BEACON SPORTS
Hockey team off to record start
By Christopher LaFuria
sports editor
csls(X)s(&psu.edu
Behrend's hockey team is off to the best the Blue and White were credited to Jones
start in the team's history and proved itself with two and Thiessen with one. Since this
against team rival Edinboro. On Saturday, was a non-conference game, the loss does
Dec. 3, the Blue and White outshot, not affect Behrend's standing in College
outscored, overpowered and simply out- Hockey East.
played the Fighting Scots in their 10-2 vic- Overall, Behrend is 8-3 with a 5-1 CBE
tory. For the entire game, Behrend outshot record and sits atop the North division.
Edinboro 55-15. With a powerful offense Improving from last year's 4-7-3 record,
and a suffocating defense led by goaltender the Lions look to make a run at the playoffs
Pat Laskey's 13 saves, the Lions dominated and a potential League Title. "We all hope
every aspect of the game. to make the playoffs for the first time in our
"Edinboro was the peak of our season. team's history. If we keep working hard
We played together and it was the best and realize our goals, we can definitely
game of the season so far, — ' accomplish that," said
said sophomore Daniel Thiessen.
Thiessen. The hockey team also
Goals were scored by J.B. finds itself ranked nationally
Beers (2), Joe Persang (2), in the American Collegiate
Brysten Jones (2), Tim McGill, Hockey Association
Brad Alayon, Daren Douglas, Division 111. Behrend is cur
and Jon Romenelli. Other rently ranked tenth in the
points were contributed by North Region of the
D.J. Craven with two assists, Association.
Alayon with three assists, Behrend hockey was in
Beers, Persang and Romenelli, action Thursday night again
Thiessen, Adam Pennypacker, against Edinboro, this time,
Eric Baluh, Max Polinski, I the away team; however, the
Andrew Bittner, Eric Fry, with one assist game was too late for a statistical report.
each. Adding to the success of the offense, On Sunday, Dec. 11, the men will travel to
Behrend also capitalized on four of the nine Center Ice Arena to play against St,
powerplays. Vincent.
Another notable accomplishment for "If we play as hard as we played against
Behrend was the nearly flawless shutdown Edinboro the first time, we should have the
of Edinboro's and College Hockey East's same outcome," said Thiessen.
leading scorer, Nick Tucci, who had accu- You can support your Blue and White
mulated 14 goals before Saturday night's Hockey team by attending their intense
game. Behrend's tenacious defense held games or supporting their T-Shirt sale. To
Tucci to only one goal, his only point for stay updated on Behrend Hockey, visit
the entire game. www.eteamz.com/psbhockey for more
Following the Edinboro game, Behrend information.
fell to non-conference Robert Morris 6-3 at
RMU's Island Sports Center. Leading the
scoring for Behrend was Polinski with two
goals and Craven with one goal. Assists for
Center Joe Persang prepares to take the face-off against Robert Morris. Despite their intense play in recent games,
the Blue and White were unsuccessful in their quest to defeat non-conference RMU. The Lions sit at 8-3 overall.
Heisman Trophy Winners*
Archie Griffin
Archie Griffin
Tony Dorsett
Earl Campbell
Billy Sims
Charles White
George Rogers
Marcus Allen
Herschel Walker
Mike Rozier
Doug Flutie
Bo Jackson
Vinny Testaverde
Tim Brown
Barry Sanders
Andre Ware
Ty Detmer
Desmond Howard
Gino Torretta
Charlie Ward
Rashaan Salaam
Eddie George
Danny Wuerffel
Charles Woodson
Ricky Williams
Ron Dayne
Chris Weinke
Eric Crouch
Carson Palmer
Jason White
Matt Leinart
Behrend women rely on
By Kyle Woodside
staff writer
kdw 1 008 @psu.edu
The Lady Lions basketball team began
their season in the Behrend Tip-Off
Tournament on Nov. 18 with a dominat
ing performance over Westminster, a 68-
57 win. The next day, the Blue and
White faced Case Western in the cham
pionship game, but fell short by a count
of 74-59.
After the long Thanksgiving break, the
squad began conference
play in the AMCC. On
Dec. 2, the Lady Lions
traveled south for two
games in two days. First,
the team squared off
against Pitt-Greensburg
for a hard-fought contest
but lost by a score of 75-
71. Unfortunately for the
Lady Lions, Pitt-
Greensburg senior for
ward Tish Hines
dropped 32 points to
give the 'opponents the edge
The next day, the Lady Lions didn't
fare much better. Frostburg State jumped
out to a 42-20 lead at halftime and never
Ohio State
Ohio State
Pittsburgh
Texas
Oklahoma
USC
S. Carolina
USC
Georgia
Nebraska
BC
Auburn
Miami (Fla)
Notre Dame
Ok State
Houston
BYU
Michigan
Miami (Fla)
Florida State
Colorado
Ohio State
Florida
Michigan
Texas
Wisconsin
Florida State
Nebraska
USC
Oklahoma
USC
*since the last two-time winner
looked back as they emerged victorious,
69-53.
On Dec. 6, the "hoop squad," as the
team likes to call itself, was set to face
Fredonia at home, but due to a horrible
snowstorm, the game was postponed to a
time to be determined later.
"I guess Fredonia was on their way
down the interstate, but the cops closed
the road," said Behrend forward
Annemarie Priester. "We showed up to
the Junker, and wondered why Coach
Fornari wasn't in her usual suit and why
she was waiting for us at
the door. She told us the
game was canceled."
Tonight atld tomorrow,
the Lady Lies will host
their Winter Classic
Tournament. On Friday,
Thomas More will face
Buffalo State at 6 p.m.
followed by Behrend vs.
Grove City at 8 p.m. On
Saturday, the consolation
p.m., and the champi
onship game will be at 3 p.m. The Lady
Lions hope to end their three-game los
ing streak with a first-place finish in the
Winter Classic.
College football's most elite player will be chosen for
the Heisman Trophy this weekend in New York City.
game will take place at 1
The Behrend Beacon I 10
Friday, December 9, 2005
So far this season, junior guard
Brittany Mays leads the team in scoring
with 14.8 points per game and in total
rebounds with 28. Mays also limits her
turnovers, which is vital' for this young
team to do in order to be successful. She
only has four turnovers in four games.
Mays was also selected as one of the
"best of the best" for the week by the
AMCC with her performances against
Pitt-Greensburg and Frostburg State. She
averaged 16 points and 10 rebounds,
which amounted to an average of a dou
ble-double. Sophomore guard Jessica
Serafin is second in scoring with 11.5
points per game. She is shooting a siz
zling 12 for 27 (44 percent) from three
point range. Junior forward Rachel
Slomski is third in scoring with 10.8
points per game and second in total
rebounds with 26.
Other primary contributors include
freshman forward Victoria Inns, who
averages 7.8 points per game; sopho
more forward Annemarie Priester who
averages 8.5 points in conference play;
and senior guard Kristie Connolly, who
comes off the bench to provide a spark
on defense. Everyone on the team aver
ages at least 10 minutes per game, which
shows Behrend's great depth.
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
ess