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Lions crush Pitt-Bradford
Home team puts on a show against AMCC rival for Behrend crowd
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Strong rebounding helped Behrend pound Pitt-Bradford
48-27.
by Leacy Sauer
staff writer
After enduring a rough start to
the 2002-2003 season, the
Behrend women’s basketball
team has finally evened the score.
Facing Pitt-Bradford last
Saturday, the Lions pulled away
with a dominating 53-37 win.
Last Monday, the Lions got
their first back to back win of the
season, posting a 67-56 win over
Fredonia State. Behrend clawed
its way up to an overall 4-4
record.
The Lions began the first
weekend in December after a
Men's basketball team sends
Pitt-Bradford packing
by Zoe Rose
sports editor
PSB stands for Penn State Behrend and
Penn State basketball.
Before a crowd of 725 avid fans, the Lions
welcomed Pitt-Bradford last Saturday night,
trying to take them on their home court. The
competition was on, with only good news for
the Lions. They cruised to a dominating 82-
73 decision over the defending AMCC
champions.
Last Monday, Penn State Behrend dropped
to (2-3) in nonconference action against
Westminster, losing 54-40.
After a slow start in the first half against
Pitt-Bradford, the Lions tied it up 34-34 at
halftime. In the second half blistering three
point shooting gave the Lions the lead for
good.
Behrend hit a sizzling 75 percent from three
point land, compared to the Panthers cool 5
of 15 for 33.3 percent, during the second half.
Junior center James Curren (6-6) led Behrend
with 21 points, eight boards, four assists, a
steal and a block in 34 minutes of action.
Junior forward David Hairston grabbed a
game-high 11 rebounds and had 15 points, but
was cold from the field, hitting only three of
nine FG attempts. Senior point guard Steve
Merrill scored 14 points and had two steals.
The biggest lead of the game came from
Penn State Behrend with 5:50 left in the game,
69-52. Pitt-Bradford cut it down to nine at
77-68 with one minute remaining. After three
shooting fouls by Pitt-Bradford on Hairston,
Tom Lulich, and Merrill, the final score in the
opening AMCC game was 82-73.
As a team, Penn State Behrend shot 61
percent from the field, knocking down 14 of
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tough loss against William and
Jefferson (70-41) on Wednesday.
Coach Roz Fornari felt as if that
game was just a temporary set
back, and she looked forward to
going up against Pitt-Bradford.
“They are a skilled team,” said
Fornari “and good competitors.”
When starting play again on
Saturday, Fornari got the show
she hoped for. The Lions won
convincingly at home against
Pitt-Bradford.
Sophomore foward Amanda
Krumpe led the team with 17
points and nine rebounds in 26
minutes of action. Freshman
Sophomore Tom Lulich runs the offense getting one of his two assists in the team’s defeat
over last season's AMCC champions Pitt-Bradford. Next up for the Lions will be school rival
Penn State Altoona.
Freshman guard Jennifer Yaworsky played solid defense and came up bigger on the
other side of the ball. She went a perfect 3-3 from 3-point-land, and 2-2 from the
charity stripe.
guard Jennifer Yaworsky added 11
points with a perfect three for
three beyond the arc.
The Lions dominated the
Panthers in three-pointers,
shooting 57.1 percent overall, and
made 21 of 49 from the field for
42.9 percent. Behrend also out
rebounded Pitt-Bradford 48-27.
Feeding off their latest victory,
the Lions were ready to face their
next opponent, Fredonia State.
Behrend held a 25-23 lead at the
end of the first half, and never let
it go. During the second half
Behrend scored 42 more points.
The leading scorer for this game
was sophomore Krumpe, a
Mercyhurst Prep graduate. She
scored 21 points and had 6
rebounds. Also ontributing were
senior Amanda Mauser, who
scored 13 points, and junior Erica
Mozdy, with 10 points.
The Behrend Lions are
preparing to face Penn State
Altoona in the second AMCC
Conference match up of the
season on Saturday at 6 p.m. They
hopr to improve their record to 5-
4.
Housing
and
Food Service
Athlete
of the Week
pennState
jjpErie
James
Curren
NAME: James Curren
SPORT: Men's
Basketball
CLASS: Junior
DATE: December 9,
2002
Curren averaged 17.0
ppg and 9.1 rpg in a 1-1
split last week for the
Behrend Lions. The 6-
6 center posted 21
points in Behrend's 82-
73 victory
over conference oppo
nent Pitt-Bradford last
Saturday. Curren is
second in
the /AMCC conference
in scoring with 99
points, averaging 19.8
points per
game, and he is third in
field goal percentage,
shooting 67% from the
floor. Curren has led
Behrend in scoring in
all five games so far
this season.
Housing and Food
Service /Athlete of the
Week is selected by
the Sports
Information Staff.
23 shots in the second half of action. The
Lions were, however, out-rebounded by the
Panthers, 34-29.
“[Though] we’re 1-0 in the league, we still
are not playing consistently well. We were
very appreciative of the fan support. I really
feel they had a big part of the victory; they
were loud all night. We have a lot of
basketball left to play, but I do think it should
give us some confidence.” said coach Dave
Niland.
Unlike the previous game, where the Lions
dominated in three-point shooting,
Westminster was on target from beyond the
arc, shooting seven of 15 for 46.7 percent.
Penn State Behrend, however, out-rebounded
Westminster, 38-31, led by Hairston with a
team-high of seven boards. Hairston also led
the team in points with 10, followed by eight
from both Jared Cloug and freshman guard
Doug Merski.
Next up for the Lions is a tough game
against school rival Penn State Altoona on
Saturday. The Lions won't be off for winter
break. They see action against D’Youville
in the first round of the Behrend Tournament,
scheduled Jan 3 and 4.