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The Behrend College Beacon - Thursday, March 4, 1999
Know Your Lions...
#33 Erin Phillips
Women’s Basketball
by Jessica Tucci
associate editor
Rookie of the year, Behrend
leading scorer and leading
rebounder. Is there anything that
5’ 10” freshman Erin Phillips can
not do. Phillips averages a consis
tent 14 points per game, and grabs
16.7 rebounds per game. She is
56% accurate in field goals and
77% in free throws
"Rookie of the year is a great ac
complishment for Phillips”, says
coach Fornari. “She was a whole
lot for us this year. She was a big
reason we were so successful this
year,” concluded Fornari.
As far as Phillips herself, she is
modest and doesn’t like to com
ment on her play, but she does like
to boast about the success of the
team. “We played well together all
year, and I’m very happy we ended
the season on a good note by win
ning the AMCC,” says Phillips.
MEN’S BASKETBALL
Thurdsay, February 25
Pitt-Bradford 75, Lake Erie 52
Laßoche 77. Frostburg 75
AMCC Championship Tournament in Erie Hall
Pitt-Greensburg 65, Pitt-Bradford 60
Laßoche 70, Behrend 68QT
Championship Game
Pitt-Greensburg 79, Laßoche 77
Behrend
Laßoche
Behrend
Behrend
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Paloskey 2-11 0-4 2-2 6
Lawrence 5-14 2-6 3-4 15
Emick 4-9 0-1 2-4 10
Hughes 7-13 0-0 2-2 16
Bovaird 4-8 1-3 3-5 12
Willson 0-1 0-0 3-3 3
Park 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Orris 2-5 2-3 0-1 6
Totals 24-61 5-17 15-21 68
Assists: 18, Rebounds: 38, Blocks: 3, Steals: 6, TO: 13
Laßoche
Lodovico 2-6 0-3 2-4
Carmichael 5-12 2-5 2-6
Hall 10-24 2-6 4-6
Williams 3-4 0-0 2-2
Casto 3-9 1-5 0-0
Givens 2-7 0-0 2-3
Franitti 1-3 0-0 0-0
Andrulis 0-0 0-0 1-2
Champine 0-0 0-0 0-0
Totals 26-65 5-19 13-23
Assists: 12, Rebounds: 41, Blocks: 2,
UPCOMING BEHREND GAMES
AMCC Regular Season Standings
AMCC Overall Record
8-2 18-6
7-3 15-9
6-4 15-9
Behrend
Pitt-Greensburg
Pitt-Bradford
Laßoche
Frostburg
Lake Erie
Penn State Altoona 0-0
Laßoche
70
Steals: 6, TO: 11
AMCC TOURNAMENT
First Round
Pitt-Greensburg 79
70 OT
Laßoche 35 42 77
P-Greensburg 38 41 79
Pitt-Greensburg
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Trout 9-17 1-4 5-5 24
Horne 6-18 3-8 6-10 21
Sapotchne 6-13 2-4 0-0 14
Karaica 6-9 0-0 0-0 12
Curenton 4-5 0-0 0-0 8
Manns 0-2 0-0 0-0 0
Parker 0-1 0-0 0-0 0
Oatis 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 31-65 6-18 11-15 79
Assists: 19, Rebounds: 45, Blocks: 5, Steals: 3, TO: 13
Laßoche
Carmichael 9-18 6-9 2-2 26
Hall 7-18 0-2 5-5 19
Lodovico 4-7 3-6 0-0 II
Williams 3-6 0-0 3-6 9
Gallagher 2-5 0-1 4-6 8
Givens 1-3 0-0 0-0 2
Casto 1-7 0-3 0-0 2
Andrulis 0-1 0-0 0-0 0
Franitti 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 27-65 9-21 14-19 77
Assists: 19, Rebounds: 30, Blocks: 0, Steals: 8, TO: 7
Scoreboard
18-7)
11-13
11-13
3-20
Sports
Laßoche 77 Behrend 63 Laßoche 48 Behrend 61 Pitt-Bradford 56
AMCC Champs continued from page 9
Said Fornari. “Last year was a
painful loss. It was nice to see our
players pull through at the end.”
Phillips and Nestor led the Lions
with 20 and 19 points, respectively.
“We went to our offense that really
isolated Nestor on the side with
Phillips. And that was the key,
because if they were to stop Nestor,
they wouldn’t be able to stop
Phillips. If they were going to stop
Phillips, they couldn’t stop Nestor,”
commented Fornari. O'Lure added
11 hard-fought points in the paint.
Despite being held scoreless, Buck
finished with five rebounds and two
assists. Pitt-Bradford had four
players reach double-figures as
Lindsay hit for 12 points followed
by Blake and Figley (11) and Miller
with 10.
The postgame ceremonies
consisted of the trophy presentation
to the Behrend Lions followed by
the traditional cutting down of the
nets in front of the 250 Behrend fans
in attendance. All ten of the Lady
Lions’ players and the coaches took
home a piece of Behrend history, as
they captured their first ever AMCC
crown.
The win moved Behrend to a final
record of 10-2 in the AMCC and 17-
9 record overall. The Lions went
11 -3 to finish the season after a 6-6
Coach Fornari reached the century
mark for career wins with the
victory. After finishing the regular
WOMEN’S BASKETBALL (17-9
Behrend
Frostburg
Pitt-Bradford
Laßoche
Pitt-Greensburg 2-8
Lake Erie
Penn State Altoona 0-0
Thurdsay, February 25
Pitt-Bradford 86, Lake Erie 47
Laßoche 80, Pitt-Greensburg 62
AMCC Championship Tournament in Erie Hail
Behrend 6.3, Laßoche 48
Pitt-Bradford 69, Frostburg 63
Championship Game
Behrend 61, Pitt-Bradford 56
Laßoche
Behrend
Behrend
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Buek 3-8 3-7 0-0 9
Nestor 4-5 0-1 1-1 9
Sanders 2-6 0-2 1-1 5
O’Lare 1-12 0-0 3-6 5
Phillips 7-11 0-0 10-12 24
McDivitt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Jackson 1-3 0-0 6-6 8
Costanzo 1-3 1-3 0-0 3
Weigold 0-1 0-0 0-0 0
CharnockO-O 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 19-49 4-13 21-26 63
Assists: 16, Rebounds: 43, Steals: 8, Blocks: 1,TO:20
Laßoche
Eannace 2-5 1-2 4-6 9
Hiben 3-9 0-2 6-6 12
Alton 3-9 3-9 0-0 9
Cousins 3-10 1-1 0-0 7
Havrilla 0-5 0-2 1-2 1
Pencak 2-5 1-3 3-3 • 8
Quader 0-2 0-1 2-2 2
Swiatek 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Totals 13-46 6-21 16-19 48
Assists: 9, Rebounds: 22, Steals: 12, Blocks: l,TO: 18
season with two losses that would
have given her the milestone, Fornari
needed to coach her Lady Lions to
the AMCC championship if she
wanted to win #lOO in only her sixth
season. Her career mark at the helm
is 100-56. “The fact that it was the
championship win, I’ll remember my
100th win a lot more. It was just a
really neat way to get your 100th
win.” Fornari also commended Rob
Wittman, Amy Stranahan and Becky
Reed who have been in the program
for all 100 wins.
In this 1998-99 season, Fornari was
also named the AMCC Coach of the
Year with Lake Erie’s A 1 Mielcarek.
She reflected, “I enjoyed coaching
this year. I enjoyed my team. It made
it that much more special.”
Behrend also had three players
receive 1999 AMCC All-Conference
Awards. Although the Lady Lions
questionably didn’t have any first
team players, they did put three of
their names on the second team.
Junior Carrie Nestor, sophomore Jen
O’Lare and freshman Erin Phillips all
received AMCC recognition for their
play this season. Phillips was also
named the AMCC Newcomer of the
Year.
Nestor finished the season with
stats that backed up her all-around
play. She averaged 8.1 ppg, 5.2 rpg,
5.7 apg, and 3.2 spg. “She’s a leader
and the rest of the stuff she does is
because she's a great player. There’s
a package there that we recognize as
AMCC Regular Season Standings
AMCC Overall Record
8-2 15-9
8-2 16-6
7-3 10-14
0-10 8-16
First Round
a group,” Fornari said.
O’Lare ranked high on the Lions in
the scoring column and rebound
column with 11.7 ppg and 6.3 rpg.
Said Fornari, “O’Lare has exploded
into a player. If she is not guarded,
she is going to score.”
Phillips led the Lions in both major
categories of scoring and rebounds
with 13.3 ppg and 6.7 rpg. “Her
potential is above most freshmen.
She’s skillful, a smart player. She
plays hard.” Of O’Lare and Phillips,
Fornari said, “They were our go to.”
Although Fornari recognizes the
talent of those three players, she is
more so impressed with the
togetherness of her team. “’Team’ is
a true word. I just liked how much of
a ‘team’ they were.”
Overall, the Lady Lions have set a
strong foundation for the future ol
Behrend women’s basketball. The
women will lose no players to
graduation this year, but will lose
Carrie Nestor and Tiffany Buck after
next season
The Behrend women have taken
over the reigns of the AMCC and have
avenged last season’s disappointment.
Next season will see the same team
hoping to retain the conference title as
defending champions.
Of the experience, Fornari reflected,
"Sunday was overwhelming; probably
one of the best days our program’s
experienced. A lot of fun, a lot of
energy. The players got a reward for
their hard work.”
Pitt-Bradford 30 26 56
Behrend 35 26 61
Behrend
Player FG 3-point FT Points
Buck 0-5 0-3 0-0 0
Nestor 6-8 0-0 7-8 19
Sanders 2-4 1-2 0-0 5
O’Lare 5-14 0-0 1-2 11
Phillips 6-14 0-0 8-13 20
McDivitt 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Jackson 1-4 0-0 0-0 2
Costanzo 0-0 0-0 0-0 0
Weigold 1-1 0-0 0-0 2
Charnock 0-1 0-0 2-2 2
Totals 21-51 1-5 18-25 61
Assists: 12, Rebounds: 34. Steals: 10, Blocks: 2, TO: 18
Pitt-Bradford
Lindsay 3-7 2-5 4-6 12
Blake 5-13 1-5 0-0 11
Figley 3-4 0-0 5-7 11
Miller 4-8 1-2 1-1 10
Nuzzo 2-4 0-0 1-2 5
Schwarzel 2-2 0-0 0-0 4
Kubat 0-2 0-0 2-2 2
Goss 0-7 0-3 1-4 1
Totals 19-47 4-15 14-22 56
Assists: 7, Rebounds: 35, Steals: 7, Blocks: 2, TO: 20