The Behrend College collegian. (Erie, Pa.) 1993-1998, January 29, 1998, Image 11

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    Women's basketball team
improves record to 13
by Dylan Stewart
sports editor
Despite a tough loss to AMCC rival
Frostburg State earlier in the week,
the Penn State - Behrend women's
basketball finished up a solid week
with a 2 - 1 record, while improving
their overall record to 13 -3.
The loss to AMCC rival Frostburg
State came last Sunday by a score of
54- 53.
"We out played them all game,"
said head coach Roz Fornari. "We just
didn't seem to get any breaks down
the stretch. We are still the better
team," added Fornari.
Sophomore point guard Carrie
Nestor had similar thoughts on their
game. "We lost a tough one. We
outplayed them as a team for most of
the game," said Nestor.
The Lions held the lead most of the
game, including a 15 point advantage
in the first half, before blowing the
lead and the game in the final
minutes.
At the 1:34 mark of the forth
quarter, Carrie Nestor hit a jump shot
to give the Lions a 53 - 51 lead before
Frostburg's Kara Reed hit a three
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photo by Jason Blake
The women Lions go up for a left-handed skyhook last night against Laßoche
photo by Jason Blake
Kim Moses pops a jumper in the face of a Laßoche defender
pointer with 1:18 to play for the
games final points.
Leading the scoring for the Lady
Lions were both Tiffany Buck and
Nikki Shultz with 15 and 14 points
apiece, with Shultz adding 9
rebounds to her scoring.
Carrie Nestor had a solid all
"We out played them all game,we just didn't
seem to get any breaks down the stretch. We
are still the better team."
around performance by knocking in
6 points, while also coming through
with 4 steals, 4 assists, and 4
rebounds.
Emily Marini and Kim Moses also
contributed, with Moses netting 6
points and pulling down 10
rebounds, while Marini scored 6, and
pulled down 6 rebounds.
Next up for the Lady Lions was a
road contest at the University of Pitt-
Greensburg. Behrend came away
with an easy 69 - 42 victory.
Emily Marini had a big day, as she
scored 12 points, snagged 6 rebounds,
while also coming through with 5
Carrie Nestor had similar statistics,
as she scored 7 points, pulled down 5
boards, and also came up with 5 steals.
Kim Moses scored 11 points, had 5
rebounds, and 2 steals
Tiffany Buck and Maria Madigan
each scored 10 points, while Nikki
Schultz chipped in 8.
Most Recently the Lady Lions
handed Laßoche a 63 - 46 setback in
front of a packed house at Erie Hall.
Although the Lions started off the
game slow by a score of 20 -8 in the
first 5 minutes of the game, the came
roaring back with an amazing 31 - 0
run. The run put the Lady Lions ahead
39 - 20, as they never looked back to
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seal the win
"We have really been playing well
together," said head coach Fornari.
"Our defense does the work. The
depth of our team is one of our big
strengths," she added.
Angie Georg came through with a
huge performance as she knocked in
9 points, and pulled down a team high
12 rebounds.
"Angie Georg skies like Jordan,"
said teammate Kim Moses. "I hope
she teaches me how to rebound like
that someday," added Moses.
Emily Marini came up big with 7
points, 7 rebounds, and 2 steals.
Roz Fornari
head coach
Carrie Nestor led the assists
category with 8, while also coming
up with 3 steals.
Jenny Detelich and Kim Moses had
7 and 10 points respectively, while
Meg Supernovich and Jaime Lorenzo
banged in 6. Supernovich also pulled
down 4 rebounds.
"Megan really stepped up for us
tonight," said teammate Kim Moses.
The Lady Lions will next look to
improve their record when they host
Buffalo State on January 31st, at 2:00
p.m.
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Thursday, January 29, 1998 The Behrend College Collegian
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