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Lady Lions continue winning ways
by Brian Gregory
Collegian Staff
Last week the Lady Lions
played ten greuling games in just
five days and ended up with a 6-4
record against some very tough
opponents.
Last Tuesday, the Lady Lions
took on Geneva College in
Rochester NY. The first game
was very challenging with the
Lady Lions trailing 4-2 after three
innings before battling back to
win 10-7.
Becky Reed paced the Lady
Lions with a single, a double,
and a triple to go along with her
three RBl's and two runs. Others
with multiple hits were Emmy
Arnett and Shannon Angel.
Angel also had two RBl's.
In the nightcap, Beth Calhoun
sparkled, striking out eight
batters in five innings while
scattering two hits and a run.
The Lady Lions picked up the
win by a 10-1 margin.
One highlight of this game
was when Geneva's pitcher
walked six out of the nine batters
she faced in the third, giving up 3
runs.
On the day, 13 Behrend players
walked and every starter was
given at least one free pass by
Geneva. Julie Stocker and
Michelle Carino paced the Lady
Lions with two RBl's each.
"This was a situation where we
arch Madness: NCAA Tournaments
UConn fininshes season
undefeated and national champion
by Brian Stadler
Collegian Staff
This past Sunday the University of
Connecticut Lady Huskies became
unbeaten, national basketball champions.
UConn defeated Tennessee last Sunday,
70-64.
In the 14 years that the NCAA has had a
women's tournament, there has been two
undefeated, untied championship teams.
The last team to do this was Texas in
1986.
Connecticut were led all season by
player of year and most outstanding player
in the Final Four, Rebecca Lobo. UConn
had to rely on other people in the first half
to keep the Huskies close. Lobo, Kara
Woltors, and Jennifer Rizzotti all ere
saddled with foul trouble. As a result, the
Huskies were down by six at the half.
Their was no panic in the Huskies
locker room at the half. Coach Geno
Auriemma made a few small changes and
told his players, "Out-rebound then in the
second half and we'll win. That's the key,
that's everything."
Then in the second half UConn
outrebounded Tennessee 25-15, which led
to many second chance points.
Tennessee scored only three field goals
in the last ten minutes of the game. "That
long dry spell was the result of UConn's
defensive play in which they gave us very
few looks in the past," remarked Vols
Coach Pat Summitt.
Lobo came back in the second half, after
only eight minutes in the first half, to
finish with 17 points, eight rebounds, and
had been off for almost a week
and it was good to get back at it,"
commented head coach Paul
Bcnim
"It was a situation where we
hit the ball very well. The first
game we had a little trouble
defensively and the second game
we came back behind Calhoun,
she pitched a gem and were able
to get two victories."
On Thursday, the Lady Lions
traveled to Cleveland for another
twinbill against John Carroll
College. They lost a pair of
close games by the scores of 6-5
in 8 innings and 4-3. The second
game was called because of
darkness.
Arnett led the way with 3
RBl's in the first game. Reed
went 2-3 with an RBI and a run
in the second.
With roughly eight hours off
the bus, the Lady Lions reloaded
the caravan for a long trip down
to the Ferrum Tournament. And
it would be a trip that they would
not soon forget.
The team posted a 4-2 record,
collected over 65 hits, and
scored 60 runs. The team placed
third in the tournament.
The tournament got off to a
rocky start as the Lady Lions fell
to Lynchburg College on
Saturday 4-2. Stocker led
Behrend batting 2 for 3 with a
home run.
"Calhoun pitched a great
two assists. She was helped by UConn's
unsung hero, Jamelle Elliott, and All-
American point gaurd, Rizzotti. They
combined for 28 points and ten rebounds.
Rizzotti's coast to coast lay-up with just
over two minutes to play put UConn up
by two and they never trailed again. They
calmly deposited seven out of eight foul
shots for the final margin of 70-64.
Tennessee was led by Latina Davis' 11
points and five rebounds. Coach Summitt
concluded after the game, "This is a very
tough loss for us bexause we're a close
team, we've been through a lot together
and I hurt for this team very much today."
Lobo declared jubiliantly after the game,
"We're undefeated, we're national
champions and I did it with the people I
love."
To reach the final, UConn beat Stanford
87-60, the largest differential since the
tournament began in 1982. The defense of
the Huskies proved to be the key to their
win. They held Stanford to an NCAA
semi-final rcord low of 20 first half points
and 22 percent from the floor in the first
half.
Tennessee got the chance to meet
UConn in the final when they defeated
Georgia, 73-51. For the Lady Vols, All-
American forward Nikki McCray scored 22
points and Latina Davis chipped in 11
points and 11 rebounds.
Like UConn, Tennessee never allowed
Georgia in the game. Tennessee's
rebounding edge, 51-33, proved to be the
key. Little did they know, that edge
would dissappear in the championship
game.
S sorts
game," said Benim. "We just
made the mistake of making three
errors in one inning and that
pretty much cost us the game."
The bats came out on fire for
the second game as the Lady
Lions erased a early 1-0 deficit to
win 10-4. The key to victory for
the Lady Lions was a seven run
fourth to knock the game wide
open.
Calhoun, Sue Mazur, and
Angel each had two hits. Angel
added three RBl's to pace the
attack. Casey Koza also had a 3-
run pinch hit triple to back a
strong pitching performance by
senior ace Cherie Varrassa.
"Cherie handled them, and we
hit the heck out of the ball,"
commented Benim of his team's
play. "We did a lot of good
things in this game."
But it was the nightcap where
the Lady Lions really hit the ball
well. They pounded out 15 hits
and capitalized on all of them
posting a 16-2 mauling of
Methodist College.
Leading the way for Behrend
was everybody as every starter
scored a run and had an RBI.
Calhoun was 2 for 4 with three
RBl's and three runs scored
Stocker was 2 for 3 with 2 RBl's
and 2 runs scored. While Koza
smacked out two hits and
knocking in two runners and
scoring twice herself.
Benim compared last year's
It has been two decades since Lew
Alcindor and Bill Walton dominated the
college basketball scene at UCLA. Now
it is 1995 and the Bruins returned to
national championship glory.
It is the first time in twenty years that
UCLA has won the national
championship. It was the eleventh in
school history, and the first under head
coach Jim Harrick.
Last weekend at the Final Four in
Seattle, the O'Bannon brothers, Ed and
Charles, combined for 75 points in their
two victories by winning the national
crown.
In the first semifinal game last
Saturday the Bruins played the darkhorse
team, the Cowboys of Oklahoma State.
Oklahoma State center, Bryant Reeves led
both teams in scoring with 25 points, but
it wasn't enough as the Bruins
overpowered the Cowboys 74-61.
Oklahoma State played an exceptional
first half as the teams were tied at 37.
UCLA's late surge in the second half
proved to be too tough as the Bruins were
led by lightning quick point guard Tyus
Edney who finished with 21 points and
five assists. Edney was nine for eleven at
the free throw line. Charles and Ed
O'Bannon chipped in 19 and 15 points
respectively to put UCLA in the
championship game on Monday.
UCLA's opponent was decided in the
much anticipated Arkansas-North Carolina
matchup. It was the defending champions
game to this year. "Last year we
beat them 2-0," "This year (on
the other hand) we roped the heck
out of the ball. Everybody hit
well. We did a GREAT job with
the bats,"commented Benim.
On the mound, freshman
Heather Norder pitched a two hit
gem as she scattered two hits and
one unearned run over five
innings.
Sunday morning the Lions
were out for more blood as they
slaughtered Roanoke College 19-
On the mound, Varrassa was
solid in improving her record to
5-1. The win was a total team
effort as every starter had a hit, a
run, and an RBI. Stocker and
Norder each had three RBl's and
Calhoun managed to cross the
plate every time she got on base.
"We just scored a ton of runs,"
exclaimed Benim. "So we
finished 3-1 in pool play as did
Bluefield but we were number
one seed. So, we advanced to the
final six where it was do-or die."
The next in line for
competition for the Lady Lions
was Catholic College, the team
they lost to last season in the
ECAC playoffs.
"Our team was fired up," said
Benim. "And let me tell you it
was the most enthusiastic that I
have ever seen a team as a coach
or a player."
Calhoun pitched and the Lady
The glory days of championship
basketball return to UCLA
by Josh Lucas
Collegian Staff
Thursday, April 6, 1995
Lions hit, and when the dust of
the hunt had settled the Lady
Lions had posted an 8-0 victory
over the Cardinals of Catholic
Calhoun helped her own cause
in the victory with a double, a
home run, and two RBl's. Reed
and Stocker also knocked in a
pair of runs and Musante scored
twice.
By the luck of the draw,
Behrend recieved a number two
seed for the finals and had to play
Christopher Newport who already
had a record of 26-3. The Lady
Lions put up a gallant fight, but
fell 12-5.
"We got a tough draw, but I
wanted to play Christopher
Newport," said Benim of the
team's draw in the finlas. "They
came into the tournament as a
top 20 team in the country and
they just played better than we
did. We struggled early and fell
behind."
"On the whole we had a very
good weekend. (It was) very
successful. A lot of people really
stepped up when called upon and
made the most of their
opportunities. We are now
moving in the direction that we
want to be moving in"
So the Lady Lions travel today
to face Baldwin Wallace and
return home on Saturday to face
Washington and Jefferson. First
pitch on Saturday is at 1:00 PM.
of Arkansas led by head coach Nolan
Richardson against Dean Smith's highly
talented Tarheels.
The first half was highlighted by
Arkansas's Dwight Stewart as he made a
55-foot desperation shot at the buzzer to
cut the Carolina lead to 38-34 at halftime.
North Carolina's Donald Williams
finished with 21 points and five three
pointers, Jerry Stackhouse added 18 points
and was three for three from three point
range. Carolina center Rasheed Wallace
had ten points and ten rebounds, but was
outdone by an outstanding performance
from the Razorback's Corliss Williamson
who finished with 21 points and 10
rebounds and earned a 75-68 victory and a
chance to repeat as champions against
UCLA.
Another sold out crowd of 38,540 at
the Kingdome watched 6-8 senior Ed
O'Bannon play his final collegiate game
last Monday night.
The Bruins were tough and had too
much poise as they posted an 89-78
victory to win the national crown and
finished the season 31-2.
O'Bannon finished with 30 points and
17 rebounds, walking away as the Final
Four Most Outstanding Player.
The key of the game was the Bruin's
aggressive zone defense. UCLA forced 18
turnovers and became the . first team to
contain Williamson in the tournament.
Arkansas' other scoring star, Scotty
Thurman, was held to one three-pointer
and scored only five points for the game.
The Razorbacks finished their season
with a record of 32-7.