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Win sparks women's swim
By Samantha Cibula
co-sports editor
The Lady Lion's swim team had the opportu
nity to show Frostburg they thrive on competi
tion. Jan. 22 the blue and white swam Frostburg
race for race. The women landed on top scor
ing 110 points to Frostburgs 103. The win
moves the record to 2-7.
"After a long bus ride to Frostburg we were
able to out swim them in a meter pool, - said
sophomore Brittany Yost. "The win came at the
right time in our season. This win gave us a
new spark heading into conferences. -
The win definitely came as a team effort. Al
though first place finishes were found by fresh
men Cyndi Morales. Melissa Pilewski. sopho
more captain Whitney Marshall, and senior
diver Catherine Franklin, it was the duo of win
ning relays and second, third, and fourth place
finishes that determined the outcome of the
"We were getting the wins where we needed
to and the second, third, and fourth places that
we were missing in other meets," said Head
Coach Jen Slack.
In the 50 meter freestyle Behrend didn't take
first but they took second, third, and fourth. Yost
followed by sophomore Cara Ludwig, and fresh
man Amanda Wiest led the triple point finish.
The second, third and fourth place finishes
Women's basketball hits the road
By Sara Kamber
co-sports editor
The women's basketball team defeated Hilbert
47-44 to extend their win streak to three and im
prove their AMCC record to 5-4, 10-6 overall. Al
though the blue and white pulled off the win, the
team did not play up to par. With two players out
due to illness and the posts struggling, the Lion's
did not handle the ball the way they usually do.
"We had a lot going on externally that day and
the day prior that I think my team was just a little
out of sync, - said Head Coach Roz Fornari. "One
good thing is we hit free throws down the stretch to
win, which has been a big deal for us to close out
our games."
This weekend will be a big test for the Lion's as
they play the top two teams in the conference and
duke it out in a five-way tie for third place. Only
nine games remain in the season and the way the
team plays this weekend could be a testament to
how those games will go. The women have been
working hard to be more consistent from game to
game and iron out any other little kinks along the
way.
"I do like the way we are progressing and how
our depth is coming along," said For "Our more
experienced players have done a nice job of taking
this team and leading them."
A missing piece of the puzzle was for about two
weeks was all-conference player, sophomore Brit
tany Mays. Mays has suited up in Behrend's last
three games and is averaging 7.7 ppg and 4.5 rpg.
The team will need her to be in good health this
weekend.
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outscored Frostburgs first place points.
The women also came up strong in the 200
meter medley relay and 200 meter free relay.
The 200 meter medley relay, swam by freshmen
Emily Bodie, Pilewski, and sophomores
Marshall and Yost, set the tone of the meet while
setting a new team record with the time of
2:27.91. The 200 meter freestyle relay was the
last event of the meet and the quartet of Weist,
Ludwig, freshman Ashlee Marchand, and sopho
more Alexis Puhala knew they had to win the
race to take home a victory. The women won
the race with the time of 2:09.84 securing the
team win.
The win was capped off by record breaking
performances by Yost in the 50 meter freestyle
(30.11), Marshall in the 200 meter freestyle
(2:18.91) and 100 meter fly (1:14.44), Morales
in the 200 meter Individual medley (2:42.38),
and Pilewski in the 100 meter breaststroke
(1:22.33).
Pilewski swam the last individual event of the
meet (100 meter breaststroke) and breaking the
team record was only part of her accomplish
ment in the event
"Missy needed to win the event and then we
needed to win the last relay," said Head Coach
Slack.
Pilewski won by three seconds and set a new
record
The men were able to keep the meet close, as
"I wouldn't want to be back if I wasn't 100 per
cent because then I wouldn't be able to give 100
percent on the court," said Mays. "It feels great
to be back, I was sick of being a cheerleader," Mays
said jokingly.
The Lions will play Frostburg on Friday night
and Pitt-Greensburg on Saturday, both games
away. Unfortunately, the women lost to both teams
earlier this season, back to back. Pitt-Greensburg
defeated Behrend 70-60 while the Frostburg game
was much closer, 61-63.
"I'm very confident in how we will play this
weekend because we shouldn't have lost to both
teams the first time we played them," said Mays.
"There is a chip on our shoulders because we know
we could be higher in the conference if we hadn't
lost. We just need to play our game and we will
have no problem beating both teas."
Frostburg State is currently undefeated in the
AMCC, 9-0, and Pitt-Greensburg is in a 19-0 win
streak at home. Neither team will go down with
out a fight, but a strong Behrend team could come
in and shake things up. l-low sweet would those
victories be?
like our chances. If we play to our potential,
we are as good of a team as any in our league,"
said Fornari. "I know we are on the road again
and with back to back games it will be tough, but
I certainly think we are capable. With the way we
traditionally finish our season, I wouldn't want to
play Behrend in February"
The team definitely has the talent and depth, and
with all of the pieces of the puzzle starting to come
together, it can only mean one thing: it's about to
be February.
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meet. Franklin took second place in the women's
one meter diving competition with a score of 155,
coming in behind Washington and Jefferson's Lind
say Briddle.
did the women but fell short of a win. The men
lost, despite winning six individual events, 104-
122 dropping their record to 3-5.
"The guys lost in numbers, we were missing
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Anthony Spoto and a few guys from earlier in
the season," said Head Coach Jen Slack.
Freshmen Dustin Fairchild, Matt Seiferth,
Vince Brewer and sophomore Brandon Thiel led
the men. Doubling for the lion's were Fairchild
(200 meter freestyle, 400 meter freestyle) and
Seiferth (200 meter individual medley, 100
meter breaststroke). Thiel and Brewer each
added a first place finish.
Seiferth and Fairchild also set new team
records. Fairchild set a record in the 400 meter
freestyle with the time of 4:32.61. Seiferth set
new records in the 100 meter breaststroke
(1:12.13) and 200 meter individual medley re
lay (2:24.72).
Although the men and women split, eight team
records were broken in a meter's pool. Most of
the records were broken by seconds. This is
quite an accomplishment since the blue and
white have only competed in a meter pool one
other time this season.
"The team swam really well for being on a
bust for a long period of time and having a short
warm up," said Slack. "They did what they had
to do during this point in the season."
The men and women return to action in their
last dual meet of the season at Grove City Col
lege Jan. 29. This meet will give the team the
chance to race in the same pool they will be re
turning to in a week for their conference meet.
LET Erie
Athlete dillike Week ...
DiLuzio took first place in the men's
1600 meter run at the Slippery Rock Invita
tional and his time of 4:40.01 set a new
school record, surpassing Brian Wheeler's
time set in 2002 of 4:44.22. DiLuzio also
anchored the 4 x 400 meter relay finishing
in third place at 3:39.50.
The Behrend Lions will hit the road on
January 29 for the Case Western Reserve-
Spartan Relays.
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