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Athlete of the Week
Corey Walters has been named this
week's Housing and Food Service
Athlete of the Week. He is a senior
and the starting left fielder for the
Behrend Lions. The baseball tam
went 8-1 during their spring training
week in Fort Pierce, Florida.
For the week, Walters was 13 of 28
at the plate (.464) with 10 RBl's. He
also was 4 of 5 in stolen base attempts
and had foul extra base hits. Walters
also contributed on the mound with a
quality start against Neumann Col
lege. He pitched four innings, giving
up one earned run, striking out four
and walking one. Teammate Ryan
Seyler pitched the final three innings
to earn the save.
Walters is a graduate of McDowell
High School.
Behrend Scores
Men's basketball
NCAA Tournament
Behrend 80, R.I.T. 65
Behrend 58, Cortland State 52
Behrend 69, Salem State 75
Men's baseball
Behrend 16, Curry 0
Behrend 7, Marywood 6
Behrend 7, Elizabethtown 4
Behrend 21, Wilkes 3
Behrend 8, Neumann 4
Behrend 8, Anna Maria 7
Behrend 0, William Penn 3
Behrend 12,15 Dubuque 10,3
Women's softball
Behrend 2,13, Neumann 3,4
Behrend 1,5, Kings 6,15
Behrend 6,13, Marywood 1,3
Men's Tennis
Behrend 0, Webber College 9
Behrend 0, Allegheny 9
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ATHLETIC AND REC CENTER
FALL 2000
Men's basketball falls
NCAA
Season comes
end versus
State
by Matt Buser
staff writer
The Behrend men completed the
most successful campaign in school
history this past weekend.
Participating in the school's first-ever
NCAA National Division 111
Tournament, the Lions won three
games, advancing to the Elite Eight,
before bowing out against Salem State
on Saturday, March 11.
The men's record for the season
stands at 26-4. The 26 wins represent
the most by a team in school history.
After Behrend beat Alvernia (18-
10) in the tournament opener at home
on Thursday, March 2, they traveled
to Rochester Institute of Technology
(RIT) two days later for second-round
action. The Lions excellent shooting
(61%) led to an 80-65 rout of RIT (20-
6), who shot only 43%.
Next for the men was NCAA
Sectional play in Cortland, New York.
The men faced host team SUNY
Cortland on Friday, March 10, and,
despite a size disadvantage, won the
Andy Berchtold releases a jump shot during the Lions' final game basketball game at Erie Hall
Berchtold, a sophomore, will be one of the men's basketball players returning next season.
SPORTS
Elite Ei
to an
Salem
game 58-52. Once again, shooting
was the key, as Behrend shot 54% for
the game, while limiting Cortland to
45q shooting.
"We shot the ball really well, and I
think when you get into tournament
play like this, you've got to shoot the
ball well," said Behrend Head Coach
Dave Niland.
The Lions then played Salem State
College for the rights to advance to
the Final Four. Once again, Behrend
found themselves the smaller team,
and despite shooting 54% to Salem
State's 50%, Behrend was defeated
75-69. The key statistic in the loss
was Salem State's 33-18 advantage
in rebounds, including 16 offensive
rebounds to Behrend's four.
"It just came down to physical
size," commented Ni land. "They just
had more than we did, and it caught
Senior forward Andy Lawrence
agreed. "The teams were huge,
starting 6'B" or 6'9" across the
frontcourt. They were good teams,
and we lost to a good team. It just
ALL T!' . :.; ii TEAMS.
MARCH 17, 2000
Behrend's Chris Hughes tries to block a shot versus Alvernia in the first game of the NCAA &vision 111
tournament. Hughes led the men's squad in the tournament with a total of 83 points, 24 rebounds, and
9 assists
wasn't our night
Behrend's win against Alvernia in
Erie Hall was the catalyst for the
team's success in the tournament.
"When we beat Alvernia, we knew
we really belonged," said sophomore
Guard Matt Keith. "Before that, we
were Just exited to get into the
tournament."
"It gave us a lot of confidence," said
Niland. "I think also, we've had
enough experience in the postseason,
whether it's the ECACs or this. Our
guys really felt that they could play
with anybody. -
Despite the loss, the tournament was
a great experience, though sometimes
difficult to put into words, for the
players and coaches.
"It was amazing," said Keith. "We
got there, and they gave us breakfast
and stuff like that. It was just a lot
different than anything else we had
ever experienced."
"It felt good. It was different. I
didn't think I'd ever get to he there,"
commented Lawrence. "I don't know
how to explain it, it was a weird
feeling, but it was fun."
"I'm sure it's something that they
won't forget, and I know I won't, as
far as our run in the tournament," said
Niland. "I'm grateful to our players
for all their hard work and for the
memories, because it's something we
can certainly build on, and I think it
has instilled confidence in our
in the
returning players
During Behrend's four game run,
contributions came from a number of
players. Senior center Chris Hughes
totaled 83 points, 24 rebounds, and
nine assists. Lawrence had 47 points,
18 rebounds, and six steals. Senior
forward John Park chipped in 16
points, six rebounds, six assists, and
made four three-pointers.
Senior forward and captain Nate
Willson battled an ankle injury the
entire tournament, but helped the
cause with six points, 12 rebounds,
and nine assists. Sophomore guard
Andy Berchtold had 16 points. Junior
guard Ashley Orris nailed ten three
pointers, scored 46 points, and also
had 15 rebounds and 15 assists. Keith
hit 16 three-pointers and scored 57
points, dished out seven assists, and
had five steals.
Look tor the 1999-2000 Behrend
Lions basketball season in review,
coming in next week's Beacon.
We'll look hack on the season's
accomplishments, and talk about the
legacy of this year's basketball team's
seak,r class.
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