Thursday, October 12,1995
Lady Lions continue to improve
by Nick Zulovich
Sports Editor
Tuesday night the Lady Lion
volleyball team continued their
improving play with a three
game sweep over Pitt-Bradford.
Behrend won the match by scores
of 15-3,15-0, and 15-6.
Great serving was the key to
victory for the Lady Lions.
Sophomore Amy Good racked up
six service aces in the three
Photo by Colleen Gritzen Collegian Photographer
Bust a move: Athlete of the week Amy Good proves why
she’s great in a recent match.
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games.
Erin McCormick and Kim
Vollmer paced the Behrend attack
with seven and six kills
respectively.
With the victory, Behrend
improves to 13-17 on the
campaign.
Head Coach Sharon Gregory,
felt overall it was a good effort
by her club.
“We had our moments. I think
we started off really strong. The
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other team [Pitt-Bradford] didn’t
put very many attacks together.”
Over the last couple of weeks,
the Lady Lions have won seven
out of their last eight games.
Gregory credits her team
understanding the new system of
play brought in by her.
“Not only are they individually
understanding but also as a team.
You can’t have one person
running the correct play and
someone else not there. I have
been very pleased with how
they’ve played,” explained
Gregory.
Last Saturday, Behrend held its
annual Lion Challenge
tournament. Notre Dame of
Ohio, Carnegie Mellon, Pitt-
Johnstown and the Lady Lions
made up this year’s field.
The Lady Lions came in as the
defending champions in the Lion
Challenge. Behrend captured
second place Saturday.
In the first match of round
robin play, Behrend defeated
Carnegie Mellon in two games,
15-8, 15-6.
Behrend continued solid play
with two victories over Notre
Dame of Ohio. The Lady Lions
posted 15-13 and 15-6 scores in
the two games.
The final game of round robin
play matched up Behrend and Pitt
Johnstown, a Division II school.
The Lady Lions played very
aggressive volleyball against
We basically won the wrong match, that was
the difference between first and second in
that tournament.
Amy’s soGood
by Matt Plizga
Collegian Staff
“She is the most consistent
player on the team. She always
plays well,” said teammate
Angela Georg about this week’s
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athlete of the week Amy Good.
Amy is a sophomore outside
hitter on the volleyball team.
Good earned athlete of the week
with her fine performance in the
Lion Challenge tournament held
last weekend. She led the team
to a second place finish, earning a
spot on the all-tournament team
along the way.
Good kept 95 percent of her
passes in play and committed
only six errors in 114 attempts.
She also had 16 kills and 11 digs
during the tournament. Yet her
most impressive statistics were
her serving numbers. She put an
impressive 96 percent of her
serves in play, while racking up a
team high 12 serving aces.
“She is the best passer on the
team and one of the most
consistent hitters,” said Coach
Gregory.
Pitt-Johnstown. Because of that,
Behrend won the match in two
games 15-12 and 15-6. This
match was just a preview to the
championship game.
In that championship game,
Pitt-Johnstown took the early
lead in match by winning the
first game 15-12.
But the Lady Lions did not just
quit from there. Behrend came
back to win the second game 15-
10 to send the championship
match to a third and decisive
game.
The third game was an
outstanding effort. After two
team rotations, the score was
deadlocked at one apiece. It
forced both Gregory and Pitt-
Johnstown Coach Clyde Homer
to play with line-ups they did not
necessarily want
But it was Pitt-Johnstown
executing their plays the best
down the stretch that gave them
the game and tournament victory
15-9.
Gregory was very happy how
her team played during the
tournament.
“It was very balanced across the
board. We basically won the
wrong match, that was the
difference between first and
second in that tournament.”
McCormick and Good were
named to the all-tournament
team.
- Head Coach Sharon Gregory
Sophomore middle hitter Kim
Vollmer added, “Amy is an
excellent player. She is willing
to do anything to help the team
win.”
“Amy is very versatile, which
allows her to switch into the
middle back and become the
primary passer,” continues
Gregory.
“Good has really improved her
serving and hitting this year,”
said middle hitter Erin
McCormick.
Teammate Jessica Brody calls
Good a “well-rounded player, and
she is good at every aspect of the
game.”
Good prides herself on
consistency. She added that
serving is “the most important
part of the game. If you can’t
serve, you can’t score.”
Coming into this year, Good
said her goal was to “be
consistent and win as many
games as possible.” She reached
her goal of consistency, and has
helped the team win along the
way.
Good attributes the team’s
recent success to having more fun
McCormick racked up 22 kills
for the tournament.
Good was one of the defensive
standouts for Behrend during the
tournament. Good finished the
tournament with 15 kills, nine
digs, and five service aces.
Gregory felt, “Amy is probably
our most consistent passer.”
Photo by Colleen Gritzen
Have a seat: Jen Leone
takes a well-deserved break
during volleyball action.
playing ball. “We are improving
with each game, having fun, and
gaining confidence along the
way.”
How does the saying go- “If
you can’t be Good, be
consistent?” Fortunately for the
Penn State-Behrend volleyball
program, Amy Good is both.
Amy is an
excellent player.
She /S' willing to
dc ahything to
help the team win.
--Kim Vollmer
about sophomore
Amy Good, this
week’s athlete of
the week.
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