THE BEHREND BEACON
OVER THE
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Housing and Food
Service Athlete of
the Week
Chris Hughes has been named the
week's Food and Housing Athlete of
the Week. He is the starting center
for the men's basketball team (5-0).
Hughes is one of the top big men
in the east. After leading the Behrend
Lions to the 1998-99 ECAC South
ern Regions Championship and being
named the Tournament's "MVP," he
has supported the blue, white and reds
efforts and helped them start the sea
son a perfect 5-0. In the win over
Elmira, Hughes hit Bxl4 from the
field for 19 points, and had 6 re
bounds, 4 assists and 3 blocks.
Against the Wolverines of Grove City,
he made 10 of 12 from the line to fin
ish with a game-high 18, and earned
11 rebounds, and 3 blocks. To com
plete the three-win week he knocked
in 20 points, had 7 boards and 2 as
sists in the game versus D' Youville.
Hughes is a graduate of Brockway
High School.
Behrend Scores
Men's basketball
Behrend 83, La Roche 64
Up Next...
Dec. 11 @PS Altoona 8:00 *
Dec. 27-28 @ Land of Magic
Tournament in Daytona, FL
Jan. 4 Grove City 7:30
Jan. 8 Thiel 2:00
Jan. 10 Fredonia 8:00
Jan. 12 Pitt-Bradford 8:00 *
Women's basketball
Behrend 90, D'Youville 51
Wilmington 68, Behrend 54
Behrend 59, La Roche 55
Up Next...
Dec. 11 @PS Altoona 6:00 *
Jan. 4 @ Juniata 7:00
Jan. 6 Grove City 6:00
Jan. 10 Waynesburg 6:00
Jan. 12 Pitt-Bradford 6:00 *
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SPORTSLINE at 898-6163
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FALL 2000
Behrend men remain unbeaten
by Matt Buser
staff writer
The Behrend men's basketball
team kept their perfect record intact
in this young season, winning three
games this past week to improve to
6-0. Behrend beat Grove City 62-56,
D' Youville 71-58, and conference ri
val Laßoche 83-64 in the week's ac
tion.
"They've worked hard, they play
together, and there's pretty good
chemistry there," said Behrend Head
Coach Dave Niland of the team thus
far. "We've been fortunate in some
of our games. We're 6-0, but we're
not too far from 3-3, really. But,
believe me, we're happy, and these
guys know it's a fragile thing, be
cause we've got some good leader
ship."
The men traveled to Grove City
on Wednesday, December 1, and
Women's basketball
defeats La Roche in
conference opener
by Jason Snyder
editor-in-chief
The Behrend women's basketball
team continues to stay ahead of last
season's Allegheny Mountain Col
legiate Conference Championship
pace with a 6-3 record approaching
the holiday break. Behrend captured
victories against D'Youville and
conference opponent La Roche,
while falling to Wilmington.
On Friday, December 3. the
Behrend women hosted D'Youville
in Erie Hall for the women's second
home tournament of the season. The
Lions dominated the game from start
to finish, outscoring their opponent
by 21 in the first half and 18 in the
second half. Behrend scored a 90-
51 victory to move to 5-2 on the sea
son. Tiffany Buck remained hot
from behind the arc, shooting 4-9 for
12 points. Jackie Jackson privided
a lift off the bench, scoring 18 points
to lead the women, with Christine
Charnock going for 13. The Lions
outrebounded D' Youville, 44-32 and
forced 25 turnovers.
The Lions advanced to the cham
pionship game against Wilmington
and were defeated, 68-57. Carrie
Nestor and Jen O'Lare were the only
Lions to reach double-figures in the
scoring column. Wilmington's Josie
Good Luck to
the Behrend
Lions as they
compete in
Daytona,
Florida, over
the holiday
SPORTS
added another comeback win to their
record. Down 32-27 at the half, the
Lions battled back on the strength of
eighteen converted free throws to only
two for the opposition, on 21 and three
attempts, respectively. Despite shoot
ing only 29% (7-24) from the floor, the
Lions outscored Grove City 35-24 in
the second half, and won 62-56.
Center Chris Hughes turned in a big
performance, with team highs of eigh
teen points, eleven rebounds, and three
blocked shots. Hughes also converted
ten of twelve free throws. Forward
Andy Lawrence scored seventeen and
grabbed nine boards, and guard Ashley
Orris scored fifteen.
On Saturday, December 4, the Lions
welcomed D' Youvillle to Erie Hall.
Behrend got out of the gates quickly,
and on the strength of 60% (15-25, 5-
1 1 three-pt) shooting, took a twelve
point lead to the locker room at 39-27.
The men proved just as strong down
Eilerman scored 23 for the visitors to
spark the victory. The loss moved the
Behrend women to 5-3 on the season,
entering conference play.
Behrend opened their conference
schedule this past Wednesday against
La Roche where the women started
where they left off last season, defeat
ing the Redhawks, 59-54 in overtime.
In front of 200 fans in attendance in
Erie Hall, the Lions caught fire from
the field in the first half, going 10-18
from the field for 56%. Behrend ed
tered the locker room leading 31-25.
La Roche's defense helped cool the
Lions' touch in the second half, hold
ing Behrend to just 17 points on just
21% shooting from the field. The
teams ended regulation tied at 49.
Behrend outscored their conference
opponent 10-5 in the extra session to
start the AMCC season 1-0.
Buck and Erin Phillips both scored
13 for the Lions who sported a bal
anced offensive attack. Phillips got to
the free throw line 13 times in the con
test, making nine. Behrend was
outrebounded on the offensive glass,
20-11, keeping La Roche in the con
test.
Behrend will continue conference
play this Saturday at Penn State
Altoona. The women will then break
until January 6 where they will play
Grove City at home at 6:00 p.m.
break.
DECEMBER 10, 1999
the stretch, and won the game 71-58.
Seniors Hughes and Lawrence once
again had hot hands for the Lions,
scoring twenty and fifteen, respec
tively. Hughes also had a team high
with seven boards. Orris grabbed five
rebounds, scored seven points, and
handed out a team-high five assists.
Guard Matt Keith scored fifteen, all
from long range, as he made five of
ten three-point attempts. Forward
John Park scored six points and
grabbed four boards, all offensive.
Behrend began conference play this
past Wednesday, December 8, as
Laßoche came to Erie Hall. The stel
lar 83-64 win exorcised the demons
of last year's bitter playoff defeat in
the AMCC post-season tournament to
which Behrend played host. Laßoche
battled back from fifteen down in the
second half, and beat Behrend 70-68
in overtime, and in the process de
stroyed Behrend's hopes for an
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"We've been waiting for these guys
all summer, had to give them a little
payback," Hughes said after the win.
"We knew they were a talented team,
but we came out and played pretty
hard, and got the win."
Behrend set the tone early, as an
Ashley Orris three-pointer 3:39 into
the contest gave the Lions a 12-6 lead.
Behrend built on the lead until half
time, and it grew to fifteen as they
went to the locker room with the score
40-25. The teams traded baskets for
most of the second half, with Behrend
enjoying its biggest lead of 22 points
with 5:06 to play.
Hughes played well again in the
middle, with team highs in points with
sixteen, and rebounds with nine.
Lawrence made three of four three
point attempts and finished with fif
teen points, eight rebounds, and four
assists. Matt Keith scored eleven,
forward Chris Lynn scored ten. For
ward Andy Berchtold and Ashley Or
ris each scored eight and each grabbed
four boards.
Behrend shot 53% (31/58) as a
team, and held Laßoche to just 34%
(23/67) shooting on the night.
Behrend's last game before Christ
mas break is an away game at Penn
State Altoona, this Saturday, Decem
ber 11, at 8:00 PM. The Lions will
then participate in the Land of Magic
ToUrnament in Daytona Florida, on
December 27-28. They will face the
University of Minnesota-Morris and
the University of Wisconsin-
Whitewater in that tournament.
Behrend's first game after Christ
mas break is a home contest against
Grove City on Tuesday, January 4, at
7:30 PM.
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