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Soccer Team Posts Consecutive Shutouts;
Goalie Peyton Sustains Slight Head Injury

By STEVE GASKE

In an excursion earlier this
week, the soccer team scored
dual victories over state
opponents Virginia Wesleyan
and Old Dominion. Monday
the Cavs crushed Virginia
Wesleyan by a score of 7-0,
and Tuesday the team came
back to duplicate its shutout
feat by downing ODU, 4-0.

Against Wesleyan the
scoring parade was led by
senior John Gaughen who
came up with two goals. Sam
Crosby and Jay Meaney each
scored one goal apiece.

With the rout underway,
the reserves came in and Fred
Whipple, Pat Hudson and Dave
Peyton added to the Cav tally.

Peyton Injured

Late in the game, star
Goalie Scott Peyton suffered a
head injury that required
stitches and could keep him
out of action for a while.
Peyton was credited with four
saves for the game before his
injury.

Phil Russell had two assists
for the game while Ted
Knetzger and Geoff Curme
each had one.

Against Old Dominion, the
star from the first game,
Gaughen, was moved into the
goal to shore up the vacancy
left by Peyton. Gaughen, who
is a backup goalie for the
lacrosse team, was credited
with five saves in the shutout.

Meaney Leads Scorers

Jay Meaney hit on two
goals to finish the road trip
with a team leading three. He
was matched in output by
Charlie White, a halfback who
was moved up for the game.
Crosby and Curme both
assisted on goals in the contest.

With a state record of 5-0-1,
the Cavaliers are tied with
Randolph-Macon for the
division lead in State
competition. A playoff will be
held at an as yet undetermined
site Monday afternoon.

Whoever wins the playoff
will host Madison for the State
championship. Right now, the
championship will be on either
the 19th or 20th of this
month, but the date is not
certain yet because Madison,
already the winner of the other
division, is supposed to play in
the NCAA Small College
Tournament.

Before any considerations
of the State championship,
however, the Cavs host N.C.
State Saturday afternoon at
2:00 to close out the
conference schedule for the
year.

According to a U-Hall
source, Gaughen will be given
the nod to start at goalie in
place of Peyton.

Although he scored a
shutout in his first game,
Gaughen may find it difficult
to repeat this feat against the
Wolfpack. N.C. State is led by
Somnuk Vixaysouk, the ACC's
most valuable player last year
and an All-American candidate
at forward.