Thursday, February 22, 1996
End season on high note
by Nick Zulovich
Sports Editor
and
Julie Stocker
Assistant Sports Editor
Last night at Erie Hall, the
Penn State Beluend men's
basketball team did something
the program has not done for
quite some time; have two
consecutive winning seasons.
With a 70-55 win over
Laßoche College, the Lions
finished their season 13-12, the
same as last season.
"This is our first back to back
winning season since we became
Division 111. We're headed in the
right direction with our
program," explained Heal Coach
Dave Niland.
The Lions raced out to a 40-22
lead at halftime thanks to
shooting 57 percent from the
floor.
"Perkins, Paloskey, and Emick
shot the ball very well for us in
the first half," stated Niland.
Jason Paloskey led all scorers
with 19 points, Brian Perkins
chipped 13, and Brian Emick
reached double figures for the rust
time this season with 10.
Behrend also dominated the
glass as the Lions out-rebounded
Laßoche 41-22. Ron Derian was
a big part of that as he pulled
down a game-high 12 rebounds.
"We answered their [Laßoche]
runs when we had to,
...and . we
haven't in the last - three or four
games," Niland said, •
Brian Barto led Laßoche with
15 points and Chuck Cieslak
ailed 12, much less than the 27
he had when the teams met in
January.
"We rotated different guys on
him [Cieslak] to make it tough
for him to get a good look at the
basket," said Niland.
Monday, the Lions made the
long journey to Alfred
University. Despite having the
lead for a good portion of the
contest, Behrend fell 70-63.
"We led for 36 minutes," said a
frusterated Niland. "They hit
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shots down the stretch; a bunch
of threes. They were tough shots
that went in, and we just didn't
answer their run."
Andy Lawrence led Behrend in
scoring with 17 points. Jeff
Myers followed with 13 points,
while going nine of ten from the
free throw line.
Perkins had a solid game, as he
finished with 11 points and a
game-high 14 rebounds.
A big factor in this game was
long-range shooting. For the
game, Behind shot 33 percent
from behind the arc. Alfred (4-
19) more than doubled that total
shooting 68 percent from three
point range.
Brian Quinlan led Alfred with
18 points and made Niland pull
his hair out as he was a perfect
six-for-six from downtown.
Saturday, the Lions hosted
Elmira. College. Erie Hall proved
to be an unfriendly place to play
for Elmira, as Behrend defeated
them 81-68.
Chad Sutton had the hot hand
for Behrend, as the point guard
netted 16 points; shooting 13-of
-14 from the charity stripe.
Anthony Costantini followed
with 12 points, while Paloskey
and Myers each finished with 11
markers.
Behrend's defense was tough,
as Elmira convened on only nine
field goals for the first half. The
percentage for the game also
_struggled A Elmira
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33 percent for the game.
"I thought we played one of
our best games all season against
a good team," commented Niland.
On Valentines Day, the Lions
had their hearts broken by Lake
Erie College on the road 68-60.
"We had more field goals than
[lake Erie] did. But they were at
the foul line 28 times, and we
were only there 12 or 13 times,
so, you figure it out," said
Niland. "We didn't get many
calls, but I'm not blaming the
officials. We didn't get to the
foul line as much as they did."
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Photo by Jennifer V. Colvin / Edtorh Chief
MORE FOR THE SCORE: With winning seasons back to
back, Jeff Myers and the rest of the Behrend men defeated
Laßoche College last night to end their season with a win.
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Paloskey led Behrend in the
losing effort with 15 points, two
assists, and two steals.
Costantini followed with 13
points and five rebounds.
Lawrence finished with 10
points.
Derian skied for a game-high
nine rebounds and added three,
points and two assists.
On paper, Ekluerxl did seem to
have this game won, as the Lions
had higher shooting percentages.
From the field, Behrend shot
41 percent while Lake Erie shot
32 percent. As far as three
pointers go, the Lions made 30
percent of their shots, while the
home team converted on 23
percent.
But the foul line was deadly as
Behrend was 7-for-13 (54 percent)
and Lake Erie was 23-of-27 (86
percent).
Niland believes that if his core
of young talented players gells
even more next season, the Lions
could be well on the way to
bigger and brighter things.
"We need to shore up some
things, but this group worked
real hard. When you have so
many new guys, everything is
new. Hopefully next season we
will be a little more familiar with
each other and play better down
the stretch," Niland said.
Niland did say that his club had
a chance to win nearly every
game this season, but little
mistakes cost the team victories.
But if the improvement of the
team is any indication of what
the future holds, look for the
Niland Lions as a force to be
reckoned with.
NOTES:
The Lions were 8-3 at home
and 5-9 away from Erie Hall.
Behind had three wins in their
last s e ven games, all at home.
Lawrence and Costantini each
led Behrend in scoring in six
games.
Derian led the Lions in
rebounds for 13 games.
Four freshmen led Behzend in
scoring averages for the season
rostantini, 12.4; Lawrence, 9.7;
Myers, 9.2; Paloskey, 9.1)
Lake Erie- 68
Be hrend- 60
Lions
Pakokey 6-11.0.0. 15 RBe 2-7,1-2, 5
Pedons 4-7, 1-2, 9 Dorian 14,1-4. 3
Lawrence 3-14.33. 10 Costanlini 54,
I.Z 13 Myers 1-4 CIA 2 Enid 02 30,
0 F0kzaa1.2.00.2 Sidon OA 04. 0
Totals: 2357; 7-13; 60
3pis: 8-21 (Palcaley Cooddini 2-4
Lawrence 1.3 Pkg. 31. Emit* 31. Re
0-3)
Rebounds: 29 (Dorian 0. Costantini 5)
Lake Ede
Hilcireth 6-16, 49.22 L ( 54-16. 9-9, 26
Damon 4-11,12 141. 0-0,
Buck* 0-3, 0-0, 0 Ark , 3-3, 3 Seen
0-0 2-Z 2 Mutest 00 , 04. 0
Toads: 2042, 23-27. 88
.. 11611. 1 23 (Lffrah 2-4, Nikkei 24.
rrl-3. Mmron 0-3. Ark 04)
u a nds: 32 (Damon 7.13619611 t
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Behrend- 81
Elmira- 68
Pakolosy 441. 24. 11 Rile 0-1.444 4
Poking 4-6. 0-Z 4 Dolan 2-3.60. 0
tameno• 3.4.2.2. 10 Um* 3-4. 64,11
Cadman' 642. 04. 12 Sutton 1-2. 1614.
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Ta bc4l-gs: 2247; 3146; II
3p7 amorenos 2-2. Coilandni 24.
Su 1 14. P (L eke* , 14. Erni& 61. Dorin
McKinney 04. 2-2. 2 McLaughlin 4-10, 2-2.
14 ON 1-2. DO 2 Janke' 3-10, 4-6. 12
Smith 3.11. 9-10. 15 Francis 34. 1-1. 7
Reed 6-12. 04. 16 Console 0-2. 04. 0
CianieW 0-2. 04.0
Utah: W4O; 18-20; 69
3pts: 1049 (Reed 44, MaLaughlin 441.
Mahn 241, Console 04. Sarah 0-1. Gil 0-1.
McKinney 04)
Rebounds: 34 (Reed 9, Smith 6)
Alfred- 70
Behrend- 63
Lions
Petoskey Mll. 30.9 Rib 1-2, 30, 2
Perinre 5-9. 1.2,11 Outten 34, 30, 6
LAWIIIOOII 612, 2-3, 17 Myers 2-7, 9-10, 13
&Akin 1-2, 1-2, 4 Emit* 1-2, 30.3
?obis 23-51; 1317; 63
3136:316 (Librence 37, Sutton 1.1, Emick
1-1, Pidoskry 1-6, Myers 0-2, Rile 0-1,
Sedan 31)
Rebounds: 36 (Perkins 14. Pckgkey 4)
Abed
i 2-7. 4-4. 9 Quinlan 6-9.0.0, 18
Amc aPi ta l rel, 34, 11 Yeager 6.10.2-7, 14
&Orman 2ro. 0-1, 4 Hurler 2 3, 0-0.6
MOMS 34, 04. 9 oob*Ook 0-1, 04. 0
71=OA 0 Cubreath 04, 0-0.0
1: 24-62,- 916; 70
31)1s: 13-19 (Ouirtlan 66. Morris 34. Amore
24. NapierBpeadpoNll4)
Rebounds: 29 (Yeager 12, Spaocirpoli 5)
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