Emick hits the boards hard to earn ATW by Dylan Stewart sports editor Junior forward Brian Emick hit the glass like a madman this past week. leading the men's basketball team in rebounds every game they played. as he pulled down the Housing and Food Service Athlete of The Week. Last Saturday, Emick helped Be hrend defeat Hilbert 67-42, leading the team in rebounds with 13, while also netting in 11 points. The following day against Binghamton, Emick pulled down a team high 10 rebounds, while also chipping in 4 points to help carry Behrend to a 59-48 win. Welcome back! We know your on the g 0... But remember to pick up your 'day orts staff Most recently, Emick pulled down another team high 7 rebounds, while also leading the team with 16 points, in a hard fought 69-63 loss to Fitt- Bradfoid. "He's a competitor. He's been hav ing to guard people 3 or 4 inches taller than himself, and has still been outrebounding them every game," said senior Matt Mega. "He's the Dennis Rodman of Be hrend basketball," added sophomore John Park. Emick and the rest of the Behead ballets will be in action Jan. 17, when they travel to play Waynesburg in a independent contest at 7:30 p.m. the Men's basketball team drops nailbiter to Pitt-Bradford 69-63 by Dylan Stewart si re en editor The Pean- State Behrend men's basketball team took a hard fought loss to MCC conference foes Pitt- Bradfond Wednesday night by a score of 69 - 63. The loss drops Ikhrend's record to 6-4, while moving their AMCC conference record to 0.1. The game was wire to wire throughout the contest, before Pitt- Bradford slowly pulled away in the last twenty seconds of the game. Behrend took a 31-27 lead into half-time, before being outscored 42- 32 in the final half to lose the game. "We just didn't seem to get any breaks in the key moments of the game," said senior Matt Plizga. "We played hard. They are a veteran group that play very well together. They made a lot of good plays tonight. We just need to get Behr The redder the head, the better in Jason bet Urn off the weedwacker! Students and employees of Penn State Behrend are invited to submit a free classified ad in The Collegian. Types of ads may include personal messages and items for sale. Maximum classified length is 25 words. Persons who submit ads must state their affiliation with Behrend. Classifieds are meant for indi- vidual use. Official notices and group events should be submitted to the Calen- dar editor. Businesses must pay regular advertising rates. The Collegian can not guarantee the publication of all classified submitted for space purposes. Classifieds should be sent to the Classified editor at The Collegian, Reed Build- ing or dropped off at The Collegian offices. Deadline for submission for publica- lion in that week's paper is Monday at S:OOPM. Sports healthy," said head coach Dave Niland. Speaking of getting healthy, the Lions have been playing without leading scorer Andy Lawrence, who was averaging 15.6 points a game, wi'ile also pulling down 6,2 rebounds. Lawrence, who is out with a bum ankle, is expected to be back in the lineup sometime in the near future. "It hurts not having Andy for games like this," added junior point guard Jason Paloskey. The biggest problem of the game for the Lions seemed to be guarding Pitt-Bradford's Pat Culliman, who bagged 6 of 9 three-pointers, to finish with a game high 22 points. Leading the Behrend scoring attack was Brian Emick, who finished with 16 points, 7 rebounds, and 3 steals. Also contributing to the offensive Happy Anniversary!!! Englebert- That's what you get for making fun of people! Deutsch means German, Nate! for? Thursday, January 15, 1998 - The Behrend College Collegian Page 9 effort were Brock Bovaird with 14 points and 2 steals, and Nate Wilson, who finished with 10 points and 6 rebounds "The only good thing about this game is that we get to play them again later in the year," commented sophomore John Park. Over the holiday break, the Lions played five games in which they came out of with a 3-2 record. On the 18th of December, the Lions avenged a previous loss to Thiel by thumping them 77-68 at home. Brian Emick led the way with 20 points, while Andy Lawrence controlled the boards pulling down 10. The Lions next traveled to Grove City on the 3rd of January, where they defeated Grove City by a score of 58- 49. Leading the way on offense for Behrend was Brock Bovaird with 17 points. Brian Emick and Nate Wilson Collegian A motherboard that can support at least 200 mhz Pentium processor and 24 MB of RAM for $lOO or less. Call John 898-6556 -Annie -Angie To the Big Zafrmi- So, how long were you in f 4, Enjoy the long semester! Always pimpin', nevr slippin', that's just the way it is -Johnny Blaze, the Tacallion Stallion, and Cheeky -the gang Eyed Snotnose each pulled down 6 rebounds in the winning effort. A hard road loss followed, with a 51-56 loss to Fredonia State on the 7th of January. Brock Bovaird led the way with 15 points, as Brian Emick again led the rebounding with 8. The Lions next spanked Hilbert by a score of 67-42 at home on the 10th. John Park led scorers with 13 points, while Brian Emick led the rebounding with 13. Lastly, Behrend took a hard loss to Binghamton, by a score of 48-59 on the 11th of January. Jason Paloskey led scorers with 15 points, while surprise, Brian Emick led the rebounding with 10 boards. The Lions will next be in action when they travel to Waynesburg on the 17th, fora 7:30 p.m. independent contest.