Cross Country gears up for regionals
by Douglas Smith
sports editor
The past two Saturdays, the Penn
State Behrend men's and women's
cross country teams have competed
against some tough competition at
two different meets. On October 7,
the men's team finished 24th, with the
women's team finishing 28th. On
October 14, the men finished 7th, with
the women finishing 6th. These two
meets are two of the final meets this
year.
On October 7, the cross country
teams competed in the Dickinson
Invitational. There were 39 teams in
the men's bracket, and 46 teams in the
women's bracket, seven of which
were incomplete teams. The men's
field included Connecticut, Kutztown,
Carnegie Mellon, Allegheny, and
Thaddeus Stevens Tech. Kevin
Ritzert finished first for Behrend with
a time of 27:46.6. Sohrab Moeini and
Dennis Halaszynski were close
behind.
The women's field included Johns
Hopkins. Ithaca, Swarthmore, and
Juniata. Lvndsey Boor came across
the line first for Behrend with a time
of 21:05.b. Andrea Sanko, Deidre
Garrity, and Kathy Perry were all
across during the 21-minute.
"Our w omen rebounded with a
solid race. Both teams had a great
opportunity to run against a very deep
and talented field with over 40 schools
represented. This was great
preparation for our regionals in
November," said Coach Rich
Hoffman about the Dickinson
Men's soccer looks to salvage mediocre season
by Mike Bello
staff writer
As the soccer season heads into the
final few weeks before the AMCC
tournament, the men's soccer team
finds itself with a 6-7-1 record leading
into the last few games. With just a
small amount of the season left, the
Lions can gain momentum as they
head into the playoffs. This comes
after a fall break trip to Montana,
playing some very different teams.
This trip and the last game played in
the conference had nothing more than
a mediocre result with the Behrend
men going 1-2.
The Behrend Lions' two games
over fall break both turned out to be
nail biters. In the first game against
Montana State-Billings, the Behrend
Lions were able to build a 2-0 lead,
thanks to goals by Ryan Ohl and Mark
Szewczykowski, only to have
Montana come back with three
unanswered goals in the second
period to down Behrend. Jacob
Hordych, in his first start of the
season, was able to make five saves
in a losing cause.
Behrend bounced back in the
second game of the trip, defeating
Colorado College 1-0. Senior
midfielder James Martin set up fellow
ATTN: All Behrend Students!
At all Behrend home sporting events, spirit paraphernalia will
be given to students. Such prizes include spirit T-shirts, hats,
and food, like Bruno's pizza.
Invitational
On October 14, the teams were
involved in the Rochester Invitational.
The meet was a quite a bit smaller with
only nine squads on hand. However,
the course was much more
demanding. Ritzert once again
finished first. This time, he came
across in 28:37.0. The way the men
finished stayed consistent for the most
part. Ritzert finished 14th overall.
Boor finished in 21:47.0, and in first
for Behrend women again. However,
the team's overall time was slower.
No other runner hit the finish until
Garrity came across at 22:11.0.
However, Coach Hoffman was using
the meet as a sort of 'glorified
practice.'
"The purpose of this meet, our
objective, was not to worry about
times, but to go out and work on being
competitive and aggressive, especially
the second half of the race. This is
the most challenging hilly course we
have run, so times are irrelevant. Both
teams I think accomplished our goals
and should have momentum heading
into the AMCC. We are in good shape
and a good frame of mind. Our
women were right behind Hope
College of Michigan, who are
traditionally one of the best women's
programs in the country, and are
starting to beat some very respectable
programs. Our men have been solid
the last few weeks and are ready to
make good things happen. Everyone's
been training hard with great attitude,
despite the lingering fatigue. As we
start tapering it will be exciting to see
the results," said Hoffman.
midfielder Dan Falk with a pass that
allowed Falk to get a shot that
Colorado's goalie was able to get a
piece of, but still allowed past him.
Even though Colorado College
managed 18 shots compared to
Behrend's 9, both teams each only had
three real scoring chances. Senior
goalie Tommy Sieg was able to stop
all three, and record his third sole
shutout on the year. He also shared
one with Hordych earlier in the
season.
The Lions' next game came this
past Saturday in Frostburg. Despite
battling to the end, Behrend came out
with a 5-4 loss in two overtimes.
Back-and-forth scoring marked the
game. Sieg again was in goal, making
8 saves while Szewczykowski added
two scores in the losing effort.
A late Wednesday game was
played against Lake Erie. Results will
be published next week. The next
game is tomorrow against Brockport
on the Behrend Fields. Even though
their record doesn't show it, the men's
soccer team has played well. Many
games have been close this season.
With only two games after Saturday's
showdown against Brockport, the
Behrend Lions have only a limited
time in which to set things straight in
their run for the coveted AMCC title.
TEAM!
Angela Albertson and Christina Chan warm up against Westminster over fall
break.
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PHOTO BY DOUGLAS SMITH
Nicole Spindler serves, as Sarah Peterson prepares for the
return.
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Check out more on the
women's volleyball team
and their only senior,
Mary Good, on page 18.
As of October 19, the
women's volleyball team is
7-1 in the conference and
holding down the second
place position in the Al
legheny Mountain Colle
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Jamie Brubaker prepares to return a volley
against Westminster.
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Mary Good observes an
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