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First W&L Win In 15 Years

Generals Derail Cavaliers In 15-11 Loss

By BILL BERNO

Nobody could really
understand how or why it
happened, but for the first
time in 15 years, Washington &
Lee's Generals beat the
Cavaliers in a lacrosse game
Sunday afternoon, 15-11.

It's hard to explain why a
team which had ten more shots
on goal, ten more groundballs,
six fourth-quarter goals, and a
quick 2-0 lead could lose to a
traditional arch rival. But it
happened.

Perhaps the best
explanation is Ted Bauer. The
Generals' star midfielder
whipped six shots into the net,
nearly all unassisted efforts, to
crush any hopes of a Cavalier
rally.

W&L Up At Halftime

A comeback was required
because Bauer, with help from
middie mate Skip Lichtfuss,
had transformed a 2-0
disadvantage into a 7-4 General
lead at halftime.

The first half was
characterized by tough defense
on the part of both teams, with
only a four-goal burst by
Washington & Lee at the start
of the second quarter giving
the Generals and advantage.

Chadwick Saves 23

Goalie Skeet Chadwick
kept W&L in the game early by

making several timely saves.
The Cavaliers dominated the
first few minutes, and could
easily have gone up 5-0 but for
Chadwick's standout work.
Chadwick finished the day
with 23 saves.

In the third quarter, Bauer
and Lichtfuss combined for
three goals to give the Generals
a commanding 10-5 lead
entering the final period.

It was essential that the Cav
offense, which had scored only
five goals in three quarters, get
untracked. It did, but the rally
was matched by five General
goals in the final 15 minutes of
the game.

Cav Rally Falls Short

Barry Robertson scored a
pair of quick goals to cut the
gap to 11-7. Then Bauer and
Richie Werner traded goals,
and it became obvious that
time was running out on the
Cavs.

A pair of Tom Duquette
goals cut the margin to 13-10,
but only a few minutes
remained in the game. Bauer
scored his sixth goal of the
day, and Dave Warfield put the
Generals ahead 15-10 with
only 4:23 remaining. By then,
the highly partisan Lexington
crowd was screaming, "We're
No. 1!"

Rodney Rullman wasn't at
his best for the Cavs, allowing
all 15 General goals and
making only 13 saves.
However, many of the General
scores came on close-in shots.

Statistics alone don't tell
the true story. While the
Cavaliers enjoyed 49 shots on
goal to W&L's 39, the Cav
shots weren't of the highest
quality. Clears and broken
clears were fairly even, as were
faceoffs. Virginia scooped up
64 groundballs to 54 for the
Generals.

The Cavs weren't permitted
to operate near the crease on
offense. Tom Duquette played
best when he moved out front,
instead of dodging from behind
as has been his habit. Rick
Bergland was shut out, and
seldom got a chance to put a
good move on his man. The
General defense withstood
many Cav sieges.

Duquette was the leading
scorer for Virginia with three
goals and an assist. Werner,
Robertson and Doug Cooper
each had two goals. Josh Pons
and Greg Montgomery had the
other Cav goals.

Besides Bauer's outstanding
effort, Lichtfuss was credited
with three goals and two
assists, attackman Don Carroll
had a goal and three assists,
and crease attacker Sam
Englehart had two goals.

CD/Clark Emerson

Cav Attackman Tom Duquette

The loss cost the Cavs a
home game in the NCAA
tournament which begins with
quarterfinal rounds Saturday.
Hofstra will host the Cavaliers
in Hempstead, N.Y., Saturday
afternoon at 1:30.