Page 8 - The Behrend College Collegian Thursday, October 24, 1996
Lions beat Alfred; fall toCMU
Only two games left in season
by Brian Gregory
Spurts fuiitor
The Penn State Behrend Lion
soccer team suffered a setback on
Tuesday but still finished the week
at 1-1 to move their record to 10-5-
1. They have won four of their last
seven and ten out of thirteen.
Lions still kicking: Despite a
loss to CMU, the Lions are still
hoping to make post-season.
The Lions fell 1-0 to Camegtc-
Mellon Tuesday night. What was
more heartbreaking was that the
winning goal came with just under
From Alfred to Behrend
Ex-Alfred player helps coach Behrend to victory
by Brian Gregory
Co-editor Sports
The Lion soccer team’s win over
Albert was especially special for
one member of the team, Assistant
Coach Chuck Baranich.
For Baranich Saturday’s game had
a different perspective because he
was watching the game from the
opposite team's bench.
For four years, Behrend has been
an enemy and rival to Baranich who
was a member of the Alfred soccer
team.
“It was good to sec the old team
and old friends,” said Baranich.
Baranich came to Behrend this
year after playing four years for
Alfred. He was a starter for three
years and played sweeper and
stopper. He’s the third leading
scorer in Alfred history.
“I talked a lot with them when
they came in and 1 saw my old
imate,” said Baranich.
Last year the got to taste victory
as Alfred beat Behrend 3-1 in
overtime. This year, as a coach of
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“We played very hard,”
commented Head Coach Dan
Pcrriiano. “We did some things at
the half to get opportunities (and
they didn’t play out.)”
“We were playing pretty good,”
agreed goalkeeper Phil Gouker.
“We let them gel in one late. It
was really no one’s fault.”
The Lions beat Alfred 2-0 on
Saturday in poor field conditions at
Behrend. The Lions avenged a 3-1
overtime loss lost year.
“The conditions suited us because
the players were conditioned to play
that way,” said Perritano.
Matt Kapral and Ryan Croylc
scored the two goals for the Lions.
The Alfred game was the first for
Coach Baranich against the team he
starred for last year as a sweeper and
stopper.
“Last year’s game was nice,”
commented Baranich. “The players
and coaches both agreed. (Alfred)
won in overtime.”
Perritano was a bit disappointed
with the loss this week to CMU..
but wanted to stress that the season
was by no means over.
“The team has really turned the
corner. They’re a hard working
team. It’s been a very, very
enjoyable season and it will really
the Behrend program, he got his
second victory 2-0.
“We all joked around after the
game and they told me, ‘We’ll get
you next year.’, commented a
laughing Baranich.
But what was the toughest part
about watching the game. For
Baranich, it wasn’t that it was his
old team out there. It was that, “I
knew the guys playing out there. I
saw the old guys and knew exactly
what they were going to do...and I
couldn’t be out there.”
Knowing a lot about the Alfred
players’ strengths may have helped
Behrend. But Baranich wasn’t to
sure if his knowledge really made a
difference on Saturday.
‘(lt didn’t) really help because of
the weather. It was a sloppy game
and we just did the best we could do
in the conditions.”
Baranich enjoyed the game a lot
and you can bet that whenever the
Lions battle Alfred in soccer, they
arc quite glad that they don’t have
to play against Baranich out on the
field.
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slowed Behrend this week, but they managed to beat Alfred 2-0 at home.
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tied Ml. Union in sloppy
conditions Saturday, and then beat
Oberlin last night at home 2-1 in
overtime.
The Lady Lion win last night
was spectacular. For the third time
this year Behrend won a game in
the last two minutes of overtime.
The Lions led early 1 -0 on a goal
by Lisa Fox. But, halfway through
the second half, Obclin scored off
the post on a direct kick to tie the
game at 1-1.
The scored stayed the same
through the first overtime stanza.
Then with time running out in the
second, Fox got a pass from Laura
Perry. On a breakaway, she beat
the Oberlin goalkeeper who was
way out of position for the 2-1
victory.
wt like to give our coach a
heart attack,” joked keeper Mary
Anne Rupp. "We get him hyped
up throughout the game and then
let him down easily.”
“You gotta give our team a
name,” said Perritano. “They’re
like the Cardiac Kids or
something.”
The Lady Lions had a tough
game on Saturday against Mount
Union. The kickers escaped with a
0-0 tie in horrible conditions.
“The conditions were totally the
story,” said Coach Perritano.
“There was standing water on the
field; there were very few scoring
opportunities.”
The Lady Lions won against
U on Wednesday 1-0 in
. ertime. Jen Bargiband scored the
winning goal.
“[The Lady
Lions] are like
the Cardiac
Kids or
something.”
- Head Coach, Dan Perritano
Perriiano was speechless when
asked about the way the team keeps
pulling out victories late in games.
“I think our players nave a
mentality, I can’t even put it into
words. They don’t give up, even
when they aren’t performing well.”
We haven’t been playing very
well, but we finish well in the
end,” agreed Rupp.
The Lady Lions have two games
left as they make a quest for the
playoffs in only their second varsity
year. They battle Waynesburg on
Saturday and Buffalo State on
Tuesday.