THE BEHREND BEACON Tennis team finishes second at Behrend Invitational by Matt IMertel sports editor The Penn State Behrend women s tennis team is Coming off of a great week of competition. Last weekend, the Lady Lions hosted seven teams at the Behrend Invitational. The team went 2- I en route to a second place finish be hind Alleghem. Behrend started oil the tourna ment w ith a win against Alfred. The Lions won all live matches. shutting out Alfred with a score of 5-0. In the afternoon the netters were faced with a close match against Edinboro. Although the match ‘s.as close. 3-2. the L io ns came av victorious and im proved (heir record to 5-1. Behrend then faced their tough est match of the tournament against Cross country teams excel at Behrend Invitational by Tim Denial \\ rite' The Penn State Behrend's NA °Men s, Croy, country team Finished in lourth i)ut of the eight teams that competed in Rchrend's cross L'ountr‘ In s i latiOnal. Gillllll k 1 on the team competition \\ ith four \% ()Men Finishing in the top si \ ahoga's Tracy Rupp the first ‘,+. °mutt to atts, the finish lint alter runninLl 5 ki- Imheters with a time of 20:07.0. Jen Smialek was Bchremrs lone for 15 finisher ith a time of 21:26, iood cnough fur a 13th place Next to Cro,s the line or hrend \‘,.K I reshinan Katli\ Perr‘. h()%‘1142 d I(ii ail poien- tiLd BCIII CURL, t k ere Jcana I erilla.Keri )wman. C0k..., Tina I and Krk, DiNiar/o. Coach Rich Hotl man said. "We ran excellent races this veek - almost all of our runners impro‘ ed significantlS on a slim cr course compared to But fah) 2 weeks ago. Our Isso returners from last year, Keri Loss man and Tina Ruhay. improved greatly from v, hat they ran at the AMCC meet on out home course last fall, inrprusing by 0:39 and I: I() respecti \ el). len Smialek ran a very good race and vv as named the AMCC Cross-CountQ, Athlete of the Week. We are deli nitely making some positive strides. - The men's squad also had a strove showing at this past \Aeckend's com petition. Cuyahoga Community Col lege was victorious with a strong race from all six of their runners. Jake 47 01, emit r i te, # 49 € 4 g ete : e 94,A c YOU ARE A WINNER!!!...MAYBE... Do you want to WIN CASH this semester? Well, your name, along with the entire Behrend student body has already been entered into a random cash drawing. The drawing will he held at every fall home athletic contest (men and women's soccer, volleyball, tennis, and cross country). The cash pot will never go under $25. Even though your name has already been entered into the drawing, you can increase your chances of winning at each athletic event. During the first half of every home game, students will he able to enter their name in the drawing again by signing up at the Random Cash Drawing station located by the PEPSI BIN. The drawing station will only take entries before halftime. The actual Cash Drawing will take place during the second half. The time of the drawing is not set, it will vary. You must he PRESENT to win the cash. If the winner i s not p resent a t the time of the drawing the cash will roll over into the next athletic contest with an additional $5 added into the drawing. Hope to see you at our athletic 'contests!!! SPECTATOR CASH MANIA 'You should have been there!! Kate Knepper and Michael Balco could have won $25-$3O this week at the soccer games. Don't miss out on your chance to win! Sign up at any of the upcoming athletic events. CRAZY, FUN, and FREE!!! All students an in halUitne conte-as soc,:ei and \ hall athletic c cuts this fall. There will c he a halftime contest at every event, and s tudents will he able to sign up for the drawing during the first half of the game. COME TO CHEER ON YOUR BEHREND LIONS, WIN PRIZES, AND HAVE A GOOD TIME!!! Allegheny. The Lion's Julie Leininger won the only match for Behrend. 8-2. But her teammates were not as fortunate as Allegheny rolled through the remainiing four matches and won the match 4- I. The Lions were led by freshman standout Julie Leininger. who won seven singles matches and four doubles matches \A itlhnit a loss last A\ eels. She eras named ANICC Women's Tennis Athlete of the Week and to date she is It)- I in singles play. Also leadine the charee fur the Li- ons was athlete of the week Jamie Brubaker. In other action this week. Behrend defeated Lake Erie (-O. The Lions dominated hoth the singles and double ! , pla> b\ losing on') Ike sck throughout the match. The Ltd\ I i ons also defeated ANICC \ Froqhurg and La Roche. The He PHOTO BY JEFFPEY MILLER Seven teams competed in the 1999 edition of the Behrend Invitational. Behrend's teams finished 3rd (men's) and 4th (women's) respectively. inn hilp..2 lir .1 \\. timk: () o\\ it \lda, Sui(.\ .111(1 \\ 11()%\c\ ci. Nlitrk \kith a nine and Penni, tliiin [lce ~ cc( )nits ()nits richind ;t time ul 2N:-I A I in the iticen % ere 13chrend', "I\ lc! 11u , ,ick Akti tuiniii42 in the race twin Belli - cud CR' Greg ('ilurci. Clint Altman, Erik Vallor. and Call 111)crico. Coach I-I It all CollllllCllled ()11 Ihe race. - NAL: Fall VC! . NACII spite some lim_2ering latiyue lion hard ‘‘eek of Our upper classmen were solid. Mark Suroviec, Tyler Travis, and Dennis Halasznski SPORTS Behrend's Julie Leininger was named AMCC tennis player of the week She has compiled a record of 10-1 in singles competition to date. 'Bend ream nova leads the AMC(' con ference with :U) 8-2 Overall record and a perfect 4-0 record. Next on tap for #w~w~- :. ... \`• W,L! 1.11) trL,nt, ZIIILI 131 . 1:111 1\111 ,1 ,..[„111ti Grr ('‘)0I)C1 pl()% !Jed :2mml ,upputi. tartin ,, _ rut it io!;_ctlier Ind racinl2 the \, , ,av we think he can. Clint Altman ran a ',liking lace to he our sixth man." Remarking on the outlook or the ,cason I (oilman said, "We're just tak ing it a day at a time and taking care or our 11:1111i11g and s ir we do that, we'll he rine at the end or the season. They have displayed a real positive attitude and they work The Lions now be2in training 14 their nem meet. the Frostburg Invita tional. on October 2. "Frostburg is always good. - commented Hoffman. "They always have a nationally ranked runner, so we have our work cut out for us," he said. SEPTEMBER 24, 1999 On paper. this looks like a forint the Lions is Pitt-Greenshurg On Oc- Table task. The team onlv has one toher I and an AMCC match at home returning pia\ er Irons last year, hut against Penn-State Altoona. Lady Spikers Buffalo State The Penn State women's volley ball team coasted to a 3-2 victory over Buffalo State Tuesday night. The women improved to 6-9 on the season. Freshman Karen Walters had 55 assists, junior Mary Good added 17 kills and 13 digs, and senior Tanya Deats contributed with 14 kills. The entire team showed tremendous ef fort, with five players in double dig its in kills and six players with at least three digs. PHOTO B by Craig Hazelwood assistant sports editor Convenient, Affordable Health Care For Penn State Behrend Students Visit our newly remodeled office at 1611 Peach Street, Suite 444 New patients mention this ad and receive a free gift Behrend Golf on par to start season by Matt Eaton ,t;ill The BehrClld team started the season oil trniq. , , ith a fourth place knish out of toeke teams at Laßoche. 'fhe Sepieinher 9th tour nament leatured a too score Senior Dustin Broussard. The ne\t . how e cr. was not as good for the team .is it finished etc - enth at the I dmira tournament. Fresh man Jell Reed shot the team's lowscore ith an Ihe team lack ing some ot its top play could prob abl. explain the latter I inish. Overall. lirt I lead Coaeh Greg Curley i plea , ,cd Ith hi, team's per- fonuances and is anticipating LI pro ductive season. - Right now WC want to finish timom! the top tv, i ) teams in the AMCC and titialify for the [CAC 1011111;1111CM... prevail over The Lady Spikers experimented with some new things in this match, giving them new approaches to face certain situations throughout the year. The women played well in the John Carroll Tournament despite a 1-3 fi nal record. They opened with a 3-2 win against Alma. Leading the team were Karen Walters with 36 assists and Brianne Englehert with 22 digs. The team then went on to lose their three remaining matches, against Kenyon, Mt. Union, and Kalamazoo. Although the women's record for Family Health Council, Inc. o All methods of Birth Control Pills, Depo (the Shot), and most other methods provided on-site a Emergency Contraception o STD testing/treatment for men and women u Free walk-in 0 Annual exams, Pap tests, Gyne care ci Prenatal care * Most insurance plans accepted * Sliding fee scale * Day and evening appointments Call 453-4718 Curley is still confident. The one Fe turning player is Broussard. AMCC's Colt Athlete of the Week for the first week. His pia). coupled with Junior Chad Gilhousen's. has given Curley a reason to look fop:, and to a bright future. l'his is Curley's first sear as a golf coach and his first year at Behrend. He has previous experience as an as sistant basketball coach at both Juniata and Allegheny colleges. He does not lack golf experience. hov, - ever. as he spent most of his life play ing the sport. Curley's philosophy is very simple. - Our goals arc to con tinue to improve and he competitive in e‘ery match.- Coach Curley also happens to he the head coach of the new women's golf team. This new team is just get ting started and, as of now, has only one player. Coach Curley is urging any women who would like to play to contact him or the athletic office. the tournament wasn't impressive, they played strongly against euery opponent. This will he the toughest competition they face all year. "We are back on the right track, despite 1-3 at the tournament we played well against very tough teams," said Coach Jacohelli. The match scheduled for Thursday September 23rd against Lake Erie was cancelled and rescheduled for October 7th at 7 p.m. The women's next match is at home vs. La Roche on September 29th. - egnancy tests PAGE 11
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