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PRESSREPUBLICAN PLATTSBURGHMY, PAGEB-1 Cardinals shot down in NCAA tourney ByJOHNCORYER -Staff Writer WILLIAMSTOWN, Ma. - The Plattsburgh. State women's soccer 'team's desire didn't give out Wednesday afternoon' — just its ljegs. '. the road-weary Cardinalsyfi- nally succumbed to Williams College in a penaltyvkick shoqtout in the opening round of the National College Athletic Association Division III Champi- onship^. Plattsburgh State battled Williams to a 1-1 standoff through regulation, two 15- minute overtimes \and two $ud- den-death stanzas before coming up short in the penalty kick ses- sion, 2-0. The Cardinals, who were making their : . first-ever NCAA appearance, played a total of 390 minutes of soccer in five days, in- cluding two overtime contests in last weekend's state tournament. \It didn't look like we ever re- covered from the weekend,\ dinal head coach .Karen Wiley said. \I just wish we could have had more time to rest. \We showed heart out there and the. whole team worked hard, but Williams had the better .legs.\ The Cardinals were on the- defensivee for a large share of Wednesday's contest, but some- how made it to the Shootout. In fact, Plattsburgh nearly won the game near the end of sudden, death when Williams' netminder Beth Copanans, off a scramble, was barely able to get control of the ball just before it went over the goal line. The shootout, however, wasn't kind to the Cardinals. Copanans made two saves off Plattsburgh shots, while one other sliot hit the post and another went: wide. Cardinal' netminder Erin Si- made saves on the first Williaftis shots, but Christie Mc^Overn and Robin Keller found the corner of the net to eliminate the Cardinals. \Unfortunately we didn't do well with the penalty kicks,\ Wiley said. \And we had prepared well for the possibility of a shootout.\ The Ephs took the wind in the first half and Plattsburgh nearly got out of the half without the hosts scoring.' But .Shaw and a Williams player bumped going for a cross into the penalty area, and the ball slipped out of Shaw's hands and deflected into the net at 39:25. \We did come out slow in the first half, and the only thing I can guess is that we were a little scared at the start,\ Wiley said. - .\Williams is a good team, and they were beating us to the 50-50 balls.' They were good all over the field and did a nice job doubling up on us. Whenever one of our players got the ball, there were two of them defending.\ The Cardinals had the wind in the second half and drew even at 6:09. Karin Sherman drilled a shot off the crossbar, and Keri Webb followed it up to pull Platt- sburgh into a 1-all tie. The Cardinals had the upper hand for a time following the goal, but the Ephs then re- bounded. \We put some pressure on after we scored, but Williams turned it up and began taking it to us,\ Wiley said. \I felt we were much more dangerous than they were when we were able to create scoring chances in the offensive third. But they were the quicker team out there.\ Shaw, who recorded 14 saves, made a key stop on a rebound in the second overtime to preserve the tie. The Cardinals then had the best opportunity to win the contest in sudden death. \Erin Shaw played a good game for us in goal, and Keri Webb gave us a spark out there,\ Wiley said. \I feel bad for Laura (Ray) and Karin (Sherman). They're seniors and they did well for us. But I'm sure they will look back on the season and be pleased with get- ting this far.\ Ray and Sherman are the lone seniors on the Plattsburgh team, and playing a pressure-packed New coach, attitude fuel Canadien surge By JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports Writer ' BOSTON — Their name is secure and now, after a shaky start, so are the Montreal Canadiens. After missing the playoffs last year, starting this season 0-5, changing their coach and general manager and then nearly changing countries in the Quebec secession referen- dum, the Canadiens won six in a row. \They certainly are on fire,\ Bruins coach Steve Kasper said after the Canadiens mov- ed / above .500 and into first place in the Northeast Divi- sion with a 3-1 victory over Boston on Tuesday night. \They seem to be playing with a much better attitude,\ he said. \For whatever reason, after the coaching change they've been able to rally around each other and say, 'It's time to start winning some games.'\ On Monday, the province of Quebec voted 50.6 percent to 49.4 percent to remain a part of Canada rather than strike put on its own. Had the separatists won, the Cana- diens would not have been Canadians at' all. But even as the province was debating its destiny, the woes of the Les Canadiens rivaled the grand issues for headlines. When they started in a slump after missing the ex- ceedingly inclusive playoffs last season for the first time in 25 years, coach Jacques Demers and GM Serge Savard were fired. On Oct. 21, Mario Tremblay was installed as coach. The Canadiens hadn't lost until Wednesday's 5-2 setback against Washington. The six-game winning streak is the best start for a • coach in NHL history. Marc Crawford won his first five with Quebec last year and Bep Guidolin started 5-0 with the 1973 Bruins. \After a couple of wins, the pressure comes down and the players start to play better,\ Tremblay said. \Patrick Roy became the Patrick Roy that we saw a couple of years ago. ... And man, that's a big plus for our team.\ Roy allowed 20 goals in the five losses — getting pulled in one — for a goals-against average of 4.63. In the six wins, the three-time Vezina Trophy-winner has allowed 13 goals (2.17 GAA) to lower his mark for the season to 3.20. \I knew if I kept working hard, it would turn around,\ he said. \It's too badHt didn't happen before Jacques was fired.\ Roy stopped 38 of 39 shots on Tuesday to beat Boston — Montreal's first victory over the Bruins in six tries. Brian Savage scored his ninth goal-Ln six. games. for Montreal. He was the NHL player of the week last week with seven goals and two assists in four games Linemate Pierre Turgeon earned an honorable mention with three goals and eight assists for the week. The third member of the line, Mark Rec- chi, has a six-game point- scoring streakof his own. \They got out of the gate real slow, but found new life with a new coach,\ said Bruins defenseman Ray Bourque, a Montreal native. \There's a lot of pressure up there to win. But it looks like they may have the piano off their back.\ Capitals end Montreal winning streak AP Photo Montreal's Mark Recchi reacts after scoring Tuesday during the Canadiens' sixth consecutive victory since shaking up the coaching staff. LANDOVER, Md. (AP) - Peter Bondra scored twice within a 27-second span of the third period, and the Washington Capitals snapped Montreal's six-game winning streak with a 5-2 victory Wed- nesday night. Jim Carey stopped 21 shots for the Capitals, who have won four straight. Montreal, which had been averaging 4.8 goals during its winning streak, went 0-for-6 on the power play. game in the NCAA tourney will help the younger players on the team. \This was a great experience for the team,\ Wiley said. \The defense was put to the test today, and this will help us- in future years. \We were one of 20 teams in the country remaining, and there is a lot of good competition. There will be only one team left at the end.\ Williams is 12-2-1 on the year, while the Cards ended the cam- paign at 16-3-2. William* 1, Pittsburgh 1. OT Ptatttburgh 0 1 0 0 0 0 (O) - 1 Wllll«m» 1 O 0 O 0 O (2) - 2 First hall- 1, W, own goal, 39:25. SKOfld halt- 2, P, Webb (unuilited), 6:09. Ptnalty k|ck>- Pl.tuburgh, 0. William., 2 (McGovorn, Keller). ShoU: Willlanu 15, PUtUburgh 7. Savon: Copanau, W, 6. Shaw, P, 14. Belle accused of running down trick-or-treaters EUCLID, Ohio - A trick-or- treater has complained that temperamental Cleveland In- dians outfielder Albert Belle bumped him with his car after Belle's house .was egged. Belle told police Tuesday night that a group of teen-agers threw eggs at his house after his father told the trick-or-treaters he had no candy for them. \As soon as he closes the door, we hear a bombardment of egg shells on my door,\ Belle told reporters Wednesday. \So I come outside and chase them.\ Two teen-age boys complained to police in neighboring Rich- mond Heights later Tuesday night that Belle had chased them in his car, brushing against the leg of one of the boys. In his initial telephone call to Euclid police, Belle said, \You better get somebody over here, because if I find one of them, I'll kill them.\ Euclid police Sgt. Patrick Golden said Belle, who lives in the eastern suburb of Cleveland, called at 7:01 p.m. Tuesday. \We do have a report that his- front door was egged,\ Golden said. \According to this report, he chased them into Richmond Heights, then gave up the chase.\ Richm6n3\Heights police Chief Gene Rowe said police officers found no bruises or abrasions on the leg of the boy who said he had been hit by Belle's car. Rowe would not disclose the name of the boy. \People start things, then you retaliate, then I'm the one that's going to get in all the trouble,\ Belle said. \They're just going to walk away scot-free or get their name in the newspaper or TV. I'm disappointed about that. \I'm very disappointed that in the last five years, all the things I've done for the city of Cleve- land, and this is the way I'm go- ing to be treated. I've been very disrespected over the past few years, and I'm not very happy about that.\ Belle, who has served suspen- sions from baseball in the past for hitting a fan in the chest with a ball, for using a corked bat and for charging the pitcher's mound, is facing possible disciplinary ac- tion for cursing at a television reporter during the World Series. Bills catching all the bad luck Buffalo is running out of receiver%to grab:•!Jim Kelly's passes By JOHN AFFLECK Associoted Press Writer ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Andre Reed is still out. Russell Copeland and Justin Armour are playing hurt. The Buffalo Bills' receiving corps lacks speed and depth heading into a key divi- sional matchup with In- dianapolis Colts. —«Today-we -had-Andre down r Russell down, Justin Armour limping, (Steve) Tasker limping around,\ quarterback Jim Kelly said after practice Wednesday. \We had one guy - Billy Brooks — and Billy's our oldest receiver out there.\ Reed sustained a hamstring injury in Buffalo's Oct. 8 win over the New York Jets and may be out for another month. Thurman Thomas, a solid receiver ,dut of the backfield, is recovering from a hamstring pull and is unlikely to play on Sunday at Indianapolis. Copeland (neck) and Afmotir (ankle) are both listed as questionable. - Reed's absence has cost the Bills in consecutive losses to New England and Miami, leaving Buf- falo (5-3) tied for first in the AFC • East with the Dolphins and Colts. .«.-.*<• While not a speedster, Reed has the ability to get behind defenses to catch the long ball. His 41-yard TD catch against Cleveland was critical to Buf-., . falo's 22-19 win over the Browns. Since Reed got hurt, opposing defenses have been able to play BuffSlo~feceiyers- tight- without•-'' fear of giving up a long comple- tion. The result against Miami was that on five occasions Buf- falo completed third-down passes for less yardage than was^efdif.. ed. • ips'^ \There are plays when a receiver is getting a certain type of coverage, he may shorten that route,\ Bills interim head coach Elijah Pitts said. \If he has to go 12 yards and he's getting tight, pressed coverage and getting bumped around a little bit, he's only going to get that route to' eight yards. It's just a matter of timing,\ The Bills had a legitimate deep - threat coming into training camp in seconcUyear man Bucky Brooks^. But iffrpoks had a poor exhibition season and wound up 'getting cut., \'\'--'V ; ~> Buffalo gave Ricky Sanders a tryqui last week but passed on theformer Washington;R,edskins' wraetiut, who has had trouble with his hamstring and was released earlier in the season by Miami. ' iSaid he pushful for the ^kth^t^proherapeq^ Billsto j after Brooks was cut, but' no one was available at the time. \Maybe I did think Bucky was going to he more than he turned ioyt t^j be,\ h£-said. ^ C6pelan#and Bili-Brooks said the lack of a deep threat won't matter against the Colts if they and the rest of the Buffalo of- fense simply execute better.' \I'm not going to say we don't have enough speed to go deep. It's not really what we have in the game plan,\ Copeland said. '\We've just been struggling on of- fense the whole yes*, let's be honest about tfteyhfcjleithing.\ Gtdnts Glenn •amidward New York Giants secondary coach Zaveri Yaralian wasn't looking for anyone specifically when he started going over the free agent list two years ago in search of a safety. One name kept emerging, though — Vencie Glenn. \The one thing that stood out about Vencie was that he was always around the ball,\ Yaralian said Wednesday after Glenn was named the NFC defensive player of the week. \He was always around- the football,.,, making big plays, tackling. \Sometimes you can teach a defensive back until you go crazy to be around the football, but he doesn't have the feel for the game,\ Yaralian added. \Vencie has a great feel for the game. It's hard to teach that.\ Glenn was in perfect position in Sunday's 24-15 win over the Washington Redskins, returning an interception 75 yards on the opening series, forcing a fumble and recovering one. So far this year, Glenn has a team-high three interceptions and he has forced four fumbles, which is two more than he had in his first nine years in the league. AP Photo Russell Copeland ,(85) is just one of many Buffalo Bill receivers who may miss Sunday's game with an injury
