Page 10 The Behrend College Beacon - October 15. 1998 Soccer teams combine for perfect week By Matt Buser staff writer I he Behrend women's soeeer team posted two wins this past week to keep their strong season going They improved their sea son record to 11-1-2 with a 2-1 home win against John Carroll, fol lowed by a thrilling 1-0 overtime w in at Carneitie Mellon. Oil Thursday. October S. against John Carroll, the women scored two late goals within two minutes to post a 2-1 victory lor the home eiowd. I.auro F'crko and Lisa Fox scored the goals for Behrend. "It we an evenly matched first half, but we played a better second half ami came awav with a win Tennis B\ Will Jordan news editor This past Saturday the women's tennis team swept the team from Pitt (Sreensburg six matches to This put them in second in their conference with a record of 4 wins Mary Good Name Volleyball Sophomore Position: Outside Hitter Date: October 5-October 12 Sport Class Mary Good, a sophomore outside hitter, has been named the Housing and Food Service Athlete of the Week. Good, who guided her Seneca Bobcats to three consecutive Erie County League Championships, helped the Behrend Lions to a 2-2 week. "Mary had an excellent week,” said head coach Cindy Jacobelli. “She is coming into her own and establishing herself as one of the better players on our team. In addition, Mary is beginning to serve as a leader of this young team.” In Behrend's 3-1 win over Penn State Altoona, Good earned 14 kills and 26 digs. Against SUNY-Geneseo she had six kills, and nine digs, and she also collected 16 kills and 12 digs in a 1-3 loss to SUNY-Fredonia. In her squad’s 3-2 win over Alfred State she had 11 kills and 27 digs. The Behrend Lions are now 7-14 on the season. This former high school Valedictorian was also named the 1997-98’s AMCC Rookie of the Year and has aided Coach Jacobelli’s crew in their 2-2 conference start. Women’s Soccer Overall Record Behrend 10-1-2 Frostburg 9-3 Lake Hrie 9-4 La Roche 10-4 Pitt-Bradford 3-8 Behrend 6 Hiram 0 Behrend 2 John Carroll 1 Upcoming Behrend Games October 17 @ Frostburg 2:30 p.m. October 21 Allegheny 4:00 p.m Frostburg La Roche Behrend Pitt-Bradford Pitt-Greensburg Penn State Altoona 4-11 Lake Erie Behrend Scores Behrend 3 Penn State Altoona 1 Behrend 0 Geneseo 3 Behrend I Fredonia 3 Behrend 3 Alfred 2 Upcoming Behrend Matches October 16 ©Frostburg 7:30 p.m. October 17 @ Washington & Jefferson w/ Alfred 1:00 p.m. October 20 Buffalo State/Pitt-Bradford 5:00 p.m. tant coach Melissa Eging said The Behrend women traveled to Carnegie Mellon on Tuesday and came away with a 1-0 victory. The physical match was evenly played throughout the first and second halves. "It was a hard, last-paced game, because it was played on artificial turf,” junior Jill Yamma commented. Lisa Fox scored the lone goal in overtime off a header from a cor ner kick by Bethany Cummings. Fresh man goalie Michelle Malatesta posted the shutout. "Even though we had a better record than them, they were ranked higher re gionally, so this was definitely a big win for us," Yamma continued. "If we keep winning, we have a shot at an NCAA berth.” The women travel to Frostburg on team nets 6-0 win and 1 loss. The team’s overall record is now 7 wins and 8 losses. This Satur day, the women’s team will be facing their conference nemesis in the strong team from Frostburg. Jamie Brubaker, 03 Biology, said, “we played very well. It prepared us for our upcoming matches against Frostburg this Saturday and the Housing and Food Service Athlete of the Week Behrend Scores Women’s Volleyball Overall Record AMCC 20-1 2-0 11-10 7-14 conference championship .>n Sunday which will be held *'.o Racquet Club in H Brubaker feels the women's team will enter their season finale with con fidence. The AMCC Championships will be held at Westwood this Sunday, October 18. S coreboard AMCC 3-0 2-0 1-1 0-2 0-4 Saurday the 17th for a key conference game. The women will then return home on the 21st to play Allegheny. The Behrend men’s soccer team also had an undefeated week, going 3-0 and improving their overall record to 9-6. The men won 2-1 at Grove City on Wednesday, October 7, and dominated conference foe Pitt-Grecnsburg this past Saturday. The men rolled to a 3-1 victory, outshooting Pitt-Greensburg 28-6. The men then posted a 2-0 win over Washington and Jefferson on Wednesday under gray skies and wet conditions. The men’s 4-0 conference record places them in first going into the final weeks of the season. The men will take their three game winning streak into Frostburg on Oc tober 17 . Men’s Soccer Overall Record Behrend 9-6 Frostburg 9-3 Pitt-Bradford 5-8 Pitt-Greensburg 4-6 La Roche 2-8 Lake Hrie 8-8 Behrend Scores Behrend 2 Grove City 1 Behrend 3 Pitt-Greensburg 1 Behrend 2 Washington & Jefferson 0 Upcoming Behrend Games October 17 @ Frostburg 11:00 a.m. October 20 Keuka 4:00 p.m. Sports The Men’s soccer team defeats Washington & Jefferson 2-0 yesterday Runners Dickinson Invitational By Jason Snyder sports editor The Behrend men’s and women’s cross country teams com peted in a Pre-Nationals type set ting this past weekend at the Dickinson Invitational. The men’s team finished in 14th of the 41 teams that competed, and the women all improved as they pre pare for the AMCC Championships on October 24. The men’s team entered this past weekend with hopes of getting a good sense of where they are and what they will need to do to qualify for the National Meet. Despite a 14th place finish, Coach Rich Hoffman is still optimistic that his team will be able to qualify for Na tionals. Hoffman said, “we’re go ing to have to be on top of every thing that day.” He added, “it will be a pretty intense race.” Despite finishing behind where the men hoped to finish, they still showed promise this past weekend as they did a “good job of racing hard and racing aggressively,” said Hoffman. The men were able to finish the race strongly and at the same time, get "a good feel for the AMCC 4-0 3-0 1-3 1-3 0-1 0-2 show promise at Frostburg Behrend Pitt-Greensburg La Roche Penn State Altoona Lake Erie Behrend Scores Behrend 6 Pitt-Greensburg 0 Upcoming Behrend Match AMCC Championships @ Westwood October 18 Cross Country Behrend Results The Behrend men placed 14th of the 41 teams at the Dickinson Invitational. The Behrend women placed 37th of the 41 teams at the Dickinson Invitational. Upcoming Invitational October 17 @ Pitt Bradford intensity of regional and national meets.’ The women's team was able to use the Dickinson meet to measure their own personal improvement. All five of the women competed and knocked off substantial time from their previ ous personal bests. Keri Lowman, Kelly Friess and Tina Rubay all im proved their best times by 33, 29, and 36 seconds, respectively. Amy Bcdnar and Robin Suhrie closed the gap between them and their team mates by knocking off about 2:30 from their previous best. It was a "fantastic race by everyone," Hoffman commented. No matter the outcome of the sea son. Hoffman is extremely pleased with the growth and competitive spirit of his teams. In only Behrend's second fully competitive season of cross country, the men and women have laid the foundation for the fu ture of cross country for the Lions. The teams will continue this break through year this Saturday. Oct 17, at Pitt-Bradford. Women’s Tennis Overall Record AMCC 9-2 5-0 7-8 4-1 3-9 3-5 3-9 3-7 5-3 1-5 0-9 0-5 I’lioln b\ Andrea Zufftno
Significant historical Pennsylvania newspapers