The Cavalier daily :: Friday, April 27, 1973 :: University of Virginia Library

Little University of
Maryland-Baltimore County
will challenge the third-ranked
Cavaliers in Scott Stadium at 2
p.m. in a contest that should
rank with the Roanoke and
UNC games as one of
stickmen's more relaxing
outings of the year.

"It's like playing Lafayette
in basketball," says lacrosse
chief Glenn Thiel, who is aware
of the fact that his charges will
have to do a little more than
show up to win.

"We may be a little flat,"
Thiel explains. "I expect the
boys will be looking ahead to
Maryland, but I don't think
we'll have too much trouble."

Perhaps the extent of Mr.
Thiel's concern is best
expressed in his admission "we
haven't scouted them," though
he does say that his guests

CD/ Arthur Laurent

Lacrosse Boss Glenn Thiel

"throw a lot of kids at you"
and may try to stail.

On the year, the Retrievers,
who may spend the afternoon
trying to retrieve respectability,
have compiled a 3-6 record,
which includes losses to Cav
victims Roanoke and UNC,
both by scores of 14-10, and
Towson, which turned them
back, 18-12. The Dogs' victories
have come over Georgetown,
St. Mary's and William & Mary,
a squad they defeated in a
come-from-behind job lost
weekend.

"They used to have good
teams about three years ago,"
says Thiel. "But now they've
got a lot of youngsters. I'm a
little disappointed. In a couple
of years, they should be tough
again. They're on their way
up."

Big guns (such as they are)
for UMBC mentor Dick Watts,
who doubles as athletic director,
are Scott Edmonds, Tom
Pfistel and Jeff Benson.

Attackmen Pfistel and
Benson had thrown 17 goals
apiece into the nets through
their first eight games, while
midfielder Edmunds had
contributed 12.

Attackman Greg Pipken,
who along with Benson rates
highly on Thiel's list, is the
feeder of the bunch with 14
assists. Pfistel is next with
eight.

Minding the Retriever
nets will be goalie Steve Cohen.
In is first eight appearances,
Cohen had stopped 58 shots.

Cohen will be harassed
throughout the day by Wahoo
attackmen Tom Duquette and
Rick Bergland. With five goals
in last Saturday's inkin of
Navy, 11-9, Bergland matched
the scoring lead from
Duquette, 22-21, although
Duquette's 19 assists put him
ahead in total points.

Chief assistants for this duo
will be midfielders Jim Ulman
and Richies Werner, who have
15 and 11 goals, respectively,
and attackman Barry
Robertson, who has 13.

This group will be
supported by a cast of
thousands, as Mr. Thiel expects
to play as many mn as he can.