THE BEHREND BEACON
OVER THE
EDGE
Ashley Orris has been named this
week's Housing and Food Service
Athlete of the Week. He is a starting
guard for the 20-2 men's basketball
team. The Behrend Lions are also
atop the AMCC with an 11-0 record,
and have secured home court advan
tage for the AMCC Tournament on
Friday, February 25, and Saturday,
February 26.
In the conference win over
Frostburg that clinched home court,
Orris was 3 of 6 from the floor and 5
of 6 at the line for 12 points. Orris
also had 4 rebounds and a pair of as
sists against Frostburg. In an impor
tant win over regionally ranked St.
John Fisher, he scored a team-high 14
points, and grabbed a team-high 9 re
bounds in a 60-58 win on the road.
Orris also had four assists and a steal.
On the season, he is currently lead
ing the team with 2.8 assists per game,
scores 7.9 points per game and works
for 4.1 rebounds per game.
Orris is a graduate of Union City
High School.
Behrend Scores
Men's basketball
Behrend 78, Frostburg 62
Behrend 54, Pitt-Greenburg 45
Up Next...
Feb. 19 Lake Erie 8:00 *
Feb. 25 AMCC Touney 6:00 & 8:00
Feb. 26 AMCC Touney 4:00
Women's basketball
Behrend 66, Frostburg, 69
Behrend 91, Pitt-Greensburg, 71
Up Next...
Feb. 19 Lake Erie 6:00 *
Feb. 25 AMCC Touney 2:00 & 4:00
Feb. 26 AMCC Touney 2:00
* denotes away games
Bold type denotes AMCC opponents
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FALL 2000
ERIE HALL STILL
Men to host AMCC Tourney, extend will
by Matt Buser
staff writer
The Behrend men made the last
regular season home game at Erie Hall
one to remember, winning a defensive
battle over Pitt-Greensburg 54-45 on
Senior Night, Wednesday night.
The win, Behrend's 12th straight,
improved the men's record to 21- 2
overall, and 11-0 in conference play.
The team's 21 wins ties the record, set
last year, for overall wins in a season.
Over 500 fans were packed, stand
ing-room only, into Erie Hall, high
lighting the need for the new Athlet
ics and Recreation Center, where
Behrend will begin playing its home
games next season. But it also pro
vided a great environment for the
game.
"It was a nice crowd here tonight."
said Behrend Head Coach Dave
Niland. "A great college atmosphere,
I think the kids were excited to play,
and they knew we were playing a
good team."
"It's just a great atmosphere," said
senior forward John Park. "I don't
even think you could stand in the gym.
It was packed and it was great. It's a
great place to play."
Senior night got off to a shaky start,
as Behrend found themselves behind
for a good part of the first half. Scor
ing was slow, and Behrend was down
18-13 with 8:44 to play. An Ashley
Orris three-pointer from the top of the
circle evened the score 18-18 with
6:54 to play. Orris finished with four
points, and had a game-high six as
sists.
The two teams played strong defen
sive basketball, with no team grabbing
Women move to 17-6 overall;
MCC Tournament
by Jason Snyder
editor-in-chief
On a night that the Behrend
women's basketball program
honored seniors Carrie Nestor and
Tiffany Buck for their contributions
to the Lions basketball program,
Nestor and Buck showed back their
appreciation with performances that
exemplified both their careers in
their Behrend uniforms. On Senior
Night, and the final regular season
Carrie Nestor, Penn State Behrend senior, tries to maneuver past a Pitt-Greensburg
defender. Earlier in the night, Nestor was recognized at senior night for her career
accomplishments.
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a decided advantage.
Behrend led by two at
the break, 29-27.
The trend continued
for the first minutes of
the second half as well,
and with 9:57 to play,
Behrend led 41-40.
From that point, though,
the Behrend defense
took over, limiting Pitt-
Greesburg to a pair of
foul shots and a single
three-pointer for the rest
of the way.
Seniors Andy
Lawrence and Chris
Hughes scored
Behrend's next eight
points, and outscored
Greensburg 8-1 during
that stretch. The lead
was 49-42 with 1:27 left
in the game. Orris and
forward Andy Berchtold
hit free throws down the
stretch to seal the win.
"It was a big game,"
commented Park. "We
knew we had to bring
our 'A' game to the court
today.
Coach Niland added,
"I thought we defended
very well, and I thought
we executed down in the last five
minutes when we had to. We made
mistakes, but not many."
The four seniors all played pivotal
roles in the win. Lawrence scored
eight points, had five rebounds and
three assists. Hughes had 22 points
on 10 of 15 shooting, and grabbed
six boards. Park scored seven and
game at Erie Hall, the seniors
sparked the Lions to a 91-71 victory
over Pitt-Greensburg, clinching the
regular season Allegheny Mountain
Collegiate Conference title. The
Lions will host the AMCC
Tournament on February 25 and 26
in Erie Hall.
Nestor added to her assist record
(529) at the college with ten assists
and stole the ball three times to tally
291 career steals, second on the
school's all-time list. Buck, a
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scored four points, had six rebounds,
two assists, one steal, and one block.
"I thought Nate Willson was teriffic
tonight," Niland said of his captain.
"You don't notice a lot of the thincs
he does, but he guards, he rebounds,
and just does a really nice job."
Of his seniors as a whole, Niland
multiple three-point
record holder for the
Lions, nailed three
from downtown,
including a three
pointer in the closing
minutes to help
Behrend pull away
for the victory. The
senior duo combined
for 8-13 from the
field for 24 points.
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