Row 1: C. Lou Who, K. Colton, N. Sulli-van, K. Kraeger, C. Davenport, Y. Mi-ami. Row 2: J. Davis, E. Farrell, S. Da-ley, C. Finn, C. Rice, C. Carton, P. Tully.Row 3: Coach Al Ha!per, J. Galliazi, S.Morrissey, J. Donnelly, M. GoII, E. Sha-manski, C. Howard, K. McKnight,Coach Bruce Stearns

Quick Steps to the TopFaster than ever, Wornens Track is off to the races

-Pain is temporary, Pride is forev-er" — pride for the Holy Crosswomen's track and field teams moti-vated them to disregard the set-backs and adapt, overcome, andperform. The Purple Harriers, asmaller pack than in years before,triumphed over a slew of otherwisedevastating injuries. Coach Al Halperassisted by Bruce Stearns along withtrack veterans Tanya Baskins, Kris-tin Kraeger, Nancy Sullivan and Jo-anne Zern rallied the young team tovictory. Victory, although less recog-nizable than in years before, wasnonetheless prevalent this season.Exceptional individual accomplish-ments marked the team's record inthe inaugural year of Patriot Leaguecompetition.

The Holy Cross indoor track andfield team enjoyed much success.Nancy Sullivan, Holy Cross' formida-ble middle distance captain, leavesan indelible mark as the team's topperformer in the 1 mile, 3000 meter,1000 meter, 800 meter, and 600meter events. Kristin Kraeger, a sec-ond middle distance stronghold andcaptain, demonstrated her versatili-ty in running diverse events in addi-tion to setting a record in the 500meter run. Tanya Baskins leaves be-hind a veritable sprinting legacy.Baskin's talent extended into thefield events where she holds thebest long jump record with a leap of178". Joanne Zern, team captain,was truly the team's iron woman.The top performer qualified for New

Joanne has

been the

Iron

Woman" of

the

lifomen's Track

tearh during

her four

.years "at Holy

Cross. She

has p/aced in

numerous

invitationals and

dual/tri

meets in a

rriullitude of events.

She

has been

called upon

time and

time

again to

compete in

many as

seven events

during thas e course of

a

competition to

enhance

team effort.

She alWays d

so willing/y

and has

the

even voI-

unteered beyond

oes

any -

sonab/e

expectations rea

of

her

coaches. As a two

. year co

-captain, Joanne

pro-

.4‘

team go .

" vides

the smiles to

get the

log.

Englands in the grueling pentathlonand 4x200 relay.The outdoor season continued

with the tradition of purple pride.Holy Cross harriers had twelve NewEngland qualifiers in twelve individ-ual events and three relays. In addi-tion, there were six ECAC qualifiersand thirteen Patriot League scorersto capture fourth place in theleague. Top performers for the sea-son included those by: Jackie Davisin the 110m, 200m, and long jump;Courtney Finn in the 400m, 800m,1500m; Nancy Sullivan, upperclas-sperson track athlete award recipi-ent, in the 3000m; Kristin Kraeger inthe 5000m; Sue Daly in the 100mand 400m hurdles; Christine Daven-port, the most improved first yearstudent award recipient, in the10000m; Joanne Zern, most out-standing upperclass field athlete, inthe shotput and high jump; MichelleGoll, future team captain, in the dis-cus; Kim Klaus in the javelin; AmySparrow, outstanding freshpersonaward recipient in the hammer; andJean Donnelly in the triple jump.—by Christine Davenportphotos: Bruce Stearns and Kristen

Cardone

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And they're off!- Kristin Kraeger starts offwith a bang at Fitchburg.

Overcomes another hurdle- Ahead of thepack, Susan Daley clears the hurdle withease.

END RESULT

at WPI Relaysat West Point Invitationalat Fitchburg Developmentalat Rhode Island Invitationalat WPI Developmentalat Fitchburg OpenTHIRD CRUSADEat Penn Relaysat Fitchburg Invitationalat Patriot League Champs.4th of 7

at ECAC Championships

Making her move- with one lap to go, distance run-ner Nancy Sullivan prepares to take the lead.

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Herculean- Marcus launches the jay towardsnew heights.Hand-off-Joe Zebrak receives the baton fromteammate Paul Olson as HC finishes the4x100 ahead of the pack.Flying High- and far in the longjump- one ofBernie McMahon's nine events in WorcesterCity Championships.

End Result:

at WPI RelaysHC MULTI-EVENTWORCESTER CITYat Central Conn.HC THIRD CRUSADEat URI with UNHat Penn Relaysat Drake Relaysat Brown Invit.at Springfieldat Patriot Leagueat New England Champs.at IC4A Championshipsat NCAA Championships

Determined!-says the look on Brian Gallivan's faceas he clears the water in the steeple chase event.Supersprinters- in the 100, strongman Pete Cum-mings and Bernie McMahon push each other alongto a strong finish.

178 Spring Sports

Looking to pass- Distance stalwartsJustin Renz and Chris Pertrone lookahead midway through the 5000.

Dedication pays offSeniors pace track and field to excellence

The 1990-91 Holy Cross Trackand Field Team had one of the mostoutstanding indoor and outdoor sea-sons the school has seen in years.Under the leadership of Coaches Ka-vanaugh, Huston, newcomer JohnHoogasian, and the senior athletes,the squad's level of intensity soared.This translated into victories overBates, New Hampshire, and Lowell,entries at the Millrose Game, thePenn Relays, and the ICUA's.

At Bates, the team came togetherto defeat a strong opponent. In theweight events, Pete Cummings ledthe way, followed by Jim Hathawayand Chazz Lees. Doug MacLarenplaced in several events. However, itwas the seniors that made the differ-ence. Co-captain Tim O'Brien placedin the 1500 and 800 while the trio ofBernie McMahon, Chris McMor-mack, and Joe Zebrak dominatedthe pole vault. Zebrak and McMahonalso went on to place in another halfdozen events each. Thus when themeet was to be decided, the coach-ing staff had four seniors run the 4-400 relay. Phil Miller, Maury Bonner,McMahon, and Zebrak beat theBates team by a tenth of a second,and set the pace for the year.Other highlights of the indoor sea-

son included the return of HolyCross to the Millrose Games. O'Bri-en, Zebrak, Brain Gallivan, and JoeCusack ran the 4-800, while sopho-

mores Chris Petrone and JustineRenz made strong improvements indistance matched by Matt Marteland Jack Forsythe in the middle dis-tances.The indoor season ended with a

sixth place finish at the PatriotLeague Championships at ColgateUniversity. Although there were sev-eral outstanding performances dur-ing the meet, the competitionproved to be too powerful, but theteam overcame their disappoint-ment and looked with anticipation tothe outdoor season.As the outdoor season unfolded,

the team again acquired a new levelof dedication. Zebrak, McMahon,and MacLaren placed in severalevents in the Worcester City Cham-pionships. The weight men also

dominated the competition withsophomore Mike McCloud adding tothe points. Tom Gaudrault finishedhis career with a strong 800, and thedistance squad made a fine showingin the 800, 1500, 5000, and steeple-chase.The team would like to thank the

coaches and seniors for a memora-ble year in Track and Field.byChris O'Brienphotos by Kristen Cardone

Joe Zebrak,

Bernie McMahon and

Chris Mc-

Cormack have

worked together for four

years

to form one of the

most successfu/

group of

po/evau/ters in New

Eng/and. Although

their

talents are not

confined to this

event, the

Pro of the

senior trio has

earned many

points for the Crusader

team. At thePatri-

ot League

Championships, Bernie's

first p/ace

finish, Joe's fifth and

Chris'

sixth gave

Ho/y Cross 13 of the

team's 29 points.

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Row 1: Finola Halpin, GillianRecesso, May Coughlin, KristenCardone, Kristin Cieri. Row 2:Patti Smith, Edie Wagoner, KatyCox, Chantal Lacroix, JanetBurke, Kyle Kaspryznski. Row 3:Asst. Coach Anne Mulroy, KateDawson, Katie Feeley, JennyLeonard, Janine Cunningham,Colleen Langley, Coach MegGalligan.

"Killing their girls"Spirited Laxers post best record in six years

Hard work, determination andhustle were three key ingredients ofthe women's lacrosse season thisyear. Facing numerous nationallyranked teams, the Purple squadproved they can compete with topteams posting their best record insix years.

After a walk over a less experi-enced Colby Sawyer team, the Cru-saders took their show on the road.Two losses showed that the teamstill had skills to fine-tune and playsto develop. A return to the hill hadHC dominating teams in games thathad been close in previous years.Mount Holyoke and Wheaton provid-ed opportunities to showcase thescoring talents of leading scorers,

Janine Cunningham, Katie Feeley,and Finola Halpin.The team took a new found confi-

dence into their next contest against5th ranked Patriot League foe, Col-gate. HC defense led by senior co-captain, Gillian Recesso, K.C."Scrappy" Cieri and Janet Burke setup a specific man-to-man strategy toshut down the Patriot League lead-ing scorer and MVP. Goalie MayCoughlin took care of the rest with a65% saves average. HC came to-gether against the somewhat viciousRed Raiders under a new slogan:"kill your girl".

With a winning attitude despite theloss, the Crusaders faced four na-tionally ranked teams in their nextfour games including Lafayette, the

When the

competition had

one known

offensive Weapon,

Gillian

consistently was

caller/ upon to

provide the

tight man-to-

man defense.

Co

consistent and

reliable

Ski/i5

effective/y

shut-doWn and

frus-

trated man.),

opponents' top

scorers.

Her keen

game sense

enhanced mid-

field

connections t set up

the at-

tack unit. /Yarnedo

the team

Un-

sung Hero,

Gill's

We/t-rolinded

play was

responsible for much

of the

tearn's success

this

year.

number one team in the nation. ThePurple wasn't quite up to the chal-lenge of pulling off the upsets andwas starting to lose composure asthey went into the game againstSpringfield. The squads traded goalsbattling a 9-9 tie with three minutesremaining. With 32 seconds to play,most valuable rookie Colleen Lang-ley notched one of her four goals togive the Crusaders an emotionalwin.

Going into their final contest, thelaxers were proud of their improve-ment and accomplishments but stillsaw areas to improve. With a focuson the passing game, HC dominatedthe contest from the start. Settingan all time assist record, paced byKaty Cox with four dishes, the at-tack demonstrated perfectly exe-cuted plays and complimented bytenacious defense. Eleven differentCrusaders scored, including the two

senior co-captains in their finalappearance Gillian Recesso

and Kristen Cardone, for the20-4 win.Finishing with a bang, HC

Women's Lacrosse proved theyhave the talent and determination

not only to "kill their girl" but to win.

by Kristen Cardone

180 Spring Sports

Cruisin' to goal- Team MVP Janine Cunning-ham, who put in 44 goals, leaves chasing de-fenders behind.Phenomenal!- Co-Captain Elect Finola Halpinmakes her move in the mid-field.Tuck and Duck-Rookie of the Year ColleenLangley protects her cross enroute to one ofher 34 goals.

End Result:

COLBY SAWYER 21-5at Bucknell 2-14at Lock Haven 3-5MOUNT HOLYOKE 16-5at Wesleyan 10-12WHEATON 18-3COLGATE 6-9at Conn. College 9-17at Lafayette 3-15at Springfield 10-9at Trinity 6-9BRIDGEWATER 18-3NEW ENGLAND 20-4

6-7

Air Cardona- Co-Captain Kristen Cardone ri-fles a quick stick shot for a hattrick vs. NewEngland.

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Taking it to goal- Senior Tr -Captain MattConroy burns a BC defenderRolling around the crease- with his patentedmove, scoring leader Charlie Deckers goes togoal.Together!- The Purple squad prepares to facea tough BC team.

END RESULT

VILLANOVA 3-23at Stonybrook 6-17at Lafayette 4-14MERRIMACK 12-19At B.C. 7-16at Bucknell 4-19ST. MICHAEL'S 11-10at Williams 5-24LEHIGH 7-14at Hartford 15-17COLGATE 10-12ARMY 6-24at Siena 12-4PROVIDENCE 4-17

2-12

Makes the stop- the versatile Team MVP Tom Kier-nan stops a BC onslaught.Setting it up- PhiII O'Donnell, who was instrumentalin creating the attack movement.

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Row 1: C. Rowe, B. Slimbaugh, B.Driscoll, G. Marino, T. Kiernan. Row2: T. Lynch, J. Moriarty, A. Sullivan,S. Ford, B. Kennedy, P. O'Donnell.Row 3: Coach Ed Craver, G. Swan-son, B. Mulderig, C. Deckers, D. Mit-telholzer, T. Halleron, J. Leder,Asst. Coach Kevin Burke. Row 4: M.Dowe, C. DeAntoni, M. Conroy, J.Sheffler, K. Smith.

Sticking it out Laxmen fight to the end of disappointing seasonThe 1991 Men's Varsity Lacrosse

team had a difficult season. Plaguedby key injuries, foul weather, and acoach only in his second year, theLaxmen were only able to post a 2-12-0 record. Led by senior CaptainsMatt Conroy, Scott Ford, and juniorJohn Moriarty, the team was antici-pating its strongest performance inyears, but injuries to senior scoringmachine John Kane, and the onlybut talented sophomore goalie BillSlimbaugh were to set the teamback. Junior workhorse Tom Kier-nan displayed phenomenal courageand dedication when he stepped into replace Slimbaugh. His amazingimprovement while in net and his ex-ceptional ability on faceoffs earnedhim the team's MVP award. Kane,the MVP his sophomore year, wasreplaced by freshman Brenan Dris-coll, who demonstrated the scoringPotential of a powerful offensiveforce.

Senior Charlie Deckers was theteam's scoring leader. His forcefuldrives to the cage were enough togive him three goals against BostonCollege and four goals against La-fayette, two of his best perfor-m.ances. Seniors Phil O'Donnell andtri-captain Matt Conroy exhibited in-credible hustle and offensive talentas they led the midfielders. Theywere assisted by senior JamieSheffler, the quick moves of sopho-

more Al Orquiola, and the rifle-likeshot of sophomore Greg Swanson,who had three goals in the Crusad-ers' exciting win over St. Michael's.The core of the team was the de-fense. Led by Kiernan and the re-turning Slimbaugh in the net, theLaxmen displayed talent, drive andexceptional stamina in their long de-fensive stints. Freshmen Tim Hal-leron and Tom Lynch utilized theirexcellent take away stick checksand impressive stick skills to makethem look far above the play of anaverage freshman. Junior tri-captainJohn Moriarty combined crushingchecks with consistent aggressive-ness to earn him the honor of beingcaptain again as a senior. Flashy buteffective clearing by Slimbaugh kept

the Crusaders in many games.In all, the team has much to look

forward to. With well more than halfof the team as underclassmen, thistalent-saturated group will be a Pa-triot League contender in the nearfuture. The leadership of seniorsFord, Conroy, O'Donnell, Deckers,and Sheffler will surely be missed,but with the proper direction, theLaxmen will once again establish thewinning tradition of the 1980's.

byScott Ford

photos by Kristen Cardone and JeffHart

Scott Ford

Scott's seas

starton

ed long

before the

tearn's first

game. He dedicated

himsell to

running and

lifting in the

off-season to

achieve his

full potential on

the field.

Moved from

defense to

d-rnidi/rnidi this

year, Scott

used his solid

defensive stick

skills to improve

his attack

game scoring

his first

two collegiate

gs

Spirit and

sportsmanshioais. Scott'p

team focused orl the

game, espe-

cially after

disappointing

kept the

losses.

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Row 1: John Enright, BrianBrandt, Dave Howe, Steve Cu-tone Row 2: John Hancer, ChrisCallanan, Mike Bruder, LanceHutchinson, Coach Oscar Najar-ian. Missing: Chip Blaufuss.

Great performancesMental toughness, consistency lead to successThe Holy Cross Men's Varsity Ten-

nis Team had a very good showingthis year, earning itself a 6-6 season.Coach Oscar, "O'Train" Najarianput together a very young and eagerteam, which was composed of: 5sophomores, 2 juniors, and 2 se-niors. Sophomore transfer student,Lance Hutchinson quickly became amajor force for the Crusaders by fill-ing the number one singles position.Junior veterans, Chris Callanan andJohn Hancir followed in dominanttwo and three positions. Sopho-mores, Steve "Two-Tone" Cutoneand "Dangerous" Dave Howejumped through the ranks showingstrength at the four and five posi-tions, and rounding out the roster atsix singles position was either part of

the Crusaders' number two doublesteam, Brian Brandt or John Enright.Filling the number one and threedoubles teams were (1) LanceHutchinson and Dave Howe, and (3)Chris Callanan and Chip "ToughTennis From Tennessee" Blaufuss.Unfortunately, Senior CaptainMichael "Brude-Dude" Bruder wasnot able to fill his prior season'snumber three singles position be-cause of a disabling foot injury suf-fered just prior to the start of thespring season. However, both SeniorCaptains, Michael Bruder and ChipBlaufuss made their presence feltthrough their inspiration and adviceon and off the court.

From the start of the season, itappeared that the Crusaders would

After three

stellar years at

3rd singles,

Mike /ooked

forWard to a

promising senior

season.

Unfortunately, an early

spring ca-

reer ending

ankly injury

destroyed those

hopes. In his changed

role, the senior

cap-

tain kept the

team at ease

with his sense

of humor

C'Ducle!'). his short

shorts

and advanced

social skills.

Mike at-

tended every

match and

Worked to

help the younger

players adjust to

the rigors

of the season.

His up-

beat attitude

helped th tee am

to work

through the

disap-

pointments and

play their

best.

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be in for some trouble. The omensdid not look promising as the firstmatch against WPI was postponeddue to rain. After a short easterBreak, the Crusaders returned to adevastating 5-4 loss to Fordham,their first Patriot League opponent.Other losses came against some ofthe stronger tennis teams aroundour area including: UCONN, Con-necticut College, University of Hart-ford, and another disappointing 5-4loss to cross town rivals, Clark Uni-versity. However, the true strengthof the team was demonstrated intheir victories against Springfield,Trinity, WPI, Assumption, Nichols,and Becker.The mental toughness and depth

of this year's Men's Tennis Teamhas proved itself this year, and willonly improve in the years to come.As this young and eager team gainsthe match experience it needs, while

following the guidance ofCoach Najarian, Holy Cross hasthe potential to become a power

within the Patriot League.

by Mike Bruderphotos by Lizzie Medaglia

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184 Spring Sports

Aces Baby!- Senior Co-Captain Chip Blaufusslaunches a serve past his opponent.Warming it up- Chris Callanan receives somepre-match advice from doubles partner ChipBlaufuss.What are you doing?- Brian Brandt watcheshis partner John Enright hit a rather unortho-dox overhead.

End Result:

Clark 4-5Assumption 9-0Nichols 9-0Becker 9-0Fordham 4-5Hartford 2-7Springfield 5-4Conn. College 2-7Trinity 5-4UConn 2-7WPI 9-0Lehigh 4-5

6-6

No, That's mine!- Dave Howe makes a dive to cut offpartner Lance Hutchinson's return.

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Getting Ready- Varsity Eight moves into posi-

tion for the San Diego Crew Classic.Pushing Off- and prepared to make a run forit at the head of the Charles.A-Head of the Crowd-and going strong, theHeavyweight Eight cruises up the Charles.

End Result:

Coast GuardWesleyan

at San DiegoAmherst/ Lowellat MITConn. Coll/ TuftsWorcester CityNew Englands

3rd of 35th of 53rd of 32nd of 22nd of 33rd of 31st

Removing Excess Baggage- sneakers are left ashorebefore a soggy one at Coast Guard.

186 Spring Sports

Women's crew rows onA small team ends season in victory

The Women's Crew team beganthe year with races in the fall,among the most prestigious ofWhich was the annual Head of theCharles Regatta in Boston. Aftercompeting in the Head of the Textileand the Head of the Connecticut re-gattas, the crew had their bestshowing of the fall season at theCharles. The Varsity Eight defeateda number of crews from the North-west and the West Coast in a verydemanding race.

In late November, the team re-ceived an invitation to the San DiegoCrew Classic in California. CoachesPatrick Diggins and Kristine Perrydesigned intense indoor workouts,including weightlifting, erg, body cir-cuits, and stairs, in preparation ofthe race. Throughout the winter, theteam was plagued by a series oflosses and injuries which reducedthe team to almost half its originalnumber, leaving only ten rowers andtwo coxswains. The team travelledto Oak Ridge, Tennessee, for intensetraining during spring break, and inspite of the rain, sleet, fog, and wind,the crew made a great deal of pro-gress, and left Tennessee confidentand anxious to compete in the up-coming season.The spring season turned out to

be a series of ups and downs. A fewraces were disappointments to theteam, but the Varsity eight showed

its mettle by placing fifth at the SanDiego Crew Classic and later defeat-ing Coast Guard for the first time inrecent memory. The eight split intofours for a number of races, includ-ing the New England Champion-ships. The Varsity four qualified forthe finals and took sixth place over-all in the New England's, while thelightweight Varsity four broughthome another lightweight champi-onship by finishing first of five crews.The team was unable to go to Phila-delphia this year for the Dad VailChampionships due to unfortunatefinal exam schedules.

This year's Varsity team includedjuniors Beth NeeIon, MaureenKloempkin, Kate Kane, Mary Beth

Sposito, Mary Sullivan, sophomoresLiz Teuwen, Deidre Maher, Jill No-vak, Mary D'Argenis, and MauraKeating. This year's captains werejunior Patty Williams and senior Ker-ry Carlson, who is the team's onlygraduating member.The novice team had a very fast

year, winning the Head of the Con-necticut regatta and most of itsspring races. Novice coaches MattKeating and Kristin Conroy are con-fident that their crews will be astrong addition to the Varsity team,and together women's crew will con-tinue to be a success on the water.

byKate Kane

Kerry Car/sonThe

on/y senior to

"stick it out"

for four

years,

Kerryassumed a

leadership role on the

tem. She

consisten ntly gave her all

a

and fre-

quently ga ve e ven more,

running

and liftig on

her oWn

above

What was

required of

the

team. She

strived to im-

prove from

the outset

heavywei

of

the year,

workingsolid postion

up to a in the

;-

ght boat.

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1991 Varsity Eight: Coach BudErmilio, Greg Comcowich, JerryGlas, Mike Spencer, Noel Pardo,coxswain Christine Frassica,Tom Morrison, Andrea Garbag-nati, Mike Smith, and Jim Black.

A record to be proud ofMen's crew just keeps getting faster

1111•111•••1

The 1990-91 Men's Varsity Crewtook to the waters of Lake Quinsiga-mond in early September in prepa-ration for the fall season. The crew,coached by Bud Ermilio, returnedwith four seniors: coxswain ChristineFrassica, co-captains Jim Black andAndrea Garbagnati, and Jerry Glas.In addition, three juniors returned:Tom Morrison, Greg Comcowich,and Dan Fulco. Backed by the sup-port of twelve underclassmen, theleadership of the seniors proved in-tegral to the success of the fall sea-son.The first race, the Head of the

Lowell, was a triumph for both thefirst and second boats; the formerplaced third behind Coast Guard andBoston University, while the latter

finished sixth. The following weekthe team travelled to the Head ofthe Connecticut, where the secondboat, stroked by Dan Fulco, placedtwenty-fifth out of forty-eight crews.Later that day, the first boat placedninth out of fifteen in the champion-ship division, beating a notable East-ern Sprint school, Dartmouth. Thenext challenge for the crew was atthe popular Head of the Charles Re-gatta in Boston. The first boatplaced tenth out of forty eightteams, earning an automatic bid fornext year's race. The final race ofthe fall season was the Snake Regat-ta held at Lake Quinsigamond. Plac-ing behind Riverside, a national row-ing championship club, by a mere1.2 seconds, the upperclassmen of

the first boat, along with sopho-mores Noel Pardo, Michael Spencer,and Mike Smith, turned in their mostimpressive performance of the sea-son.

After rigorous training in Tennes-see over spring break, the crewteam returned with Holy Cross' fast-est spring training 2000 meter timein its twenty year existence, leavingthe rowers eager to face their com-petition. Coast Guard, Wesleyan,and Albany was the first opponentsto be faced. The second boat, com-posed of Dan Fulco ('92), JamesLennon, Martin Anderson, TimO'Brian, and Jason Bellipani (all'93), finished third, seperated fromwinners Wesleyan by one second.The first boat finished in a disap-pointing third place behind CoastGuard and Wesleyan. The first boatthen finished second to Gonzaga,

while beating Fordham,Northwestern, Notre Dame,

and Washington State at the SanDiego Crew Classic.The culmination of the season

came to fruition at the New EnglandChampionships, held at Lake Quinsi-gamond. In the JV final, HC camewithin .400 second of medalling,placing third overali.byNoel PardoMichael SpencerGreg Comcowich

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Practice Makes Perfect- for the Varsity Eightboat out on Lake Quinsig.Yep, it's ours.- Greg Comcowich and cox-swain Christine Frassica check out the trophythey received for Worcester City Champion-ships.Let's go!- Cox Christine Frassica is all smilesand ready for the race.

End Result:

Coast Guard/Wesleyan/URI 3 of 4at San Diego 2 of 5at Amherst/Lowell 1 of 3Conn. College/Tufts 2 of 3BC/Vermont 1 of 3Worcester City 1 of 3New Englands 6 of 6

STROKE!- Hard work and determination paid off forthe successful Varsity Eight Boat.

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Batter Up!- Captain-elect Stacey Sweklo gets

ready for the pitch.In ready position- Nothing will get by Co-MVP

Elizabeth Dennin.Delivers a Strike- Always tough, rookie KathyPhalen launches on towards the plate.

End Result:

at Boston College 1-4, 1-4

NEW HAMPSHIRE 6-5, 4-8

at Lowell 0-1MERRIMACK 12-3, 8-8YALE 2-15, 4-7at Providence 0-4, 3-4RHODE ISLAND 1-11, 2-7COLGATE 4-12, 3-7BUCKNELL 2-4, 4-16at Harvard 1-10, 2-5BOSTON UNIV. 0-3, 5-9at Lehigh 18-5, 9-5at Lafayetteat Assumption

7-8, 6-5,2-5, 0-11

at Brown 1-5, 2-8ARMY 3-8, 5-7FORDHAM 3-6, 7-6HARTFORD 3-2, 4-1CENTRAL CONN. 0-3, 4-3Lafayette 13-0Army 1-8Lehigh 0-2

10-29-1

Yer Out!- Co- MVP Michelle Fagnant tosses the ball

to first to keep the runner in check.

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Row 1: H. Kersch, S. Swelko, L.Dennin, J. Matelewski, J. Boyle, C.Correa. Row 2: K. Golden, K. Pha-len, J. Sullivan, L. Cascio, M. Fag-nant, T. Grimaldi, Coach PeteRoyce.

A Bat, A Ball, A GloveSoftball season ends well after slow start

For 1991 Holy Cross Softball, ourmotto was A BAT, A BALL, A GLOVEare all we need. Unfortunately, wealso needed a few more wins. Thefinal record of 10-29-1 does not ac-curately reflect our season.We did have a slow start. Most

players, including the pitchers, andthe coaches were inexperienced atthe college level. We did improve butdue to the short, compact season,our progress came after we were al-ready deep in the hole. During thelast two weeks of the season, wePosted a respectable 5-3 record. InPatriot League competition, we fin-ished in fifth place with impressivewins over Lehigh (twice), Lafayetteand Fordham. In the league tourna-ment, we showcased our talents. Onthe first day of competition, wesoundly trounced Lafayette with a13-0 rout. The second day was notas successful. After losing to PatriotLeague Champions Army, we fell to3rd place Lehigh. Overall, we playeda couple of good games, met somenice coaches and ate well for theweekend.Co-Captain Elizabeth Dennin and

Michelle Fagnant were named to theAll-Patriot League squad in additionto being selected as co-MVP's bytheir teammates. Dennin was alsohonored by the NCAA as an Academ-ic All-American at shortstop for herprowess on and off the field. Other

award recipients included UnsungHero, Co-Captain Jodie Matylewskiand Most Improved Player, SuzieO'Connor.The team looks forward to a bet-

ter season next year with the returnof Tr -Captains Michelle Fagnant, Ju-lie Sullivan and Stacey Swelko. Oth-er returning varsity letter winners ju-niors Kelly Golden and SuzieO'Connor, sophomores JohannaBoyle, Lisa Carcio and Lynn Herle-ley, and freshmen Colleen Correa,Heather Kersch and Kathy Phalen,will provide an experienced back-bone for the squad. Graduating se-niors Dennin, Matylewski and TinaGrimaldi will be missed for their tal-ents as well as the spirit theyshowed on and off the field. The

team would like to thank all our loyalsupporters (especially roommates)who stuck with us.

By Elizabeth DenninPhotos: Jeff Hart

Jodie MatylewskiThe

centerfielder was not on:c or

flashy but her team relied hr to get

the job done.

A/Ways a competitor,

Jodie

was se/ected to the ALL -M ACA

team last

year for her outstanding play in the

tour-

nament. She never

quit despite the

tough time the teahad. A

highlight (If

her career was in hte

game at Brown in

Which

r 5 with two dou-

bles. she

went 5 foShe blew everyone off the

field,

including a stray

dog. Jodie's

smiles

and quiet but

steady ence as

Co-Captain pr pres

oved va/uab/e

throughout the rough

season.

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Row 1: Miller, Rogers, Leonard, Berga-motto, Drezek. Row 2: Tabler, Neary,Morgan, Fuller, Dixon, O'Brien, Bren-nan. Row 3: Larkin, Powderly, McGrail,Roman, Lazos, Balsden, Garrity, CoachJack Whalen.

HC's stealing homePost - season play returns to Fitton for ECAC'S

It was a long time coming butpost-season play finally returned toFitton Field in 1991. Led by CoachJack Whalen, currently in his 21stseason as head baseball coach, theCrusaders compiled an overall re-cord of 18-13, with an impressive11-4 mark in the Patriot League. Theteam overcame a slow start by win-ning 11 out of its last 14 games tocapture 2nd place in the PatriotLeague and their first bid to ECACTournament since 1986.

With 16 returning lettermen andonly two starters lost from the 1990squad that won 17-13, expectationswere high entering the 1991 cam-paign. Facing an impressive DivisionI schedule, the Crusaders were slow

out of the gate, struggling to getover the .500 mark. Led by an expe-rienced group of seniors, coupledwith a talented group of underclass-men, the Crusaders eventually put itall together to end the seasonranked #5 in New England.

This year senior class is made upof Nick Bergamotto, Stefvan Drezek,David Leonard, Tom Miller and TimRogers, four year starters at a vari-ety of positions. This talented groupof seniors is living proof that pa-tience is a virtue and hard work doespay off. After struggling through twolosing seasons, they used the experi-ence to build the foundation of anextremely competetive squad. Thisseason, the hard work earned them

You're down

two with

'nen on base

andat

two outs in

the 9th.

Who do you

Want

bat? For

the

Crusaders this

r. year, the

clutch hitter

ivas Torn

41/eteani

payer. the first

basen7an excels at all

he does. Nis

batting averag

is over

.380 and his

GP41 is a/so

e aver-

age. eNarned

the Patriotabov

League

Scholar-qth-lete of the

Year, 'Toni

has

consistently been

one of the

tearrrs

toughest

cornpetitors.

the fifth seed in the ECAC playoffs.Baseball games are traditionally

won with good pitching, solid de-fense and timely hitting. The 1991

Crusaders, led by these five seniors,

are no exception to this old baseball

adage. Pitchers, Nick Bergamotto,David Leonard and Tim Rogers once

again provided stability on the

mound, leading the Crusader staff to

a league leading earned-run-aver-

age. Bergamotto finished out the

year with three straight wins while

Leonard tallied a career-high seven

wins. "Mr. Versatility", Tim Rogers,

made the transition from the bullpen

to the starting rotation picking up

three wins as a starter, highlighted

by an impressive victory at Fenway

Park.At the Plate, and behind it, catch-

er Stefvan Drezek once again bat-

tled injury and adversity to provide

valuable leadership for the 1991

Crusaders. His strong arm and long-

ball potential at the plate have made

him a fixture in the Crusader line-up

over the years. Last, but certainly

not least, Tom Miller was once again

the cornerstone of the potent Cru-

sader line-up. Miller also provided

plenty of punch, finishing second in

the nation in doubles last season.

by Dave Leonardphotos by Jeff Hart

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Looking strong- the left infield anchored bythird baseman Jim Larkin provides the Cru-saders with some steady defense.He winds up ... - and delivers a strike. Superpitcher Dave Leonard gives another all-starperformance.Sacrificing himself- Stefvan Drezek returnsto the dugout after advancing the runners.

End Result:at Washington & Lee 6-9at George Mason 0-5at Georgetown 11-2, 5-1at St. Peter's 6-2, 4-4at Long Island 1-2, 1-3at UConn 4-7FORDHAM 0-2, 13-0MAINE 4-13UMASS 10-4FAIRFIELD 12-6BUCKNELL 7-11, 3-4, 8-0at Harvard 2-4at Lehigh 18-2, 7-1, 18-7UCONN 6-7NORTHEASTERN 4-8SIENA 21-4at B.U. (Fenway) 14-1LAFAYETTE 2-1, 5-2, 8-1at Colgate 8-1, 8-1, 2-0FORDHAM 16-10BOSTON COLLEGE

18-13-1

Clutch Hitting- of Jerry Lambert saw the Crusadersthrough some close games.

411.

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