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opportunity to set up a scoring
chance.
Unfortunately, the Behrend
men could not capitalize on the
set piece, leaving the score re
maining 04 with time ticking
down.
Shortly after the Behrend
free kick, Medallic , received a
free kick with 311:50 remaining;
in the second half.
Once again. Walker was able
to make the save. Even so, the
scoring opportunity seemed to
give Medaille control of the
game.
The Lions held strong until
the 11:51 mark of the half,
when, off of a deflection,
Medaille senior Josh Meier was
able to put the ball behind
Walker, scoring the one and
only goal of the game.
With a score of 1-0 in favor of
the Mavericks, the game came
to a close, making Medaille the
AMCC Tournament Champions
and the Behrend men the sec-
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL
Women's voile ball falls short of AMCC title
ALEC ITALIANO
The Penn State Behrend
Women's Volleyball team came
close to an AMCC champi
onship, but fell just short.
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in t 'founc.l, the Lions lost
to Ere '1 rg State University in
the championship match by a
score of three sets to one.
However, the second place
finish did earn the Lions a
place in the ECAC tournament.
In the first game against Pitt
Bradford, the team started off
playing well and took the first
game 25-14.
The Lions faltered in the sec
ond set and lost 25-21. but they
rebounded in the third and
fourth sets taking them 25-13
and 25-13 respectively.
Sophomore Laura Dalton led
the team in kills that match
with 15, followed closely by
senior Carissa Johnston with
13, and freshman Mary Sperry
with 12.
Defensive specialist junior
Danielle Woods helped the
team accumulate 91 digs total
and she herself collected 21.
"Friday, we started the match
playing well, and finished the
match playing well." said head
coach Phil Pisano. "In between
we were a little sloppy with our
play."
The win over Pitt Bradford
set the stage for the champi
onship game between the Lions
and Frostburg State.
These two programs were no
strangers to each other and
would meet for the AMCC
championship match for the
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"Medaille is a big, fast, phys
ical team and we knew going
into the game it would be a bat
tle,- Walker said. "They are a
cry dangerous team on the at
tack, but our defense did an
outstanding job of limiting
quality opportunities. It was a
disappointing loss, but we
played well and had chances to
win the game."
Kyle McKinney, Lance Sabol,
and Danny Poljak not only
agreed with Walker, but compli
mented their senior captain.
"He was a captain for a rea
son," McKinney said.
"I would not want anyone
else in goal," Sabol said.
"He is the reason we've done
so well, he's kept us in every
game, - Poljak said.
Although the Lions did not
win the AMCC Tournament,
they are now in the ECAC Tour
nament. On Nov. 11, the num
her one seeded Behrend Lions
heat the number eight seed,
Neumann. by a score of 2-1 in
overtime.
The Lions are hack in action
on Nov. 14 at 1:30 p.m. against
Lebanon Valley at Gannon Uni-
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The women's volleyball team defeated Pitt Bradford in the first round but couldn't keep up with Frostburg
State University in the AMCC championship match.
seventh time in the league's
thirteen years
The Lions got off on the right
foot to take down the power
house Bobcats, taking the first
match 25-18 after starting out
with four straight points.
The second and third sets
were both hack and forth the
entire night with lead changes
happening every other point.
Frostburg State took the sec
ond set by a score of 25-17, but
Behrend battled back in the
third set to tie it at 10-10
halfway through the game.
However, after a three point
run by the Bobcats, they were
able to fight off the pursuing
Lions and took the third set 25-
21.
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(Above) Senior goal keeper Dustin Walker made seven saves on
eight Medaille Maverick shots in the AMCC championship game.
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(Left) In such a low-scoring match-up, ball control often decided mo
mentum in the game.
Frostburg State went on to
take the fourth and final set 25-
19 after running away after a 5-
3 lead and took the title over
Behrend.
Dalton again led the team
with 13 kills and teamed up
with passing expert senior
Brooke Gallentine who handed
out 28 assists during the cham
pionship match.
Sophomore Stefanie Kelley,
along with Woods and Sperry,
combined for 52 of the teams
82 digs from the hard hitting
Frostburg State Bobcats.
"Our first game was great,
we had some adrenaline back
ing us for that game," said sen
ior Shelia Ogden. "Overall, the
whole match we played pretty
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well, but Frostburg is a very
strong and dominant team and
in order to beat that team we
would have needed to play
great. Pretty good didn't do it.
I'm proud of my team for bat
tling hard that day."
Pisano was proud of his team
during the AMCC run.
"I thought we played pretty
solid during the championship
match, but to pull off the upset
we needed a great match, and
we just fell a little bit short in
that effort," Pisano said. "We
fought hard, passed and served
well, but just needed a few
more big swings. Frostburg
has a great team with a lot of
offense and they kept the pres
sure on us after the first set."
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WOMEN'S SOCCER
Lions come out
wfth 2-1 win In
ECAC first round
The women's soccer team
came off of a tough loss in the
AMCC semi-final to earn a win
in the first round of the ECAC
Tournament.
The Lions earned themselves
a fourth seed in the tournament
and took on the fifth seeded
Grove City Wolverines at Gan
non University on Nov, 11.
The Behrend Lions were
looking to get back to their win
ning ways early in the game
against Grove City, and opened
with fast paced play.
Behrend would strike within
the first 10 minutes of the game
with a goal of the foot of soph
omore forward Heather
Klimuszka.
Klimuszka was able to find
the back of the net at the 9:10
mark thanks to a spot on pass
from freshman midfielder Va
lerie Wagner.
Grove City would respond,
though, and 20 minutes intp the
game would produce the equal
izer.
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Coach: Dave Niland
Last Season: 17-8 overall regular season record. Lost in the AMCC
Tournament semi-finals.
Last Season Statistical Leaders
Points: Adam Potter, 369.
Assists: Tom Newman, 75.
Steals: Drew Seker, 38.
Field Goal Percentage: (Minimum 50 shots) Drew Seker, .504,
Adam Potter .504.
Key Returning Players: The Behrend Lions will be returning All-
AMCC players Adam Potter and Adam Kaiser. Kaiser averaged
13.5 points per game, and Potter was a go-to force in the paint.
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Coach: Roz Fanari
Last Season: 13-11 overall regular season record. Lost in
the first round of the AMCC Tournament.
Last Season Statistical Leaders:
Points: Natalie Engel, 349.
Assists: Amy Oldach, 86.
Steals: Rachel Richardson, 85.
Field Goal Percentage: (Minimum 50 shots) Christine
Krankota .533
Key Returning Players: The Behrend Lions have lost All-
AMCC selections, Natalie Engel and Rachel Richardson.
They are, however, returning Amy Oldach and Kelly
Nowacinski, who led the team in rebounds last season.
Men's Swimming
Nov. 6 at Buffalo State - Lost 125-112.
Nov. 11 v. St. Vincent - Lost 122-117.
Nov. 11 v. Baldwin Wallace - Won 168-51
Women's Swimming
Nov. 6 at Buffalo State - Won 115-103.
Nov. 11 v. St. Vincent - Won 143-71.
Nov. 11 v. Baldwin Wallace - Won 114-104
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Men's Soccer
Nov. 7 at Fredonia v. Medaille, AMCC Championship - Lost 1-0
Nov. 11 ECAC Tournament at Ganon v. Neumann - Won 2-1(0T)
Women's Soccer
Nov. 11 ECAC Tournament at Ganon v. Grove City - Won 2-1
Women's Volleyball
Nov. 6 AMCC Tournament at Frostburg State v. Pitt Bradford -
Won 3-1.
Nov. 7 AMCC Championship at Frostburg State v. Frostburg
State - Lost 3-1.
Pittsburgh
Nov. 11 ECAC Tournament v. St. Vincent - Lost 3-2
Philadelphia
Men's Basketball
Nov. 8 v. Sheridan (Exhibition) - Won 94-66
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Sophomore Heather Klimuszka gave the Lions an early 1-0 lead.
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Rieman beat Behrend goal
keeper Kayla Frost with an
unassisted shot.
The Lions picked up their
game, urgent to get a goal and
take the lead into halftime.
With less than two minutes
left in the half, that goal came
from freshman midfielder Dan
nielle Pelensky, whose unas
sisted tally would give Behrend
a 2-1 lead at halftime.
The second half was filled
with offensive attacks from the
Grove City Wolverines as they
tried desperately to tie the
game again.
The Lions defense held
tough, though, for the entire 40
minutes of the second half.
Strong defensive play from
the Lions was the key to a 2-1
victory in the first round of the
tournament.
The ECAC Tournament will
head to Penn State Altoona for
the final rounds.
The Behrend Lions will take
on the Altoona Lions on Nov. 14
for the right to play in the
ECAC Final.