The precious lead would stand until the final whistle and send Scranton back to the Final Four. Ohio Wesleyan University Bishops. Head Coach: Jay Martin, 5th season ,. Record entering Final Four : 0. F Guy Herrman Sr. The young head coach Jay Martin had built on the success of his predecessor Fred Myers, but hadn't yet matched Myer's trip to the Final Four in , his second last season in charge.
With a balanced attack and tenacious defense, the Battling Bishops went undefeated in conference play and in a match-up of division winners defeated Kenyon for a third straight OAC title.
Out of conference Ohio Wesleyan went against Division I and II competition, including a win over Ohio State, and was considered the third best team in Ohio in any division. Similarly, Coach Martin would be cited as the state's best college coach in all divisions. Leading the Bishop attack were senior center forward Rich Farquhar 14g, 5a and freshman sensation Rick Wyman 10g, 5a at left forward.
Wyman would earn 1st Team All-Region honors at season's end, eventually becoming a 3-time All-American. Juniors John Gower at right forward and Charlie Louria at cen-ter midfield gave defenses even more to think about, Louria returning from missing the season to chip in 11 goals. The pair were two-sport stars, also playing for the successful Martin-coached lacrosse team with whom they both would later be named All-Americans. Senior sweeper Jim Kohlasch provided the team with leadership and defensive skill and toughness.
In between the pipes, senior Guy Herrmann had set the team and conference record for shutouts in a season with 12 when the Bishops kept conference division rival Denison, also a tournament selection, scoreless to close out the regular season. Ohio Wesleyan was selected top seed and host for the Great Lakes regional and their first assignment was MIAA champion Calvin who had knocked the Bishops out of the tournament in the second round the previous year on the very same field.
The result would be different his time as a pair of goals from Gower would pace the Bishops to a victory and a tournament rematch with the Presidents' conference champion Bethany WV who Ohio Wesleyan had beaten in the first round a year prior. Since the Great Lakes region had a bye in the quarterfinals, a spot in the Final Four was on the line.
It would be another high scoring affair and Farquhar would lead the Bishops to a victory with his 13th and 14th goals of the season. The Bishops were back in the Final Four for the second time. Semifinal: Glassboro St. Friday, November 20 — 10 a. The first semifinal pitted the top two ranked teams in the nation, but the two teams had arrived by contrasting paths. However, the independent Brandeis certainly would have felt sufficiently prepared by their rigorous regular season schedule that included a range of Division I and II teams.
The team's playing styles also contrasted as Glassboro liked to utilize their speed to play an up-tempo game and create a host of opportunities. Brandeis, perhaps a product of the non-Division III slate, played a more physical game and were content to work the ball upfield methodically.
Glassboro did not only have Brandeis to battle but their own psyche as they had been labeled by some as "bridesmaids" and accused of "choking" in the last two Final Fours, both ending in losses to Babson.
Brandeis wasn't Babson, but they were a Massachusetts school who had beaten Babson to get here. Any Glassboro doubts were only reinforced as the game began to unfold with Brandeis' pressure proving to be stifling. Under the weight of expectations and history, the experienced and senior-laden squad from Jersey was uncharacteristically uptight. Normally confident and loose, their swagger was replaced by jitters. Brandeis, on the other hand, seemed to be doing a better job of executing their game plan.
Playing physical defense and a possession game on attack, the Judges were able to negate the Profs' speed. Glassboro would be limited to just five first half shots, none that dangerous.
Brandeis almost converted the best scoring chance of the first half when sophomore defender headed a free kick off the post, but the opening stanza would close scoreless. The second half was much of the same with chances scarce and the Profs misfiring the few that came their way.
The outlook for Glassboro was not helped with leading goal-scorer Scott Salisbury sidelined by a twisted ankle suffered during the game. Despite not managing much themselves, neither was Brandeis as the Profs' defense was living up to its billing as one of the nation's best.
Play was bogged down in the midfield and it was becoming obvious that any score now would be a game-winning one. With the clock ticking towards overtime, memories returned to quadruple overtime semifinal battle the previous year between Glassboro and Babson that the latter finally won less than 2 minutes before going to a penalty shootout. The injured senior Salisbury couldn't bare to watch from the bench and got himself reinserted late in the game, a move that proved instrumental.
It was his run along the goal line that forced a Brandeis' clearance for a Glassboro corner kick with about 6 minutes remaining on the clock.
A defensive header cleared the initial danger, but the ball fell for Profs' junior defender Robbie Bechtloff outside the box and who launched a long-range effort.
In flight, the shot would take a slight deflection off teammate Tim Dempsey's head, enough to beat the Brandeis' keeper Jim Leahy and find the back of the net. Glassboro wouldn't concede the lead in the few minutes that remained and in a gut-check game had come out on top to return to the title game. Goal Scoring Summary: 95' Glassboro St. Statistical Summary: not available.
Semifinal: Scranton 2, Ohio Wesleyan 1. Friday, November 20 — 1 p. The second semifinal paired two squads with balanced scoring and strong defenses who were becoming regulars in the tournament: Scranton participating for the fifth straight year, Ohio Wesleyan for the sixth time in seven years. Nevertheless, the two had never met despite being on a quarterfinal collision course the previous year before Ohio Wesleyan's second round loss to Calvin.
In attack, Ohio Wesleyan had three players with double-digit goals scored while Scranton boasted six players with 7 or more goals to their name. The defenses which had posted nearly identical goals against averages 0. The sky was overcast and the field soggy as the opening whistle blew and play began. Scranton started better and had the upper hand throughout much of the first half hour. However, the Bishop defense, not afraid to foul, would limit the Royals looks at goal even if losing the possession battle.
It was unfortunate then when in the 22nd minute a direct free kick taken by Scranton's Cedric DeSilva would elude the reach of Bishop goalie Guy Herrmann after having deflected off the shoulder of teammate Vic Misiewicz. Nine minutes later the momentum would swing to Ohio Wesleyan when a mazy run through the Scranton defense by Rick Wyman as he cut into the box from the left corner allowed him to pick out Charlie Louria who blasted the ball past Bill McNeel to even the score at Prev Game.
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