Football wins home
opener, 24-10
GEORGE BINNS
staff writer
Over 1,200 fans filled Armfield Athletic
Center Saturday and watched Junior Lord es
cort the Guilford football team to a 24-10 vic
tory over ODAC rival Washington & Lee.
Quarterback Dan Strelkauskas passed to
Lord nine times for 148 yards, including all
three of the Quaker touchdowns.
"Danny and I worked well together today,"
said Lord, who was named ODAC offensive
player of the week. "We made the same reads
and just executed the plays."
Strelkauskas threw 13 passes for 215 yards
and no interceptions, but credits a young of
fensive line for his success.
"We had two starting linemen go down with
injuries this week and had to fill their spots with
some unseasoned guys," he said. "They stepped
up and did a heck of a job."
Quaker offensive coordinator Brindon
Christman read a quote to his players every day
at practice for a week prior to the game.
"An angry football team is better than a con
fident one."
"Counting the end of last year, we were on
Men's soccer racks
up undefeated week
OWEN FINBERG
staff writer
Wins were predicted as the men's soccer
team began their season, and last week it all
started rolling. Going unbeaten last week, the
Quakers improved their record to 1-2-1 on the
young season.
Guilford started
the week with a hard
fought 1-1 draw
against OD AC oppo
nent Emory & Henry.
In a contest marked
by rough play and
poor officiating,
E&H slithered away
with a tie.
After dominating
much of the first half
without a goal, the
Quakers came out
strong and went
ahead on Anthony
Raccuglia's first tally
of the season. Amen
tal lapse allowed
E&H to pull even
with about 20 min-
utes remaining. Both
squads then battled through regulation and two
fifteen-minute overtime periods.
"It was important for us to get at least a tie
against a team as good as Emory & Henry,
but we need to start winning," said freshman
defender Steve Marsh at the time.
Win is what the Quakers did as they pleased
the large parents' weekend crowd with an ex
citing victory over non-conference foe North
Carolina Wesleyan. The Quakers came out
intent on winning and after controlling most
September 27,1996
a five-game losing skid," said Christman.
"We were overconfident because of our
athleticism, but haven't played like a hun
gry football team since the Emory & Henry
game two years ago."
Head coach Mike Ketchum appreciated
his team's effort.
"We played to win, rather than not to
lose," he said. "We have to practice on the
edge and play on the edge. If we play con
servatively, we will lose, if we play like we
played today, we will get similar results."
"Our players showed considerably bet
ter effort this week," said defensive coor
dinator John Falvey. "They finally showed
us what we saw all pre-season."
"We played more aggressively up front,"
said defensive lineman Jared Kennerson.
"Our hard work all week payed off."
Combined, Jared and brother Ben ac
counted for 14 tackles, while freshman line
backer Carlton Hire accumulated 12, and
sophomore defensive back Matt Milone
made 10.
The Quakers go on the road next week
to face another ODAC opponent,
Hampden-Sydney, who is 1-1.
of the first half, they exploded in the sec
ond.
A great through pass by Dax Baker set
up Denis Byrne's goal eight minutes into
the half. Less than ten minutes later, a con
troversial hand ball in the box gave
Isaac Pcilant
yard blast by co-captain Steve Diamond
that pinged the post and wrinkled the net
Guilford later took the lead for good
when a 45-yard direct kick turned into
Steve Marsh's first career goal.
The team was upbeat about the victory
and the large crowd. Dax Baker said, "We
have improved every game and now
people are used to playing with each other,
and we're getting better."
sports.
Fearless Forecast
picks and grins
Colorado (-3 1/2) over Texas A&M:
Sure, neither one of these teams has been
impressive this year. However, the Buffs
aren't going to let it be this close against
the hapless Aggies.
N.C. State (+4l/2) versus Purdue: The
Wolfpack is a team with something to
prove, and I think they'll get it done this
week against Big Ten doormat Purdue.
Louisville (-31/2) over Southern Miss:
The Cardinals are quietly building a solid
team. Chris Redman is a highly underrated
quarterback.
Penn State (-8) over Wisconsin: Joe Pa's
bunch knows they have to win big to move
up in the polls, and they'll roll over the Bad
gers.
Notre Dame (+3) over Ohio State: I'm
an Irish believer after last week's win over
Texas. The Buckeye's lack of quality com
petition so far this season will hurt them in
this game.
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foDACt
Men's Soccer W L T GF C.A Women's Soccer WI. T C.F GA
Eastern Mennonite 6 0 0 13 2 Wash. & Lee 4 0 0 16 5
Randolph-Macon 5 0 0 11 1 Randolph-Macon 7 1 0 31 4
Washington & Lee 3 0 0 9 3 R-M Women's 5 1 0 33 9
Va. Wesleyan 3 117 5 Roanoke 5 2 0 19 4
Hampden-Sydney 3 3 1 15 10 Sweet Briar 3 3 1 30 18
Lynchburg 3 3 1 14 19 Hollins 2 2 0 917
Roanoke 12 2 16 10 Guilford 2 2 212 23
Guilford 12 1 6 8 Va. Wesleyan 2 3 1 10 13
Emory & Henry 13 1 8 14 Lynchburg 250 17 18
Bridgewater 0 6 0 8 26
FwtfraU w L PF PA
Women's Volleyball W L Emory & Henry 1 1 27 41
Washington & Lee 9 1 Guilford 1 1 36 31
Bridgewater 8 1 Randolph-Macon 1 1 43 48
Lynchburg 7 2 Bridgewater 2 1 42 33
GuUford 2 1 Wash. & Lee 0 2 10 51
Eastern Mennonite 6 5.
Randolph-Macon 6 7
R-M Women's College 2 5 B" d eewater 14 H-s 3
Roanoke 2 7 20 Wesley 35
Emory & Henry 2 9 Wash. & Lee 10 R-M 30
Hollins 0 3 Guilford 24 Catholic 28
Sweet Briar 0 5 *
Wesleyan a
penalty kick
which they
converted to
knot the score
at one.
After
We s ley an
scored a sec
ond time,
Owen Fin berg
slotted a
breakaway
goal in the side
netting to once
again even the
count. An
other
Wesleyan goal
and another
Guilford
comeback,
this time a 25-
The Guilfordian
ADAM LUCAS
sports editor
North Carolina (+l7) versus Florida
State: The last time the Heels ventured
down to Doak Campbell, they were a ques
tionable Octavus Barnes fumble from win
ning the game. It'll be closer than 17.
Kentucky (+36) versus Florida: OK,
so the Wildcats aren't going to win this
one. But with the Gators still celebrating
last week's big win, it ought to be closer
than five touchdowns.
Clemson (-15) over Wake Forest: If
the Tigers don't win by at least three
touchdowns, Tommy West can start house
shopping. The Deacons win over North
western might be their only victory all
season.
BYU (-14) over SMU: It's a given that
the Cougar offense will score points. They
should be able to hold SMU below 20, en
abling BYU to cover the spread.
Virginia (-31/2) over Texas: The Long
horns may have difficulty coming down
from last week's tough loss. The UVa de
fense is highly underrated.
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