Friday, September 9, 2005
Lady Lions depend on leadership to succeed
By Annie Sevin
editor in chief
Last weekend, the Women's Soccer
team gained ground in the Herb
Lauffer Tournament winning three
out of four tournament games.
Saturday's games against Washington
& Jefferson (W & J) and Juniata left
Behrend with one loss and one win,
respectively. Their record after those
games stood at 0-1, but was leveled
to 1-1 on Sunday when the Lady
Lions beat Juniata, launching them
into the Championship game against
W & J.
Last night's overtime victory (2-1) the Lady Lions this year owing to the
against Case Western leaves Behrend fact that they have a strong squad
Fitness programs and intramurals updated
By Chris LaFuria
Every Sunday through Thursday evening, Behrend will
be holding aerobics and abs classes in the Junker Center
Aerobics Room. Classes such as Step & Pump. Tae-
Robics and Pilatcs will be available for students to partake
in. A semester pass can be purchased for $20.00 or stu
dents can pay $2.00 per class. Each pass will be charged
to the student's account. Visit the Intramural Office for
more information about classes. Recreation bulletin
boards and the intramural office display the information to
benefit students.
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>f dorm life, students have the
>pportunlty to show their school
ipirit and be rewarded in the
irocess. The department of
athletics will be hosting athletic
events for various Lions’ sports
teams. Check out these events
to have the opportunity to get
free ice cream, pizza, t-shirts,
popcorn, apple cider and
donuts, stress balls, spirit tow-
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with two wins and one loss overall.
In the 2-3 loss to W & J, Holly
Griencr and Nikki Frisbee both post
ed assisted goals. Frisbee and
Heather Crawford scored one goal
apiece during Sunday's Juniata game
to give Behrend the win.
Head Coach, Patrick O'Driscoll,
seemed pleased with the team's per
formance durning the tournament
saying, "We played pretty well all
weekend except for the second half
of the first game [but] we bounced
back [after the loss] and dominated
the other teams."
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He also expects good things from
Also, check with the intramural office for any sports
deadlines that have been extended for fall intramurals. For
instance, the U-Exereise and 100 Mile Club deadlines arc
next week. The deadline for U-Exercise and l()0 Mile club
is Friday. September 16. Remember: even if you are not a
part of a varsity sport, you can still be active in athletics.
Take advantage of the opportunities the campus has to
offer.
Show your school spirit by attending varsity events and
taking part in intramurals and fitness programs. Stop by
the intramural office or contact Rob Wittman. the coordi
nator of intramural sports here at Behrend.
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The first chance students have
to get their hands on free goods
is on Wednesday, September
14, by attending the women’s
volleyball and men’s water polo.
The volleyball team will be host
ing Thiel College at 7 p.m. in the
Junker Center while the men’s
water polo team plays
Mercyhurst College, also at 7
p.m.
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made up of veteran players (includ
ing six seniors) and a few freshman
as well. However, the team can only
be as strong as their playing,
O'Driscoll insists that playing well
against teams in their own
Conference is the most important
O'Driscoll thinks the upcoming
game this Saturday against
Westminster should be a good one
considering "they are a big rival
because they’re local' 1 and they share
recruiting ground with Behrend.
According to O'Driscoll, "We beat
them last year in overtime, so if we
play well, wc can win."
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FOR FALL 2006
more.
Those si s in attendance
of the men’s and women’s cross
country meet on Saturday,
September 17, at 11 a.m.
On Wednesday, September 21
at 4 p.m. and Thursday,
September 22 at 4:30 p.m.,
there will be free ice cream
served at the men’s and
women’s soccer games. The
men’s team plays on
Wednesday while the women
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Senior forward Holly Greiner dribbles the ball past a defender. Greiner leads a deter
mined squad with six seniors. The Blue and White women are in action again at
home on Saturday, September 10, against Westminster at 1 p.m at the Behrend Fields
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During the intermissions of thi
volleyball, soccer, and watei
polo games, there will also b€
free giveaways.
All students, faculty and staf
members are free to students o
Behrend with their I.D. Those
students interested in these pro*
motions should contact the
office of athletics at extension
6240.
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