page 8- The Belt rend College Beacon - January 14, 1999
Behrend men
By Matt Buser
staff writer
The Penn State Behrend men’s
basketball team stayed busy over
break, playing in a tournament in
Rochester, hosting another, totaling
five games. The men won four of
the five contests, highlighted by a
convincing win over nationally
ranked St. John Fisher this past
Saturday. The Behrend squad’s
record stood at 9-2 as they began
defense of their Allegheny
Mountain Collegiate Conference
(AMCC) title last night against Lake
Erie. Details of last nights game
will be in next week’s Beacon.
The men traveled to Rochester,
N.Y., for the Rochester Institute of
Technology’s (RIT) Brodie
Tournament on Friday and Saturday,
December 11-12. In the tournament
opener, Behrend defeated York
College 57-52. Strong shooting
(52% overall, 65% second half)
helped propel them to the win.
Guard Brock Bovaird paced the
Lions with seventeen points, five
rebounds, four steals, and three
assists. Guard Jason Paloskey
contributed witli fourteen points.
Shooting was Behrend's downfall
in the tournament championship
against host team RIT. The men
were defeated 64-50 thanks in part
to a lackluster 35% (19-54) shooting
on the night. Forward Andy
Lawrence led the Lions with ten
points, followed by Paloskey with
eight and forward Brian Emick with
seven. Bovaird had an off-night
shooting (2-14), but did lead the
Lions with seven rebounds, five
assists, and three steals.
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (6-6
Behrend
Behrend
Thiel
Behrend
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Buck 4-5 1-2 0-0 9
Nestor 3-6 0-3 4-11 10
Sanders 2-7 1-4 1-2 6
O’Fare 0-2 0-0 1-2 1
Phillips 4-6 1-2 3-4 12
McDivitt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Jaekson 1-7 0-0 2-2 4
Costanzo 4-9 0-3 2-2 10
Weigold 1-2 0-1 0-0 2
Charnocko-2 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 19-46 3-15 13-23 54
Assists: 7, Rebounds: 40, Steals: 7, Blocks:!, TO:
Thiel
Willrich 4-16
Henderson 4-9
Phillips 2-10
Brown 2-2
Raines 1-2
Kalbasky 1-13
Snyder 0-2
Barnes
Davis
DID NOT PLAY
DID NOT PLAY
DID NOT PLAY
DID NOT PLAY
Totals 14-54 3-13 9-13 40
Assists: 5, Rebounds: 33, Steals: 7, Blocks: 0, TO
Grunata
Robertson
Booker
Grove City 69 Behrend 59
Behrend 29 30 59
Grove City 33 36 69
Behrend
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Buck 1-9 1-7 0-0 3
Nestor 3-8 0-1 5-6 11
Sanders 4-10 0-2 4-4 12
O’Lare 4-8 0-0 0-0 8
Phillips 1-4 0-0 0-0 2
McDivitl 0-2 0-1 0-0 0
Jackson 4-5 0-0 1-3 9
Costanzo 3-5 1-3 2-2 9
Weigold 1-3 1-3 2-2 5
CharnockO-1 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 21-55 3-17 14-17 59
Assists: 11, Rebounds: 29, Steals: 7, Blocks: 2,T0. 21
Grove City
Hendrickson 7-10 0-0 6-8 20
Becker 4-8 0-0 1-2 9
Veats 3-7 0-0 0-2 6
Thompson 0-1 0-1 0-0 0
Kegg 0-2 0-1 0-0 0
Summers 1-3 0-0 6-8 8
Murphy 3-8 2-5 2-2 10
Barber 0-1 0-1 0-0 2
Wright 5-9 0-0 1-2 11
Youngman 1-7 1-4 0-0 3
Totals 24-56 3-12 18-27 69
Assists: 17, Rebounds: 43, Steals: 8, Blocks: 3, TO: 20
Behrend’s next game was a home
contest against Thiel College on
Tuesday, January 5. Five players scored
in double figures as the Lions rolled to
a7l -53 win. Bovaird led the team with
fifteen points, followed by Lawrence
with thirteen, forward Chris Hughes
with twelve, forward John Park with
eleven, and Emick with ten. Behrend
erupted for 47 points in the second half
thanks to 63% shooting on 19 of 30
shots, including 7of 10 from three-point
range. For the game, the team shot 54%
(28-52), including
59% (10-17) from
three-point range.
Emick made all three
three-pointers that he
attempted in the
game
The Lions hosted
the Behrend Classic
at Erie Hall on Friday
and Saturday,
January 8-9. In the
first game, Behrend
used strong three
point and foul
shooting to beat
Medaille 65-51. For
the game, Behrend
shot 41% (11-27)
from beyond the arc
and 78% (18-23)
from the foul line.
Also, the team forced
sixteen turnovers and
committed only
seven. Lawrence led
the team with
nineteen points,
followed by guard
54 Thiel 40
21 33 54
23 17 40
3-11 3-4
0-0 4-4
0-1 2-2
0-0 0-1
0-0 0-2
0-1 0-0
0-0 0-0
DID NOT PLAY
streak into conference play
Ashley Orris with twelve (4-5 three
pointers), and Hughes with eleven.
Emick led the team with eight
rebounds. The highlight of the evening
was in the first half when Paloskey, a
senior, hit a three-pointer to give him
1,001 points in his career. Paloskey
finished with five points, and ranks
tenth all-time in points at Penn State
Behrend.
In the tournament championship,
Behrend faced nationally-ranked St.
John Fisher and scored a decisive 74-
Behrend’s Jason Paloskey
shoots for three of his 1,009
career points.
S coreboard
Behrend
Playin' FG 3-point
Buck 4-13 2-6
Nestor 1 -5 0-0
Sanders 3-9 1-2
O’Lare 6-17 0-0 8-12 20
Phillips 4-8 0-0 2-2 10
McDivitt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Jackson 0-5 0-0 1-2 1
Costanzo 3-7 1-3 2-2 9
Weigold 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Charnoek 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 21-64 4-11 17-25 63
Assists: 9, Rebounds: 47, Steals: 8. Blocks: 5, TO: 30
Waynesburg
Provost
Nicol
Pepper
Jenkins
Fox
Phelps
Pollock 1-10 0-0 0-0 2
Latham 1-3 0-0 0-0 2
Litwinovich 1-2 0-0 0-0 2
Totals 27-70 3-6 10-16 67
Assists: 18, Rebounds: 49, Steals: 12, Blocks: 3, TO
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Behrend 71 Thiel 53
Thiel 24 29 53
Behrend 24 47 71
Behrend
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Paloskey 2-4 2-3 2-2 8
Lawrence 5-11 1-2 2-2 13
Emick 4-7 1-2 1-4 10
Hughes 6-9 0-0 0-0 12
Orris 0-1 0-0 0-0 0
Bovaird 6-11 3-6 0-1 15
Willson 1-1 0-0 0-0 2
Stritzinger 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Park 4-6 3-3 0-2 11
BerchtoldO-O 0-0 0-0 0
Plizga 0-1 0-1 0-0 0
Keith 0-1 0-0 0-0 0
Jefferson DID NOT PLAY
Totals 28-52 10-17 5-11 71
Assists: 20, Rebounds: 32, Blocks: 3, TO: 17
Williamson 6-12 0-1 0-0 12
Ross 5-8 0-0 2-2 12
Manzella 3-7 2-4 0-0 8
McFarland 2-2 0-0 0-0 4
Culp 1-6 0-0 2-6 4
Cilik 2-3 0-1 0-0 4
Smolko 1-4 1-2 0-0 3
Skrbin 1-1 1-1 0-0 3
Hargest 1-1 1-1 0-0 3
Totals 22-49 5-12 4-8 53
Assists: 7, Rebounds: 27, Blocks: l.TO: 19
photo by Jason Blake
Waynesburg 67
Behrend
30 30
Waynesburg 31 29
7-19
7-9
3-9
3-8
2-6
2-4
Sports
61 win. Strong second half shooting
was again a factor in the Lions’ win.
In the half, Behrend shot 63% (15-
24) overall, including 67% (8-12)
from three-point range, and made
78% (7-9) free throws. Behrend
outscored St. John Fisher 45-31 in
the second half. Hughes led
Behrend with seventeen points and
Vegas
Lions
By Jason Snyder
sports editor
Approaching the midpoint of the
Behrend women’s basketball season,
the Lady Lions have maintained a
.500 record at 6-6 despite a
challenging road trip during
Christmas break.
Before taking their game across
the country, the Lady Lions hosted
Bethany College. Behrend jumped
on their opponent early taking a 33-
30 lead into halftime. Carrie Nestor
sparked the Lions with her
playmaking which resulted in 11
assists to go along with her six
points.
Bethany’s Jill Kamerer, however,
led her team to a second half spurt
behind her 22 points. Behrend was
outscored 33-20 in the second half
to give Bethany a 63-53 victory. The
loss moved the Lions to 4-3 on the
year.
The Lady Lions then embarked on
a trip to Las Vegas for the Inaugural
Next Level Desert Classic. The
women flew to Las Vegas and
Behrend 63
3 63
7 67
Fr
0-0
2-5
17
15
10
3-
1-3
4-
2-2
0-0
0-0
grabbed seven boards. Bovaird and
Lawrence each contributed sixteen.
Emick led the team with eight
rebounds. Hughes and Bovaird
were named to the All-Tournament
Team. Lawrence was named
Tournament MVP and also was
named AMCC Men’s Basketball
Athlete of the Week.
brings out best
arrived on Friday, December 18 where
the team was able to enjoy the sights
and sounds of the city.
When Sunday rolled around, it was
all business as the women prepared
for their first round game against
tournament favorite Nazareth on
Monday. The practice paid off as
Behrend pulled off a 60-58 upset
behind a solid team effort. Erin
Phillips was the game’s high scorer
with 15 points followed by Tiffany
Buck and Jacqueline Jackson who
scored 11 and 10, respectively.
The win put the Behrend women in
the championship game against the
Babson Beavers the following day.
Despite trailing at the half 34-28, the
Lady Lions were able to cut the lead
behind the 15 points of Kate
Costanzo. However, a three-point
attempt by Nestor at the buzzer fell
short allowing the Lady Beavers to
escape with a 58-55 tournament win.
After a two week break, the
Behrend women hosted 6-2 Thiel
College. The Lions fell behind early
and trailed 23-21 at the half. An all
around team effort by the Lady Lions
Behrend Classic (First Place
Behrend 65 MedaiUe
Medaille 33 18 51
Behrend 39 26 65
Behrend
Player FG
Paloskey 2-10
Lawrence 5-10
Emick 0-6
Hughes 2-4
Orris 4-7
Bovaird 2-7
Willson 0-0
Stritzinger
Park 1 -3
Berchtold
Plizga 2-2
Keith
DID NOT PLAY
Jefferson DID NOT PLAY
Totals 18-49 11-27 18-23 65
Assists: 11, Rebounds: 28, Blocks: 0, TO: 7
Medaille
Jackson 5-13 0-1 5-6 15
Mason 6-10 0-0 1-1 13
Burgstahler 4-9 0-0 0-0 8
Meagher 2-10 2-7 0-0 6
Ciemcioch 2-4 1-3 0-0 5
Johnson 2-4 0-0 0-0 4
Totals 21-53 3-12 6-7 51
Assists: 11, Rebounds: 26, Blocks: 0, TO: 16
9-2
Behrend 74 St. John Fisher 61
St. John Fisher3o 31
Behrend 29 45
Behrend
Player FG
Paloskey 2-2
Lawrence 6-11
Emick 2-6
Hughes 8-14
Orris 1-2
Bovaird 6-9
Willson 1-2
Stritzinger 2-5
Park 0-2
Berchtold
Plizga 0-0
Jefferson
Totals 28-53
St. John Fisher
Violante 7-12 0-1 0-0 14
Johnson 4-12 0-3 1-3 9
Comerford 4-9 0-0 0-0 8
Fiorelli 2-6 0-1 4-4 8
Jones 2-7 0-0 2-2 6
Weirich 2-4 1-2 0-0 5
Zarzycki 2-5 1-2 0-0 5
Shoener 0-2 0-2 2-2 2
Lutman 1-1 0-0 0-0 2
Sherman 1-2 0-0 0-0 2
Julian DID NOT PLAY
Totals 25-60 2-11 9-11 61
Assists: 17, Rebounds: 27, Blocks: l.TO: 7
The Behrend men look to continue
their winning ways as they face two
conference foes in this weeks action,
following last night’s game at Lake
Erie. They play host to Frostburg on
Saturday, January 16, for “Pack the
Gym Night.” The men then travel to
Pitt-Bradford on Wednesday, January
20.
held Thiel to 4-22 shooting in the
second half as Phillips, Nestor and
Costanzo all scored in double-digits.
Behrend outscored their opponent 33-
17 after the break for a convincing 54-
40 win.
The Lions then began a three game
road trip as they travelled to
Waynesburg. Behrend battled through
the highly competitive game which saw
the teams tied at 60 at the end ol
regulation. Waynesburg then outscored
Behrend 7-3 in the extra session to hand
the Lions their fifth loss of the season.
Behrend then travelled to Grove City
in hopes of avenging a 61-54 loss on
December 4 in Erie Hall. The Lions
once again had troubles stopping Karin
Hendrickson who averaged 18 points
and 5 assists per game in the two
meetings. Lisa Sanders led the Lions
with 12 points as Nestor followed with
11. The 69-59 loss dropped the Lions
record to 6-6.
Behrend’s next game will be in Erie
Hall on January 16 at 6:00 against
AMCC rival Frostburg. The Lions
hope for fan participation as there will
be a “Pack the Gym Night” where fans
can win a pizza party for their floor.
3-point FT
1-6 0-0
3- 6-8
0-3 0-0
0-0 7-9
4- 0-0
1-5 4-4
0-0 1-2
DID NOT PLAY
1-2 0-0
DID NOT PLAY
1-1 0-0
3- FT
2-2 2-2
4- 0-0
0-1 2-2
0-0 1-3
1-1 2-2
4-6 0-1
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
0-1 0-0
DID NOT PLAY
0-0 0-0
DID NOT PLAY
DID NOT PLAY
11-16 7-10
in Lady
1,001 career points