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Behrend’s 3 on 3 teams fall short at Ohio State
by Hal D. Coffey
News Editor
After building hope through
the round-robin play, both
Behrend 3 on 3 teams fell in the
first round of the playoffs at the
Schick Superhoops 3 on 3
competition.
The tournament, sponsered by
Schick and the NBA, was held in
Columbus, Ohio with teams
from all across the Midwest and
Northeast
The men’s team of Scott
DeFoggi, Steve Berger, Stephen
Respress and Eric Warren
matched up well against then
first round- robin opponent,
Marshall University (W.Va.).
“In our first game we were a
little sluggish, but we won,”
DeFoggi said.
Only 3 minutes after their
initial victory, the men went
back on the court against
Bowling Green University.
In a very physical first half,
Respress had 4 blocks, while
Berger and Warren added an extra
level of defense. The score at the
end of the first eight minutes was
Behrend 27-11.
The second half was much of
the same in terms of points, but
now the team started taking the
outside shots and played the post
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“We just had to get down into
the post offense, and we did,”
Warren said.
That game typified the fun
attitude the team was playing
with as they finished off Bowling
Green, 56-36.
In winning their round-robin
bracket, the men’s team used
their size and experience with one
another to their fullest
capabilities.
“It’s (our size) a real big
advantage, because we could score
anytime we wanted inside,”
DeFoggi said about the first two
games. “I think we have a great
advantage with our three big
men.”
After back-to-back games the
guys got a break and were able to
catch the women’s games.
The women, Krista Hershner,
Tracy Thompson, Beth Demacio
and Amy Stranahan, started their
round-robin play against Miami
(Ohio) University.
Miami used their six foot
center to her fullest potential.
She put in eight points and
dominated the boards over
Behrend’s center, DeMacio.
“I felt out of my game. I’m a
low post player,” DeMacio said.
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should not have been.”
One bright spot in the 21-8
Miami first half was Stranahan’s
aggressiveness. She came in
with two minutes left in the half
and made her presence known.
“Amy seemed to pick us up a
little mare,” Hershner said.
The beginning of the second
half was a completely different
story from the first half.
Behrend set off on an 8-0 run
due to pull-up jumpers by
Hershner and Thompson as well
as Stranahan's energetic defense.
Even with the great second half
burst, Miami’s lead was just too
much as Behrend ended up losing
35-25.
“In the first game we were so
timid about shooting,” Stranahan
said. “We can’t keep doing that
if we expect to win.”
Hershner agreed and added that
they were a little tense.
“It was like nobody wanted to
shoot We just weren’t relaxed,”
Hershner said.
Game two was a chance for the
women to complete a sweep of
Marshall University, and they
did.
“In the second game, we were
more comfortable with each other
so we played a lot better,”
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Not only were they more
comfortable, but DeMacio
stepped up her rebounding and
kicked the ball out to Thompson
and Hershner a great deal mare.
The halftime score emphasized
their enthusiastic play, Behrend
16-7.
Behrend continued their new
found dominance by keeping the
lead consistent at seven points.
In the end, the women held oft
a late attempt at a rally by
winning 24-19.
“We hustled and boxed out
more, and we played more like a
team,” Thompson said.
With the round-robin bracket
games over, the Behrend squads
moved into the single
elimination tournament
The men’s first round opponent
was a Miami (Ohio) team that
went 0-2 in bracket play.
However, this was not the
same Miami team that got
shelled in the preliminaries. That
team, which only fielded three
players and no subs, was
completely different as their 6’5”
center showed up just in time to
play Behrend.
The revamped Miami team
came out running against Behrend
and took an early 14-6 lead.
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“They were quick and better at
transition,” Respress said.
Behrend was never able to cut
the lead to any better than eight
points as Miami prevailed, 47-
39.
A bright spot through the
disappointing early exit was
DeFoggi’s shooting performance.
His six 3-pointers and several
over outside shots kept Behrend
alive, but even he could not be
satisfied.
“It’s a big letdown after how
well we did in the round-robin,”
DeFoggi said.
The women played right after
the guys against Ohio
University.
The big question before this
game was which Behrend
women’s team would show up?
The one that lost miserably to a
taller Miami team or the one that
dominated the slow Marshall
team?
The answer was a combination
of the two. While Behrend put
up many more shots than they
did against Miami, they made
only one first half bucket.
“We had to post up the big girl
better than we did against Miami,
but we didn’t,” Thompson said.
The end result was a 22-11 loss
that finished the day for Behrend -
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