Sports BEHREND BEACON Aug,ust 19, 2010 www.thebehrendbeacon.com Varsity sports and clubs at Behrend, Ice Hockey President: Ryan Adams rmaso97@psu.edu Women's Lacrosse President: Chelsea DeMay cadsl 51 @psu.edu McGarry named to all american water polo team The sport of water polo would not be con sidered main stream by most people in so ciety, but for one Behrend individual its considered a way of life. Maybe because to most the idea of treading water while roughly fighting for a ball is unpleasant, or unachievable. But to Colin McGarry, the sport is a huge aspect of his life, and his pas sion was rewarded after being named to the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches All-American Team. Growing up on the east coast in Annapo lis, Maryland, Colin McGarry grew up with water playing a major part in his life. Whether it was sailing or joining the swim team at a young age, Colin knew he loved being in or around the water. "I always loved the things that had to do with water. Our family has a sail boat, and I was always swimming and water polo just came naturally to me," said McGarry. Colin began playing water polo at 10 after spending years on a the Navy swim team. Even though he enjoyed swimming, adding a ball and goals was just a new element of excitement to something he already en joyed. "I like the fact that I could wrestle while in water, and at that point I was done with swimming,"said McGarry Colin quickly rose as a player to watch in the water polo team, after many successful Baseball Dominates section, goes deep In NCAA SEAN NEELY senior reporter The three-peat 2010 AMCC Champion men's baseball team saw a suc cessful post-season run in their spring season. On May 16th, Behrend won their third consecutive AMCC playoff match against con ference rival Frostburg State, crowning themselves as three-peat champions. PSBLions.com Freshman James Verona winds up before a pitch last season. Baseball Head coach: Paul Benim prb3@psu.edu Men's volt President: Zak Remele Dan Perritano zprsoo3@psu.edu dpp2@psu.edu ELESE MERKOVSKY sports editor From this championship came a berth into the NCAA Tournament, with wins against Penn State Altoona, Mount Aloysius, and above mentioned Frostburg State, Behrend continued to look for bigger things come tour nament time. In their first tournament match, Behrend went on to beat Wooster in the NCAA Mideast Regional. It took Behrend extra innings, but they were able to overcome momentum that had catered Wooster's way. Extra in nings, and two games dur ing the AMCC Conference Championship would not slow Behrend down. Behrend had support from their upperclassmen, and most importantly from their strong cast of underclass men players. Behrend continued their success with a 7-6 victory over Thomas Moore College in their second NCAA Tour nament match. This game also came down to late in ning dramatics. Behrend would improve their Spring 2010 record to 31-15, and would focus their attention to number one ranked Hei delberg University. On May 21st, Behrend saw their season come to an end. They were unable to beat number one ranked Heidelberg University. If Behrend had won they Women's volleyball Head coach: Phil Pisano papl74@psu.edu ball Men's soccer Worn endeavors with his various teams. Growing up in Annapolis, he got the opportunity to play for the Naval tea, until he came to Behrend "Water polo is a pretty popular sport in Annapolis, and I was able to play for the Navyy, " said McGarry. " It was a lot of fun and helped me imporve as a player." McGarry made big waves at his first year at Behrend. He contributed through out the season with He played in 22 games and recorded 28 assists, 41 steals and also had 24 drawn kick outs. McGarry made his mark as a goal scorer with 39 total goals while attempting 101 shots. After a recovering from a broken collar bone this past winter, the Lions look to Colin to continue playing such a large role as the team hopes to make the season suc cessful. McGarry will get the chance to show his skills in his hometown, as the Lions will travel to Annapolis for the Navy open in the first week of September. "It'll be great playing back home in An napolis," McGarry said, "and getting to see my friends and family back home is great as well." When McGarry cannot be found in the Junker pool, he can be seen long boarding around the hills of Behrend. His friendly persona makes him easy to talk to, and his attitude towards his success is extremely humble. McGarry has to play a vital role if this team wants to see success, and after such a strong freshman start, anything less would be seem to be a let down. would have seen themselves move on to the Regional Championship Series. On this same night, Behrend saw themselves eliminated by tournament host Mari etta College. Behrend had a successful year. The Lions finished the season with a 31-17 record. This was their third straight year with 30 plus wins. Along with this, 7 players were named to the AMCC All-Conference Team in cluding player of the Year Josh Fyffe. Lastly, this year's senior class would go down with the most wins in Behrend Hist Head coach: Stacy Pondo slpls@psu.edu Head coach: head coachs, contact info Softball n's o cer NA Head coach: Daniel Mudd dcml7@psu.edu Track & field / Cross country Head coach: Greg Cooper gdcl2o@psu.edu ,~~~_: :.:...,k;..:.. Peach & Kuntz Rd. 6335 W. Ridge Rd. 864-9969 835-1799 W.3Bth & Pittsburgh 1101 Peninsula LW 314-0286 833-9888 3431 W. 26th St. 835-8018 ioni amume mom munnsa OM= MINE 11111111111111110 MIME J:140 packet of professional tannin • lotion! •Get Darker Faster DO= WOO *Makes Your Tan Last Longer = Fine packatat Mon wit a'l .. erk 8 this coupon. 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