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mn. A 25 -e a. CL 5 FDU is seeking revenge against Penn State in NCAA tourney 3 4 I 3 Zr 3. When your team is 18-1-3 and ranked No. 3.

in the nation its pretty tough for a coach to convince anyone hes had an injury-plagued season. Such is the case, however, for the Fairleigh Dickinson University soccer team and coach Ben Stravato. The Knights play host to Penn State Sunday afternoon in Teaneck at 1:30 in the NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional final, but theyll be doing it without midfielder Paul Dufty and probably Andrew Grett, the sophomore keeper. Its been unreal, Stravaro said discussing his latest injuries. For a while it looked as though the first game all year where I would have my best 11 ready would be this one but.

I should have known better. Dufty goes down in the last game of the season against Oneonta, then Grett reinjures his ankle in practice on Monday. Duffy is definitely out, while Grett is doubtful Grett missed the first five games of the season with a sprained ankle, after missing most of the preseason recovering from an auto accident Then he played two games and was out again with another head injury. Gretts misfortune, however, has been a blessing to sophomore Terry Higgins, who has enjoyed an outstanding season as a replacement Higgins has played 13 games and recorded eight shut outs for a goals against average of 0.31. We have no reservations about using Terry, Stravato said.

The Knights will have All-American Aidan McCluskey and sophomore standout John Keenan in the midfield this time, however. Both, along with Duffy, missed the first meeting with Penn State and the Knights suffered their only loss, 2-1. Our team is glad to be playing Penn State, Stravato said. They want to cancel out that loss. And weve looked very sharp in practice.

I dont think the two-week layoff will hurt us. THe Knights will also have star Adriano Bedoya back in the lineup after missing seven weeks of the season. Bedoya, a senior, is very quick with outstanding skills and very good at crossing the ball into All-American Michael King and McCluskey. King leads the. Knights with 20 goals, while McCluskey has 18.

FDU has installed additional bleachers to bring the seating capacity up to 5,000 and with good weather predicted they should be filled. Gates will open at noon. The ticket prices, set by the NCAA, are general admission $4, students and senior citizens $2 and FDU students (with ID) and chil-. dren under 12, $1. Concession stands and rest rooms are also being added.

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21 2 128 tiv flnm, NMuKHnl 4 Kearny wins soccer title The Kardinals took 14 lead in the second quarter as Mike ONeiU converted a Rob McCourt pass with 4:00 left in the stanza. East Brunswick evened the game early in the fourth quarter on a goal by Rich Parrett on assists from Rob Sorrentino and Hani HeneSo KEARNY, Pas 28 Kearny 2, East Brunswick 1 Tom Mara knocked in a rebound off a John Murray shot at, the 13:00 mark of the fourth quarter to lift Kearny to the Group 4 state soccer title Friday at Rutgers University in Piscataway. With the victory, Kearny (244) remained the only unbeaten and untied team in New Jersey. iX XA- naw-sm-- scoring LOchasi King, top photo, and FDU taammsta sweeper Delean Daly (S) wl.l be In action when Dm Knights fcfcs on Penn Stats In Teaneck Sunday..