THE BEHREND BEACON
Lady Lions finish
Behrend women move to 6-3-3 with
by Jessi Dearolf
staff writer
Kicking offa new season. the Penn
State Behrendwomen's soccer team
has already proved they are the team
to heat. Combining old seasoned tal
em with newcomers, the Lady Lions
have already upped their record to 6-
3-3. Taking On improving competi
tion, the women's team must prove
they have what it takes to become the
AMCC champions.
Players to keep an eye on this year
will he senior Jill Yana and juniors
Katie Giles and Laura Furko, all of
whom earned themselves All-AMCC
honors. Along with that, Furko also
obtained the 1998 Co-MVP of the
conference. Sophomore goal keeper .
Michelle Malatesta grasped the 1998
co-newcomer of the ‘, ear award and
should prove to he unstoppable.
Freshman Michelle Gutting thus far
has caused quite a commotion \\ ith
her numerous goals and her antai -
Mg speed and agility. The \\ omen's
team is well-balanced both offen-
sively and delensi‘ely and threate
teams with the talent corn
thebe.
I Ainllis.hrig their opponents
is their game plan, something the,the Behrend women get set to score in their 1-1 tie against the Gatorc of Allegheny.
quite \ e
Cross country teams finish
in top 20 at Frostburg
by Tim Denial
staff writer
The Behrend's men's and
women's cross country team traveled
to Frostburg on October Ist and 2nd.
The conditions were great for this
grassy rolling course. The tempera
ture was a refreshing 68 with an un
obstructed sun. The men's team fin
ished in the middle of the pack fin
ishing in 16th place as a team.
With over 200 runners in this meet
it was very competitive. Behrend's
own Dennis Halaszynski was a top
finisher with a 24th place overall and
an impressive time of 27.12.0. Also
running for Behrend was Tyler
Tr .vis. He finished 2nd for the team
with a time of 28:13.0. Mark
Suroviec was just 7 seconds behind
Travis and was Behrend's third fin
isher. Dustin Wilcox and Greg Coo
per got back into the swing of things
in this meet after being out of com
petition for the past few weeks. It
was good to have them hack into ac
tion.
The women's team finished just
one place behind the Men with a 17th
overall finish. Kathy Perry finished
first for the Lions once again but was
a disappointing 95th finisher out of
Lacrosse introduced to Behrend T
by Craig Hazelwood
assistant sports editor
The Penn State Behrend lacrosse
team 'will begin its inaugural year
this Spring semester. Practices
have already begun to prepare for
the upcoming season. Exhibition
games have been scheduled to be
gin at the end of October. The la
crosse team will begin as a club
sport, meaning the expenses must
be paid by the players. Club teams
receive little or no money from the
school.
Behrend will he joining the Na
tional Collegiate Lacrosse League,
which includes only club teams.
Members of the NCLL include
Slippery Rock, Grove City, WVU,
and Allegheny. The only other la
crosse teams in the area are
Mercyhurst, which is Division 11,
and Gannon, which is Division I.
The Behrend athletic director,
Brian Streeter, has been very enthu
siastic about bringing this sport to
PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER
LEADING THE PACK: Behrend cross country takes on the
competition.
the 200 plw, v, omen rtioncp,
Not I . trlvhind Coe
\ A ith a time of 21 minutes and tont \—
seven seconds. 'rile \\ omen onl\ hid
Behrend. He has \‘ (irked hard to help
this team develop. The idea is to spark
interest V, ithin the area for more teams
and lacrosse leauties.
Fifty-percent of the team has prior
experience. Meaning many of the
members ha \ e noer picked up a la
crosse stick hefore. The outlook on
the season, however. is optimistic.
Two lacrosse players face-off at practice on
Thursday night.
SPORTS
six runiicrs coilipk:tc
- With the experience \‘e already
hare. the team will develop quickly,"
stated treasurer Keith Jensen. The
depth of experience of ihe players has
helped tremendously with the
otinger plaers. The team plays
\\ idiom a coach, so the players learn
from one another.
Although the season doesn't begin
until the Spring, the
team is looking for
more players. Practice
held every, day, in the
Northwest corner of
the Rehrend fields
from 4-6. If on are in
terested in playing
contact President Mike
May at 898-6637 or
show up at the field for
practice. No cuts are
being made, and there
are no tryouts. If you
are interested in play
ing you will get the
opportunity ,
OCTOBER 8, 1999
tied after double OT
1-1 stalemate
Learning lacrosse through blood, sweat and tears
About a month ago I was walking
out of the Reed Union Building and I
noticed a sign on the door about a
Behrend lacrosse team limning this
year. 1 figured I'd give it a shut. I
didn't have much to lose. I decided
to jinn the team for a few reasons.
Most of all because lacrosse is in Inv
blood.
Both or my brothers played in high
school and my oldest brother went on
to play at Bowling Green State Uni
versity. He was quite successful, so I
figured some of it would rub off on
me. When 1 was just a child, he put a
lacrosse stick in my hand and taught
me how to catch it my stick. It can he
a little intimidating.
One of the first times I ever played
catch with my brother was memo
rable. He lofted the ball to me, and I
was rarely able to catch it. Once in
awhile, miraculously the ball would
find the netting in my stick. After
some time I began to get a feel tor it.
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again took ihe I ield hoping to ak.h.l on
to their lead.
Deyite \ ing Malatesta.
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with 1 7 :38 remaining in the hall'. As
the hall \‘. 11Und doWn to an end. the
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picked up a lacrosse stick since
then, until about a month ago.
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