Friday, November 9, 2007
Behrend soccer teams win AMCC titles
By Andrew McLachlan
.sports editor
ism:soo6(a psti.edu
Move over Brazil and Italy. because Erie. PA is
the center of the soccer world. This past weekend.
Penn State Behrend men's and women's soccer
teams both took home the Allegheny Mountain
Collegiate Conference
(AMCC) titles, which is the
second time hoth Behrend
soccer teams won the AMCC
title in the same year
The women hosted the
AMCC title game against
Frostburg State and even
though Frostburg grabbed a
1-0 lead in the second half.
Behrend came hack. scoring
two
g oals within three min
utes to win 2-1. With the
win. Behrend jumps over
Frostburg State in all-time
AMCC title wins, with six
title wins to five.
The now two-time
defending champs started 2007 Penn State Behrend Women's Soccer Team
EMU
Frostburg 10-6 in the first half. Senior Jess Carlson
was not happy with the rough start, hut knew that
the team could prevail in the end. "We have been
the underdogs all year, so there was no surprise that
we would have to conic hack again in this game
too." This is the first time since 2000 that Penn
State Behrend heat Frosthurg State in the regular
season and in the playoffs.
For seniors Danielle Demay, Emily Rogan, Katie
Ritchey and Carlson, it was a season that had its ups
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NFL
Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland
Baltimore vs. Cincinnati
Buffalo vs. Miami
Tenn. vs. Jacksonville
Philly vs. Washington
Arizona vs. Detroit
Minn. vs. Green Bay
Dallas vs. NYG
SD vs. Indianapolis
Tie-Breaker
San Fran. vs. Seattle
NCAA
Penn State vs. Temple
Michigan vs. Wisconsin
Illinois vs. Ohio St.
Georgia vs. Auburn
California vs. USC
Totals:
Indoor Soccer
Deadline is Nov. 9 at 4 p.m.
Team Triathlon
Deadline is Nov. 16 at 4 p.m.
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and downs. hut will he looked hack on as a lesson
in never giving up. "With the start that we had, it
was hard to think about winning another conference
title, but \k e took each game at a time and walked
away with another AMCC title. - Carlson said.
The girls will travel to Springfield, Ohio to take
on Wittenberg University (17-2-2) in the first round
of the NC'A A Tournament. Last year, the girls were
knocked out by the top seed Messiah 6-0 in the first
round of the tournament and even with
Wittenberg's impressive record: the girls, who have
won 10 of the last 12 games, have high hopes in the
match up. "It's been such a crazy year, so 1 have no
idea what might happen. hut we have what it takes
to win this game. - Carlson said.
The men's soccer team was the lower seed and
the underdogs in the championship game. but with
heroics from an unlikely hero. the men won 2- I in
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overtime against Medaille and were crowned the
2007 AMCC champs.
The men trailed 1-0 throughout the game and as
time ticked away, it appeared the men would lose the
title game to Medaille. With 20 seconds left, the men
were awarded a corner kick, which potentially could
have been their last chance to score in the game. A
pinpoint corner kick from
sophomore Eric Murillo was
connected by a header from
junior Adam "Sunshine" Cline,
which sailed into the back of
the net and sent the game into
overtime. In the early stages of
the first overtime period, it was
defender Cline who would
again score from outside the
box, giving Behrend the win
and the AMCC title.
Cline, who scored his fourth
and fifth goals of the year last
Saturday, is known for his
strong defensive play, even
though he is fifth in total points
on the season. Cline was
named the AMCC Player of 2007 Penn State Behrend Men's Soccer Team
the Week and sophomore net-
minder Dustin Walker was named AMCC
Goalkeeper of the Week after their play in the title
Walker had four saves in the winning effort
against Medaille. Head Coach Dan Perfitano, who
won his second AMCC title with Behrend. knew that
his team had what it took to win the section title.
"This was a well deserved win for our team. We
stayed focused all year and it paid off."
The men traveled to Washington, PA on
Wednesday Nov. 7, to take on Washington &
Jefferson (12-6-3) in the first round of the NCAA
Intramural Flag Football Champions
Behrend Hockey Crushes Robert Morris
By Jess Carlson
staff writer
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On Saturday Nov. 3, the Penn State Behrend
Hockey team defeated Robert Morris University's
Division 111 club team 11-4, at Mercyhurst Ice
Junior Brian Hammel lit up
on Saturday, scoring four goal
one assist. Junior Justin Duel
also helped the cause, poppii
in two goals and one assist.
Seniors Dan Thiessen and DJ
Craven added to their amaz
ing year, each contributing a
goal and an assist. Also
adding a goal a piece for
Behrend were freshman
Graham Segal, junior Briai
Learn and sophomore Ch
Simanic.
After sitting out two games
shoulder injury, freshman
made his presence known, with five assists.
Sophomore goalie Eric Thiessen grabbed his fourth
win of the year, making 30 saves against RMU.
Even though the score was not close, Behrend
knows that RMU will not be such a pushover when
they meet again in February at Robert Morris.
"RMU has been one of the toughest competitors
we have had in the past. A win like this is huge, but
we can't let it go to our heads. I know for a fact
Robert Morris will be ready for us when we play
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Silver Bracket: Enforcers
Coed: Chick Magnets
Women's: Trailer Trash
The Behrend Beacon I
Tournament. Earlier in the season, Behrend downed
W&J in a 6-1 victory. Since the loss, W&J has gone
11-1-3, leading to a Presidents Athletic Conference
(PAC) title.
In a defensive struggle, Behrend knocked out
W&J with a 1-0 win. Scoring for Behrend was soph
omore Jerry Tortella, who grabbed his 17th goal of
the season, passing Dennis Grace for most goals in a
single season for Behrend.
With the win, Behrend will travel Saturday to New
Jersey to face Montclair State in the next round of the
tournament. Montclair State was granted a first
round bye after posting a 17-2-1 record and winning
the New Jersey Athletic Conference for the eighth
time.
The winner of Saturday's Montclair/Behrend game
will move on to play in the Sectional Tournament on
Saturday. Nov. 17 and Sunday. Nov. 18.
them again later into the season," says senior for
ward Andrew McLachlan.
Craven leads the College Hockey East (CHE) in
scoring with seven goals and nine assists in live
games. Trailing him is Simanic with five goals and
10 assists in five games. and Dan Thiessen with
eight goals and four assists in four games. The line
of Craven, Simanic, and Dan Thiessen has
)eatable at times this year. They
up 50% of the goals scored
season and 389 of the total
oints scored for Behrend.
Behrend is currently
ranked first in the North
Division of the CHE with a
record of 4-1 and is ranked
i fifth nationally in the Atlantic
Region of the American
Collegiate Hockey
Association (ACHA) with an
rerall record of 9-3-0. "We have
;ome big wins this year, but the
, o games can make or break our
nationals," says McLachlan.
Their next game is Friday, Nov. 9 against Penn
State Altoona. The game is to begin at 5:15 p.m. at
Galactic Ice Arena in Altoona, PA, followed by a
home game on Nov. 16 vs. University of Pitt-
Johnstown, beginning at 6:20 p.m. at Mercyhurst
Ice Arena. Altoona is ranked tenth in the ACHA D
III, while Pitt-Johnstown is ranked fourth, one place
ahead of Behrend for the Atlantic Region.
For more information, visit the teams website at
http://eteamz.active.com/psbhockey/.
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