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The Lance* St. Andrews Presbyterian College
Under
New
Man^anent
David Benzaquen
Stc^ Writer
Success of the
women's soccer team and
a recent promotion sig
nal changes for the ath
letic program here at St.
Andrews.Lorenzo
Canalis, new athletic di
rector, took his women's
soccer team to second in
the N. A.L A. south region
tournament last year and
captured the N.S.C.A.
award as All-South
Coach of the year. He
became athletic director
in July, after three years
as the women's soccer
coach.
New faculty members
Ali K. Alwan, tennis and
assistant soccer, Stuart
Carmichael, assistant
baseball, Clifton C.
Dillard, assistant basket
ball and track. Benjamin
C. Guiliano, softball and
volleyball and William
L. Rude, assistant soft
ball and volleyball begin
to coach this year.
Canalis said "I'm work
ing with a good group.
Everyone has a great deal
of respect for each other,
like a team."
Future goals for the
athletic department are
facility upgrading, nam
ing Smdent Athlete of the
Week and bringing the
outside community
closer to the campus,
Canalis said. "What
makes our athletic de
partment so strong is that
it's not separate from the
school; it's a reflection of
the school," the director
said. "There is not a win-
ning-only attitude, but
more of a team aspect."
Canalis puts a lot of
emphasis on keeping the
school and athletics to
gether. Canalis believes
that S.A. has many op
portunities to offer, and
he encourages athletes to
take advantage of them.
Shf's still behind us, paddle faster!
Sports
Women's Rugby: A
Rude Awakening?
Janet Francher
Sports Editor
Picture, if you will, a
newly formed women's
rugby team that hails
from the scenic and oh
so metropolitan St. An
drews College....
Now, imagine our
heroines as they travel
to Duke University for
their first game. Not all
of them arrive at Duke
at the same time due to
the fact that several of
our talented and lovely
players are riding in a
green 1976 VW bus and
are left in the dust by the
rest of the caravan. Nev
ertheless, as the Rhinos
arrive expressions of
wonder and amazement
grace their sunlit faces.
They roam around the
massive Duke campus
in a relatively clueless
fashion for quite some
time, searching for the
rugby field, a bathroom,
the men's dorms and
other points of interest.
When our heroines do
find the field, the ex
pressions of won
der on their faces change
to expressions of confu
sion and terror.
Ruth Hayball- "Well,
there's the rugby field."
Janet Fancher- "Yeah,
but that's the men's,
team."
Heather Sigrior-
"Nope, those are
women."
Jennifer Inman-
"Those are women?"
Sarah Daniel- "Where
are the bathrooms?"
Abbey Dondanville-
"Behind the football sta-
dium. Those are
women?"
Becky Loffen- "Yeah,
that's the Eno River
women's rugby team."
Janet, Ruth and Ab
bey* "Run away!"
Ah yes, ladies and
gentlemen, the Rhinos
had stumbled across Eno
River, who at the time
was wiping up the field
with the Old Dominion
women's rugby team
(fellow novices). So,
with some trepidation,
our heroines sit down to
watch the rest of the
game. Suddenly, the
looks of terror begin to
disappear from the Rhi
nos faces.
As they watch the
game there is a general
consensus amongst the
St. Andrew's women.
They are not expecting
to win their first game,
especially against such
a seasoned club as Eno
River, but they are no
ticing one thing that
might serve as a lethal
weapon and a saving
grace. The St. Andrews
women seem to be
faster.
Smiles appear orr ‘
their faces....
Some hours later the
Rhinos take the field.
The coach of the Eno
River team consents to
play with them, as they,
with one player injured
and two out of town, do
not have enough people
to constitute a full team.
The ref goes over a few
of the finer things with
them, and then the Rhi-„.
nos first "friendly" game
b e g i n s . .
The first noticeable
difference is the size of
the two scums. The aver
age size of the S A scrum
is 5'5", 135 lbs. The av
erage size of Eno River,
5'7", 160 lbs. The sec
ond noticeable differ
ence is the speed of the
two teams. The Rhinos
scrum is close in speed
to the Eno River line.
Thus, theoretically, we
have a battle between
power and fleet feet.
Alas, in this particu
lar duel, experience and
strength triumph over
ambition and speed. In
the course of the game,
which ended with a yery
respectable scoreofEno
River-7, St. Andrews-
- 0, there was only one
great scare for the Rhj.
nos which came in the
first half when Andria
Brodhun was tackled
and broke her collar
bone (Never fear, avid
readers, Andria was
rushed to the hospital,
treated, and made it to
the rugby party, butthai's
another story...). Despite
their loss, our heroines
were complemented by
both Eno River and the
referee on their ability
which seemed to far ex
ceed that of most new
teams. Some of the
game's most exciting
plays were made by the
Rhinos, including two
great retums made by
to Adrienne Atkins. (One
of the most amusing
plays was also provided
by the Rhinos. It oc
curred in the second half
when two of the small
est people on the field,
Rachel Roundtree and
Janet Fancher, ganged
up on the largest Eno
River player - 5' 11", H5
lbs. - and in a brave ef
fort broughtherdownin
_a tangle of wild limbs
just outside of the try
zone.)
Low and behold, the
final whistle sounds and
the Rhinos first game
ends. There are a few
cuts and bruises (and a
broken collar bone), but
all in all the day is
deemed a success. The
St. Andrews womens
rugby team has been ini
tiated into the game
for the party, where they
receive a different kind
of initiation, but as I said
before, that's a different
story....
The Rhinos are in the
process of lining up ^
home game for Ganz2’
Stay tuned for details!
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