Scott Soltis and Zoe Rose, sports editors
behrcolls@aol.com
Sophomore Brent
ankle sprain this season
by Dan Rehmeyer
staff writer
It was finally here
The exact point the Lady Lion vol
leyball team awaited the entire season.
The weekend of all weekends, the cul-
mination of events
Last weekend's matches weren't only
against the two toughest teams in the
AMCC, but also included a grudge
match against Altoona.
Last year, Altoona was not only the
only team to beat the Lions in the sea
son, but also slapped them again in their
second face-off to claim home -court
advantage in the AMCC championship .
So, the stakes were set and the teams
faced off in Altoona Friday night for the
ultimate showdown. With such high an
ticipation for the team, the absolute worst
happened to the Lions before even ar
riving in Altoona to play.
Due to traffic and misguidance, the Li
ons showed up over a half- hour late en
suring them of no warm- up time and
hitting the floor cold turkey.
"It is the worst start possible, espe-
Men's Soccer
School C.R.
Pitt Greensburg 3-0
Behrend
La Roche
PS Altoona
Frostburg
Lake Erie
Pitt-Bradford
N ASCAR
2002 Winston Cup
Standings:
Thru Race 29 of 36
Next Race:
EA Sports 500
October 6, 2002
Pos, Driver Poin
1 Jimmie Johnson Leader
2 Mark Martin -11
3 Tony Stewart -36
4 Jeff Gordon -109
5 Sterling Marlin -121
6 Rusty Wallace -137
7 Ryan Newman -154
8 Matt Kenseth -193
9 Bill Elliott -201
10 Ricky Rudd -282
11 Kurt Busch -355
12 Dale Jarrett -368
13 Dale Earnhardt Jr. -528
14 Jeff Burton -542
15 Michael Waltrip -609
16 Ricky Craven -655
17 Jeff Green -755
18 Bobby Labonte -801
19 Robby Gordon -867
20 Dave Blaney -869
N4SCAR
i‘inslon Cup
Series
auseigner has been slowed by a severe
ions come back from 2-0 deficit to beat Altoona
Overall
10-0
3-6-3
7-5-1
6-1-2
3-5-2
0-11
4-6
2-0
2-2
1-1
1-1
Professional Golf Association
Money Leaders
(money in millions)
cially against a team as talented as
Altoona," said coach Kelly Diehl The
team was obviously suffering and it was
noticeable in their game.
They started off being pummelled, 2-
0. This is a deficit which is hard for any
team to come back from.
With their pride on the line, the Lions
made a complete turnaround, shocking
the Altoona crowd in one of the finest
Lion volleyball comebacks to this date.
"Coming from such a late start and
with no preparation, it was really hard
for the girls to find their groove. After
the first games, it was apparent they
weren't going home that easily and re
ally surprised everyone with the remark
able comeback," Diehl stated.
The Lions went on to win the match
in a shocking 3-2 victory with the games
set 10-10, 3-1. "The ladies stepped up
and got their heads in the game and it is
apparent in the statistics," said coach
Diehl.
Outstanding players of the game in
cluded Trisha Adams, Lauren Senkevich,
and Danielle Bemis, who reall added
Women's Soccer
School
La Roche
Frostburg
Behrend
Pitt-Greensburg 2-1
Lake Erie 0-2
PS Altoona 0-2
Pitt-Bradford 0-3
Earnings
Tiger Woods 6.496
Phil Mickelson 3.870
Ernie Els 3.180
Vijay Singh 2.846
Rich Beem 2.822
Jerry Kelly 2.689
Justin Leonard 2.612
David Toms 2.534
Reteif Goosen 2.472
Sergio Garcia 2.319
Fred Funk 2.270
Shegeki Maruyama 2.103
Nick Pricel 2.079
Len Mattiace 2.079
Jim Furyk 2.004
Chris DiMarco 1.961
K.J. Choi 1.939
JoseMariaOlazabal 1.910
Rocco Mediate 1.897
Robert Allenby 1.860
Chris Riley 1.819
Bob Estes 1.803
Davis Love 111 1.768
Steve Lowery 1.721
Brad Faxon 1.709
Rank Player
SPORT,
Friday October 4, 2002
Cross Country team faces
strong competition at Wooster
This past weekend, the cross country'
traveled to Ohio to compete in the
Wooster Invitational held at Wooster
College. Ten strong men's teams and 11
strong women's teams showed to tackle
the Wooster course.
"The competition at Wooster may
have been the strongest we've seen all
yet," said Coach Dave Cooper.
The men's team ran well, but only
managed to collect an eighth place finish,
while the women's team took sixth out
of the 11 teams present. The team is still
battling injuries and is looking forward
to some of its runners returning to full
strength.
Sophomore Tim Schultheis once again
led the way for the Lions, crossing the
finish line 2.5 th overall with a time of
28:19.
Taking the team's second spot with a
time of 28:56 was Clayton Kirschner.
Kirschner finished 34'h out of the field.
Steve Werner finished next for the Lions,
placing him 48'h overall. Brian Wheeler
THE BEHREND SPORTS SCENE
Overall
8-2-1
4-3-3
c,fR.
3-1
2-0
7-3
0-11
4-5-1
3-6
THE NATIONAL SPORTS ARENA
By Ed Mesaros
staff writer
their personal spark to the team. Adam's
numbers at the end of the night were
staggering with 17 kills, 16 digs, and an
amazing four aces.
Senkevich, who had a remarkable
game as well, ended the night with 10
kills and four solo blocks.
With the victory in mind, the team
went into Saturday's game against
Frostburg, the toughest team in the
league, with a little more confidence.
But things against top ranked
Frostburg didn't go quite as well as the
Lions had hoped.
"Although Frostburg is very strong
and well maintained, they are still a very
beatable team," said coach Diehl.
It just wasn't there on Saturday night,
and the team from Erie wasn't clicking
into normal patterns.
"It was an all around effort," said
coach Diehl.
"The passing, hitting, and serving just
wasn't there for us in the game".
The Lions ended up losing to the no.
I ranked Frostburg 3-I in a 10-11, 3-1
.ame set. It was a rou h loss, es Recially
Women's Volleyball
School C.R
Frostburg 4-0
Pitt-Bradford 4-0
La Roche 3-2
Behrend 3-3
PS Altoona 2-2
Pitt-Greensburg 0-4
Lake Erie 0-5
Major League Baseball
Final Regular Season League Leaders
Batting Average (AVG)
Player Team POS AVG
1 B Bonds SF LF .370
2 M Ramirez BOS LF .349
3 M Sweeney KC 1B .340
4 L Walker COL 1B .338
5 V Guerrero MON RF .336
Home Runs (HR)
Player Team POS HR
1 ARodriguez TEX SS 57
2 J Thome CLE 1B 52
3 S Sosa CHI RF 49
4 B Bonds SF LF 46
5 R Palmeiro LA 1B 43
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Player Team POS RBI
1 ARodriguezTEX SS 142
2 M Ordonez MON RF 135
3 M Tejada OAK SS 131
4 L Berkman HOU CF 128
5 A Pujols StL LF 127
Runs
Player Team POS Runs
1 A Soriano NYY 2B 128
2 A RodriguezTEX SS 125
3 D Jeter NYY SS 124
4 S Sosa ChC RF 122
5 J Giambi NYY 1B 120
captured the Lions fourth spot, crossing
the line in 29:34, and earning himself a
50 1 h place finish.
When asked about the race, Wheeler
said, "I thought it was a difficult course,
but we still had some excellent finishes
against some tough competition."
Sophomore Matt Sprung crossed the
line with a time of 30:22, placing himself
67'" overall, and securing his first top five
team finish of the season.
The top spot for the women's team was
once again swapped this week, as Jessica
Sarver took home the team's number one
spot. Sarver crossed the line 18'h overall
with her time of 20:19.
Following closely was Jessica Knapp,
who secured the team's second spot and
a 21 . ' place finish with her time of 20:28.
Jessie Coo was the next Lion to cross
the finish line. With a time of 21:28, the
women's team captain took home a 44"'
place overall finish.
Claire Manelick was not far behind,
as she collected the team's fourth spot
and a 49'" overall placing. Freshman
Nina Zinger broke into the women's
after such an
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Women's Tennis
C.R. Overall
3-0 7-3
2-2 6-9
0-3 0-6
0-1 0-1
School
Overall
14-3
7-5
6-9
10-12
7-8
2-17
1-10
P. S. Altoona
Behrend
Frostburg
La Roche
Wins
Player Team POS Wins
1 R Johnson ARZ P 24
2 C Schilling ARZ P 23
2 B Zito OAK P 23
4 D Lowe BOS P 21
5 P Martinez/B Colon P 20
Earned Run Average (ERA)
Player Team POS ERA
1 P Martinez BOS P 2.26
2 R Johnson ARI P 2.32
3 D Lowe BOS P 2.58
4 G Maddux ATL P 2.62
5 B Zito OAK P 2.75
Strikeouts (SO)
Player Team POS SO
1 R Johnson ARZ P 334
2 C Schilling ARZ P 316
3 P Martinez BOS P 239
4 K Wood ChC P 217
5 M Clement ChC P 215
Saves (SV)
Player Team POS SV
1 J Smoltz ATL P 55
2 E Gagne LA P 52
3 M Williams PIT P 46
4 J Mesa PHI P 45
4 E GuardadoMlN P 45
The Behrend Beacon
team top five with her time of 22:33 and
a 64'h place finish.
When asked about the women's
performance at the invitational, Zinger
replied, "The girls team did
exceptionally well against some real
tough Ohio teams."
The team does not have an invitational
this coming weekend, but will continue
to train for the following weekend, when
it will travel south to Pittsburgh for the
Carnegie Mellon Invitational.
"We've been training hard looking
towards the AMCC meet in November,
so the teams are running on tired legs in
many of our meets," said Cooper.
Even on tired legs, this season's cross
country team is strong. The team
possesses the leadership and hard work
ethic needed to be successful throughout
the remainder of the season.
Big Ten Football
School C.R. Overall
Ohio State 1-0 5-0
Michigan 1-0 4-1
lowa
Purdue
Michigan State
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Penn State
ESPN/USA Today
Football Coaches Poll
Rank Team Record
1. Miami 4-0
2. Texas 4-0
3. Oklahoma 4-0
4. Virginia Tech 5-0
5. Ohio State 5-0
6. Georgia 4-0
7. Oregon 4-0
Florida 4-1
Notre Dame 4-0
Tennessee 3-1
Florida State 4-1
Washington 2-1
Michigan 3-1
NC State 5-0
Wisconsin 5-0
Kansas State 4-0
Washington St. 3-1
lowa State 4-1
LSU 3-1
USC 3-1
Penn State 3-1
Colorado State 4-1
Texas A&M 3-1
Auburn 4-1
Air Force 4-0
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