Lions bag two vs. Allegheny Women's softball team finish up week 4-4, moving their record to 8-12 by Dylan Stewart sports editor The Lion softball team just finished up an even 4 - 4 week, which included a first ever two game sweep of pow erhouse Allegheny, moving their record to a respectable 8 - 12. The one-run ballgames have re cently been falling Behrend's way, as they picked up two of their four victories by a single tally, while also coming up clutch for a win in extra frames against St. John Fisher. The Beh;end Lions started their week off with a double dip against regionally ranked Buffalo State Uni versity. The Lions came up a hit short, as they dropped both contests by scores of 4 - 10, and 2. - 7. "We had a some trouble getting the hats going that day," said head coach Cindy Jacobelli. "They threw a few tough pitchers at us," added Jacobelli. Beth Calhoun had maybe her only rocky outing of the year, as she sur rendered ten runs on eighteen hits in seven innings pitched, as the Lions dropped game one by a score of 4 - 10. Calhoun however did come through Men's overtakes AMCC standings by Art Faix stuff writer The Behrend Men's Tennis team cruised through a demanding stretch of tennis and emerged with an 8-5 record this week. The team is also in prime position to capture the inau gural AMCC Championship. The team started its amazing run with a 9-0 mauling of Waynesburg on Friday. The win was highlighted by the strong play of sophomore Phil Defabio. Defabio breezed through his singles match and then teamed with his former high school teammate Art Faix (both are from. Warren) to win the final doubles match. "I really felt invincible today, I could do no wrong," commented De fabio. The team headed into the Gamma Invitational with a record of 3-4. The team suffered a minor setback losing its first match to defending champion Allegheny. As Allegheny went on to defend its title, Behrend headed to the consolation bracket to make a name for itself. The team rallied behind the strong singles play of Matt Weber and Wes Miller to defeat St. John Fisher and Lake Erie to become the conso lation bracket winner. Weber finished the day with a perfect 3-0 record in his three singles matches. Miller and Faix added two wins each to lift the team to its strong finish. "I'm really proud of how the team responded to the challenge of the Gamma invitational. We beat two very tough teams today," noted Coach Chuck Keenan. Keenan went on to praise the play of Freshman sensation Matt Weber. "Matt came out today with a fire in his eye I haven't seen in quite a while, he could have beaten anyone today," claimed Keenan. The team had little time to rest as it woke up bright and early on Sunday to start the AMCC season. Daylight savings time robbed the Lions of an extra hour of rest, but you'd never have guessed by the poise of the team. The team battled division rivals Frostburg State and Lake Erie in two back-to-back dual matches. When the dust cleared the Lions proudly stood as front runners in the AMCC stand ings. The 8-1 thumping of Frostburg State was topped by the 9-0 thrash ing of Lake Erie. "The guys may have been tired, but on the offensive end, going 2 - 3 at the plate, with two doubles and two RBl's. Meeghan Trumbull and Lisa Fox also contributed on the offensive, with both players smacking two hits apiece for the Lion squad. There were a few less fireworks in game two, as Buffalo State only had one more hit than the Lions at a count of 8 -7, with the Lions falling short by a score of 2 - 7. Mandy Bodnor had a 2 - 3 day at the plate, including a double and two runs scored, while Lisa Fox also came through with two hits for the Lions. On the mound Bodnor was solid, giving up eight runs on eight hits, with only six of the runs being earned. The Lions next traveled away to St. John Fisher, where they came away with a split, by scores of 8 -6, and 3 - 6. After a handful of tough extra in ning losses earlier in the year, the luck finally fell on the side of the Lions, as they scored four runs in the top of the eleventh inning to land the game one victory by a score of 8 - 6. "It was really nice to come out on tennis they rose to the occasion and played like champions today," described Keenan Matt Weber kept his winning ways going with four victories. Miller, Faix, and freshman Matt Carlson also contributed four victories to the netters. The team then took a brief rest before heading to Alfred on Tues day afternoon. The match with Alfred turned out to be one of the most ex citing of the season. The team headed into the match carrying a four match winning streak, and weren't about to give it up that easily. However, things didn't look good as first singles player and Cap tain Art Faix lost the first set of his singles match and fell behind 3-0 in the second set. Coach Keenan then pulled out one of his legendary pep talks ,and the match took on a differ ent look. Faix, pumped up from hear ing his coach's advice, won 12 of the next 13 games to win the match 2-6, 6-4, 6-0. "I don't really even remember what I said to him, but whatever it was it sure as heck worked," modestly com mented Keenan. Faix's victory was matched by the always consistent play of Wes Miller. Miller won his match with relative ease. "Wes is definitely our most consis tent performer, the team can always count on him for a victory," described Keenan Matt Carlson added the third singles win to even the match after singles and send the match into the deciding doubles matches. Miller teamed with Defabio to win at third doubles and Carlson and Ivan McCracken dropped a close match at second doubles. The match stood at four points all with Weber and Faix playing first doubles. Weber was fighting off fatigue after dropping a heartbreaking singles decision. Weber battled through the pain and helped pull out the deciding match. With the ' 5-4 victory the team moved to 8-5. "This is a big win for the team, we showed a lot of poise in today's vic tory," stated Weber. The Lions now will take a well de served break for the Easter holiday, before they resume their season Mon day at Baldwin-Wallace. All systems seem to be go as the Lions strive to complete its best season in years. top in the extra innings. It was a hard fought victory for the whole team," commented Jacobelli. Lisa Fox had a huge game at the plate, as she went 3 -4, with a double and two runs scored. Sophomore Tanya Deats also con tributed two hits for the offense, while scoring one run and banging in one RBI. Beth Calhoun went the distance, pitching all eleven innings with five strikeouts and two base on balls. Game two however belonged to St. John Fisher by a score of 3 - 6. Although Mandy Bodnor took the loss on the hill, she carried the team offensively with a 2 - 3 plate perfor mance, which included a home-run and two RBl's. Lisa Fox was again consistent at the plate, as she was 2 -3, with one run scored This past Tuesday, the one-run ballgames again fell into the hands of the Lions, as they accomplished a first for the Behrend softball program by sweeping two from powerhouse Al legheny 5 -4, and 7 - 6. "It was a very exciting day for us," Pitching and offensive threat Mandy Bodnor earns ATW by Dave Reynolds staff writer Women's softball standout Mandy Bodnor turned in strong showings in Behrend's games this past week, help ing to lead her team to four victories. Along the way, the talented sopho more picked up this week's Housing and Food Services Athlete of the Week. In the first game of a doubleheader against the Allegheny Gators, Bodnor doubled and scored a run, en route to a 5-4 Behrend win. The second game of the twin bill saw Bodnor take to the pitcher's mound, striking out one and lasting the full seven innings to pick up the win. The complete game victory im proves her record to 2-7. The Gators were able to hit Bodnor up for six runs, however she was able to help herself by having a remark able offensive day at the dish. In three trips to the plate, Bodnor ripped a pair of triples, while posting two RBl's -and scoring one run, as Behrend de feated Allegheny 7-6 in the nightcap. So far this season, Bodnor has been tearing things up at the plate. In six teen games, she has ripped 25 hits in 27 at-bats, batting a whopping .532. Bodnor, who splits her playing time 1992 Pontiac Lemans (compact) car for sale. New paint job, tires (all weather and studded snow), tinted windows, and Pioneer tape deck and speakers. Asking $2,000 ($1,200 below list price). Call Rich @ 452-4362. Thanks for the pork chops J, Thanks for the jacket 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. Per- sons who submit ads must state their affiliation with Behrend. Classifieds are meant for individual use. Official notices and group events should be submitted to the Calendar 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 Building or dropped off at The Collegian offices, or sent to behrcoll4@aol.com. Deadline for submission for publication in that week's paper is Monday at S:OOPM. Sports said Jacobelli. "It's the first time we have swept them in Behrend history," added Jacobelli. In game one the Lions hanged out twelve hits, which they turned into five runs, as they took the opening ballgame by a score of 5 - 4. A trio of Lions had multi-hit games for Behrend, with six other players coming up with one hit, as every starter in the lineup had a base knock for the Lion nine. Meegan Trumbull went 2 - 4 with a double, while Tanya Deats was 2 - 2 with a triple, while last hut not least was Stacy Blass who went 2 -3, with two RBl's. Beth Calhoun picked up the win going the full seven innings, while only allowing four earned runs. Besides hitting and pitching, de fense also seemed to play a large role in the Lions two victories, as junior outfielder Lisa Fox pulled in some spectacular catches to save a few Al legheny runs. "Lisa Fox had some incredible catches in the first game, not to men tion going over the fence to save a home run in the second," said between pitcher and third base, has scored fourteen runs and has knocked in 13. In addition, she leads the Be hrend team in triples and home runs, with two of each. Bodnor, who is originally from Pittsburgh, is a graduate of Shaler High School. Though currently en rolled in DUS, she plans to declare history as her Behrend major. Off the field, she spends her time "watching TV and hanging around wi,h friends." Bodnor and the rest of the Behrend Lions continue their season Saturday with a 2:00 p.m. home doubleheader versus Frostburg State. 7 , ~; All students and pro . faculty are invited to the "All Sports Tailgate Party" on April 14 at 1:00 pm. The event is free of charge and will be held next to the Behrend softball and baseball fields. There will be refreshments provided and a vari ety of activities between innings , -----.----. and games. vo. Happy 23rd Birthday! Not in this life time Jason, Happy Birthday dear Jacobelli The Lions again pulled out a one run victory in game two by a score of 7 - 6. Although Behrend was outhit by a count of 8 - 13. their strong defense and five errors committed by Allegh eny prevailed them to the second game win. Mandy Bodnar was the woman of game two, as she not only picked up the win on the hill, hut went 2 - 3 at the dish, with two triples and two RBl's. Stephanie Roberts and Lisa Fox also chipped in two hits for the Lions in the game two sweep. The last matchup of the week came as a split decision with visitor Laßoche by scores of 4 -0, and 10 - 12. "We had an emotional letdown in the second game against Laßoche," said Jacobelli.."We all seemed to he a little drained from the emotional wins against Allegheny the day before," commented Jacohelli. The Lions took game one 4 -0, with Mandy Bodnor pitching the complete game shutout for the victory. We really miss you -from all of us Hazel Cause Joanne Why don't you drop out of school Thanks for caring about me when I -A and become a sofa maker?. was sick. -love Dolores Sorry about the noodle incident The Behrend College Collegian, Thursddt, April 9, 1998 - page 9 One out of every seven Americans will stop or curtail daily activity today Chris -Thommie Tammy Marsh, and Lisa Fox each had two hits for the Lions, while Tanya Deats banged out a triple and Jennie Duchnowski added a double. With starting pitcher Beth Calhoun unavailable to pitch game two with an ankle injury, the opponents run column just seemed to never stop pil ing up in the nightcap, as Behrend dropped a 10 - 12 decision. "Not having Beth available really hurt us, - said Jacobelli. "We made too many mental errors in field which cost us. It was a frustrating loss for every body." finished Jacobelli. Becky Rishel, Stacy Blass, and Lisa Fox each had two hits for the Lions in defeat. The Lions next return to action this Saturday when they host AMCC ri val Frostburg State at 2:00 p.m. They then stay at home to host Pitt- Bradford on Monday the 13th, at 3:00 p.m., and Geneva College on Tues day the 14th, at 3:00 p.m, before trav eling away to Pitt-Bradford on the 15th for a 3:(0 p.m. contest. because adache. Sponsored by The Health and Wellness Center behrcoll4@aol.co You are not the huff stud you think you are Duddy-o Thanks for fixing my chocolate bar. of a -Grandin
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