THE BEHREND BEACON OVER THE EDGE Housing and Food Service Athlete of the Week Jen 0' has been named this week's Housing and Food Service Athlete (lithe Week. She is a starting forward for the 1 6- 5 women's basket ball team. The Behrend lAons are also atop the AMC(' with a 9-0 record. In the conference win over Penn State Altoona. 0' ',are was S of 10 from the floor for IS points and site also earned 5 hoards and three assists. On the road in 13radford this past Sat urday. o'l,are had I S points, 3 hoards and a pair of steals in the 13 point win. On the season, she is currently lead ing the team in scoring at 12.8 points per-game and is second in rebound ing at 4.8 rebounds-per-game. 0' Lae also is averaging 2 assists per contest. (11 are is a graduate of Bethel Park High School, Behrend Scores Men's basketball Behrend 67, Pitt-Bradford 66 Behrend 60, St. John Fisher 58 Up Next... Feb. 12 Frostburg 8:00 * Feb. 16 Pitt-Greensburg 8:00 Feb. 19 Lake Erie 8:00 * Feb. 23-26 ANICC Murney TBA Women's basketball Behrend 68, Ponn slate Altoona 48 Behrend 65, Pin-Bradford, 52 Up Next... Feb. 12 Frostburg 6:00 * Feb. 16 Pat-Greensburg 6:00 Feb. 19 Lake Erie 6:00 * Feb. 23-26 ANICC Tourney 'IBA * denote , . away _tarne, Bold type denotes k MCC opponents TRIVIA What male professional tennis player has won the most singles titles in history? 601 SJOULIOD :JOMSUV ;Coming Soon ARC • ATHLETIC AND REC CENTER FALL 2000 en extend win streak to ten games Team remains undefrated in AMCC play by Matt Buser staff writer The Behrend men's basketball team eked out wins in both games in this past week's action, thanks to last second shots in both games. Center Chris Hughes' shot as time expired gave the Lions a 67-66 win at Pitt- Bradford on Saturday, February 5. Forward Andy Bcrchtold's shot in the waning seconds gave Behrend 60-58 win at St. John Fisher on Tues day, February 8. The two wins improved the men's record to 19-2 overall, and 9-0 in conference play. In addition, the squad has strung together a ten game winning steak. The Lions' last loss came on January 8 versus Thiel. If the Lions win at least two of their last three games, all against conference opponents, they will host Women's basketball en route to hosting AMCC Tourney by Jason Snyder editor-in-chief The Behrend women's basketball team continues to dominate play in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference, extending their confer ence winning streak to 13 games over the span of one year. The last loss for the Behrend women came on Feb ruary 5, 1999 against Frostburg. Since that loss, the Lions have won an AMCC Championship, given head coach Rosalyn Fornari her 100th ca reer win, and are now a win away from hosting their second AMCC Tournament in as many years. This past week, Behrend moved to 16-5 overall and 9-0 in conference play with a convincing win over Pitt- Bradford, 65-52. The Lions jumped out to a 34-28 lead in the first half behind 50(.1( shooting from the field. Despite a drop in field goal percentage in the second half, the Behrend women were able to get to the free throw 20 times as opposed to the 7 attempts by the Panthers. Jacqueline Jackson sparked the Li ons off the bench with her game-high 20 points on 9/13 shooting. O'Lare joined Jackson down low to help dominate the post play. O'Lare scored 18 points and added two steals to go along with Jackson's nine re bounds. The Lions will travel to Frostburg on February 12 and will host Pitt- Greensburg in Erie Hall's final regu lar season game this Wednesday, Feb ruary 16. It will be Fan Appreciation Night and Senior Night and might be televised on local cable networks. The Beacon and the RUB Desk will host the final spirit station in the Reed Wintergarden on the 16th from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Free food and prizes will be given out to hype up the game. With wins in those conference games, the Lions will secure the regular sea son title, enabling them to host the AMCC Tournament on February 25 and 26. SPORTS the Allevhcnv Nlountain Colleiate Conference(AMC(') pw,t-scason tournament. The tournament will take place on I ir.L.av and S;ntmlay., February 25-2.6. [he wen phi\ ..ttimcs this COMillg NA eels \ ‘l% CI hl Frostburg State on tiaturda\ 1 ehrti ary 12, and then pla \ host to Pitt- Greensburg on Senior Nittlit. Wednesday, Fehruan, It,. ;it 8 p.m. The Eton., have 10111 Sento' s on their roster. lorw ar(l , , Andy Law rence, John 1),111,. Nate \Villson will helrla,in,_ (heir final re season '';1111Cs. in LIIC The Ik/tn . ha \ e Ciill)\ Cii iart.'Cl' , 11l I It)11 tllll lhr reL , JII.II - 111(1c,, When tlic 11len 11',1\ C 1 1 , 1 I 1111 1 / 4 . Collelle un S;111.11 . (111\ Ft+111;11 Athletic changes continued from front page The second Maki,' component (i 1 the facility will he the eilit-lne sw Mulling pool Streeter outlined the features of the ne).), pool and sail it "will give us the (mo! tuuitie). for free sw int, lap sw and a num ber of aquatic sporh. ' In preparation for the opening of the new j»ioi, the athletics department has added uteri's and women's :oximming and water polo as varsity sports. These teams \killl begin competition in the all se mester and are he , tinning to recruit players to fill then - respectiv e squads. But the ARC v.v ill ha% e much n e to offer than jual a ev inna:,itnn i;\\ limning pool. — I hi' Alt(' iti ,going tO rivr Us the opiwitunit> to Hv c a 3500 square loot \\ won]. ap proximately 1000 squat: than we currentl ha \ r. I also an aerobics room 11l the hui that will serve the needs. not , 1 ,1\• (a tqlr the ARC will be replacing Erie Hall as Behrend's primary athletic facility. The building is Scheduled to be completed in September of 2000, the Athletics and Recreation Center will contain a 1600 person cap& eight-lane swimming pool, and other amenities FEBRUARY 11, 2000 PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER The Behrend Lions are well on their way to the AMCC tourney. With a 19-2 overall and 9-0 AMCC record, the Lions look to host the tournament. ierohics classes, hut also the dance classes that we oiler, - Streeter said. In adddition. the ARC will have a larurr classroom that will allow more students to enroll in classes that arc filled due to the lack of space in Erie I I all. A major aspect of the ARC that will benetit the entire student body, re gardless of athletic interests, will he the increased seating capacity of the gymnasium. With an available capac ity of 1600 plus, the ARC will ben efit student organizations in addition to athletes. "It w ill serve the need for concerts (by doubling capacity and) it gi student groups more op porninii ies to bring bigger groups in and increase their income which will also hi ing more groups in, - Streeter added Students will he happy to know that the (Telling Oh the AR(', in conjunc- lion with Erie Hall, will allow them opportunity to participate in more in tramural and athletic events. "With Erie hall and the ARC together, now we can do more volleyball games, we can have more basketball games, but it will he more appropriate times for things," Streeter said. As of right now, plans are to leave the Erie Hall gymnasium intact, but future plans will be evolved around student needs . "Depending upon what we do with the facility right now, there might be some other things that might be able to take place ...to serve students' recreational needs," Streeter said. Proper funding and instructors will have to be secured before ideas such as a climbing wall can material- Although the ARC is the headline project for the athletic department and the university. other athletics related cated across projects are underway. The Eastside Access Highway is to he constructed across portions of campus during the 2(102-2003 school year. Conse quently, the road will cross the cur rent softball field en route to Inter state 90. But plans are to relocate both the baseball and softball fields, cre ating a better environment for play ers and coaches. The new fields, to be located on the current soccer fields, will see the addition of dug outs and will be positioned as to re duce the effects of the sun on the bat ter, catcher, and pitcher. "We are hop ing that sometime in the next month we get final approval on the new baseball and softball complex. This is a project that could start as early as this May, depending on where the proper funding comes from," Streeter said. Streeter also envisions the con struction of a multi-purpose stadium that could he built on university prop erty across from the Kanty Prep com plex on 38th street. Streeter said that this facility could encompass the needs of the soccer teams and would accommodate both lacrosse and foot ball play. "You always want to be looking ten years down the road. We've got to anticipate some of the needs we have before they sneak up on us," Streeter added. The new facilities will also allow the athletic department and the uni versity to draw more quality student athletes to the campus. "The recruit ing process is going to be enhanced because students are always looking at programs that continually grow. We continue to grow and we have just waited for the opportunity that the facilities are going to give us to en hance what we are doing, " Streeter said. As the Behrend community moves into the 21st century, students and administration alike can say that the near and distant future will he prom ising. With the opening of the ARC and other facilities rapidly approach ing, the next few years on campus will be filled with excitement and an- Y gymn PAGE 12
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