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Women’s soccer looks to conquer AMCC ’ S
By Samantha Baldensperger
staff writer
The women’s soccer season might be
winding down, but these girls sure are
not. Thursday they played (9-1-3)
Carnegie Melon and lost 0-3. Last
weekend (11-4-1) Behrend blanked (13-
1) Mt. Aloysius 12-0. This week they
play (7-9-1) Medaille at home. On Sat
urday they begin the Allegheny Moun
tain Collegiate Conference champion
ship tournament.
Oct. 21 the Lady Lions fell to
Carnegie Melon. They were shut out
with a score of 0-3. In the end, they
ended up with four shots on goal to
Carnegie Melon’s 25. The team quickly
rebounded with a 12-0 shut out of Mt.
Aloysius.
“We handled Saturday’s game in a
very professional manner... we played to
our level and had a lot of positives for
the game,’’ said Coach Patrick
O’Driscoll.
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Men’s soccer strives for excellence
By Colleen Applebaugh
staff writer
At the season finisher, the Behrend
boys beat Medaille 3-1. The team
fought forcefully for the victory; the
“W” allows the men to advance to the
AMCC playoffs.
Junior central midfielder Brian
Blaszczyk put the men ahead in the
12th minute of play with a header to
the upper left comer of the net.
The Medaille team was able to place
a shot by sophomore goalkeeper Matt
Zimsak in the 25th minute.
Junior Justin Reese, scored both the
tie breaking goal and the third goal of
the game.
The blue and white were victorious
over Thiel on Oct. 19, with a 2-1 win.
The men played their game, intense, ag
gressive, and intelligent.
The success brought the team to a 9-
5-1 record. In essence, this game started
the Behrend men’s winning streak.
The victory over Thiel boosted the
men’s confidence from a loss to con
ference opponent Frostburg State.
“We had a very good start to the sea
son,” said senior forward Eric Nyberg.
“We have just had a bad run of luck.”
The loss put the team 3-3-1 confer
ence record, but those men want more.
“1 think losing some games has
opened our eyes, and we are better pre
pared now for the post season,” said
Nyberg
Victories that followed for the men
included a 2-0 win over Case Western
Reserve Oct. 22 and a 13-0 bashing of
Mt. Aloysius on Saturday. Their streak
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shots on goal to Mt. Aloysius’ zero. Top
scorers were Jen Baker with four, Jen
Quail and Holly Greiner each with two.
“Even though their record is not com
parable to ours, we still had to play our
hardest,” said Greiner.
During the game, Mt. Aloysius even
scored a goal on themselves in minute
57.
Thursday the Lady Lions faced
Medaille at Behrend. The ladies ended
up with a 5-0 shut out. Behrend had 37
shots on goal compared to Medaille’s
one. Michelle Newland and Heather
Crawford scored a goal a piece in the
first period. Then, in the second period
Kacie Bums, Emily Miller, and Kari
Struski each contributed a goal in the
victory. This was the final regular sea
son game before the AMCC champion
ships begin Saturday.
Going into this coming weekend’s
AMCC championship tournament, the
Lady Lions are seeded second. This
means they have a chance to play their
semi-final game at Behrend.
Sophomore forward Herbert Obeng scored four goals over the week,
Obeng stands as a figure for the men’s offense.
has improved to four wins, bumping the
men’s overall record to 12-5-1. The team
is ranked fifth in the conference with a
5-3-1 record.
“The team is really starting to play its
best soccer of the year,” said sophomore
marking back Josh Serafini.
The blue and white put up a forceful
fight, but could not find the back of the
net. “We have had some tough losses in
the conference, but it will be a whole new
story in AMCC playoffs,” said Serafini.
The player standout for this 3-0 week
is sophomore forward Herbert Obeng.
Obeng scored four goals, two being
game winners. Obeng’s oustanding per
formance on the field follows a season
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“I think we all know that we ha
a talented enough team to win th<
championship...we just have
have confidence in our ability as
team,” said O’Driscoll.
“We are working very hard
practice, and trying to practice as
they were playing in the champioi
ship” said Greiner.
They want to keep there level i
fitness up as well as their attitudi
and try and stay positive.
As for their expectations for tl
tournament, they plan on going 01
and giving it everything that they havr
They feel that in some of the garni
that they lost this year, they were th«
better team.
“We would be sure to let them kno'
who should have won the first tim<
we played,” said Greiner. “We ex
pect to all come out with a victory and
win the conference championship.”
In order to win Coach O’Driscoll
feels its just a matter of executing on
game day.”
of strong play. Obeng has been an es
sential asset to the team’s offensive and
will be called upon in the next series to
create plays for the blue and white.
The men have the AMCC tournament
to look forward to now and fully intend
to extinguish any rumor that states their
defeat
“As defending champions, we are
still the team to beat,” said Serafini.
“I would not want to face us in the
playoffs,” said Nyberg. “If we stick to
the game plan and work hard, then
there’s no reason why we shouldn’t
win the conference championship.”
The men hit the pitch again on Oct.
30 against Frostburg State in Mary
land.
Lion’s volleyball fall to Frostburg
Anxious to face Frostburg in AMCC play
By Alyssa Peconi
staff writer
A sigh of relief could be heard from
the members of the women’s volley
ball team after finishing their matches
this weekend. The girls were also
ready for a nap.
After playing three matches on Sat
urday, Oct. 23, the ladies were defi
nitely tired, but remain psyched for
the upcoming AMCC championships
next weekend.
Saturday, the ladies faced a host of
difficult opponents. Their first match
was against Frostburg, the defending
AMCC champions, so it was a very
important meeting for both teams.
While the girls played four well
fought games against their conference
rival, they lost. Unfortunately, the
loss dropped their conference record
to 5-2 overall.
However, the ladies kept up their
spirits and fought with intensity to
sweep their next opponent. The lady
lions beat the Ohio Wesleyan team 3-
0 to improve their season record to 13-
13.
During the lions’ final match of the
Senior Jen Baker scored four goals
plus one assist in the Lion’s last
game against Mt. Aloysius on Oct.
23. The game celebrated seniors
on the team.
day against Slippery Rock, they
played four games, but ultimately lost
1-3.
Overall, the weekend proved to be
beneficial for the women’s volleyball
team because they played well and
kept up team spirit throughout the day.
“Although we lost to Frostburg, I
thought we played exceptional all day
long,” said sophomore, Karla Murray.
The ladies next match after the
weekend followed Wednesday, Oct.
27 against another conference oppo-
nent, Medaille.
The team traveled to Buffalo, NY
for a night match and won in three
games. This win helped to improve
their season record to 14-14 and 6-2
in the conference.
This weekend, the lions will play
their final match of the regular sea
son. On Saturday, Oct. 30, the ladies
travel to face fellow conference team,
Mt. Aloysius at 1 p.m.
After this match, the women are
looking forward to the AMCC Cham
pionships, scheduled to begin Tues
day, Nov. 2 and extend into the week
end of Nov. 5-6.
The team feels excited about head-
Friday, October 29, 2004
Weekly
sports trivia
Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service
(KRT)
QUESTIONS:
1. Name the former Dallas Cow
boys wide receiver who caught the
only pass of his NFL career in a
Super Bowl?
2. How old was Pro Football Hall
of Famer Gale Sayers when he
played his final NFL game?
3. Name the top five sluggers on
the all-time career home run list at
the end of 1999?
4. Who hit the most home runs in
the decade of the 19405?
ANSWERS
1.) Percy Howard caught a 34-yard
touchdown pass from Roger
Staubach in Super Bowl X. He
didn't make the team the following
season-and he was history. 2.) 28
years old. 3.) Henry Aaron -755;
Babe Ruth-714; Willie Mays -660;
Frank Robinson - 586; Harmon
Killebrew -573. 4.) Ted Williams.
ing into the AMCC’s with a 6-2 record
in the conference. Also, they are anx
ious to face the defending conference
champs, Frostburg.
Although they recently lost to this
difficult team, they remain confident
that they will come out winning.
“We’re not worried because we
WILL see Frostburg again at the
AMCC’s and this time we’ll beat them
for the championship,” Murray said.
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