page 10- The Behrend College Beacon - January 21, 1999
Behrend women
atop AMCC
standings
By Jason Snyder
sports editor
The Penn State Behrend
women’s basketball team is
off to a 2-0 start in the
Allegheny Mountain
Collegiate Conference
(AMCC) with convincing
wins over Lake Erie and
Frostburg State.
The Lady Lions entered
conference play at Lake Erie
with a 6-6 record, winning
five of eight previously. Lake
Erie entered the match-up at
.500 with a 5-5 record.
Behrend controlled the
game from the opening tip as
the women cruised to a 40-20
halftime lead. Both teams
shot well in the first half with
the Lions shooting 62% from
the field. Lake Erie shot 56%
from the field including 33%
from behind the are.
Behrend continued their
solid shooting in the second
half behind a 7-7 shooting
night for freshman Erin
Phillips. Phillips finished the
game with 14 points with Jen
O’Lare leading all scorers
with 16. The strong defensive
play of the Lions throughout
the game enabled Behrend to
pull away as Lake Erie could
only muster up 12 points in
the second half. Carrie Nestor
added seven points, four
assists, four steals and four
rebounds to aid the Lions' 70-
32 romp.
The win moved Behrend to
1 -0 in conference play and 7-
6 overall. The Lions then
returned home for "Pack the
Gym Night” on January 16th
against conference rival
Frostburg Slate. Frostburg
entered the game with a four
game winning streak
including a convincing 75-48
win over AMCC’s Laßoche.
Frostburg, however, had to
compensate for the loss of
their star player Shannon
Rexrode who went down to a
broken ankle previously in the
week. Rexrode led her team
in scoring with 18 ppg and
ranked second in rebound
with 12 per game.
MEN’S BASKETBALL (11-2)
Behrend 57 Lake Erie 48 Behrend 69 Frostburg 54 Behrend 75 Frostburg 55
Frostburg 20 34 54 Frostburg 22 33 55
Behrend 31 38 69 Behrend 31 44 75
23 34
26 22
Behrend
Lake Erie
Behrend
Flayer FG 3-point FT Points
Paloskey 4-7 2-4 0-0 10
Lawrence.*)-11 3-5 1-2 14
Emick 0-3 0-1 0-0 0
Hughes 5-10 0-0 7-9 17
Orris 2-4 0-1 2-2 6
Bovaird 1-4 0-1 4-4 6
Willson 0-1 0-0 4-4 4
Stritzinger 0-1 0-0 0-0 0
Park 0-1 0-1 0-0 0
Berchtold 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Plizga 0-1 0-1 0-0 0
Jefferson 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Keith 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
May 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 17-41 5-14 18-21 57
Assists: 5, Rebounds: 27, Blocks: 0, TO: 14
Lake Erie
Myers 5-11 1-5 0-0 11
Veon 4-9 0-0 2-4 10
Jones 4-13 0-0 0-0 8
Naso 2-7 0-2 4-5 8
Zdesar 2-3 0-2 1-1 5
Winton 1-4 0-0 2-2 4
Weiler 1-3 0-0 0-0 2
Castrillo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Rose 0-4 0-0 0-0 0
Siefert 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Kwasniak 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 19-54 1-9 9-12 48
Assists: 10, Rebounds: 26, Blocks: 3, TO:12
Jacqueline Jackson and Carrie Nestor were key in
Behrend’s 2-0 conference start, photo courtesy of athletics dept.
The Lions took quick
advantage of their opponent as
they established themselves early
in the paint. Forwards Jaqueline
Jackson and Erin Phillips
accounted for 15 of Behrend’s 3 1
first-half points. The pair also
controlled the boards with a
combined 13 rebounds in the first
half. Phillips would go on to pull
down 17 boards on the game.
Frostburg's Annie Rivers kept
the game respectable with 16
points for the game. Three Lions
reached double figures in scoring
with Lisa Sanders leading the
team with 16 points followed by
Jackson and Phillips with 14 and
13, respectively. Nestor again
contributed strongly with nine
assists, eight points, and three
steals.
The Lions clinched the game
with 15-26 (58%) shooting in the
second half with 3-5 shooting
from three-point land. Sanders
and Tiffany Buck combined for
five of Behrend’s six three
pointers on the game. The Lions
outscored Frostburg 44-33 in the
second half on their way to a 75-
55 win.
The wins have Behrend
standing atop the AMCC
standings at 2-0 with I-0 Pitt-
Bradford right behind. The
Lions traveled to Pitt-Bradford
on January 20th in hopes of
avenging an emotional AMCC
finals loss in the 1997-98 season.
The Behrend women looked to
contain the strong scoring attack
of the Panthers as three starters
currently average ten or more
points. Panthers’ senior forward
Lora Figley leads the team with
15.6 ppg and 10.6 rpg. Results
to the game will be in next
week’s Beacon.
The Lady Lions will then
travel to Pitt-Greensburg on
January 23 to face the AMCC’s
only other undefeated team.
Behrend’s next home game will
be on January 25 against
Washington and Jefferson with
tip-off at 6:00 p.m. The Athletic
Dept, will be having a "Student
Organization Night,” where
student’s can win a free pizza
party for their organization.
Scoreboard
Behrend
Player FG 3-point FT
Paloskey 3-7 0-4 2-2
Lawrence 4-8 1-3 0-0
Emick 1-1 0-0 0-0
Hughes 8-11 0-0 4-4
Orris 0-5 0-5 0-0
Bovaird 5-9 3-6 3-4
Willson 3-5 0-1 3-4
Stritzinger DID NOT PLAY
Park 1-2 0-1 0-0
Berchtold 1-2 0-0 0-0
Plizga 0-0 0-0 1-2
Jefferson DID NOT PLAY
Keith DID NOT PLAY
Totals 26-50 4-20 13-16 69
Assists: 22, Rebounds: 37, Blocks: 2, TO: 14
Frostburg
Moore 5-11 1-4 3-3 14
Ayers 6-12 0-0 0-2 12
Tose 3-7 1-4 0-0 7
Re 2-7 0-2 2-3 6
Mitchell 2-5 0-0 0-0 4
McMillan 1-1 1-1 0-0 3
Chavez 1-3 0-1 0-0 2
Manigualt 1-1 0-0 0-0 2
Moore 1-5 0-2 0-0 2
Millione 1-1 0-0 0-0 2
Washington DID NOT PLAY
Siegei DID NOT PLAY
DID NOT PLAY
Henley
Totals 23-55 3-15 5-8 54
Assists: 9, Rebounds: 19, Blocks: 1, TO: 9
Sports
men’s basketball
continued from page 1
with twelve minutes remaining, at
45-25. FSU played catch-up, and a
foul shot with 6:30 remaining closed
the gap to 50-39. But Behrend
played strong during the stretch run
and held on for the impressive win.
Frostburg chose to run a full-court
press the entire game, despite
Behrend’s ability to break it a ma
jority of the time.
“Because they pressed us, we had
to adjust,” guard Jason Paloskey
commented. “Everyone played un
selfishly and did a good job finding
the open man.”
Statistically, Paloskey was the
most unselfish of all, as he led the
team with eight assists to go along
with his eight points.
Despite Frostburg’s team height
advantage, Behrend owned the of
fensive and defensive glass. Be
hrend out-rebounded their opponent
You Make The Call!
Are you still
interested
NBA now that
the lock-out has
ended?
“I’ve adapted to not watching it, so I really didn’t miss it all that much. The shorter season
will definitely make the league a lot different. But Jordan is gone; my team, the Bulls, will
be completely different; so I don’t have as much to watch for anyway.”
Damion Miller, 06, MIS
“I know I wouldn’t pay to see a game, but I am interested to see how the general population
responds - if they’ll still go. I am interested in seeing how the whole situation pans out.”
Matt Bresee, 06, Conimu
“I’ll still be a fan because I love the game. College basketball is better, though. The new
cap restrictions will send the better players to different teams, and will cause the older
players to try to stick around longer. There will also be a conflict after the next draft,
because there will be two crops of players with little or no NBA experience.”
Chris Buchanan, 02, Pol Sci
“I’m interested to see how the rookies play, like Mike Bibby and (Kieth) ‘Tractor’ Traylor.
Yeah, Jordan retired, but I never liked him anyway.”
Jack Proper, 07, Commu
“I’ll be interested to see which free agents go where. And I guess watching the NBA is
better than watching the NHL.”
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL TB-6J
Behrend
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Buck 2-12 2-8 0-0 6
Nestor 2-5 0-1 4-6 8
Sanders 6-10 3-4 1-2 16
O’Lare 4-10 0-0 0-0 8
Phillips 3-6 0-0 7-8 13
McDivitt 2-3 1-2 0-0 5
Jackson 6-8 0-0 2-9 14
Costanzo 1-1 0-0 1-2 3
Weigold 0-0 0-0 2-3 2
CharnockO-O 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 26-55 6-15 17-30 75
Assists: 19, Rebounds: 44, Steals: 10, Blocks: l,TO: 19
Frostburg
Rivers 8-18 0-0 0-0 16
Frisby 3-10 0-0 3-3 9
Rug 3-7 1-3 0-0 7
Conklin 3-8 0-0 0-0 6
Calhoun 2-6 0-0 1-2 5
Long 1-1 0-0 1-1 3
Kane 0-0 0-1 3-4 3
Yahnert 1-2 0-0 0-0 2
Twigg 1-4 0-1 0-0 2
Abucevicz 1-3 0-0 0-0 2
Morris 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Paesani 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Loya 0-2 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 23-61 1-5 8-10 55
Assists: 11, Rebounds: 36, Steals: 13, Blocks: l,TO: 17
Bovaird for two!
photo courtesy of athletics dept.
in the
Tom Duska, 08, Commu
Behrend 70 Lake Erie 32
Behrend 40 30 70
Lake Erie 20 12 32
Behrend
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Buck 3-9 0-3 0-0 6
Nestor 3-5 0-1 1-2 7
Sanders 1-4 0-3 0-0 2
O’Lare 7-8 0-0 2-2 16
Phillips 7-7 0-0 0-0 14
McDivitt 2-5 0-2 0-0 4
Jackson 2-2 0-0 1-2 5
Costanzo 3-4 0-0 2-2 8
Weigold 1-4 0-2 0-0 2
Chamock 3-3 0-0 0-0 6
Totals 32-51 0-11 6-8 70
Assists: 17, Rebounds: 20, Steals: 10, Blocks: 2, TO: 17
Lake Erie
Larkin 6-11 0-0 0-2 12
Berardinelli 4-12 0-0 3-7 11
Frabolta 2-3 1-1 0-0 5
Williams 1-7 0-2 0-0 2
Erjavec 1-2 0-0 0-0 2
Gorrell 0-4 0-1 0-0 0
Ford 0-1 0-0 0-0 0
White 0-2 0-0 0-2 0
Ellis DID NOT PLAY
Totals 14-42 1-4 3-11 32
Assists: 4, Rebounds: 18, Steals: 11, Blocks: 3, TO: 24
37-19. Center Chris Hughes domi
nated the inside and led the Lions with
twenty points and eleven rebounds.
Center Nate Willson also collected
eleven rebounds and scored nine
points. Guard Brock Bovaird scored
sixteen points and made three three
pointers in the second half.
Strong Lion defense held forward
Stephen Re, FSU's top scorer at six
teen points per game, in check with
six points on 2-7 (299 c) shooting. FSU
had been averaging 85 points per con
test coming into the game.
Behrend travels to Pitt-Greensburg
for league action this Saturday, Janu
ary 23. and then to Hilbert for a non
league game next Wednesday.
Behrend’s next home game is on Sat
urday, January 30, when Laßoche vis
its Erie Hall.