Sports
WOMEN’S WATER POLO
Behrend drops three
games during invite
The Junker Center recently hosted the Penn-
State Behrend women’s water polo invitational,
which included 14 games over the span of two
days. This included mostly division II teams
such as Mercyhurst, Gannon, Villanova,
Chatham University, Utica, and Toronto.
The Behrend women opened up their invita
tional against Toronto University last Saturday
in the third of eight games played in the Junker
Center pool that day. After junior Tegan Boland
and freshman Mary Ellen Spooner both scored
one goal apiece for the Lady Lions, the offense
fell off as they fell to Toronto by a final score of
19-2.
The Blue and White were back in the pool the
next morning to face off against fellow Erie
school, the Gannon Golden Knights in the sec-
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Seniors Danielle Wilson and Jenny LaFuria talk
strategy in a timeout against Toronto University.
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
Blackstone controls court
ELESE MERKOVSKY
senior reporter
Its funny to think that one of
Behrend’s top tennis player
\jwtsforced into thejbort. Ath
beteT of the week Shot Bfack-
was reluctant to get
involved in tennis, but his
mother didn’t give him much of
a choice but to get involved.
“My mom forced me to do a
tennis camp for a week in the
summer before my freshman
year of high school, because I
wasn't doing anything. But, I
ended up really enjoying it and
kept on playing,” Blackstone
said.
It is fair to say that his mom
encouraged him to play the
right sport, because Blackstone
has been dominating the courts
for Behrend.
Blackstone helped to lead the
Lions to a 2-1 week, with wins
against D’Youville and Pitt-
Greensburg, and a dropped
match against Penn State Al-
AMCC Sports Standing!
BASEBALL
Overall Streak
Frostburg State 12-5 W 3
Penn St. Behrend 8-2 W 1
Medaille 6-4 LI
Pitt-Bradford 5-6 L 2
La Roche 5-4 W 1
Hilbert 3-5 W 1
DYouville 3-5 L 3
Pitt-Greensburg 3-7 L 3
Penn St. Altoona 3-10 W 1
Mount Aloysius 3-12 L 3
SOFTBALL
Overall Streak
La Roche 7-4 L 4
Hilbert 6-2 W 2
Penn St. Altoona 5-4-1 T 1
Mount Aloysius 5-5 L 2
Medaille 5-5 W 2
Frostburg State 5-9 L 4
Penn St. Behrend 4-4 W 1
Pitt-Bradford 3-7 L 5
Franciscan 1-5 L 2
DYouville 1-7 L 2
Pitt-Greensburg 0-2 L 2
MEN’S TENNIS
Overall Streak
Frostburg State 28-4 WlO
Penn St. Behrend 21-9 W 2
Pitt-Bradford 18-4 W 7
Penn St. Altoona 16-11 W 2
Medaille 19-11 L 2
Pitt-Greensburg 7-17 LI
DYouville 10-18 L 2
Mount Aloysius 8-20 LI 1
Franciscan 9-15 LI
Hilbert 4-19 L 6
ond game of that Saturday. The only goal of the
game again came by the arm of Spooner late in
the second period of play.
Mercyhurst College was the last competitor for
the Lions in their second game of the day and
third of the invitational. The Lakers won their
first three games of the tournament against Vil
lanova, Chatham University, and Utica before
blanking the Lady Lions 5-0. Behrend fell behind
early, giving up three goals in the first period,
and was only able to mount nine shots on goal,
all of which saved by Mercyhurst goaltender
Hope Rozelle.
A positive for the women’s water polo team is
the potential they have coming from a strong
swimming and diving program. The team has
five freshmen currently oh the roster and are
hoping to add success to the program in the fu
ture.
ALEC ITALIANO
sports editor
“We didn’t give up this weekend,” said fresh
man Kim Ballentine. “The weekend started off
rough with hard competition, but we really
started to play together as a team as the weekend
went on.
Head coach Joe Tristan enters his seventh sea
son with the women’s water polo team,
He came from Eastern Michigan University
after coaching their club women’s water polo
team.
“Coach Tristan pointed out a couple flaws
throughout the weekend which really allowed us
to come together a little and fix these flaws,”
freshman Stefania Pontillo said. “Everyone has
their bad days, but this weekend our team
showed we can get through it and play together.”
Next the Lady Lions will travel to Chicago for
the Wheaton Invitational this weekend.
“Our first regional game for this Friday is in
Chicago, and hopefully we can kick some butt
while we are there,” Pontillo said.
In the match against Pitt-
Bradford, Blackstone played
impressively, recording a 6-0,6-
0 win in the No. 1 single posi-
tion, and when he teamed up *1 like singles more because
with Cfiris Gal\ln, he was able tKe points are usually a lot
to post an 8-1 win at the No. 1 longer and sometimes I zone
doubles spot. out at the net in doubles,”
Though the Lions did not win Blackstone said,
against Penn State Altoona, With the win against Pitt-
••• j Greensburg on Tuesday, the
“My mom forced me Blue and White are now 8-5
, overall and 4-1 in the AMCC.
to do a tennis camp Up next the Behrend Lions
r will play in another AMCC
fOr 3 Week in the match against the Franciscan
Barons on Wednesday.
Behrend defeated Franciscan
once already this year by an 8-
summer...”
Elliot Blackstone
junior math major
Blackstone received victories
once again in both singles and
doubles matches.
Blackstone would dominate
the last match of the week
against DYouville in which he
blanked his opponent 6-0, 6-0
in No.l singles.
Though Elliot plays both sin
gles and doubles, he really en
joys singles the most.
1 score.
Although he dreaded tennis
camp, Blackstone is an exam
ple of a natural tennis player.
He played in the PIAA (AAA)
State Championships his junior
year of high school to start off
his career, and developed into a
force on the college courts.
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