Thursday, September 12, 1996
Lady Lions claw
by Brian Gregory
Sports Co-Editor
The Penn Stale Behrend Lady
Lions are off to an impressive
start in women’s soccer with a
3-0 record early on in the 19%
campaign.
On August 31st, the Lady
Bootcrs wallopped Pitt-Bradfcxd
(a team they also whipped 16-0
last year) 8-0. Then in the
Behrend Tournament this
weekend they beat Juanita 6-0
and Lycoming 1-0 to post a
second place finish due to a
technicality.
“It feels great to start the
season on a winning note,”
said Robyn Wholey who is
lost to the Lady Lions for four
weeks with stress fractures in
her legs.
Lara Herrmann echoed this
feeling saying, “It’s very
exciting to start off 3-0.
Hopefully it sets the tone for
the rest of the season.”
On August 31st the Lady
Lions came out fresh off an 8-
2-2 opening season without a
couple of their stars. Senior
co-captain Julie Stocker had
graduated and goal-scoring
leader Trisha Baird declined to
return this year.
But returning starters for
Behrend are star midfielder and
leading goal scorer in the 1994
campaign, Herrmann, wingers
Lisa Fox and Wholey,
defensepersons Kristen Gonter
and Lisa Deemer, sweeper
Michelle Finch, and goalie
Mary Anne Rupp.
The Lady Lions still were
too much for Pitt Bradford as
Jenifer Bergiband, Michelle
Finch, and Laura Perry notched
goals in the first eleven
minutes en route to a 8-0
shutout. For the game, Perry
had two goals and Casey
Cirullo added two assists.
Rupp didn’t even have to back
a save.
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“Wholey crossed it to me and
I had an open net and headed it
in,” commented Perry of one of
her goals that was a header.
The first game of the Penn
State Behrend Invitational
Tournament was much the
same for the Lady Lions as
they stomped Juniata College
6-0. The Lady Kickers jumped
out to a 4-0 halftime lead en
part because of Lara
Herrmann’s second and third
goals of the season. She also
sandwiched an assist between
them on a shot by Lisa Fox.
Brittany Frederick added a direct
kick talley in the twenty-eighth
minute.
Wholey and Lauren Arrigo
added second half goals and the
defense kept Rupp from
notching a single save for the
second game in a row.
Lycoming College proved to
be a tough match for Penn
State Behrend as good defense
by both teams took over and
the game remained notched at
0-0 until the 82nd minute.
Michelle Finch scored her
second goal of the season off
an indirect kick to give the
kickers a 1-0 victory. Rupp
made her first save of the
season to preserve the victory.
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to victory
“It was a set-up play,”
commented a happy Finch. “I
wanted to put the ball in the •
net and I did.”
Though the Lady Lions
finished 2-0 they finished
second because another team
also finished 2-0 and scored
more goals. The Lady Lions
elected not to play them
because of a match-up later in
the year.
“They played extremely
hard,” commented Head Coach
Dan Perritano. “The players
left everything they had on the
field."
Gonter agreed with Perritano
saying, “We moved the ball
well and really played well as a
team. Defensively we came
through in clutch situations.”
Keeper Rupp who has a
100% save percentage (1 save
of 1 shot) admitted that Lady
Lion defense has made her job
very easy. “(They’re) very
solid. They don’t allow
opponents to get shots off.”
Next up for the Lady Lions
is Grove City today.
Sports Quiz
by Larry Duncan
1. What boxer lost the most
heavyweight title fights?
2. What late sports broadcaster
graduated Phi Beta Kappa from law
school?
3. Who was the first major league
baseball player to have his number
retired?
4. What was Hoyt Wilhelm’s
i favorite pitch?
5. What did “The Gas House
! Gang” play?
6. What shot is the hammer shot in
a shuffleboard end?
1: What tennis term is said to come
from the French word for egg?
8. In what sport can a player
double-fault?
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Casey Elizabeth -
Are we having fun
yet? Can't wait until
Thanksgiving.
Love, Mom, Dad & Billy
Congratulations to
our son:
- Brad Waldbaum -
Many wishes of
good luck for the
fututre.
With our love and
support, your family
Lead, Follow, or Get Out Of The Wayl
Behrend’s first Cross Country team is ready to take that lead postion
Photo by Coleen GritzetVCofepan Photo Editor
Cross Country
Inaugural Season
by Kevin Schaaf
Collegia* Staff
On Saturday, September 7,
Behrencfs first-ever men's and
women's cross-country teams
competed in the Buffalo State
Daniel Walker Invitational.
Senior Joe Tretiel finished
48th with a time of 29:57 to
lead the men’s team to an
eleventh place finish.
Junior Sandy Stanko came in
42nd, clocking in at 21:14,
leading the women to a tenth
place finish.
Coach John Drew said he
was pleased with how the
teams performed. According to
him, they did very well,
especially since they ran
against quite a few Division n
teams, which they hadn't
expected.
In particular. Coach Drew
was pleased with how the
women ran. They followed
their race plan really well.
They worked together," he said.
Good luck Brad W.
Go Penn State
Tennis
Good luck
Mike!
We love you,
Mom, Dad,
Tommy, Dave,
Penny &
Clyde
During this season, Drew
expects seniors Trettel and
Justin Ropele to be the leaders
on the men's team. He expects
them to provide leadership, as
well as being the team's top
runners. Juniors Brett Kocijan
and Randy Harris should also
be strong runners for the men.
Seniors Kristen Ballard and
Sara Guthleben, along with
junior Sandy Stanko, will lead
the women.
Coach Drew would like both
the men and the women to be
near the middle of 30 or so
teams in the region at the end
of the year.
Although no meets are being
held at Behrend this year, the
trails here will help the teams
from a training standpoint.
"There aren't many schools that
have this kind of access to
trails, and that's a huge
advantage," said Drew.
The Lions and Lady Lions will
get a belter idea of where they
stand this Saturday at the Thiel
College Invitational.
Good Luck “B”
Best wishes! Do your
best in the classroom &
on the baseball field.
Love, Mom & Dad
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