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Athlete of the Week
Andy Lawrence has been named
this week's Housing and Food Service
Athlete of the Week. He is a starting
forward for the 17-2 men's basketball
team. the Behrend Lions are also atop
the AMCC with a 8-0 record.
In the conference win over Lake
Erie, Lawrence hit for 14 points on
6x 10 from the field and earned a
game-high 10 rebounds. He also
worked for three assists and a steal in
only 26 minutes of action on Wednes
day in Erie Hall. On the road in Pius
burgh, Lawrence contributed 13
points and 6 rebounds in the win over
the Redhawks.
On the season, he is averaging 11.3
ppg and 5.3 rpg. For his career he has
scored 1,174 points (Bth), made 416
field goals (Bth), netted 150 three
pointers (4th), has 201 assists (13th),
and earned 96 steals (10th).
Behrend Scores
Men's basketball
Behrend 78, La Roche 63
Behrend 76,
.'enn _ s
tate Altoona 60
Up Next...
Feb. 5 Pitt-Bradford 8:00 *
Feb. 8 St. John Fisher 8:00 *
Feb. 12 Frostburg 8:00 *
Feb. 16 Pitt-Greensburg 8:00
Women's basketball
Behrend 75, La Roche 54
Behrend 68, Penn State Altoona 48
Up Next...
Feb. 5 Pitt-Bradford 6:00 *
Feb. 12 Frostburg 6:00 *
Feb. 16 Pitt-Greensburg 6:00
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FALL 2000
Men's basketball continues to roll
Men's team on track to host
AMCC championship
by Matt Buser
staff writer
The Behrend men's basketball
team continues to pile up wins as
the season progresses. Wednesday
night's 76-59 win over visiting
conference rival Penn State-Altoona
improved the Lions' record to 17-2,
including an unblemished 8-0 in
conference play. A crowd of 520
packed Erie to see the game.
Behrend mixed inside power with
outside touch to open a 14 point
halftime lead at 44-30, and held
Altoona at hay during the second
half for the win.
Center Chris Hughes scored 17 of
his game-high 25, and guard Matt
Keith scored 15 of his 17, in the first
half. Hughes was effective inside
while Keith's points all came from
five three-pointers. Behrend's last
four baskets of the half were Keith
three-pointer•.
"We looked to co inside-out
Chris Hughes sco
header against Penn State Altoona
Women approach
perfection in AMCC
by Jason Snyder
editor-in-chief
The Behrend women's basketball
team continued thier unbeaten streak
in the Allegheny Mountain Colle
giate Conference with wins over
Laßoche and Penn State Altoona
this past week. The women moved
to 8-0 in the conference and 15-5
overall. With the wins, the Lions are
unbeaten in league play for nearly
an entire year.
The Lions survived a first half
scare from the Laßoche Redhawks,
scoring a 75-54 victory after an im
pressive
second
half. The
Redhawks
led the Li
ons, 36-30
at the half,
behind
50% shoot
ing from
the field
and 4-9
from three-
point land.
Behrend
went on a
run in the
second
hal f ,
outscoring
their con-
ference op-
ponents,
45-23. The
women
shot 57% Women's basketball coaches Rob Wittman and Roz Fornari look on during the
from the game on February 2 against Penn State Altoona.
SPORTS
and then the outside will be open.
That's our game plan."
Hughes added seven rebounds, two
assists, two steals, and two blocks.
Forward Nate Willson scored six
points, grabbed four hoards, and handed
out a game-high seven assists. Forward
Greg Dunn chipped in nine points and
four rebounds. Guard Ashley Orris
scored eight and grabbed four boards,
and forward Andy Lawrence helped the
cause with eight points.
The Lions success thus far into the
season can be attributed, in large part,
to the four seniors on the team. Hughes,
Lawrence, Willson, and forward John
Park have helped steady the team
towards it goals.
"They're an experienced group,"
commented Behrend Head Coach Dave
Niland. "They've been playing since
day one, since they got here, as far as
being in the middle of it. They don't
get rattled, they understand the focus
they need to have for every game, and
they prepare very well."
E h thr 17-2 record
field and 80% from the foul line while
holding Laßoche to just 29% shooting.
The Behrend women held an impres
sive rebounding edge of 29-15, despite
allowing the Redhawks to pull down 11
offensive boards. The offensive boards
by Laßoche allowed them to outshoot
the Lions by 11 shots in the second half.
Behrend relied on their inside play to
carry them to the victory. Erin Phillips
led the Lions with 18 points, followed
by Jen O'Lare and Jacqueline Jackson
who both dropped 17. Carrie Nestor
scored eight points, dished off seven as
sists and grabbed five rebounds.
This past Wednesday, the Behrend
FEBRUARY 4, 2000
PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER
Matt Keith spots up a "J" over an opposing defender in Wednesday's game. Keith went on to Score six
points in the Penn State Altoona match-up .
Behrend is taking the season one
at a time, and will not look past thcii
next opponent to potential post
season opportunities.
"I think that maybe you can
caught in that trap of trying to look
down the road a little hit, - said
Niland. "We try to temper that. It's
just who's next on the schedule. and
our philosophy has always been day
to-day. We're worried about 6:00
[Thursdays night. It's a clichi'. hut
it's very true. We just worn ghoul
the next practice.-
Behrend's next game is on
Saturday at Pitt-Bradford. Bradford
is currently second place in the
conference, and presents a difficult
challenge for the Lions.
"They've won seven Or eight in a
row," said Niland. - We've lie er
won there. Certainly we're the
underdog going in. We'll see how
we play...
Niland continued, "It's a hail
place to play, they're a terrific team.
women scorched Penn
State Altoona, shooting
60'70 from the field. De-
spite shooting 5644 trom
the field in the first half,
the Beh rend women
trailed at the intermis
sion, 29-28.
Again, the Lions re
grouped to dominate in
the second halt. The
women increased their
percentage to 64C in the
second half, blowing out
Altoona after the inter
mission, 40-19.
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Altoona.
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St. John Fisher on February 8. then
at Frostburg on February 12. Behrend
returns home to play the final regular
season home game ever in Erie Ilan
On Wednesday, February 16, when
Pitt-Greensburg pays a visit.
rim
the AMCC Tournament. The, wily
play three of their final tour game.
m,k. ay, traveling to Pitt-Bradford on
February 5, Frostburg on the 12th and
Lake Erie in their final regular sea
son game on the 19th of February.
They will host Pitt-Greensburg on
February 16 in their final home game,
and the last regular season action in
Erie Hall. Behrend has defeated all
four of these teams by an average mar
gin of just under nine points.
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