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Name: Penn State Behrend
Mascot: Lady Lions
Coach: Roz Fomari (fourth season) 53-26
Last Year: The Lady Lions finished 18-9 and won the
ECAC Southern Region Championship. The Lady Lions
were 7-7 on January 20th, but then won eight straight games
and eleven of their last thirteen.
Key Losses: The Lady Lions this year will be without
their top three scorers of last year. Marlesse Schlott (16.6
ppg, 12.5 rpg) and Becky Reed (12.5 ppg) has no more
Gimme the ball! Junior Emily Marini looks for the ball in the
post during a recent practice.
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eligibility left, and sophomore point guard Mel Banas (12.0)
has moved on to University Park. Also gone from last
year's team are Kate Delaney (4.3 ppg), Nikki Bohn (3.7
ppg), Erin McCormick (3.4 ppg, 4.0 rpg), Erin Mack (1.8
ppg), Jamie Bideaux and Robin Mangus.
Returnees: Emily Marini (8.1 ppg and 5.8 rpg) and Nikki
Schultz (6.4 ppg, 5.2 rpg) will be back in the line-up down
low for the Lady Lions. Marini started all but two games
last year, and Schultz was the first off the bench. Maria
Madigan also returns for her sophomore year. . .
New Faces: The Lady Lions have a monstrous recruiting
class of twelve freshman. New to the program this year are:
Mandy Bodnor (6'o", Shaler), Tiffany Buck (5'6",
PennTrafford), Amanda Higgins (5'5", Monesson), Briana
Kriebel (5'7", Clarion Area), Kelle Lerch (5'11", Central),
Jamie Lorenzo (s'B", Kane), Julie Mimm (5'9", Girard),
Amy Mudrak (5'11", Mercer), Carrie Nestor (5'S",
McDowell), Kerry O'Connell (s'B", Kunkletown), Katie
O'Donnell (5'9", North Catholic), and Becky Rishel (5'7",
Albert Gallatin).
Schedule: Expecting a full slate of returnees, the schedule
makers put together a tough schedule for the Lady Lions this
year. They have to play Bethany (a team that swept the Lady
Lions last year), the Muskingum Tourney, Marietta, the
Salisbury State Tourney, and Notre Dame College. In
addition they play rivals W&J, Grove City, and Fredonia.
Outlook (Defense): The Lady Lions will really have to
battle it out early on to beat some tough opponents. Size
could be a problem as they lose Schlott, McCormick and
Reed. Marini can still fight down low and Schultz will have
to do so as well to control the boards. Fornari said the Lady
Lions are a lot quicker this year so they will be able to press
full court more often. Freshman Mandy Bodnor will have to
step up down low as well.
Outlook (Offense): The Lady lions also lose their best
shots outside. Reed and Banas combined for 103 made
three pointers last year. The rest of the team made only
twenty-one all year. With Schlott, Reed, and Banas gone
the Lady Lions will have to make up for 41.1 points per
game from another source. Schultz and Marini will no doubt
be relied upon to shoot more inside, and Freshmen Carrie
Nestor and Tiffany Buck will be relied on to shoot from
outside and downtown. Look for Madigan to be a factor this
year.
Overall: The key to whether or not the Lady Lions have a
great season is the play of the freshman. Fornari says that
she needs the freshman to play like sophomores soon. If
they do that, they can surprise a lot of the tough teams early
on. Fomari has had to rebuild before with mostly freshman.
She did it two years ago with great success and she's ready
to do it again. Look forward to an above .500 record and an
exciting year. (14-11).
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This past weekend. Cross
Country hit the trail and finished
out their first year of existence
when they were invited to the
NCAA Mideast Regional
Invitational. In the meet, the Lions
were impressive by placing 20 out
of 41 schools; the Lady Lions had
equally good showing with their
place finish.
'I was very surprised to see the
do this well since this year is
first year for Cross Country at
wend" said Coach John Drew.
le top runners for the men were
;nior Joe Trettel and freshman
lark Huether, while junior Sandy
and senior Kristin Ballard
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL ROSTER
NAME Yr HT POS
Emily Marini
Maria Madigan
Nikki Schultz
Mandy Bodnor
Tiffany Buck
Amanda Higgins
Briana Kriebel
Kelle Lerch
Jamie. Lorenzo
Julie Mimm
Amy Mudrak
Carrie Nestor
Kerry O'Connell
Katie O'Donnell
Becky Rishel
Get back here! Freshman Carrie Nestor attempts to go by her
defender on the way to the hoop. Your first opportunity to see
the Lady Lions will by at the upcoming Fan Jam, Nov. 16.
Trcttel's performance at the
invitational earned him Housing
and Food Service Athlete of the
Week honors.
"Joe has been our number one
runner for the team all year long"
said Coach Drew.
"Joe has great running ability, he
has helped the team out a lot this
season" added teammate Brett
Kocijan
Trettel's success is due to his
work ethic and years of experience.
"He is really serious about Cross
Country and has the best work ethic
I have ever seen in a Cross Country
runner" said freshman Mark
Huether.
"He is a real determined runner
and if he has to be by himself to
concentrate on running, he will"
added teammate Katy Sheridan.
The success of the Cross Country
team has really turned some heads
around campus. "I think the team
was a lot better than what people
expected us to be" said team
member Dan Biondi. Coach Drew
agreed, "I think for being a first
year program, we did an excellent
job this season."
The experience of running in the
NCAA Mideast Regional meet will
help the returning runners next
season. "It was a lot of fun to go
into regionals as a first year team
because nobody knew what to
expect," said Sheridan. "We didn't
have to live up to anything but to
run a good race."
For the Cross Country progra
to continue to develop and impro
Coach Drew believes two thin. •
must happen. "Everybody
returning to the team next year has
to stay in shape during the off
season and we need to recruit good
runners, also" said Coach Drew.
1. 4 , 45b4 .
In 1912 the great Walter Johnson reeled
off 16 consecutive victories ... Later,
"SMOKEY" JOE WOOD, then with
the Boston Red Sox. challenged the
Washington Senators star by winning
13 consecutive, a streak unbroken when
the two clubs took the field at then-new
Fenway Park on Sept. 6... The masterful
Johnson threw a five-hitter but lost, 1-0,
to Wood's six-hitter when Tris Speaker
scored on a drive by Duffy Lewis that
barely eluded a Senators outfielder ...
Wood matched Johnson with 16 straight
wins on his way to a 34-5 record, one of
the greatest seasons ever ... The big
Sept. 6, 1912, game is recalled on this
1995 card from theConlon Collection ...
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