Amy Frizzell & Kevin Fiorenzo
S 1 orts Editors
Q &Awith
senior
Danielle
Bemis
BEHREND BEACON
So far this season Bemis has been
named AMCC player of the week
along with hitting the 1000 kill mark.
by Adam Massaro
staff writer
Beacon: How did it feel to attain the
1111111 career kill mark?
Bemis: It felt like a lot of hard work has
paid of and that I have wanted to make
a place for myself in the record books, it
felt really good. It eras one of my indi
vidual goals for season.
Beacon: How did the team help you
reach 1000?
Bemis: Our defense had really helped,
because « e are putting a lot more balls
up. it gave me more chances to get kills.
Beacon: How will you use your senior
leadership to help the team on the
court?
Bemis: / think communication will he
vital. Being vocal has helped the team
mature. I just try to stay composed and
lead by example.
Beacon: How will the regular season
match on Saturday against Frostburg
help the team gauge its progress?
Bemis: The first time we lost in three to
them. Even if we don't beat them, which
I have complete confidence we can, if we
go to four or five
,games that will give us
more confidence to meet them in the
championships.
Beacon: Strategically how will these
regular season games benefit the team,
come tournament play?
Bemis: We know other team's tenden
cies, here titer hit and the practice be
fore those games we can try to game plan
fin - them by focusing on their tendencies.
Beacon: The team is 10-12 right now.
What areas do the team need to im
prove before the tournament?
Bemis: We wally need to focus on our
passing and cut down on our hitting er
rors that would be a huge factor. in the
nett couple of weeks we will gain confi
dence and hopefully that will click for
Beacon: What are the strong points
the team can rely on in the future to
get it through tough matches?
Bemis: Our defense; we are pretty
scrappy caul I think that if we rely on that
aml we are also a tough serving team. /
think those gill always been there for us
pull on.
Beacon: Being a veteran player, how
does this team compare to previous
N ears?
Bemis: We hare a lot more potential this
Year our bench is deeper with players
tyho can come in, i f someone is having a
bad game. I think that is going to be
really healthy. We are better then I think
we have been but we are not there vet.
In the next couple of weeks if we make
the little adjustments—we can win it all.
Women's soccer team struggles
with non-conerence schedule
by Rachel Lyon
staff writer
Another week. another roller coaster ride for the
Penn State Behrend Lady Lions. Behrend met their
toughest challenge yet this year, taking on Allegheny
in a losing effort, Thursday.
Behrend began the week with a 4-0 win over
Bethany College on Saturday. Then Monday, at home,
the Lady Lions were crushed by the Wolverines of
Grove City 6-0. The 1-0 loss Thursday against Al
legheny led to a 1-2 record for the week.
Going into Thursday's game, against regionally
fourth-ranked Allegheny, Head Coach Dan Perritano
wanted his team to "defend well and stay composed."
The Lady Lions played tight defense, allowing only
one goal in the 77th minute. The Gators' Jill Malone
scored on a pass from teammate Jen Belie on a two
on-one break. Pressure by the Gators' offense was
felt all night on the Lady Lions' defense, led by senior
Mandy Gesuale. Sophomore goalkeeper Dara Nielsen
also made key stops to keep Behrend in the game.
"We kept up with them," said senior forward Erin
Maurer. "Playing a team like this helps us prepare for
Frostburg."
The Gators came to Behrend riding high on a nine
game winning streak. which now goes to ID, improv
ing Allegheny's record to I Behrend's record
drops to 9-5.
Despite finishing I -2 for the week, Behrend started
out on a winning note Saturday. After losing to Case
Western Reserve on Oct.B, the Lady Lions bounced
back against Bethany College on Saturday, winning
4-0. Sophomore Jill Vroman had the only first half
goal for the Lady Lions. Behrend exploded in the
second half with three goals, including two from
Maurer. Sophomore Kacie Burns also added another
second- half goal.
"It was important to put up another win on the
board." said Perritano. "We needed to revisit our iden
tity and get hack on track."
On Monday, the Behrend I,ady Lions took on Grove
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City College at the Behrend Fields. Grove City's Kate
Klingensmith scored in the seventh minute and the
Wolverines never looked back, racking up five more
goals by the game's end. Klingensmith finished with
two goals. Michelle Novolsel, Leah Partridge, Au
tumn Hubbard, and All-American Meg Tilley added a
goal apiece for the Wolverines. Grove City improved
to 8-3- I .
"We just need to put this one behind us, said
Perritano, who acknowledged a similar position his
team was in after the loss to Case Western. After the
losses to Grove City and Allegheny, Behrend is now
on a two game losing streak, the longest of the year.
The Behrend Beacon
The Lady Lions will try to recover in next week's
AMCC games.
After playing four consecutive non-conference
games, the Lady Lions will pick up play against two
AMCC teams next week.
Although Perritano said, "We're talented enough to
beat those teams," he also said "we still have to take it
one game at a time."
Maurer also believes her team is ready to bring home
two wins next week. Behrend, 3-0 in conference play,
will go on the road to face Lake Erie College (2-11-1,
0-3 AMCC) on Tuesday, Oct. 21 and Penn State
Altoona (3-9, 1-2 AMCC) on Saturday, Oct. 25.
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