BEACON SPORTS
Men's basketball still on a roll
By Matt Waronker
assistant sports editor
The Penn State Behrend Men's
Basketball team tallied two more wins
this past week, defeating conference
rivals Pitt-Greensburg and Hilbert
College. The victories, which marked
the team's third and fourth straight
win, improve the Lions to 14-5 overall,
and 12-1 in AMCC play.
The first of the two victories came
this past Saturday, Jan. 27, with a dom
inating 88-60 performance on the road
at Pitt-Greensburg. Coming out of the
gates. the Lions struggled to pull away
from Pitt-Greensburg, keeping a slight
lead through the entire first half.
Behrend managed to enter halftime
with a 34-29 advantage; the Lions
were able to come into the second half
firing on all cylinders. Behrend shot an
almost automatic 74 percent from the
floor, outscoring the hosting Bobcats
by 24 points. Behrend was led by jun
ior center Kevin Buczynski who led all
scorers with 22 points. Defensively, the
Lions were stellar, holding the Bobcats
to just 42 percent from the field. Pitt-
Greensburg had only one scorer reach
double digits. Behrend once again
dominated the boards, out-rebounding
Pitt-Greensburg 39-24. However, more
significant than the team's tenacious
effort to get the ball was their ability to
hold onto the ball. Behrend only com
mitted two second half turnovers.
Head coach Dave Niland says the
team undoubtedly created a positive
situation by not turning the ball over.
"The fact that we didn't turn the ball
HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICES
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
take .... 0 -
1.4
NAME: Brittany Mays
SPORT: Women's Basketball
CLASS: Senior
DATE: Jan. 29, 2007
Brittany Mays (Keystone/Knox) has been named the Housing and Food Services
Athlete of the Week. Mays eclipsed the 1,000 point mark last week when she
dropped 16 points on 8-of-14 shooting to go along with 12 boards. Behrend went on
to beat Mt. Aloysius 79-53.
In game two of the week, Mays again hit double-digits as she connected for 12 points
and three steals as the Behrend women edged out a tough Pitt-Greensburg team on the
road 61-59. Women's basketball is now an impressive 16-2 on the season and tied
atop the AMCC at 11-1.
Behrend is back in action again on Saturday, February 3 when the women will wel
come Penn State Altoona into the Junker Center for a 4 p.m. tip-off. The game will
be broadcast live on the Image Sports network.
Housing and Food Services Athlete of the Week is selected by the Sports Information
Staff.
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HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICES
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
over allowed us to have a good shot
every time we had the ball," Niland
said.
Behrend's second win came at home
this past Wednesday, January 31,
against visiting Hilbert College. The
Lions defeated Hilbert 65-50. In simi
lar fashion to their previous game,
Behrend needed a strong second half to
pull away with a win. After starting the
game exchanging shot for shot,
Behrend began to cement their lead,
going on an 18-8 run to close out the
first half. The Lions 33-23 halftime
lead continued to grow and despite a
few scares early in the second half,
Hilbert was unable to catch Behrend.
Once again Behrend's defense silenced
the opposition, holding the Hawks to
29 percent shooting for the game.
Offensively, Behrend got a handful of
contributions with four players reach
ing the double digit mark in scoring.
Junior guard Doug Straub led the team
with 12 points, shooting 4-for-7 from
beyond the arc. Also contributing to
the winning effort was Buczynski who
had a double-double with 11 points and
13 rebounds. Sophomore guard Tom
Newman and freshman forward Adam
Potter had 11 and 10 points respective
ly.
The Lions next game is Feb. 3 at
home against conference rival Penn
State Altoona. From there, the Behrend
men will set out on a three-game con
ference road trip before ending their
regular season at home on Feb. 17
against Pitt-Bradford. The AMCC
tournament play officially begins on
Feb. 20.
Peyton Manning and Rex Grossman go head-to-head in Super Bowl XLI in Miami on Feb. 4 on CBS
Bears or Colts? Only time will tell
By Andrew McLachlan
contributing writer
Well, it's that time of the year
again. A time where buddies get
together, throw back some drinks
and watch a little football. That's
right, it is time for the Super Bowl.
This year's game pairs two teams
that have interesting backgrounds,
which could make for a very exciting
game and draw a large audience.
The Indianapolis Colts, coached
by Tony Dungy, are known for being
an offensive powerhouse, but, so far
during the playoffs, they have had to
rely on their defense, which was one
of the worst in the regular season.
One of the reasons why the Colts had
such a poor defense during the sea
son was due to multiple of injuries to
key defensive players that include
Corey Simon, Mike Doss and Erie
native Bob Sanders. With Sanders
now healthy and playing, it seems
that the Colts' defense is playing to
the similar defense they had during
the 2005-2006 season.
Even though the Colts' defense
has been the surprising story of the
playoffs, it still does not take the
attention away from their offense,
which is led by all-pro quarterback
Peyton Manning. He is however
known as one of the greatest quarter
backs of his time, he has never
reached the Super Bowl. Now with
that out of the way, all he needs to do
is win the game to put him in the
Fantasy Football for Super Bowl XLI
By Danielle Brown
To make Super Bowl XLI a little more interesting,
my boyfriend Anthony and I decided to have a one
game Fantasy Football League.
Here is the point system for our one-game league:
Each team will have one quarterback who will score
one point for every 20 yards passing and six points for
each touchdown pass. However, if the quarterback
throws an interception, two points will be taken off of
the score.
There will be one running back on each team who
will score one point for every 10 rushing yards they
complete, and if they get over 100-yards rushing, a
three point bonus will be awarded.
One wide receiver will be on each team and will
score one point for every 20 reception yards they com
plete, and if they get over 100-yards receiving, again a
three point bonus will be awarded.
Quarterback:
Running Back:
Wide Receiver:
Kicker:
Defense:
elite class of Super Bowl winners,
like John Elway, Joe Montana and
Tom Brady.
Look for the Colts to try to use
their air attack of Marvin Harrison,
Reggie Wayne and Dallas Clark to
throw off the Bears' defense and to
test their young defensive backs.
Clark, the fourth year tight end from
the University of lowa, will be the
player to watch in the backfield. If
the Colts can get a Manning to Clark
rhythm going, that will open up
passing lanes for All-Pro's Harrison
and Wayne to take advantage of.
Another player to watch for is Colts
half-back Joseph Addai. The rookie
out of LS U has had a very successful
freshman season in the pros and
could be useful on draws and
screens
The Chicago Bears, coached by
Lovie Smith, has been one of the
elite teams in the league all year.
Led by their defense, the Bears have
shut down opponent's offenses and
left teams bruised and confused.
Linebacker Brian Urlacher, the
seven year All-Pro out of New
Mexico, has proven, especially this
year, that he is in his own class at the
linebacker position, which has led to
comparisons of another great Bears
linebacker John Singletary.
The Bears offense is led by third
year pro quarterback Rex Grossman.
The former Florida Gator has been
taking some verbal abuse from the
media, calling him a "bum" and
sports editor
Danielle
Manning (Ind.)
Jones (Chi.)
Harrison (Ind.)
Gould (Chi.)
Bears
The Behrend Beacon I
A touchdown by either the running back, wide
receiver or quarterback would add six points to the
score. If any of these players fumble the ball, two
points would be taken from the score.
The last two team members are the kicker and the
defense. The kicker could score one point for each
extra-point successfully completed, three points for a
field goal under 40 yards, four points for a field goal
between 40-49 yards, and so on.
The defense scores Fantasy points for holding the
opposing team to a low number of points. For example,
if my defense only gave up seven points, I would get 10
Fantasy points. If they held the other team to 8-14
points, I would get nine Fantasy points, and so on.
Also, if a defensive touchdown is scored, six points
would be added to the Fantasy score, and if any mem
ber of the defense sacks the opposing quarterback, one
point is awarded.
Anthony and I flipped a coin to see who got the first
pick. I got the first pick and these are our teams:
Anthony
Grossman (Chi.)
Addai (Ind.)
Wayne (Ind.)
Vinatieri (Ind.)
Colts
Look for our results in the next edition of the Beacon
Friday, February 2, 2007
CONTRIBUTED PHOTOS
requesting for his backup, Brian
Griese, to take his spot. After a
strong showing against the Saints
two weeks ago, Grossman looks to
silence his critics by winning the
Super Bowl.
Players to watch for are Bears
half-backs Thomas Jones and
Cedrick Benson. With the Colts
having the worst defense against the
run, the Bears might look to estab
lish a running attack early, with their
two stud backs. Other players to
look out for are Bears cornerback
Nathan Vasher and rookie return
man, All-Pro Devin Hester. Vasher,
known for being a ball-hawk, will
look to shut down the Colts passing
attack and Hester looks to continue
his reign as one of the most danger
ous returnmans in the game.
Penn State Behrend Political
Science major Chris Brown picks the
Colts to win. He went to Cathedral
Prep and the University of lowa like
Bob Sanders. Brown says, "Sanders
is going to wreck-house against the
Bears. Their defense with him is bet
ter or just as good as the Bears."
Behrend Junior Josh Lane and
Senior Ben Raymond both think the
Bears are going to come out on top.
Lane says, "the team with the best
defense win the Super Bowl every
year, so the Bears definitely have the
advantage."
Only time will tell which defense
will help their team win Super Bowl
XLI.