page 10 - The Behrend College Collegian. Thursday, February 12, 1998 Lions roar to 9th straight victory Men's basketball team improves record to 15-5 while moving AMCC record to 6-1 by Dylan Stewart sports editor The Lions couldn't be feeling much better about themselves at this point in their season, as they have been unstoppable as of late, reeling off nine straight wins, while extending their over all record to 15 - 5. They have also found themselves in second place in the AMCC standings at 6 - I, only one game behind league leading Pitt - Bradford (6 - 0). Even though the Lions have enjoyed great suc cess in the last few weeks, head coach Dave Niland remains modest, trying not to let the re cent success change the team focus. "The only thing we look ahead to is the next practice," commented Niland after the Grove City win. Whatever the Lions have been doing in prac tice seems to be working, as they continue to take one win at a time "We have just been working hard in practice every day and letting it carry over into the games," said sophomore John Parks. Besides good shooting, defense has certainly played a large role in the success of the Lions SCOREBOARD Women's Basketball (14-6) 2/4 P54.54-,Laßo c he high scorers Marini; 13; Moses, 9; Buck, 9 218 PSB 134 - Lake Brie 20, high scorers Madigan, 13; Detelich, 12; Marini, 10; 2/11 PSB 42 - Grove City 53, high scorers Marini, 11; ntramural Roundup Teams are allowed ANY COMBINATION OF TWO - VARSITY, EX-VARSITY OR CLUB PLAYERS ENTRIES: Deadline is Friday, February 20 at 4:00 pm . Entries will be taken in the IM office before the deadline Entry forms available in the IM office or from the IM board ENTRY FEE: $2.00 will be charged to your student account Faculty and staff must submit $2.00 at the time of entry DIVISIONS: COED only Teams will be made up of 2 males and 2 females. Each team will be allowed a maximum of two substitutes which may both be male or female or one of each. TOURNAMENT: Round robin for each league. Top two teams from each league will advance to a single elimination championship bracket. TIME & PLACE: Games will begin Monday, February 23 and will be played at various times. All games are played in Erie Hall. RULES: USVBA, NCAA and Intramural rules will be used. NOTES: You must check the glass case by Sunday, February 22 to see when your team plays. There is not a captains meeting. 4 vs 4 COED VOLLEYBALL thus far, as they are currently ranked 10th for NCAA Division 111 teams in scoring defense, allowing a stingy 61.1 ppg. Last night against Grove City, the Lions held off a late charge by the visitors, as they used tough defense and steady offensive execution, to hang on for the win by a score of 69 - 53. "It was a good win over a good team," said "The only thing we look ahead to is the next practice" Ni land "It was a good battle, and we just made plays down the stretch to win the game," added jun ior Brian Emick. The Lions shot a solid 48% from the field (22 - 46), while also shooting an impressive 90% from the free- throw line (18 -20). Men's Basketball (15-5) 2/4PSB 60 Laßoche 541 c-, - 17'2' 17, high scorers,„„,,' wttiat 44404. A) , p a j os k e y 4 Atit. e :4, 4^ 12;'' Bovaird, 10, 2-11 PSB 69 - Grove City, 53, high scorers Bovaird, 18; Orris, 16; , Paloskey, 14; Emick, 13 Dave Niland men's basketball head coach Sports Besides outshooting Grove City, the Lions also held an advantage on the boards by a count of 37 - 28. Leading the scoring for the Lions were both Brock Bovaird and Ashley Orris, with 18 and 16 points apiece. Brian Emick had a big game, as he knocked in 13 points, while pulling down a team- high 13 rebounds. Also contributing big in the win were Jason Paloskey with 14 points, and Nate Wilson with 7 rebounds and 5 blocked shots. Earlier in the week on the 4th, the Lions trav eled down to Laßoche, where they came away with a big 60 - 54 victory. Ashley Orris led the way with 17 points and 5 rebounds, while Jason Paloskey and Brian Emick had 13 and 12 points respectively. Brock Bovaird added 10 points and 6 assists, as Nate Willson pulled down a team high 10 rebounds. The Lions will next look to extend their win ning steak to ten games when they travel to Allegheny on 14th, for a 3:00 p.m. contest. The Lions will next be at home when they host Lake Erie on the 18th, at 8:00 p.m. Willson Penn State - Behrend basketball center Nate Willson is this week's Housing and Food Services Athlete of the Week. Willson used his outstanding re bounding skills to help lead Behrend to both of their wins this week, as the team extended their winning streak to nine games. Nate pulled down a total of 17 re bounds in the two games this week, to lead the team rebounding depart ment for the Lions. "N squared (as his teammates call him), is an animal on the boards," said senior Steve Hout. "Nate is one of the big emotional leaders of our team," said junior "Nate is one of the big emotional lead- ers of our team" Brian Emick Willson's play has been an integral part of Behrend's success this sea son. The Lions boast a 15 - 5 record thus far, while standing at second place in the AMCC at 6 - 1. Through 19 games this season, Willson is averaging 7.8 points per game, with a .565 shooting percent age. He is also pulling down an av erage of 6.2 rebounds per game. Nate credits the rest of the team for his success this season. "They're the ones that make it possible," he said of his teammates. Willson, a fourth semester MET major, is from Bradford, PA, where he attended Bradford High School. Among his hobbies, he lists talk ing to his girlfriend long distance, collecting zippo lighters and Moun tain Dew final four caps, while riot forgetting to mention basketball. The Lions will next be in action when they travel to Allegheny on the 14th of February at 3:00 p.m. They will next be at home when they host Lake Erie on the 18th of February at 6:00 ..m. by David Reynolds staff writer Brian Emick Junior forward photo by Jason Blake Junior forward Brian Emick pulls down one of his team leading rebounds against Grove City last night rips down ATW photo by Jason Blake Number 32 ATW Nate Willson pivots to look for the pass. Next Week: Results of the following games Men and Women basketball at Allegheny 2 / 1 4, Men and Women basketball host Lake Erie 2/18
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