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Lady Lions fall short
Tournament opening game
by Ray Immekus
staff writer
The Lady Lions' lost to Wittenberg in the first
round of the NCAA tournament on March 3 by a
score of 81-46, ending arguably the best season
Behrend has had since they won the ECAC tourna
ment in the
1995-1996 sea-
The Lady Li
ons won the
regular season
Allegheny
Mountain Colle
giate Conference
title, posting an
11-1 conference
record. The
women followed
their regular sea
son title up by
winning the
A MCC
postseason tour
nament champi
onship, their first
since the 1998-
1999 season.
Behrend de
feated No. 4 seed
Pitt-Bradford
63-41 in the first
round, and No. 2
seed Pitt-
Greensburg 67-
56 to secure the
tournament title.
Head Coach
Roz Fornari was
named AMCC
Coach of the
Year after lead
ing the Lady Li
ons to a 22-6
Guard Erika Mozdy, along with guard Carly Cochran, are
departing seniors from this season's 22-6 team
record. Fornari is 151-88 in her nine years here at
Behrend.
Freshmen forward Tenesha Aden was named the
AMCC Newcomer of the Year. She averaged 11.9
points and 5.6 rebounds per game this season.
Aden, along with fellow freshmen Brittany Mays,
was named to the Ist Team All-Conference squad.
Mays, a guard, averaged 10.7 points, 5.4 rebounds,
and 2.0 assists a game. She also led the conference
in free throw shooting, making 84.7 percent of her
shots from the charity stripe.
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SEASON
WRAP UP
Men's Basketball
Coach of the Year
Dave Niland
Player of the Year,
First team All-Conference
James Curren
Honorable Mention
Tom Lulich
Women's Basketball
AMCC Champions
Coach of the Year
Roz Fornari
Newcomer of the Year
Tenesha Aden
First team All-Conference
Tenesha Men
Brittnay Mays
Second tem
All. Conference
Erica Mozdy
SPORTS
Senior guard Erica Mozdy was named to Second
Team All-Conference. This is the second consecu
tive year she has earned this honor.
Mozdy averaged 7.8 points and 1.96 assists and
finished in fifth in the conference in 3-point shoot
ing, making 38 threes and shooting 34.5 percent
from behind the arc.
first four
games this
season, the women bounced back by winning 12
out of their next 13 games, and 21 of their final 24.
The Lady Lions placed second in their preseason
tournament, losing to Otterbien 61-56 in the cham
pionship game.
Next year's team will lose seniors Carly Cochran
and Mozdy, both starters.
Cochran averaged 8.6 points and 3.3 rebounds
per game. Mays, Aden,Pacinelli and junior Amber
Krumpe will return as starters, in what will be a
season with high expectations.
LOCKER
ROOM NEW
Baseball
2003 Player of the Year,
Adam Best named
AMCC Player of the Week
Mar. 15, 2004
Softball
Freshman Lofiel fletist
named
AIvICC Best of the Rest
Mar. 15, 2004
Stacy Ponds announced as
head softball coach
Volleyball
Phil Pisan° announced as
head volleyball coach
Club Volleyball
vs. Gatmotilaliriboro
@ Erie Hall
Sat. Ip.m.
(tem holds 7-3 record)
Friday, March 19, 2004
in NCAA
Behrend
finished first
in the AMCC
in defense,
field goal per
centage, and
three point ef
ficiency. The
Lady Lions
allowed only
53.4 point per
game, hit on
42.9 percent
of their shots,
and 33.4
percet from
the three point
line.
Sophomore
guard Nikki
Pacinelli fin
ished fourth in
the AMCC in
assists and
second in
three point
percentage,
averaging
3.54 dimes
per contest
and hitting on
35.8 percent
of her shots
from deep.
After losing
three of their
:Men's basketball team
loses in heartbreaker
by Kevin Fiorenzo
sports editor
• The men's basketball team ended its
• season on a sour note, losing in the
•
• quarterfinals of the AMCC Tournament on
• their home floor and then in the first round
•
• of the NCAA Tournament, again at home.
• The Lions came into their AMCC
•
• Tournament opener with a 22-2 overall
•
record and 11-1 in the conference. They
•
• were the top seeds and hosted the
•
4 , tournament. In the semifinals, Behrend
• drew No. 4 Laßoche, whom the Lions had
•
• defeated in overtime in their first meeting,
• but fell 60-58 to in their most recent game
•
As expected, the two teams engaged in a
• close battle, with the Redhawks going into
•
• the half with a 30-26 lead. In the second
• half, the Lions continued to struggle to get
•
• production on the offensive end. In the end,
• they were unable to put a dent into
•
• Laßoches lead and fell short, 66-57.
• Behrend's leading scorer was senior
•
• center James Curren with 22 points and 11
• rebounds. The next highest scorer was
•
• junior guard Joe Lucas with eight points.
• Laßoche was led by Kenny Gibbs with 25
•
• points.
• The Redhawks would go on to win the
•
• conference tournament the next day against
• Frostburg State. Though they only went
•
• 14-14, Laßoche caused matchup problems
• • for the Lions and were blessed with some
• strong guard play.
• • Though they had fallen short in the
• AMCC's, the Lions were optimistic that a
• 22-3 record and AMCC regular season title
•
• would be enough to earn an NCAA Division 111 college game
• tournament bid. On February 29, the team got their Appropriately, it was the seniors who were the
•
• wish and were slated to play the 18-10 SUNY- Lions' leading scorers in the game. Senior forwards
• Potsdam at home on March 4. David Hairston and Casey Ponsoll each had 12
•
• Like the Laßoche game, the Lions were engaged points while Curren added 11. Potsdam was led by
•
•in another close, hard-fought matchup. At the half, Edane Barton with 13 points and 12 rebounds.
• Potsdam held a 31-26 lead. In the second half, Behrend finished out its season with a 22-4 overall
; Potsdam extended its lead to 11 points, but the Lions record and 11-1 in the AMCC. Though the season
• came storming back to tie the game at 54 with 4:54 ended disappointingly, it was not without some
•
• remaining. After Potsdam went up 58-56 with 31 accolades. Curren was named the AMCC player of
• seconds left, sophomore guard Doug Merski hit two the year for the second straight year. He was also a
•
• free throws to tie the game. member of the All-Conference First Team.
• Potsdam then went up 60-58 by hitting a layup Curren averaged 16.9 points per game, 8.0
•
• with seven seconds remaining. Junior guard Tom rebounds per game and had a 54.8 field goal
• Lulich then drove to the hoop but was tripped up percentage.
•
• and stripped of the ball as time ran out. Lulich was made honorable mention All
• With that, the men's basketball team's season Conference. Also, for the sixth time, head coach
• ended and the team's seniors had finished their final Dave Niland was named AMCC Coach of the Year.
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Congratulations on an
incredible season to the
Men's and Women's
Basketball Teams!
;reminding us all what;
Penn State Pride is
'Good luck to the graduating seniors
ion both squads: James Curren, David
IHairston, Casey Ponsoll, Mike Schodt,
(Carly Cochran, and Erica Mozdy
Paid for by YOUR Student Government Association
Senior center James Curren, who scored 11
points in the Lions' loss to Potsdam on March 4,
leaves Behrend as the career scoring leader and
two time AMCC player of the year.
Thanks for
about.
Kevin Fiorenzo & Amy Frizzell
The Behrend Beacon