The Behrend Beacon
Water polo team finally finds opponent to whale on
by Zoe Rose
staff writer
Coming out of the Princeton Invitational
last weekend with a 10-9 win over Mercyhurst
and losses to Slippery Rock (3-21), Johns
Hopkins (2- I 0). and Washington & Jefferson
(8-16), the Penn State Behrend men's water
polo team needs to pick up the momentum to
pull through the Southern Championships this
weekend at the U.S. Naval Academy.
Capturing the win over Mercyhurst, one of
the team's hi;,!gest rivalries, was the primary
focus at the Princeton Invitational for
Behrend. Feeling intimidated by the size of
the pool, the largest they have played in, did
not stop the I,ions from gaining a win over
Erie-based Mercyhurst.
"Niercyhtirst v as the game we HAD to
NA/ n said head coach Josh Heynes. "We
needed to get some redemption from the last
Freestylers have many options to prepare for winter
by Andrew McNeil
Matt v ntrt
As Erie's infamous lake effect will soon
kick in and old man winter will he knocking
at our door again, our thoughts turn to the
slopes. One problem remains though. It will
soon he too cold to skate or ride but not cold
enough for snow. This is the clown time for
local alternative sportsters. Even though the
weather may not agree. there is much to do to
keep busy and stay sane.
A personal favorite is to turn to the elec
tronic world. With such games as the Tony
I law k Pro Skater series. Dave Mira Pro BMX,
Matt Hoffman Pro BMX, Cool Boarders
through 200.1'.. and the up and coming
reeskiing game. Johnny Moseley, you can
appease riding urges without even leaving
Your dorm room. These games can lead to
hermit-like tendencies so just remember it's
only a game. This is also a great way to hurt
hot h your thumbs and ego. Pros cannot even
pull most of these tricks in real life so don't
even (us.
Women's Soccer
C.R. Overall
Penn State Behrend 6-0 9-9-1
Frostburg 5-1 15-4
La Roche 4-2 9-7
Pitt-Bradford 3-3 7-10
Lake Erie 1-5 3-15-1
Pitt-Greensburii 2-4 4-11
Penn State Altoona 0-6 3-8
School
Nascar
2001 Winston Cup
Standings:
Race 31 of 36
Next Race: Checker Auto Parts
500 presented by Pennzoil Oct. 28
Pos. Driver Points
1 Jeff Gordon 4512
2 Ricky Rudd 4117
Tony Stewart 4043
Sterling Marlin . 4040
Dale Jarrett
• Dale Earnhardt Jr. 3925
Rusty Wallace 3904
8 Kevin Harvick 3806
Bobby Labonte 3799
10 Jeff Burton 3689
11 Mark Martin 3597
12 Johnny Benson 3529
13 Jimmy Spencer 3349
14 Matt Kenseth 3334
15 Bill Elliott 3301
Ward Burton 3256
Bobby Hamilton 3219
Ken Schrader 3112
Elliott Sadler 3061
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Senior Allen Haywood, and the rest of the water polo team, will finish out their sea
son next weekend at the Southern Championships at the U.S Naval Academy. The
Lions will compete against Mercyhurst, a team they have beat in three of the four
meetings.
If you like to watch movies then get out a
ski or snowboard video and force your date
to watch it. Some great videos for freeskiing
are Los Alamos, The Game, Royalty, Further,
Area 51, Propaganda, and Ski Movie I and 2.
Some snowboarding flicks to pick up are The
Resistance, The TB series, Technical Diffi
culties, Stand and Deliver, and Hi-Fi (my
cousin, Brodie McNeil, is in that one).
If you still crave the excitement of the real
world though, you could exercise in prepara
tion for the season. Being in shape always
helps to prolong your riding sessions. Exer
cise could he as easy as push-ups in your dorm
or as complex as hitting the weight room at
the Junker Center for a couple hours. Exer
cise doesn't have to he boring though. To
practice hucking (jumping) for this winter,
brush the leaves off your trampoline and get
to work. Even better, head to your local pool
to huck off the diving board. These are great
ways to learn spinning flip variations (rodeos,
mistys, corked spins, bios, d-spins, skodeos,
underflips, etc). Practicing on a tramp or in a
pool is fun and a good way to progress your
tricks but always remember that the landing
Men's Soccer
School C.R. Overall
Pitt-Greensburg 5-1 6-7
Penn-State Behrend 5-1 10-6-1
Frostburg 4-1 9-6
Penn State Altoona 2-3 4-5
Lake Erie 2-4 5-11
Pitt-Bradford 1-5 7-8-1
La Roche 1-5 6-10-1
MLB Playoffs
American League Championship Series
N.Y. Yankees vs. Seattle
Wednesday Oct. 17
N.Y. Yankees 4 Seattle 2
Thursday Oct. 18
N.Y. Yankees 3 Seattle 2
Saturday Oct. 20
Seattle 14 N.Y. Yankees 3
Sunday Oct. 21
N.Y. Yankees 3 Seattle 1
Monday Oct. 22
N.Y. Yankees 12 Mariners 3
National League Championship Series
Atlanta vs. Arizona
Tuesday Oct. 16
Arizona 2 Atlanta 0
Wednesday Oct. 17
Atlanta 8 Arizona 1
Friday Oct. 19
Arizona 5 Atlanta 1
Saturday Oct. 20
Arizona 11 Atlanta 4
Sunday Oct. 21
Arizona 3 Atlanta 2
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World Series
N.Y. Yankees vs. Arizona
Saturday Oct. 27
N.Y. Yankees @ Arizona @ 7:30 p.m.
Sunday Oct. 28
N.Y. Yankees @ Arizona @ 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday Oct. 30
Arizona @ N.Y. Yankees @ 8 p.m.
Wednesday Oct. 31
Arizona @ N.Y. Yankees @ 8 p.m.
Thursday Nov. 1
Arizona @ N.Y. Yankees (if necessary) @ 8
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on the local slopes won't he as forgiving, so
he careful because you're riot invincible.
Another thine to do is shop and prepare
gear. ('heck out ski swaps at resorts and shops
because you can usually get some brand new
skis for cheap only because they have last
year's graphics. Skis and boards are like cars;
they depreciate over time ( unless they're clas
sics). Clothes are usually cheaper too, so if
you're still wearing a neon one-piece suit you
might want to check those out. You should
also take your stuff !o a shop for sharpening,
waxing, and base tuning, if needed.
In the end, if VOl.(Fe still pored, go freestyle
walking on your kk ZIV to class. Slide rails.
practice hand plants. and Pistplant off trees
to simulate airtime. People nay think your
crazy but this could help you learn to spin on
axis better (or not). If that doesn't work then
just sit around in Bruno's and talk about all
the great tricks you are going to throw down
this year. Make sure that you really brag it
up and don't relent about your ow n greatness.
Confidence is your key to success.
SCOREBOARD
BEHREND SPORTS
Women's Tennis
2001 AMCC Tennis Championships
Oct. 20 at Frostburg
School Points
Penn State Altoona 17
Frostburg 15
Penn State Behrend
Pitt-Greenshurg
La Roche
NATIONAL SPORTS
National Hockey League
League Leaders
Points (Pts)
Player Team POS
B ShanahanDET LW
R Francis CAR C
J O'Neill CAR C
J Iginla CGY RW
5 other players tied with
Player Team POS
M Parrish NYI RW
P Bondra WAS RW
J O'Neill CAR C
B ShanahanDET LW
2 tied with
Goals Against Average (GAA)
Player Team POS Yds
R Esche PHX G 1.02
R Turek CGY G 1.36
T Conklin EDM G 1.36
B Dafoe BOS G 1.61
J Hurme OTT G 1.73
Penalty Minutes (PM)
Player Team POS PM
Z Chara OTT D 51
D Brashear VAN LW 50
G Odjick MTL LW 47
K Sawyer ANA LW 44
S Parker COL RW 41
PHOTO BY LYNDSEY BOOR
Penn State Altoona 9-1 15-5
Penn State Behrend 9-2 19-10
Pitt-Bradford 8-3 13-17
La Roche 4-5 4-20
Frostburg 4-6 10-15
Pitt-Greensburg 1-7 5-12
I Lake Erie 0-10 3-16
Goals
Goals
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time we played them. -
And they did. Yet even with the win over
the 'Hurst, Heynes would like to see a bigger
margin than just a one-goal difference, and
with one last chance at Navy to play them, the
Lions can hopefully do a better job coming up
with a win.
"This will he the last time to get a win be
fore the end of the year, - said Heynes.
With the tension rising as the Lions head
into the Championships, endurance and game
sense are crucial in the tough tournament
ahead.
- When to move fast, and when not to will
conic into play, plus long perfect passing to
move the ball up and down the pool more ef
fectively,- said Heynes. "This is the last game
of the season, and (the) question of team unity
developing throughout the season has come
into play.
"I would say the guys have formed a unique
bond. They have gotten used to one another
Men's golf finished
by Kate Levdansky Petrikis
assistant sports editor
Behrend's most recent golf match was the
last one of the season. The match was held
Oct. 22 against La Roche. Because of the class
time the golfers had already missed, Behrend
was only able to send a partial team.
"La Roche plays their matches on one of
the better courses that we get to compete on
all year. Being that the conference champion
ship had already been played. we just wanted
to finish the season strong and have fun," said
coach Pat Mashuda.
13ehrend had two players finish in the top
10. The stars were Jeremy Keynon who shot
an 82 and Josh Cork who shot an 83.
The previous match for Bchrend, which was
scheduled for Oct. 12 against Mt. Aloysis, was
cancelled.
However, the Lions competed against Al
legheny on Oct. 9. Behrend finished seventh
out of the 15 teams.
"This event had the best competition we
faced all year... said Mashuda.
Women's Volleyball
School
NFC Statistics
Passing Yards (Yds)
Player Team POS Yds
K Warner STL QB 1779
B Favre GB QB 1568
D CulpepperMlN QB 1551
C Weinke CAR QB 1356
J Plummer ARI QB 1200
Rushing Yards (Yds)
Player Team POS Yds
A Green GB RB 512
R Williams NO RB 480
S Davis WAS RB 417
M Faulk STL RB 361
R Dayne NYG RB 346
Receiving Yards (Yds)
Player
K Johnson
T Owens
D Boston
J Morton
I Bruce
Player
M Strahan
K Biamila
L Little
J Johnson
2 tied with
C.R. Overall
National Football League
Team POS Yds
TB WR 548
SF WR 483
ARI WR 481
DET WR 432
STL WR 421
Sacks
Team POS Sacks
GB DE 10.5
NYG DE 9
NO DE 6
STL DE 6
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and all their practical jokes are taken in stride
Improvements are everywhere; team attitude
dedication, work ethic and in the stats."
Freshmen teammates Andy Ilanhauser and
Casey Doody both made Honorable Mention
Team for the Division 111 tournament at Grove
City two weeks ago. Also, a majority of the
starters are up for All-Tournament and All-
Conference Team Honors and therefore need
to play their best to win the attention of other
coaches.
An amazing feat for the Blue and White wa
ter polo team that is in its second year is the
records they are setting.
"All records previously set last season have
been or will he shattered and set this year."
said I ieynes.
With the season almost behind them and
the Championships looming ahead, the Lions
have developed into a team with great poten
tial for the future.
season to build on
Two Division II teams placed ahead of the
lions, but Behrend beat Slippery Rock, which
is also a Division II team. Behrend was only
17 strokes behind Allegheny, which is one of
the better Division 11l teams in the area.
Kenyon shot a 75 for the Lions and finished
fourth out of 80 players.
Mashuda had high thoughts for the season
as well as next season.
"The season went very well," said Mashuda.
"1 was not sure what to expect with so many
freshmen on the roster this year. The guys
competed well at every match, and for every
stroke. I am very proud of their effort this
year."
"As you look at our roster, it is my hope
that we will contend for the conference cham
pionship next season. Behrend will be the host
school for the championship event next fall.
That is something the players, as well as my
self, are really excited about."
The postseason awards, such as Coach of
the Year, Player of the Year, and
Newcomer of the Year, will he announced next
week.
Pa\ STATE
BEHREND
LIONS
AFC Statistics
Passing Yards (Yds)
Player Team POS Yds
T Green KC QB 1475
P Manning IND QB 1424
E Grbac BAL QB 1348
D Flutie SD QB 1309
B Griese DEN QB 1305
Rushing Yards (Yds)
Player Team POS Yds
C Martin NYJ RB 579
E James IND RB 560
J Bettis PIT RB 550
L TomlinsonSD RB 544
P Holmes KC RB 475
Receiving Yards (Yds)
Player Team POS Yds
R Smith DEN WR 599
T Brown NE WR 493
T Brown OAK WR 459
Q Ismail BAL WR 451
M Harrison KC WR 447
Sacks
Player Team POS Sacks
J Miller CLE LB 6
M McCrary BAL DE 6
C Brown SEA LB 5.5
J Porter PIT LB 5
J Randle SEA DT 4.5
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