursinus runner)
CAA ationals - Ursinus 16th. Individual finishes: Ron Shaiko (33rd) and Pat Walker (37th) Delaware Valley Turkey Trot - Ursinus 2nd
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Badminton Team
Row I: Kyle Jackson , Ann Stapinski , Joanie Groome, Debbie Tweed Row 2: Amy Rowland, Barb Scott, coach Missy Herod, Sue Darwin, Bruce Kuo
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1 Salisbury 2 0 Glassboro 2 2 Del. Valley 1 I F&M 3 1 York 2 3 Moravian 0 3 Muhlenberg 1 0 Gettysburg 3 1 West Chester 3 3 Harcum 0 1 Georgetown 2 0 Navy 2 0 Hofstra 2 0 Colgate 2 0 Villanova 3 0 Lafayette 2 0 Kutztown 3
Trenton 3 2 Swarthmore 3
Lehigh 3 LaSalle 3
2 Albright 3 3 Drexel 0 0 Juniata 2 1 Gettysburg 2 0 Scranton 2
Ursinus goes for ths spike.
Ann Stapinski serves in a post-season match.
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Joanle Groome prepares to serve.
Volleyball-Badminton
Volleyball Team
Row I : Patty Loefflad, Patsy Cox, Betty Morrison, Kip Hartman Row 2: Joanie Groome, Ann Stapinski, Linda Hetherington, Wendy Bjornson, Margaret Tomlinson, Gwen McKeon, Lynda Nelson
Facing a 26 game season, Ursinus compiled a strong league record of 3-1 that qualified the team for several invitational tournaments and the MAC championships. The season started off well with league wins over Delaware Valley and Moravian. Strong first team and bench play was exhibited in the shutout victory over Moravian; consistent performances by Margaret Tomlinson, Lynda Nelson, Wendy Bjornson, and Betty Morrison contributing to the win. After losing the first game to Muhlenberg, the Bears came back with 3 straight wins to defeat the Allentown team (15-17, 15-9, 15-4, 15-11) . Shutout victories over Harcum and Drexel in addition to a well-played match against a strong West Chester team rounded out the regular season for the Bears. Ursinus met powerhouse teams Juniata and Gettysburg during the MAC championships at F &M. Although not winning these contests, the Bears did shut out Scranton in their final match . The varsity team loses only 2 players next year; increased confidence will provide a solid base from which to begin in 1981.
The badminton team also had a successful year. Following a strong regular season, the team traveled south to William and Mary for regional playoffs. The team performed well in the post-season tourney; all members exhibiting increased consistency. Coach Missy Herod hopes to recruit a strong underclass contingent in 1981-82 to replace the large block of graduating seniors.
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Basketball
Coach Stahl discusses stra tegy.
The 1980-81 Women hoopsters completed one of their most successful seasons with a 15-6 record, winning the Southeast
MAC on a perfect 4-0 slate. With only four new faces on the varsity lineup, the Grizzlies entered the season in a position
of great team depth. Following a slow (3-3) start, Ursinus reeled off three straight wins against MAC opponents, including a
70-55 win over rival Widener. In that game, strong performances by Betsy Haag, Marion Crowell, and
Margaret Tomlinson in addition to solid bench performance resulted in a win for the girls. Ursinus continued their
winning ways for eight games straight, including defeats of Gettysburg (Pam Brown, 18 and Jeanie Eckhardt, 16) and
Allentown (Tomlinson, 15). U.c. brought a 3-0 league record into the game with Albright, needing only one more win for
the divisional championship. A defensive battle, Ursinus allowed Albright only 13 points in the first half, leading to an
eventual 63-56 victory. A strong performance by Jan Gable (20 points) helped U.C. defeat Drexel 67-47 . The MAC playoffs were hard fought; the Grizzlies advanced to the final round
following a double-overtime victory against Gettysburg, 89-83. Although they couldn't pull off their second win of the
season against Widener, the girls had a fine season and added another "pearl" to the overall success of Ursinus' sports
program. Among conference individual statistical standings, Pam Brown ranked fourth in field goal percentage, followed by
Janie Taylor in eighth. Jeanie Eckhardt led the conference in free throw percentage (87.5%) with Betsy Haag in tenth .
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McKeon for one-and-one.
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Eckhardt outruns Textile.
Taylor grabs for a loose ball.
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79 Salisbury 65 St. Francis 53 Trenton 66 Penn 51 Immaculata 77 Moravian 70 Widener 77 Muhlenberg 85 Gettysburg 63 Allentown 77 Glassboro 74 F&M 61 Cabrini 51 West Chester
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Varsity team
Row J. Joann Zierft, Sally McGrath, Jeanie Eckhardt, Lynda Nelson, Janine Taylor Row 2: coach Sue Stahl, Jan Gable, Gwen 'vfcKeon , Betsy Haag, arol Jankauskus, Marion Crowell, Margaret Tomlinson, mgr. Rosie Naab
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McCormick dr ives for the basket.
Varsity Team
Row J: Jack Devi ne, Mike Cola, Jay DeFrusio, Larry Davis , Jim Mobley, Kevin Callahan Row 2: Ace Bell , Tom Broderick, Mike Brophy, Kevin McCormick, Dennis Leddy, Dave Petitta, coach Skip Werley
Brophy ,"bounds to Mobley
Mobley sets up the offense.
Broderick sinks one.
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Four years ago, Skip Werley took over the job of coahing a team that completed a 1-19 season. A man with great hopes, Werley inst ituted a master plan, " . . . aiming for a conference title in 5 yea rs ." Following the 1980-81 season, the coach was disposed to say "we' re a little ahead of schedule." For the first time in their history, the Ursinus Bears made it to the NCAA Division III finals. Although the Grizzlies were defeated by Dickinson, 67-62 in the first round of the MAC Southeast playoffs, NCAA officials realized the talent of the 1980-81 hoopsters and gave them a wild-card bid to the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regionals . Ursinus' success this year resulted from excellent team play from all members, especially starters. Throughout the season there was not one outstanding player, of the starting 5, average scoring ranged from 12.58-11.37 points per game. Jim Mobley did set a career mark for scoring with 1461 points, however, and each starter was elected to at least one AllTournament post-season team. Ursinus' road to the final four was not without its anxious moments . Following a 66-59 victory over F&M, it took a heart-stopping buzzer beater by Dave Petita to ensure a U.c. victory over William Patterson. A strong (11th ranked) Upsala team proved to be no match for Mike Brophy (21 points) and the Bears, as Ursinus cruised past the New Jersey team 71-69. The Bears opened the Division III finals against Potsdam State (28-2, 2 All-Americans), gaining an early 21-11 lead. Potsdam methodically came back and led at halftime, 29-24. Stretching their lead to as much as 7 late in the game, Potsdam appeared ready to snuff the Bears' chances. Following an offensive comeback on baskets by Tom Broderick, Kevin McCormick, and Petita, U.C. cut the lead to 63-61 with 0:04 left in the game. A strong defensive press was not enough to keep the opposition from running out the clock.
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Captains Brophy and McCormick accept the game ball at post-game ceremonies.
The following night, U.c. avenged the loss by beating Otterbein of Ohio, 82-
79 . Ursinus fell to an early 15-6 deficit and trailed 47-36 late in the first
half. 6 straight points at the end of the half plus a strong early second half
put the Bears on top 52-51. Broderick's 19 points led U .C. to an eventual 82-
79 victory. Quoting from an anonomous letter to the Grizzly helps sum up the
basketball team's year, "I'm not thankful for , as one professor said, 'putting
Ursinus on the map.' Rather, I'm grateful to them for a basketball (season that)
gave life to cold winter nights . Thank you for ... providing us all with some
beautiful memories of eleven fantastic basketball players. You're number
one in our hearts."
U 0 95 Allentown 81 78 F&M 81 67 Scranton 88 68 Penn State 101 83 Albright 63 84 Haverford 68 85 Swarthmore 72 63 Widener 53 61 Biola 86 114 So. Cal. 102 78 Chapman 76 97 Del. Valley 74 64 Johns Hopkins 76 105 Muhlenberg 89 95 Haverford 57 70 Washington 69 82 FDU 50 62 Widener 60 62 Moravian 75 91 Johns Hopkins 58 77 Drew 58 86 Phila. Pharm. 58 80 Western Md. 79 100 Washington 69 69 Swarthmore 66 62 Dickinson 67 69 F&M 58 66 Wm. Patterson 64 71 Upsala 69 61 Potsdam 63 82 Otterbein 79 Cola drives for two.
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Krauss gets in shape.
Brugger prepares to practice a difficult move.
Gymnastics
Outstanding individual efforts against Division I and II teams helped Ursinus garner a 4-4 regular season meet record in 1980-81 in addition to regional and national exposure and ranking. Ursinus started off slowly, partly as a result of new scoring methods explained by Val Luciano, "This is the first year we were scored by the Olympic standards and it was really a lot tougher. We did much better than expected." The young team (I senior, 5 of II with no prior competition experience) came on strong at the end, finishing with a final scoring average of 104.95, an improvement of 39 points over their first meet. At the EAIA W Regionals, Ursinus placed 10th out of 33 . Chosen to represent U.c. at the AIAW Dividion III championships, Carol Hess placed 19th in allaround, 9th out of 49 on the vault, with Joyce Freiss placing I I th in the same event. Luciano, Karla Cantello, and Kelly Finch missed qualifying by only hundreths of a point. Freshman coach Angela Morrison hopes for the entire team to soon qualify for nationals . A strong underc1ass contingent makes this goal a real possibility for 1981-82.
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75.28 West Chester 122.30 75 .28 Bryn Mawr 64.05 78.45 Glassboro 80.50 99.65 U. of Md . 91-65 103 .25 Lock Haven 100.30 94.60 Navy 114.85 101.90 Canisus 98 .55 101.90 U. of Pitt. (Johnstown) 115.35
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ora Kl inker completes her routine with perfect form .
Carol Hess performs on the uneven parallel bars.
Barb Hrubesh shows her stuff on the balance beam.
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Gymnastics Team
Row I: Lori Anderson, Julie Strizki, Val Luciano, Ca rol Hess, Barb Hrubesh Row 2: Joyce Friess, Maryvic Cuison, ora Klinkger, Mark Krauss, Kelly Finch, Sally Brugger, Karla Cantello
Ursinus swimmers performed well in 1980-8 1. Swimming
Although the .500 record doesn't show it, the women's swim team had a very strong season in 1980-81. The Ursinus schedule included meets aga inst Division I powerhouses LaSalle, Drexel, and Villanova in addition to tough Division III opponents. As with many other U.c. teams this year, a small contingent of upperclassmen led talented sophomores and freshmen to battle. Senior Kris Hollstein (200-500 freestyle) and junior Lynn Engler (backstroke and middle distance events) were well complimented by sophomore Barb Bowden (breaststroke and individual medley) and Karen Hanson, who qualified for nationals in the 200 yard breas tstroke. Consistent performances were also given by freshmen Ma rgaret Olmedo and Amy Hill.
The men 's team finished up the season with a 6-4 record, good for 9th place a mong MAC opponents. Under freshman coach Bob Sieracki the Aquabears got off to a slow (0-4) start. The team's fortunes turned a round a t midseason with a walloping of Western Maryland and victory over Kutztown (a tea m that beat U.c. 83-21 last year.) The year's highlight was a come from behind victory over Swarthmore in which meetclinching performa nces were given by Matt Flack, Brian Ballard, Bill Ba rcl ay, Brian Warra nder, a nd Joe Rongione. Coach Seracki expects both teams to build upon the experience gained and garner even greater rewards in 1982.
Men's Swim Team
Row i : Joe Rongione, Matt Flack, Jon Lavell , Bill Barkley, Doug Corey Row 2: coach Bob Seracki, Rich Bateman, Brian Ballard, Ira Bellew, Brian Warrander, Jamie Farlini , Brian Dohner
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29 Lycoming 75 40 E. Stroudsburg 64 25 Dickinson 79 30 Widener 73 63 Western Md. 39 62 Kutztown 27 55 Swarthmore 49 58 York 36 48 Elizabethtown 33
Women's Swimming
49 Dickinson 55 62 Bryn Mawr 60 46 Villanova 84 57 Widener 39 44 Western Md. 60 80 Swartmore 42 50 Elizabethtown 42
Women's Team
Row J: Kris Hollstein, Margaret Olmedo, Marie McBride, Barb Bowden, Lynn Engler coach Bob Sieracki Row 2: Karen Hanson, Kathy Bowers, Amy Hill, Joanne Greenlee
Wrestling Team
Row / : Ned Hayes , Dave Viola , Mark Fluharty, Greg Gifford Row 2: coach Rollie Ripp, Bassem Souidan, Bob Citta, Chuck Groce, Steve DeDufour, Scott Browning, coach Bill Racich
Greg Giffo rd brings the bronze to Collegevi lle.
Wrestling
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27 Upsala 27 12 Del. Valley 37 21 Elizabethtown 24 II Scranton 30 51 Moravian 6 30 Muhlenberg 21 24 Messiah 19 15 Drexel 39 29 Leb. Valley 22 39 FDU 18 26 Western Md . 18 36 LaSalle 12 24 Widener 22 18 Swarthmore 32 27 Johns Hopkins 24 37 Albright IS
Led by All-American Greg Gifford, Ursinus compiled a 10-5-1 record in 1980-1981. Gifford's performance was truly phenomenal ; in addition to achieving a third place finish at nationals, he set 8 school records including a dual meet career record of 57-0. In addition to Gifford, strong performances were given by Mark Fluharty (15-9 overall record), Dwayne Doyle (13-6), Steve DeDufour (8-4) and Chuck Groce (17-9). With the loss of only one senior, the grapplers expect to improve upon their already impressive record next year.
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Track & Field Balla rd clears 12'6",
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104 Swarthmore 36 108 Upsala 35
Washington 14 Moravian 7
91 Widener 40 105 Muhlenberg 40 100 Dickinson 55
Johns Hopkins 26 64.5 Del. Valley 68.5
Haverford 48
They' re off!
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The Bears exhibited top form in all field events.
Varsity track continued Ursinus' year-round dominance in running and field events, ending with a 10-2 record. Following a third place finish at the MAC indoor track championships, the thinclads attacked the Patterson Field track in an attempt to improve upon last year's 6-4 mark. Highlights of the season included a 91-40 victory over perennial powerhouse Widener, a new school pole vault record of 14 feet by Jim Mulroy, and a near shutout of Swarthmore (103-31) in which Ursinus wept all but the discus event. Great strength was found in intermediate and long distance runs: Dan Stella and Rory Wade, Pat Shannon, Ron Shaiko, and
eil Brown dominating the 440, 880, 1500, and 500 yard events, respectively. In addition to Mulroy, Steve Schaffer and Dave DiMattia dominated field events in long jump, triple jump and shot put/discus, respectively. Success on the field was continued at the MAC championships held May 1 and 2, as Ursinus achieved a fifth place finish.
Track Team
Row I Paul Iannacone, Ron Shaiko, Dave Garner, Dan Stella, Craig Harris. Row 2: Pat Shannon, Dave DiMattia, Mark Adams, John Summers, Bruce Trout, Ken Eichner Row 3: coach Richard Whatley, John Sweeny, Mike Kenny, Brian Ballard, Jim Mulroy, Bill Flynn, Rory Wade, coach Ray (jurtynski
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Cox lunges for a deep lob.
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Bozzelli shows top form.
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Swartmore 9 Elizabethtown 6
Wilkes 1 Widener 4 Villanova 6
Washington 2 Moravian 7 Haverford 8
Johns Hopkins 7 Western Md . 6
Albright 9
Women 's Tennis
Temple 5 Bryn Mawr 0 Gettysburg 3
West Chester 5 Muhlenberg 0 Swarthmore 3
Moravian 0 FDU 0
Lafayette 7 F&M 6 Drew 4
Villanova 6 Immaculata 0
Men's Tennis
Row I: Adam Fisch, Rob Frederick, Tom Lyden Row 2: coach Larry Karas, Peter Jespersen, Dave Bozentka, Todd Marshall
Bo/cntka exhibits classic backhand style .
Tennis
Women's Tennis
Row I : Peggysue Singe, Beth Murphy, Pam Famous Row 2: Barb Scott, Keri McLaughlin, Patsy Cox, Hope Freyburg Row 3: Barb Mathers, Liz Cornfeld, Lisa Wilson, Laura Ludwick, coach Sandy Famous
Women 's tennis continued building upon a strong mixture of upperclassmen and freshmen players in attaining an 8-5 record in 1981 , improving upon 1980's 6-6 finish . Strong performances were achieved by seniors Lisa Wilson (7-5) and Patsy Cox (5-3), junior Laura Ludwick (8-5), and freshman Joann Zierdt (7-2). Freshmen Pam Famous and Barb Mathers compiled records of 5-3 and 9-0, respectively. Following regular season play, Ursinus competed in the PAJA W playoffs at West Chester State, finishing in fourth place. While the team will be losing Wilson and Cox to graduation, continued reliance upon new talent is expected to result in another successful season next year.
Weather problems, in addition to a difficult schedule, led to a disappointing 3-8 record for the men this year. A young team, Ursinus is losing only one player to graduation, Craig Bozzelli, who finished with a 5-3 record and qualified for MAC post-season competition. Playing at second singles, junior Don Milich also compiled a winning record . The doubles teams of Dave Bozentka-Bozzelli and Todd Marshall-Milich both attained 2-2 marks. While pre-season projections for the team were not attained, coach Larry Karas and returning starters expect an improved season in 1982.
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Softball Team
Row i : Tracy Cherry, Deb Brackett , Pam Franz, Maureen Gorman, Sue Kohlenberger, Kyle Coleman Row 2: Joanie Groome, Vicki Videon, Stacey Smith, Karla Cantello, Janine Tay lor, Pa tt i Loefflad, Amy Hill Row 3: coach April Wenum, Twila Moore, Ca rol Hykel , Sandy Wirth , Gwen McKeon, Lynda Nelson, Angie Morrison
Although the record may not show it, the softball team exhibited strong, consistent play throughout the season in 1981. The girls started off
strong, leveling Moravian, Widener, and Penn in their first 3 games. Doubleheaders were not the team's forte as the Bears lost 4 and split
2. U.C .'s most difficult opposition came in contests against F&M and Scranton . The Grizzlies beat the Lancaster team, a team which later
went on to become the MAC South champion. Scranton, the MAC runner-up, proved to be a bit too much for Ursinus, beating the girls
15-6. Considering the team is losing no one to graduation, the 1982 softball team will be one to look out for!
Hustle!
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10 Moravian 9 21 Widener 11 3 Penn 2 0 Temple 11 0 Temple 5 6 Muhlenberg 11 11 Cabrini 3 10 Cabrini 11 8 Albright 7 7 LaSalle 9 4 LaSalle 21 1 Delaware 6
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Locfflad takes an outside pitch . Cherry prepares to complete the double play.
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Lacrosse Buggy controls the action.
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9 Harvard 16 15 Rutgers 8 II U. of Delaware 8 19 Yale 3 12 U. of Mass. II II Lehigh 7 3 U. of Maryland 7 16 E. Stroudsberg 3 9 U. of Pa . 7 12 Temple 4 19 Glassboro 7 15 Lafayette 3 II West Chester 5 II Penn State 10 21 F&M 5 6 U. of Maryland 3 9 Penn State 15 II Rhode Island 3 II Temple 8 4 Maryland 5
Tweed drives for the goal.
Di Santis fights for control.
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Morely reaches for a loose ball. The date: May 16, 198 1. The place: State College, PA . The opponent: The University of Ma ryla nd . The prize: The AlA W Division I National Championship. The road to this venerable position was so successful tha t Ursinus a lmost made it look easy. Following a n early-season loss to Ha rvard, the gi rls reeled off 5 stra ight wins including a 19-3 blowout of Yale in which Sue Morley and Ma rga ret Tomlinson exploded for 7 and 6 goals, respectively. La urie Holmes' 4 goals proved to be necessary in a squea ker aga inst Massachusetts. Following a setback to Maryland , the Bears rolled off 8 straight wins, outscoring opponents by a massive 114-44 margin . The biggest game of the regula r season was a ha rd-fought ba ttle against Penn State at which a large contingent of area spectators cheered Ursinus to an 11-10 victory. This victory, in addition to a 13-2 regula r season gave U.c. a fourth-place na tiona l ra nking going into the EAIA W regiona ls . The Bears avenged their earlier loss to Maryland in a 6-3 win in the first round but fell to Penn State in the finals 15-9 even with ha t tricks by Morley and Holmes. The weekend of May 14-16 was an exciting one for the team as the A lA W na tiona ls opened . M ajor teams from a ll 3 divisions were there but were quickly knocked off by the tournament favorites. Two early round victories set up the cha mpionship game aga inst Maryland. The words of a Terra pin spectator put the contest (a 5-4 loss) in proper perspective, "It was the best lacrosse game I ever saw!"
Lacrosse Team
Row I Sharon Bateman, Betty Morrison, Terri McKee, Jackie Bolger, Barb Hrubesh, Barb Augustine Row 2: Nadia Adly. Trish Del Femine. Jackie Kelley. Gina Buggy. Lauric Holmes. Steph DiSantis. Sue Darwin , Row 3: Melissa Shaw. Betsy Brigoon. Margaret Olmeido. ue Morley. Traci Davis. Marga ret Toml inson, Debbie Tweed, Barb Mojta
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Lacrosse
The men's lacrosse club continued to both grow in number and visibility
across campus in 1981 as the stickmen proved tha t they are for real.
Competing against varsity teams, the club found the going rough most of
the season. The highlight of the year occurred against Bloomsburg as
the men battled to an 8-7 victory. Top scorers for the team were Bruce
Kuo and Bill Kramer.
Ursinus gold attained a solid 5-5 record in 1981, boosted by the
strong play of seniors Doug Sweely and Betsy Haag, junior Paul Zeiders, and newcomers Mike Musho and
Warren Phillips. The strong regular season set up post-season play
at the MAC's. Ursinus met tough competition, ending in 18th place.
It's Miller Time for the lacrosse club.
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Lacrosse Club
Row I: Fred Walters, Robb Wong, Rodger Ferguson, John Squire, Tom Walter, John Zerr, Bruce Kuo, Ross Schwalm, Dave Cohen, Brian Dwyer, Tony Morello, Mike Chairappa Row 2: coach Dave Rebuck, Marty Sullivan , Eric Schultheis, Paul Schodowski, Bill White, Hank Larkin, Greg Turner, Ray Snyder, Bob Pfeiffer, Dave Goggin, Mark Sander, Scott Weaner, Ed Hovick, Kevin Kunkle, Ed Lutz, Bob Shillingford, Kevin Burke, Bill Kramer, Dan Parenti, coach Greg Wen hold, coach Bob Webber
Ursinus defense hangs tough.
Betsy Haag analyzes her next putt. Golf
Phillips a nd Sweely take the easy way to the clubhouse.
Golf Team
Row J Mike Musho. Gene Haag. Leslie Baylis. Mike Levick Row 2: coach Eric Stevenson. Warren Phillips. Paul Zeiders. Doug Sweely. Betsy Haag. Rob Dunlop. Dale Williams
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Golf
Dickinson Scranton LaSalle Widener
Johns Hopkins Lebanon Valley Deleware Valley
FDU F&M
Swarthmore Drexel
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A 13-4 record speaks for itself as the Bears demolished MAC opposition in 1981. U.c. got off to an
exceptionally fast start (7-0), balancing strong pitching and timely hitting in victories over Muhlenberg,
Elizabethtown, F&M, Swarthmore, and Deleware Valley. Following their super start the team batting
average was .284, short-stop Craig Walck was hitting .428, and the Blubaugh brothers possessed an
agg rega te record of 5-0. Johns Hopkins, coming off a doubleheader sweep of Widener, brought the Bear's
win streak to a n abrupt end with another doubleheader win. U.c. found little trouble during the rest of the
season, splitting twin bills against strong Widener and Haverford teams. Following a bombarding of
Albright, Ursinus moved on to post-season play. The playoffs were not as successful as the regular season
for the Bears, losing 2 out of 3 to Juniata. For the sea on Walck hit .473 and lead the team with 6
homeruns .
Baseball Team
Up to bat .. .
Row I: Jeff Grassie, Jim Rumer, Keith Lulewich, Rich Barker, Joe D'Ascenzo Row 2: Bob Fooskis, Morris Salley, Craig Walck, Harold Blubaugh, Mike Walsh, Steve Donahue Row 3: coach Jim Moyer, Jim Gasho, Jim Birchmeyer, Joel Ashinhurst, Jim Drevs, John Blubaugh Not pictured: coach Bruce Piker
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Baseball
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6 Muhlenberg 5 3 Eliza bethtown 2 6 F&M 5 6 F&M 3 8 Swarthmore I 4 Swarthmore 3 8 Del. Valley 6 I Johns Hopkins 2 3 Johns Hopkins 4 8 Western Md. 4 5 Widener 12 6 Widener 3 10 Washington 0 4 Washington 3 2 Haverford 6 2 Haverford I 17 Albright 8 8 Juniata 9 12 Juniata 1
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A pause in the action . A base hit gets the Bears on top.
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Etc.
Cheereladers express both excitement .. .
. . . and dispair at the CAA basketball finals .
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Cheerleading Squad
Row I : Liz Bradley, Maria Storino, Suzanne Hall , Lisa Geiger , Wendy Wallace Row 2: Missy Shaw, Barb Moran, Adana Covert , Kim McArthur, Dorothy Linvill
All intramural sports grew in popularity this year.
Intense hoop action!
I f there was one word to characterize the 1980-81 school year at U.c., it would have to be sports. Many more people became involved than ever befo re, be it in the expanded intramural program or sitting in the stands rooting with the cheerleaders. But it is the many varsity sports teams a nd outstanding individuals that performed so supurbly both during the regular season and playoffs that made the year a special one. Think about it for a moment. How could a heavily academic-oriented school of only 1100 students have 5 tea ms (field hockey, men's and women's basketball , baseba ll , a nd women's lacrosse) enter post-season tournaments a nd achieve nat iona l rankings? Why do we have an undefeated cross country team and a wrestler who placed third in the nation? We're not sure, but certa inl y hope tha t it keeps up! Congratulations to all of our extraordina ry tea ms. You've given us much to be proud of. (Footnote: Thanks to The Grizzly a nd Mike Cash for much of the sports information on the preceeding pages.)
The Rhodies and Lagers pose for a pregame photo.
Hard-fought action is always found in int ram ural contests.
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