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Nestor breaks career
mark for assists
Carrie Nestor recorded her 387th
career assist for the Penn State Be
hrend women on November 19, 1999.
The assist moved her ahead of Wendy
Ebinger ('9O-'94) who finished her
career with 386.
The record was broken at the 12:17
mark of Behrend's season opening
game against Alfred. Nestor con
nected with Jackie Jackson in the post,
giving the Lions a 23-9 lead. Behrend
went on to win 77-44.
Nestor is also the Behrend record
holder for assists in a game with 12,
and the single season record holder
for assists with 144 last season.
Behrend Scores
Men's basketball
Behrend O. Hilbert 52
Behrend 73, WSJ 60
Behrend 68, Elmira 57
Behrend 62, Grove City 56
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Women's basketball
Behrend 77. Alfred 44
Lycoming 56, Behrend 47
Bethany 71, Behrend 55
Behrend 67, Case Western 56
Behrend 62, Marietta 61
Behrend 76, W&J
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Men's basketball starts 4-0
Lawrence gets I,oooth point in victory
by Matt Buser
staff writer
The Behrend men's basketball
team is off to an impressive start in
this young season, winning all of
their first three games. Two of the
three saw the Lions overcome sec
ond half deficits to claim victory.
Behrend beat Hilbert 80-52 in the
season opener at Erie Hall, on Sat
urday, November 20. The team then
traveled to Washington and Jeffer
son and came back from ten points
down at halftime to claim a 73-60
road win on Wednesday, November
23. The Lions returned home this
past Saturday and battled back
against a tenacious Elmira team in
their 68-57 victory.
The season opener against Hilbert
began with Behrend controlling the
opening tip, and most of the game
to follow, as well. Guard Matt Keith
and center Chris Hughes paced the
scoring in the first half with ten each
as Behrend enjoyed leads of 8-0 and
27-11. en route to a 41-17 halftime
lead. Keith finished with a team
high sixteen, and made four of his
five three-point attempts. Hughes
scored thirteen and led the Lions
with seven rebounds.
Forward Andy Berchtold also
scored thirteen, and grabbed five
hoards. Center Chris Lynn scored
ten, guard Greg Dunn scored seven,
and forward John Park added six
O'Lare leads Lions
to Turkey Shoot
Championship
by Jason Snyder
editor-in-chief
The Behrend women's basketball
team is off to a 4-2 start to the 1999-
2000 hasketball season. The Lions
opened the season, hosting the Penn
State Basketball Tournament in Erie
Hall where they placed second. The
women traveled to Marietta the fol
lowing weekend where they took
first.
In the opening game of the sea
son, the Behrend women hosted
Alfred in Erie Hall. The women
jumped to an early first half lead,
shooting 53% from the field, hold
ing their opponents to just 33%.
The women entered the half with a
48-21 lead.
Behrend expanded their halftime
lead with an impressive second half
that saw the entire Lions' bench
emptied. Behrend again outscored
Alfred, 26-23, to give the Lions
their first win, 77-44.
Sophomore forward Erin Phillips
led the Lions with 17 points, shoot
ing 6/9 from the field and 5/8 from
the foul line. Tiffany Buck added
12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 steals and
an assist. All of Buck's points came
from behind the arc, shooting 4/8
from three-point land. Carrie
Nestor added 10 assists and 3 steals,
and Jackie Jackson scored 1 I off the
bench.
Nestor's 10 assists broke and sur
passed Behrend's career assist
record, passing Wendy Ebinger's
mark of 386 set earlier this decade.
The win put the Lions in the
championship game the following
day where they would face
Lycoming who also won their first
round game against Wooster. Both
teams struggled shooting from the
field as the Lions went 14/58 (24%)
for the game.
The teams entered the half tied at
21. Lycoming took over in the sec
ond half, outscoring Behrend, 35-
26, for the win. Lyndy Levan led
Lycoming with 14 points and six re
bounds, as Katie Santo had an all
around game with 11 points, 5 as
sists, 3 steals and one block.
Behrend was again led by Phillips
who matched her 17 points (11-13
FT)from opening night and added
4 rebounds and 3 assists. Buck,
again hit four from three-point land
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points as eleven players scored for the
"It was the first game for both
teams, but I think we played hard,"
Behrend Head Coach Dave Niland
said. "We had some new guys get
ting large minutes, and everyone
played well."
Behrend then traveled to Washing
ton and Jefferson where they came
away with an impressive come-from
behind road win.
The men were led by Andy
Lawrence who scored 24 points for the
Lions with a perfect 3 for 3 from three
point land. Hughes provided and in
side pop, scoring 17 points and Keith
with 11. Behrend outrebounded and
outassisted their opponent 42-31 and
18-5, respectively.
The Lions returned home and faced
a formidable opponent in the Elmira
Soaring Eagles. The Eagles played
very physical, and ran a full-court
press for the majority of the game,
with which Behrend struggled might
ily at times.
An early bright spot in the game was
when Senior forward Andy Lawrence
hit a three-point basket roughly one
minute into the game. The basket gave
him 1,000 points for his career.
Lawrence would go on to score
eleven, grab five rebounds and three
steals, as he finished the game with
1,008 points, good for 10th all-time
at Behrend.
Andy's been such a good player
to finish with 14 points
The Behrend women then traveled
to Bethany (2-0) for their first away
game of the season. The Lions got
back on track in the shooting column,
going 14/26 in the first half, but still
trailed at the half, 40-35.
Bethany pulled away in the second
half, attacking the offensive glass and
forcing a total of 24 Behrend turnovers
for the game. Jill Kamerer and Rose
Scott combined for 45 points, 14 re
bounds, 8 assists and 6 steals to lead
Bethany to a 71-55 victory.
The Lions moved to 1-2 on the sea
son as they entered the 15th Annual
Turkey Shoot Tournament at Marietta,
Ohio. The Lions played Case Western
Reserve in the first round, where they
scored a 67-56 victory.
Behrend's Jen O'Lare sparked the
Lions with an all-around performance.
O'Lare went for 14 points, 6 rebounds
(4 offensive), 6 steals and 4 assists.
Nestor also had a complete game with
12 points, 5 assists, 4 rebounds and 2
steals.
Host Marietta College won their first
round matchup to put them in the final
against the Behrend women. The host
held a tight first half lead due to poor
shooting (33%) by the Lions. The Li
ons improved in the second half, shoot
ing 58% from the field, putting three
players in double figures. Phillips
scored 23 as Kate Costanzo hit a clutch
shot to give the Lions the 62-61 vic
tory.
The Lions continued their road trip
as they traveled to Washington and Jef
ferson for their fourth straight road
game. Both teams had a strong first
half offensively, as W&J opened a 43-
40 halftime lead. The second half,
however, saw the Lions run away with
it, outscoring their opponent, 36-17.
0' Lare, Costanzo, Buck and Phillips
all reached double figures with Phillips
leading the Lions with 26 points. Be
hrend forced 26 turnovers and
outrebounded W&J, 12-5, on the of
fensive glass.
The win moved the Lions to 4-2 with
a three-game winning streak. The Be
hrend women return home for their
second tournament of the year this
weekend. They will play at 8:00 p.m.
on Friday night with the consolation
and championship games being sched
uled on Saturday for 1:00 p.m. and
3:00 p.m., respectively.
DECEMBER 3, 1999
here. I was really happy to see him
get his 1,000 th," Coach Niland said
of Lawrence. "I'm really happy he
came to Behrend. He's really a great
person, and that is what's most im-
portant."
"What made it more special was
that we got the win," Lawrence said
of his accomplishment. "That
would've been hard if we hadn't got
the win, and they're a pretty good
team, so it felt real good."
The two teams traded baskets for
most of the half, with the lead chang
ing seven times, but Behrend had a
slight edge at the half, 34-28.
Elmira held Behrend scoreless for
the first 3:57 of the second half, us
ing a 10-0 run to grab the lead 38-
34. Neither team led by more than
three again until Behrend went on an
8-0 run, capped by a John Park three
pointer, that made it 60-50 in
Behrend's favor with 5:22 to play.
Elmira would never close the gap, as
the Lions made 8-9 free throws down
the stretch to seal the 68-57 win.
"We just needed to relax, guard
better, take better shots, and handle
the press. We were mediocre in all
three of those areas," Coach Niland
commented. "We just kind of hung
in there, and we got a couple of big
plays and broke it open."
Chris Hughes led the team in scor
ing with nineteen, while also pulling
down six rebounds, and had four as
sists. Ashley Orris scored twelve and
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to go with his
seven points.
Matt Keith
scored eight,
had four assists,
three steals, and
three rebounds.
"It's a big
confidence
builder for us,"
Hughes said Of
the team's
Comeback
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Liens
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put their undefeated record on the
line. The Lions were successful, win
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week's Beacon.
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