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-,
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17,
high scorers,„„,,' wttiat
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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