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VOLLEYBALL
Volleyball team defeats Pitt-Bradford
SHEILA OGDEN RECORDS CAREER KILL 1000
ALEC ITALIANO
staff writer
The Penn State Behrend
Lions (11-5) hosted the Pitt-
Bradford Panthers (11-2) for a
volleyball match filled with lead
changes, lengthy volleys, and
powerful kills on Oct. 7.
It was a rough start for head
coach Phil Pisano and his Lions
as they went down 7-1 before
calling a timeout in the first
game in a best of five series.
They were able to tie it up at
11-11 before Pitt-Bradford was
forced to call a timeout.
Behrend took their first lead
at 14-13 after a series of spikes
by sophomore Lauren Dalton.
After about four more lead
changes the Lions were able to
take the first game 25-20.
Senior Sheila Ogden had a
strong game contributing a
number of blocks and spikes to
help the Blue and White to the
first game win.
Ogden went into the match
three kills away from reaching
PSU FOOTBALL
TE Andrew Quarless coming fell circle
SHAWN ANNARELLI
sports editor
Tattooed on tight end An
drew Quarless' left tricep is
GODS, and tattooed on his
right tricep is GIFT. GODS
GIFT? Well, Mr. Quarless, let s
not exaggerate the truth here,
because the truth is he has
taken a regrettably long, high
road to get anywhere near that
label.
A promising prospect in
2006, Quarless played in every
game as a true freshman, was
fifth on the team in catches and
earned First-Team Freshman
All-Big Ten accolades.
As a sophomore, Quarless
took his first step in the wrong
direction as he was suspended
for the team's first two games of
the 2007 season for underage
drinking. He played in the last
ten games of the season, but
the incident was a foreshadow
ing of his drop in production as
a receiving tight end.
Despite a rough second-year
campaign, Quarless was ex
pected break out as one of
quarterback Darryl Clark's fa-
MEN’S SOCCER
Soccer shutout by W&J, 2-0
RACHELLE THOMPSON
staff writer
The Behrend Lions men's
soccer team Jost a tough non
conference match, 2-0, to the
Washington Jefferson Presi
dents on Oct. 7.
The field conditions of the af
ternoon game played a factor
on both sides of the ball.
Behrend had several oppor
tunities within 10 minutes of
the start of the first half when
sophomore Kyle McKinny had
a penalty shot 40 yards from
the net.
The chip shot went just wide
of the left post.
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a benchmark one thousandth
kill in her college career. She
achieved this goal halfway
through the second game and
was greeted by a loud applause
by fans and teammates after
her third kill of the match.
“I was really excited to reach
that milestone and I hope to get
even more,” Ogden says.
The Lions were able to clinch
the second game with less frus
tration, and a final score of 25-
16.
Although Pitt-Bradford was
able to tie it up at 13-13 at the
halfway mark, Penn State
Behrend’s serve was deadly,
chalking up six aces in the sec
ond game, topped off by two
spikes from Freshman Mary
Sperry.
The third and final game of
the series started out in Pitt-
Bradford’s favor as they
jumped out to a 3-0 start and
built a 17-12 lead over the Lions
after Behrend’s second timeout
of the game.
The Lions were able to settle
Tight End Andrew Quarless is second on the Nittany Lions with 16 recetions this
vorite targets last season. Ex
pectations were shattered and
promise was broken in the off
season when he found himself
in trouble with the law, again.
On March 2, 2008 Quarless
was arrested and charged with
a DUI, underage drinking and
failure to obey traffic signals.
A judge ordered him to a 15
month rehabilitation program,
and head coach Joe Paterno
suspended him from spring
Jerry Tortella was fouled right
outside of the box and was also
awarded a penalty kick.
Junior Brian Bodnar chal
lenged the Presidents’ goal
keeper Brandon Kern with a
header, but it went wide of the
net.
The Presidents had several
chances at goal when Sean
Maddock crossed the ball into
Behrend's defensive end of the
field rebounded it was Presi
dents player Mike Pappas, shot
was saved by Behrend goal
keeper, Dustin Walker.
Also the Presidents’ junior
Chris Skovira had a hard
bouncing shot at Walker, which
he saved.
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down and brought it back to
within two before tying it up at
20-20 coming down the stretch.
The Panthers took the late
lead at 23-21, but the Lions
bounced right back tying it at
25-25 to preserve the “win-by
two” rule and the two teams
played on.
As the teams went volley
after volley late in the match,
the Behrend Lions were able to
clinch the last game 27-25 and
took the Panthers in three
straight games.
“I think our defense played
good, we played hard and were
as tough as nails,” freshman
Lexy Weissinger said. “We
wanted this match very badly
and they were a rival in our
conference which made the win
that much sweeter.”
The Lions are playing in the
Cortland Tournament this
weekend and do not play an
other home match until Oct. 17
against Mt. Aloysius.
training acuities
Six months later, Quarless
was on his way to climbing out
of Paternos doghouse when
marijuana was found in his
apartment on Sept. 2, 2008.
Paterno suspended him in
definitely the next day. Follow
ing a police investigation that
revealed Quarless could not be
criminally charged with any
crime Paterno, lifted the sus
pension.
The Presidents would take
the lead at the 36 minute when
sophomore midfielder Dan
Hart put one in the back of the
net with a through ball from
Skovira.
Behrend would have other
close chances to tie the game
from penalty kicks, all blocked
by the Presidents’ defensive
wall.
Cory Hamilton also had a
shot at the 20 minute mark,
which went wide of the post.
The Presidents would put the
game away from a penalty that
occurred inside the box.
Hart would take the shot and
score to seal the win.
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Senior Sheila Ogden recorded her one
thousandth career kill on Oct. 7.
Despite being back on the
team, Quarless' struggles off
the field put him in Paternos
doghouse for the season as he
watched teammate Mickey
Shuler Jr. takeover as the start
ing tight end. Quarless' receiv
ing statistics continued to drop
from season to season in uni
son with a substantial decrease
in playing time.
Following Penn State's loss to
the USC Trojans in the Rose
Bowl, Quarless vowed to the
nation he would show who he
“really is” in his senior year. So
far, so good on that promise.
Most importantly Quarless
has won back his starting job
and claims he has not had an
alcoholic beverage in over 18
months.
He is also Clark's second fa
vorite target after five games in
the 2009 season, catching 16
passes for 153 yards.
Quarless is now considered
to be one of the nation s top
tight ends and will most likely
be considered as a candidate
for the Mackey Award, given to
the nation's best tight end at the
end of the season.
The Lions had many opportunites to
score, but tailed to capitalize.
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Athlete of the Week
Jacob Bernstein played a major role in his team's first victory of the season.
Behrend senior Jacob Bern
stein has been named the En
terprise Rent-A-Car Athlete of
the Week for the week of Octo
ber 5, 2009.
Bernstein made 35 saves over
the weekend at the Claremont
Invitational, including a game
saving five meter penalty save
during the Cal Tech game.
The win against Cal Tech put
AMCC Sports Standings
MEN’S SOCCER
AMCC Pts Overall Strk
Medaille 4-0 12 10-2-1 W 2
Laßoche 4-0 12 6-5-1 W 4
Franciscan 4-1 12 6-4 W 4
Penn St. Altoona 3-1 9 7-4-1 LI
Pitt-Greensburg 2-2-1 7 3-8-1 LI
Penn St. Behrend 2-1 6 7-3-1 LI
Hilbert 1-3-1 4 1-11-1 LI
Frostburg State 1-3 3 5-6-1 W 1
Pitt-Bradford 1-4 3 1-10 W 1
DYouville 1-4 3 1-11 LI
Mount Aloysius 0-4 0 0-10 LlO
WOMEN’S SOCCER
AMCC Pts Overall Strk
Laßoche 4-0 12 10-2 W 7
Frostburg State 3-1 9 9-2 W 5
Medaille 3-1 9 5-6-1 W 1
Franciscan 3-2 9 4-6-1 LI
Hilbert 3-2 9 6-4-2 LI
Penn St. Behrend 2-0-1 7 7-2-2 W 2
Penn St. Altoona 2-1-1 7 9-2-1 W 2
Pitt-Bradford 2-3 6 5-6 W 2
Pitt-Greensburg 1-4 3 2-10 L 3
Mount Aloysius 0-4 0 0-12 LI2
D'Youville 0-5 0 2-8 L 5
WOMEN’S TENNIS
AMCC Overall Strk
Frostburg State 7-0 10-2 W 5
Penn St. Behrend 7-1 11-4 W 1
Penn St. Altoona 5-3 5-3 W 3
Laßoche 2-5 2-5 L 3
D'Youville 1-7 2-8 W 2
Pitt-Bradford 1-7 1-12 W 1
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
AMCC Overall Strk
Frostburg State 4-0 17-3 W 7
Penn St. Behrend 4-1 12-5 W 4
Medaille 4-1 12-2 W 3
Penn St. Altoona 3-1 10-10 LI
Pitt-Bradford 3-2 11-4 L 2
Mount Aloysius 2-2 7-9 W 1
D'Youville 2-2 5-10 LI
Pitt-Greensburg 1-2 3-12 W 2
Franciscan 1-4 6-10 LI
Hilbert 0-3 2-10 L 4
Laßoche 0-6 2-17 L 4
Cross Country
Oct. 2 at Lehigh Invitational - Men 34/38 Women 17/32
Golf
Oct. 4 at AMCC Championships - Day 1 score
Oct. 5 at AMCC Championships - Day 2 score
Total Score • 617 and AMCC Champions.
Men’s Soccer
Oct. 7 v. Washington and Jefferson - Lost 2-0
Women’s Soccer
Oct. 6 at Westminster - Tie, 1-1 (20T)
Women’s Tennis
Oct. 7 v. D’Youville - Won, 9-0.
Women’s Volleyball
Oct. 7 v. Pitt-Bradford - Won, 3-0.
Men’s Water Polo
Oct. 2 at Claremont Invitational v. Occidental - Lost, 16-5
Oct. 2 at Claremont Invitational v. Cal Tech - Won, 13-12
Oct. 3 at Claremont Invitational v. Le Verne - Lost, 18-4
Oct. 3 at Claremont Invitational v. Cali. Lutheran - Lost, 19-4
the Behrend Lions into the win
column for the first time this
season
“Jacob had an outstanding
weekend," head coach Joe Tris
tan said. "He made a lot of
great saves and the five meter
penalty shot that he blocked to
save the win against Cal Tech
was by far the play of the week
end."