Muhlenberg College - Ciarla Yearbook (Allentown, PA)

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V 1 1 V ■ ' l p im | -a First Row: Len Zeller, Craig Bernecker, Mike Porta, Tim Hilbert (Tri-captain), Dave Slider (Tri-captain), Tom Rohrbach, Rob Richard (Tri-captain), Greg Muntz, John Grove. Second Row: George Schoenberger, Rick Stauffer, Dave Dunde, Craig Thomsin, Al Zipkin, Chip Warner, Karl Bourdeau, Danny Reich, Dale Dieffenbach. Third Row: Mike Miller (Asst. Coach), John Walton (Manager), Bill Peterson, Joe Rosier, Jeff Gardner, Steve Secr- ist, Tom Stauffer, Dave Lightkep, Dave Taff, Dave Field, Craig Miller, Ron Lauchnor (Head Coach). Soccer The Muhlenberg College soccer team continued the pace it had set in 1972, but was thwarted in its effort to defend the MAC title it had won the previous year by a quirk in the MAC league setup. Although Muhlenberg played nine league games, winning eight and tying one, Washington slipped in the back door on the basis of six wins against teams of questionable ability. The season opened with a conquest of University Division foe Gettysburg, followed by a win against MAC foe Wide- ned A disappointing 1-0 defeat was handed the Mules by Lehigh. This was followed by consecutive wins over F M, Wilkes, Moravian, Ursinus, Haverford, Lafayette, Kutztown State, and Stevens in addition to a 1-1 tie with Swarthmore. To climax a second consecutive brilliant year, the Mules were invited to play in the NCAA College Division tourna- ment as the third seed in the region. However, it was a cold and blustery day which saw the Mules fall victim to injury and stagnation from the two week layoff since the end of the regular season, as the Mules bowed to Elizabethtown 4-1. The Mules once more were paced in scoring by Rob Richard of Prospect Park, New Jersey, who was supported by the MAC Southern Division MVP, Greg Muntz. In the coming year, the team will be looking to replace the high scoring Richard, as well as two other fine counter- parts, who, together with Richard, made up the tricaptains: goalie Dave Slider, and halfback, Tim Hilbert. The final tally showed the Mules posting an 1 1-2-1 record, including Coach Ron Lauchnor ' s 50th win as a collegiate soccer coach . 22