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I think the team perttifincil
\ \\ell tonit.!ht a~ tint
Medallic, - said Behrend sopho
more Ant \ ()latch. - Just
off a had loss at Altoona really
motivated us to step up in prac
tice and I think that \\ as \ er\ e\
dent chirillg I‘\.ednesda'sl game.
I think \\e played
as a team. e\e
clued our offense in the •,econd
half and iust \\ anted the \\
The Bell rend Lions started (41
the game \\ ith sophomore Kelly
No‘A aci risk i lore] rig
ILIMMers which led to a quick
four points to put the Lions lira
on the hoard.
The first halt \\as a hack and
forth battle as the Lions and
Mavericks had a nuinher of lead
changes. The score going into
the locker room \‘ii 24-22 in
favor of Bchrend.
"The turning point of the game
was halftime. - said ()latch.
"During the hall. we talked about
what we needed to change and
what we neeLb.l to do. We Malk
our adjustment, and came out
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with the Nledadle Mavericks.
On Wedneschn, night. the
Behrendt Lions hit the hardwood
with the Ma\ cricks in the second
game oi a men', and \‘. omens
ckmble-header.
The Ma\ evict., ,t(irnied off
earls. lea ini2 the lion in the
dust in the opening. minutes ot
the game. h slid not take long tor
the Nla‘ericks to open up a 7-0
lead.
The 13lue and White \\ et._
tle in around the inidw.a . point of
the half. takiwl the lead \\ ith
I 2:3(1 to play. Adam Kaiser tick
led the twine troin 3-point land.
givin . t.2 the Lion, the ad‘anta..2.e
It did not take lone for the
Lic i to ~ ettle in deleft,i \ eh,
either. Coach \\ itch
from man-to man tliteni,e to tone
(ilense seemed to do the trick.
"We chat - Ted iron) man. to
torte. - Ni land aid. " The \
a great ioh of itT the
lanes and LtettitT
Alott , l ith the much imph)\ ed
tifensi the often , ,c alw
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Women's basketball dominates second half
\ ith high intensit. We scored a
fek\ quick baskets early in the sec
ond half and I think that turned
the momentum our waN and kept
it the rest of the half.''
Accoiding to Fornari, at half
time the team made a few key
chance` that resulted in the win.
"Pla\ ers adjusted \\ ell after
halftime and made changes they
needed to and played a great sec
ond half. probably the best all
season. - said Formiri.
The Blue and White started the
second half strong by going on a
13-4 mu in the beginning min
ut
With 11:27 remaining in the
a scars moment quieted the
tans in the Junker ('enter. As
senior Filen Kolos attempted to
grab a defensive rebound, she col
litkd with an opponent. Kolos
laid on the pill floor as coaches
and trainers surrounded her.
Kolos was carried off the court on
a stretcher by paramedics, and the
game resumed play after a three
minute warm-up for both teams.
Fornari could not give any
infOmiation on Kolos's injury
Behrend men's basketball team uses strong
started clicking lig the Blue and
White. Alter Kaiser's three put
the lions ahead, they just kept
loillibi
"We created some turnovers and
got going into some fast breaks, -
Niland said.
The Blue and White dominated
the rest of the half. going on a
23-5 nut to end the first half. The
Lions had a healthy 34-15 lead as
the half expired.
Ni land was eery pleased with
Isis team's pertbnuance in the
first hall.
"Tom Newman made some big
shots. We v ere aggressive and it
gave us the cushion that we need
ed.- Nil and said.
The Lions came out aggressive
and kept the points coining early
in the second half.
They opened with an 11-2 ion
in the first six minutes of the
half. extending their lead to 46-
17.
The Blue and White continued
their tough play, but their hot
hands quickly became cold. They
\\, ere stniggling to make shots,
and the Ni a cricks began a come
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status after the game.
Adding another AMCC victory
to their record, the Behrend Lions
were victorious over the
Mavericks, 59-47. Nowacinski
led Behrend with 15 points while
defense to pick up AMCC win
Over a seven minute stretch,
edai Ile scored 23 straight
points, cutting the Lions' lead to
46-40. With four minutes
remaining in the game, it began
to look like the game was in
jeopardy tOr the 131 ue and White.
"We were stuck on 46 forever,"
said Nikuld. "They played good
defense too
Even though Medallic had just
about all the momentum. the
Lions were not ready, or about to.
relinquish their lead.
The Blue and White hung
tough and stepped up their defense
to keep the game in their hands.
With Only minutes to play,
Adam Potter got the hall in his
hands under the basket, and was
able to get a tough two points to
stop the Maverick run.
Medaille kept pushing, but
Drew Seker drove the final nail
into the coffin, with a three very
late in the game. The Lions were
able to put the game on ice and
get the conference win, 54-46.
Within a great team effort,
Adam Potter put forth a great
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Oldach contributed 14 points and
added three assists, steals and
reboun
The game was the second tele
vised game of the season tbr the
Blue and White which had a pos-
individual elton. scoring a game
high 15 points and collecting 8
rebounds
"I am very happy with our
team's performance," Potter said.
"Although we lost a lot of sen
iors from last year. as well as our
point guard Justin Kovac, this
team is really starting to show its
potential and we were happy to
have big contributions from
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"I think some people on the
team were excited that this was
our first home game hack from
break and it was on TV," said
Oldach. "I actually do think it
caused us to step up a hit and play
with a little more hype than nor
mal. It shouldn't have to take
that for us to bring it but whatev
er works for the victory!"
Over winter break, the
women's team had a total of 15
days off and then found them
selves back in the gym for a full
week of practice.
In a span of six days, the Lions
played three away games and went
1-2. On Jan. 5, the Lions trav
eled to Grove City where their
long break away from basketball
was shown in the way they
played as they lost 58-75.
"The first game back showed
that we had 15 days off,"
explained Fomari.
The second game in the new
year was against Allegheny.
Behrend won by one point with a
score of 64-63.
"We played a very solid team
Potter also stressed the impor
tance of the team's defensive play
against the Mavericks.
"Our defense is something that
Behrend has always relied on to
keep us in games, and this game
was no different. We really tried
to put an emphasis on our defen
sive intensity and ball pressure
this game. and it proved to he the
key to the game."
Tom Newman also had a great
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game. - said Fornari. "It was an
exciting and fun game to play.
The players played to their ahili-
On Jan. 10 in an AMCC game
Behrend took on Penn State
Altoona. Once again, the 15 day
break was displayed as Behrend
62-8 I .
"This game was a reflection of
a really long break," said Fomari.
"We struggled away at Altoona.
Overall we were up and (k)wn
after we came back from break. -
The remaining regular season
for the Behrend Lions consists of
12 crucial AMCC conference
games. Coach Forman explained
three factors needed to be executed
in order to be successful through
out the second half of the season.
"Consistent effort. energy, and
hustle are definitely going to be
our focus right now on a dilly
basis," said Fomari.
The Behrend Lions' next game
is Saturday at I p.m. at the
Junker Center against AMCC
opponent Franciscan.
all-around game with
points, seven rebounds
assists and two steals.
Pat St
with nine points
Kaiser added to the cause scoring
eight of his own.
The Behrend Lions will he in
action again on Saturday with a 3
p.m. tip off against Franciscan in
the JunkerC-tmer,„ . •
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UPCOMING
NHL GAMES
Pittsburgh. Penguins:
Jan. 16: vs. Ducks
JanlB: vs. Rangers
Jan. 20 vs. Hurricanes
Buffalo Sabres
Jan. 17: vs. Hurricanes
Jan. 19: @ Panthers
Jan. 21: @ Lightning
Don't forget to catch
your favorite Pens and
Sabres players in the
. All-Star game on
Januaty 25 at 6 p.m.
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