Lady Lions take two from Yellow Jackets
by Brian Gregory
Sports Co-Editor
The Penn State Behrend Lady
Lions are back in track along their
winning ways as they knocked off
the Lady Yellow Jackets of
Waynesburg in a doubleheader
Tuesday night by scores of 5-2, and
7-2.
"We were very anxious to play
with the weather the way it's been,"
said Head Coach Sharon Gregory.
"We left downpours for sunny and
seventy. The field conditions were
excellent."
Beth Calhoun was the winning
pitcher in Game 1 as she struck out
six and walked two, though she left
early with some forearm problems.
The injury will not require her to
miss any games.
Jen Mertz calmly walked on to
the diamond and saved the game.
"Mertz did an outstanding job of
effective relief pitching," said
Gregory.
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HE'S THE PRIDE OF OUR
TOWN - Kendall Gill received his
degree in speech communications
from the University of Illinois in
1990. He was also an honor roll stu
dent at Rich Central High School in
Matteson, Illinois. Kendall has two
younger brothers who live with his
mother and father. He enjoys a close
relationship with his family. He states
that his biggest sports thrill was play
ing in the Illinois state basketball
tournament with his brother. Kendall
wears the number 13 because his aunt
wore that number in high school.
Kendall, the star of the New Jersey
Nets, has been extensively involved
with several charitable causes since
he has been in the NBA. He has been
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Calhoun had two hits and an RBI
in the first game. Leah Balmer had
three hits and Steph Roberts
continued her strong play knocking
in two runs.
Coach Gregory though was not
satisfied with the seven run
performance.
Mertz did an
effective job of
relief pitching
Coach Gregory
"We had too many popups and
we were not finishing our swings,"
said Gregory.
In the second game, Jen Mertz
a supporter of the Cunningham
Children's Home in Urbana, Illinois,
the city where he attended college.
He co-sponsors an annual golf outing
to benefit the Cunningham Home. He
also has pledged and contributed over
$300,000 to help build a home for the
teenage youths who are residents at
Cunningham. This facility was
named for him. For this, Kendall was
named philanthropist of the year by
the National United Methodist
Association. Kendall has supported a
homeless organization in Charlotte,
N.C., and a homeless shelter was
named for him there also.
Kendall averaged a career-high
20.0 points and a 4.9 rebounds per
game his senior year at Illinois. He
again took the diamond and
promptly five-hit the 4-6 Lady
Jackets.
Gregory continued her praise of
Mertz saying, "She pitched her best
game of the season in the second
game... She got batters to hit her
pitch."
Leading the charge offensively for
the Lady Lions were Jeannie Dowdy
and Casey Koza. Koza and Tammy
Marsh knocked in two apiece for
Behrend.
"Wc hit a lot better in the second
game from fundamentals," admitted
Gregory. "(The two wins) were a
BIG step in the right direction for
us."
Gregory also was very impressed
with the unsung performances of
Tammy Marsh in the series.
"Marsh did a really nice
job...with two beautiful bunts...and
(she executed) a double play off a
fly ball."
led the Big Ten in scoring, and was
the first Illinois player to do so since
1943. He finished his career as the
seventh leading scorer in school his
tory with 1,409 points. In four years
at Illinois, he shot 50.1-percent from
the floor and 37.4-percent from three
point range and was a finalist for the
John Wooden Award. He was also
named first team All-American by
UP I and third team All-American by
AP and NBC and was selected All-
Big Ten first team by AP and UPI. He
scored a career-high 29 points vs.
Michigan. On February 11, 1990
Kendall won the slam dunk contest at
the NCAA Final Four in Denver. He
shot a career-high 54.2-percent (143-
264) in his junior year and shot 45.8-
percent (38-83) from three point
range. Kendall also received an hon
orable mention All-American by AP
his junior year.
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Next up for the Lady Lions is a
series against the Bethany Bisons.
"They arc a solid team, they have
always been," said Coach Gregory.
"We have to come in and play hard.
The next three Saturdays at home
are important for our players and
our program."
The Lady Lions battle Bethany
this Saturday.
Note: Our apoligics to Beth
Calhoun. Last week 1 listed her
ERA and it .was incorrect. We will
correct the error as soon as we get
stats to compute it over again.
Sorry, Beth!
This Sports section strives for
perfection and likes to keep the
readers informed as much as
possible about the teams they arc
reading about. However, stats were
not available at press time last
night. We hope to have more
information for you in two weeks.
Kendall was the fifth player taken
overall in the 1990 NBA Draft by the
Charlotte Hornets. Kendall led the
Hornets in scoring and was 18th in
the NBA, averaging 20.5 points per
game in 1991-92 and also finished
second on team in assists (4.2) and
fourth in rebounding (5.11)...1ed the
team in scoring 32 times. He scored a
career-high 32 points on April 1,
1992, at Chicago and grabbed a
career-high 13 rebounds on
December 20, 1991 vs. Houston. He
holds the Hornets' team record with
seven steals accomplished on
February 13, 1992 , at Milwaukee and
March 23, 1992, at New Jersey - his
current club. In 1992-93 he was third
on the Hornets in scoring-averaging
16.9 points per game. He was also the
fifth leading rebounder in the NBA
among shooting guards. In 1993-94
he was traded to the Seattle
Supersonics where despite reduced
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4 / 5 -- St. John Fisher 1:00 p.m.
4 / 1 0--Mount Union 3:00 p.m.
Men's Baseball
4 / 1 --SUNY Fredonia 1:00 p.m.
4/5--Allegheny College 1:00 p.m.
4/10--Thiel College 1:00 p.m.
Men's Tennis
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playing time he averaged 143 points
per game and was third on the team in
steals and blocked shots. After the
1994-95 season Kendall was traded
to the Charlotte Hornets and traded
once again to the New Jersey Nets in
January of 1996.
Kendall was named to the NBA
All-Rookie first team in 1991. He
was the only Hornet to appear in all
82 games that season. He holds the
Charlotte rookie record for assists
(303) and steals (104) in a season.
Well that's Kendall Gill a truly
warm human being. and a wonderful
role model for youngsters.
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