page 10 - The Behrend College Collegian. Thursday, March 5, 1998 Men's basketball captures AMCC title Lions headed to ECAC tournament to face #1 seed Lebanon Valley College by Dylan Stewart sports editor The Penn State - Behrend men's basketball team closed out their sea son last Sunday with accomplishing the number one goal they had set out to attain at the beginning of the year: take home the first ever AMCC title. The Lions did just that, with a con vincing win over AMCC foe Frosthurg State by a score of 76 - 63 in the championship game. Frostburg, State had reached the championship with a surprising up set over host school Pitt - Bradt . orcl in the semi - finals. "It's was nice to go out and accom plish a goal that we had set al the be ginning of the season, - said senior center Steve Hout. The men's basketball team closed out their 97 - 98 campaign as one of the hottest teams in Division 111 bas ketball. They won twelve of their last fifteen games to finish the regular sea son with an 18 - 8 overall record and a 7 - 3 record in the first year of AMCC conference play. Under head coach Dave Ni land. who has led the Lions to a solid 59 - 43 record in the past four years. the Behrend Lions captured the AMCC title while also receiving their second straight ECAC tournament hid. The Lions only seem to he getting better each and every year, as this year's win total of 18 is the most wins Intramural Roundup MEN'S - WOMEN'S - COED Teams are allowed ANY COMBINATION OF TWO - VARSITY OR EX-VARSITY ENTRIES ENTRY FEE: $2.00 will be charged to your student account Faculty and staff must submit $2 00 at the time of entry DIVISIONS: MEN'S, WOMEN'S, and COED Coed teams must have 3 female and 3 male field players and 1 goalie. There are no restrictions on the number of players allowed on a team POINT SYSTEM TEAMS: Fraternities may enter 2 teams Residence Hall and Independent may enter I team to earn points TOURNAMENT: Round robin. Top two teams from each league will advance to a single elimination championship bracket TIME & PLACE: Games will be played Mondays through Thursdays at various times. Sundays will be used if the number of entries demands it RULES NOTES 6 VS 6 VOLLEYBALL NI EN'S - WOM EN'S - COED I cams me allov.ed ANY CONIBINA I lON OF - IWO - VARSI I Y. FX-VARSI I Y OR CLUB PLAYERS F:N FRIES EN"! RV FEE: $2 00 will he charged I Nom student accotmt Faculty and stall must submit $2 00 at the time ()lenity DIVISIONS: NIEN'S, WOMEN'S. and COED Coed teams must have at least 2 females or 2 males on the court at all times. There are no restrictions on the number of playets allowed on a team 11)1 1 14NANIENT: ((mind !obi]) Single elimination championship hiackeis for all teams to follow league play lIiIE & PIA( 'E: Matches will he played Monday through Thursday evenings at various times Sundays will he used if the number of entiies demands it 121 1 11 S NO I I S in a season since Behrend became a NCAA Division 111 institution. "This is an exciting opportunity for our College and our basketball pro gram." said Niland. "We are looking forward to returning to the ECAC tournament. This is a very competi tive environment and we are pleased that we are one of four teams to be selected within the region," added Niland. In the championship game against Frostburg, the Lions used suffocating defense, while also employing a steady offensive attack to control the contest the whole way through. The Lions shot an impressive 51c/c (26-51) from the field for the game, while also performing consistently from the free - throw line by netting a solid 84% (16 - 19) for the contest. "We played well defensively, which in turn created a lot of opportunitys for our offense, - said junior guard Jason Paloskey. Brock Bovaird once again provided a steady offensive performance as he led the offense with 22 points, going 6 - 6 from the free - throw line, while also nailing 2 - 5 from three - point land. "Brock (Balleame) Bovaird is the wind beneath our team's wings. He handled the full court pressure all weekend that Laßoche and Frostburg threw our way, - said senior Steve Hout. SOCCER Deadline is Friday, Mar 6 at 4:00 pm Entries will be taken in the IM office before the deadlin Entry forms available in the IM office or from the IM b, Collegiate and Intramural rules will be used League play will begin around Tuesday, Mar 17 There will be a MANDATORY CAPTAINS MEETING Monday, March 16 at 8:00 pm in Erie Hall classroom Deadline is Friday, March 6 at 4:00 pm be taken in the (Mice haute the deadline Entry lorms available in the 11\1 office or from the INA board POINT SYSTEM TEAMS may enter up to two teams ISVII \ Colleeiaic and ICI Riles will he used cague play will Iwgin mound I tiesdav, Nlau 17 I hoe is a MANDA I DRY LAP I AINS MEFI ING Monday, March 16 - 8 00 pm in Erie Nall classfoolyt Brian Emick also had a very big game as he once again came up big on the boards with 8 rebounds, while also chipping in 15 points. Nate Willson came up with a team - high 11 rebounds, while also netting in 9 points. Ashley Orris and Jason Paloskey were able to bang in 15 and 8 points apiece, while John Park and Matt Plizga came off the bench to provide 5 and 2 points respectively. For the Lions to even get to the championship game, they first had to fight through a hard fought battle against Laßoche. The Lions came away with the victory by a score of 59 - 58. The Lions went into the half with a nine point lead at 29 - 22, and then held on for the victory despite being outscored by Laßoche by a count of 36 - 30 in the second half. Although the Lions were outshot from the field by a count of 49% (24 - 49), to 47% (21 - 44), they came away winners at the free - throw line by hanging in 72% (13 - 18), com pared to only 40% (4 - 10) for the los ers. Brock Bovaird led the offensive attack, as he poured in 16 points with 3 - 4 shooting from behind the arc. Bovaird also came up huge defen sively as he came through with a team - high 4 steals. Jason Paloskey came through big Sports as he knocked in 13 points and pulled down 5 rebounds. Brian Emick pulled in another one of his steady all - around perfor mances as he pulled down a team - high 8 rebounds, threw in 10 points, and dished Out 3 assists. Last but not least, Nate Willson came through in the clutch with 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 steals, and one blocked shot. The Lions will open up ECAC play this weekend as the number four seed, when they travel down to compete in the first round against host school Lebanon Valley. The Flying Dutch men ( 18 -8) are the number one seed in the tournament and boast one of the top Division 111 forwards in the coun try. "We have to contain their best player, who is one of the best forwards in the nation," said junior Jason Paloskey. Pitt - Bradford (20 -5), the AMCC regular season champions, are seeded third and will challenge the Yellow Jackets of Waynesburg College (20 - 5) at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 7th. The Behrend Lions will play Leba non Valley at 8:00 p.m. on Saturday. The championship game will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, March Bth. SCOREBOARD AMCC Playoffs Women's Basketball (19-8) Men's Basketball (18-8) 2/26 PSB 78 - Lake Erie 35, 3/1 PSB 53 - 2/28 PSB 59 - Laßoche 58, high scorers Sanders, 14; Pitt-Bradford, 55, high scorers Bovaird, 16; Buck, 14; high scorers Schultz, 12; Paloskey, 13; Marini, 10 Buck, 11; Willson, 11; Moses, 9 Emick, 10 3/28 PSB 73 - Frostburg 53, high scorers Schultz, 22; 3/1 PSB 76 - Frostburg 63, O'Lare, 13; high scorers Bovaird, 22; Nestor, 12; Emick, 15; Lorenzo, 11 Orris, 15 ECAC Playoffs Women's basketball (March 7 and 8): Pitt-Bradford #2 vs. Grove City #3 PSB #4 vs. Kings #1 (host) Men's basketball (March 7 and 8): Pitt-Bradford #3 vs. Waynesburg #2 PSB #4 vs. Lebanon Valley #1 (host) GS Il• A L ILA i 4 • 0.0 • k • A I - % C k : A :I U• •" • e, ID AMCC MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - PAT CULLINAN - Pitt-Bradford First Team Second Team BRIAN EMICK - Penn AMCC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR - BROCK AMCC NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR - MANDY BOVAIRD - Penn St. Beh AMCC COACH OF THE YEAR - Penn St. Behrend BROCK BOVAIRD - Penn St. Be JASON TROUT - Pitt-Greensburg DAMIAN HALL - Laßoche SHAUN REDMAN - Pitt-Bradford ROD GALLAGHER - Laßoche MYRON JONES - Pitt-Greensburg RYAN MYERS - Lake Erie ALAN MOORE - Frostburg State NATALIE NUZZO - Pitt-Bradford JASON PALOSKEY - Penn St. Behrend photo by Jason Blake Lion's leading rebounder Brian Emick (#22) muscles his way in for a rebound as Behrend leading scorer Brock Bovaird (#34) looks on. AMCC MOST VALUABLE PLAYER - LORA FIGLEY - Pitt-Bradford First Team Second Team CRISTIN COUSINS - La Roche AMY SCHMUCK - Pitt-Greensburg ANGEL FRAME - Lake Erie NIKKI SCHULTZ - Penn St. B, LINDSAY - Pitt-Bradford AMCC COACH OF THE YEAR - KATY GRENEWALT - Pitt-Bradford NILAND - Women RINI - Penn St. Behrend EMILY SHANNON REXRODE - Frostburg State SHELLY RIDGEWAY - Frostburg State MANDY LINDSAY - Pitt-Bradford KARA REED - Frostburg State NATALIE NUZZO - Pitt-Bradford CARRIE NESTOR - Penn St. Behre
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