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Wednesday, May 19, 1976
TIGERS CLOSE SEASON WITH LOSS TO HOBART HERE
Towson's dreams of capturing the NCAA College Division Lacrosse National Champ¬
ionship without ever having to leave Baltimore came to an abrupt halt Saturday night.
Ohio Wesleyan had upset defending champion Cortland State earlier in the day, pro¬
viding Towson with a home game advantage Wednesday. But the Tigers couldn't dispose of the
Statesmen from Hobart College. Fired up from a supportive contingent that made the trek
from Geneva, New York to see their heroes play, Hobart scored four unanswered goals in the
final period to eliminate the Tigers, 10-6, before 2,500 fans at Burdick Field.
Our Tigers were seeded third in the tournament, giving us a first round bye along
with top-seeded Adelphi, second-seeded Cortland State, and fourth-seeded Roanoke. Hobart,
seeded sixth, routed Fai rleigh-Dickinson in a first round game, 19“6, behind a six goal
effort from John Hayes. Although the Statesmen had defeated Towson earlier in the season,
many local lacrosse experts felt Towson had improved over the latter part of the season
and would avenge that previous setback. Unfortunately for us, Hobart felt differently
about the matter.
The contest, played under the lights, was even-up throughout most of the evening, with
the Tigers surging for a brief 4-2 edge following a low scoring first half. But by the end
of the third quarter Hobart had rallied for a 6-6 deadlock and the entire season for both
clubs rested on the final 15 minutes. The Statesmen struck for four goals for a 10-6 ad¬
vantage. Our Tigers couldn't find the range the rest of the way. They were continually
thwarted by Hobart netminder Rick Blick and the ball-controlling abilities of its mid¬
fielders. Paul Mullen paced the Tigers attack with a pair of goals. Four others had
single tallies as we were held to our lowest offensive output of the season.
Hobart now moves on to host seventh-seeded Ohio Wesleyan today (Wednesday), while
Washington College visits Adelphi in the other semi-final. The championship contest will
be held Saturday, May 22 at the U.M.B.C. campus at 2 p.m. The Tigers thus finished the
season with an 8-6 mark. Hopefully coach Carl Runk can regroup this young Tiger squad
for another strong run at the title next season. He'll have many key players from this
year's squad to do it with. The attack trio of Andy Paris, Tom Wagner, and Paul Mullen
will return, while crease attackman Tommy "Squatty" Nelson graduates. The midfield should
be strong with the return of Tom Kidd, Danny Nolan, Mark Kroneberger, Chris Ciletti, and
Jack Warren. Seniors Larry Anderson, Greg Chasney, Mitch Lekas, Jeff Davis, Dave Eich-
elberger, and Tim Maher will graduate from the Tiger middie corps. At defense, Ralph
Ruocco, Bill Treadway, Fran Duffy, Joe Higgins, Keith Jackson, and Carl Kotowski return.
Only Bernie Bernstein and Tom Harrison depart. Paul Russo will be first in line for the
goaltending duties with the graduation of Jeff Jones. All in all, coach Runk has a strong
core of returnees to work with for the 1977 campaign. With the kind of record, determin¬
ation, and outlook that is synonomous with the name Carl Runk, Towson should again enjoy
the usual success that has become a Towson lacrosse trademark since his arrival in 1968.
TIGERS CAPTURE MAS0N-DIX0N GOLF CROWN
Our golf team, under the direction of Terry Wanless, recently captured the Mason-
Dixon Conference golf tournament held at Kings Valley Country Club in Fairfield, Pa. The
Tigers finished with 641 for the two-day,
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program, ahead of George Mason which
closed with a 642. The top performance for Towson was turned in by Tom Grem, who carded a
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