THE BEHREND BEACON
OVER THE
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Housing and Food Servic
Athlete of the Week
Chris Hughes has been named this
week's Housing and Food tier\ ice
Athlete of the week. He is a starting
center for the 22-2 men's haskethall
team. The Behrend lions arc also
atop the AMC(' w ith a 12-0 record,
and have secured home court ad \
tage for the AMCC tourananient on
Friday. February 2 and Saturday,
February 26 The \ battle I.a Roche
on Friday night at X:00 p m. in brie
Hall.
In the conterence raver htt-
Greensburg, Hughe, vv,i, Itl r,f 15
from the floor ;ind ith
game high 22 point, ako palled
down hoard, In Sat tirda vv in
over the Lake I :He Storm, he led the
charge again \A IM 26 point, o n to i l'
17 from the floor and h of 7 Iron) the
line for 26 marker,. ;Hid he ako
earned II hoard,
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Up Next...
Feb. 25 A NIC( "tourney vs
La Roche 4:00 p.m.
Feb. 26 AIICC Championship
Game 4:00 pan.
Women's basketball
Behrend 63, Like Erie, 47
Up Next...
Feb. 25 ANICC "Iburney vs
La Roche 4:00 p.m.
Feb. 26 AMCC Championship
Game 2:00 p.m.
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FALL 2000
AMCC TOURNAMENT PREVIEW
Men accumulate 22 wins en route to tourney
by Matt Itu
staff rite)
The I3ehrend men's
team established a mu
before the season star
are beginning to see n
goals become a reality
The men finished the
son on a high note this
day, heating Lake Lrie
65. The \k in cave the
record, including an
12-0 in conference pi
wins established a n
record, topping last ye
It v, as one of our Llo
started out, - commentc
ward Andy I ,a‘\ rence.
I.awrence quipped,
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about it k, I canlook
at those guys that
pla ed last year and
say, 'We heat your
record, it didn't even
one year.' I"%e al
ready talked to 11999
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Women hope to repeat last year's performance
by Jason Snyder
Alter an I I- 1 season in the Allegh
eny Mountain Colle{2iate Conlcience
IANIC('), the lichrend \\ omen . , has
kethall team will enter thi:, NAcekend
as the host for the 1909-2000 AMCC
Tournament Elie NA, omcn's tourna
ment will tip of! on Friday, Fehruar)
25. at 2:00 p.m ith Penn State
Altoona lacing #2 Frostburg, State.
The Behrend women, 41 seed, will
host #4 La Roche at 4:00 p.m. The
championship game will he held on
Saturday. February 26, at 2:00 p m.
Behrend coach Rot Fornari and her
players enter the weekend with hopes
of repeating as AMC(' Champions.
he Lions defeated Pitt -Hradlord in
ist year's championship game to take
e conference crown. The win was
ighlighted by a balanced attack and
i impressive spark from the bench.
The tournament will be the last for
4A.,.
fa ~me games again
competition on Friday.
and round by beating Penn State
ltoona 89-82 on Wednesday
night. Also on Wednesday, Pitt-
Bradford defeated Frostburg 83-72,
and Pitt-Greensburg downed Lake
Eric 95-63 to advance.
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and now
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In last year's AMCC tournament,
also held in Erie Hall, Behrend was
upset by La Roche in second-round
ilar c%,i
it Sditil
action, losing 70-68 in overtime,
Behrend won the team's two meet
ings of this regular season, 83-64
at home on December 11, and 75-
59 at La Roche on January 29.
"The past two years of the tour
nament, the home team hasn't
made it to the final game," said se
nior forward John Park. "So, that's
n a
cifikllcd
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total 01
when we
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The men's basketball team prepares for their AMCC playoff game against La Roche on
Friday. Behrend will be the number one seed entering the tournament.
seniors Carrie Nestor and Tiffany
Bock Nestor will leave Behrend as
the all-time leader in steals and as
sists Buck is Behrend's all-time
Hide] in three-pointers. "There is
some extra pressure on our seniors.
They are very focused," said
Fornari. - The other players don't
want to let Carrie and Tiffany
"We want to repeat our perfor
mance I rom last year. I want my
players to get rewarded for their hard
work, - said Fornari. The Lions re
turn almost all of last year's play
ers. However, Fornari sees this
year's team entering the tournament
with more "maturity and court pres-
Behrend's maturity will be tested
in their opening round game against
La Roche who the Lions defeated
twice earlier in the season. The first
game saw the teams play through
regulation and into overtime as
BEEN
SPORTS
FEBRUARY 25, 2000
e. i
Alt
,„
season,
to play well, and we want to win
the tournament. That's our first
goal. That was our first goal the
first day we started practice. -
Lawrence added, "Anything can
happen. I mean, you never know,
someone gets hot in the tourna
ment, but, hopefully, we win it, and
we can make NCAAs and continue
our season
Even with the home team's re
cent lack of success in the AMCC,
hosting the tournament does have
certain advantages
Behrend Head Coach Dave
Niland commented, "You're sleep
ing in your own bed, there's no
question about travel logistics,
ons w
ce some
The Behrend Lions are entering the AMCC with a 12-0
conference record. In previous matchups against
Friday's opponent La Roche, the Lions were victorious
83-64 and 78-63.
where you're going
to do this or that.
Those things are a
lot easier, and they
keep your focus
hetter. -
fiehrend is still
seeking an elusive
hid to the Division
111 NCAA tourna-
meat. With a spar
kling record and a
ranking 01 third in
the latest NC AA D
-111 Great Lakes Re
women, .. team is ..ng to capture it secor,
consecutive AMCC championship. The Lions will faceoff against L
Roche Friday at 4:00 p.m.
Behrend pulled out a 59-54 victory.
Second ear forward Erin Phillips led
the Lions with 13 points and 7 re
bounds. Phillips also led the Lions
in their second meeting with La
Roche with 18 points for the 75-59
victory.
"Against La Roche, we need to at
tack inside, outside and full-court
pressure," said Fortiori. - There's no
secret as to hock to defend us. We
just need to execute."
If Behrend is to win, they will face
the winner of the Penn State Altoona
vs. Frosthurg game. The Lions swept
Altoona in their regular season
match-ups, 57-45 and 68-48.
Behrend had their problems with
Frosthurg, splitting their season se
ries. The Lions took the first game,
77-75, led by Phillips with 16 points.
Frosthurg was carried by one of the
AMCC's top players Shannon
gion poll, the team's chances ar
good. The team's play in center
ence will help their cause.
"Winning the regular season wa
our first goal, and I think it's as im
portant as winning your conference
tournament, because there is no au
tomatic I NCAA tournament ) bid
yet,'' said Niland. "lf the hid's not
there, winning the regular season
holds as much weight. -
Details of the AMC( tournament
and Behrend ) s NCAA tournament
fate will he in next w spek:ial
four-page issue of the Reactor.
Rexrode, who scored 29 poiln
pulled down 16 rebounds.
Fornari's goal is for the liehrei
women to "be consistent and disc
plined." She added, "that's Mir a
vantage. If we do that, we ‘k ill fa
well.-
"We're ready. Our players are V, e
prepared.'' Fornari concluded, '
truly helieve that the belief - lean
will win. There are a lot of it
dividual players in this conference
but it will really come e lw,en to eeh
has the better team."
The tournament will not nerestiar
ily mark the final game in Erie Ilan
for the Behrend women, pending an
Eastern College Athletic Conference
(ECAC) or NCAA playoff berth.
Fornari realizes that the end of Eric
Hall is "the closing of a good chap
ter. It makes us feel good that we
could end Erie Hall on a good note."
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