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Eldredge Nets Four Goals

Stickmen Smother Princeton

By Tom Bell
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Attackman Jay Connor Was Named Outstanding Player

Connor Scored Thrice, Assisted Twice To Lead Romp

The Cavalier Lacrosse team
returned to winning Monday in
Baltimore as they trounced
Princeton 18-2 in their first
intercollegiate game of the season.

Midfielder Pete Eldredge and
attackman Jay Connor led the
powerful Virginia offense to the
win, as Eldredge scored four goals
and three assists to continue his
high-scoring play, and Connor, who
was awarded the game ball, had
three goals and two assists.

Ten Goal Bulge

The Cavaliers opened up an 11-1
margin in the first half to put the
contest out of reach for the Tigers,
before being slowed down by rain
and a muddy field in the second
half.

Virginia coach Glenn Thiel was
pleased with the Cavaliers, but was
quick to note that Princeton was
nowhere near as good as the Mt.
Washington Club who topped the
Cavaliers 20-13 on the same field
March 13. Mr. Thiel substituted
freely throughout the game,
especially in the second half, and
said that he was pleased with the
play of his reserves.

The Cavaliers completely
dominated every statistical category
as they outshot Princeton 58-25,
picked up 93 ground balls to 58 for
the Tigers, and won the face-off
battle 15-9 with Dick Proutt doing
particularly well on face-offs,
according to Mr. Thiel.

Mangels Praised

On defense, Mr. Thiel praised
Bruce Mangels for a good game in
the crease, although noting that the
Tiger attack was slow and not very
potent.

Attackmen Rick Beach and Tom
Duquette followed Eldredge and
Connor in the scoring as each had
three goals and one assist.
Co-captain Bob Proutt had two
goals, while first-year midfielder
Doug Cooper had two assists.

Steve Nauss, Doug Tarring and
Chip Barker each chipped in one
goal for the Cavaliers, and Rick
Bergland and Dave Garman each
had an assist.

Goal Tending Good

Al Birsch played most of the
game in the goal for the Cavaliers,
making seven saves and allowing
only one goal, Kent Weatherley and
John Gaughen split the late stages
of the game, with Weatherley
making three saves, and Gaughon
one save while giving up a goal.

The Cavaliers' next game is their
home opener against Cornell on
April 1. Cornell has been
undefeated and Ivy League
champion for two years. The game
should be a big one for Cornell as
well as for the Cavaliers who were
ranked number one in the country
in Monday's first Baltimore Sun
lacrosse poll.