The Behrend Beacon OVER THE EDGE Housing and Food Service Athlete of the Week Contra tufa lions The Beacon sports staff would like to congratulate all Behrend athletes on another successful year. We would especially like to extend our congratulations to all athletes who were recognized as A thlete of the Week during the year. Behrend Scores Men’s baseball AMCC TOURNAMENT Behrend 2, P.S. Altoona 6 Behrend 6, Pitt-Bradford 3 Behrend 4, Grove City 1 Behrend 13, Grove City 0 Up Next... Apr. 29 @ Pitt-Bradford 1:00 p.m May 12 ECAC Southern Regional TBA May 19 NCAA Region Tourney TBA May 26 NCAA Championships TBA Women’s softball AMCC TOURNAMENT Behrend 18, Lake Erie 0 Up Next- End of Regular Season Men’s tennis AMCC TOURN Finished 3rd Up Next- End of Regular Season Track and field Apr. 22 ©Slippery Rock Decathlon Apr. 29 (g)Baldwin Wallace Invitational May 6 @ Buffalo State Invitational May 15 @Baldwin-Wallace Decathlon May 19 @Baldwin-Wallace Twilight Qualifier May 25 ©'NCAA Outdoor Nationals ©Naperville, FL Bold type denotes AMCC opponents TRIVIA What was the name of the semi professional basketball team that played in Erie during the early 90’s? 3ABM 3 H3 D3MSUV Coming Soon. ARC ATHLETIC AND REC CENTER FALL 2000 Behrend at AMCC by Matt Wiertel sports editor The Penn State Behrend baseball team competed in the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Tournament on Thursday, April 20. The Lions hoped to avenge last year's loss in the championship game to Frostburg by going the distance in this season’s tournament. Unfortunately, the men were unable to defeat Penn State Altoona in the opening round of the tournament. Penn State Altoona defeated the Li ons by a 6-2 margin. In the second game of the tourna ment, Behrend was matched up against third seeded Pitt-Bradford. The men continued their dominance of Pitt-Bradford by scoring a 6-3 vic tory. With a 13-0 shelling of the Pan thers earlier this month, the Lions continued their dominant play. With the win, Behrend secured a third place finish in the tournament. No official championship game was played to determine the AMCC cham pion this year because inclement weather suspended the game. By vir tue of their 7-1 regular season AMCC record, Penn State Altoona was awarded the championship and Frostburg finished second in the tour nament. Several Behrend players continue to excel for the Lions. Jake Boyle continues to light up the scoreboard, and he has added to his all-time records for home runs and RBIs. Currently Boyle has 47 RBIs, 10 home runs, and has a .390 batting av erage. Senior Jeremy Brubaker also has compiled impressive numbers to date. Brubaker has plated 26 runners and has a .372 average from the plate. On the mound, senior Ryan Frederick continues to excel. Frederick has only allowed a stingy 1.11 runs per game through 19 innings pitched. Freshman Kevin Dubyak has pitched six great games and holds a 4-0 win/loss record. Dubyak has a 1.45 ERA and has 31 strikeouts to Softball wraps up season; looks to contend next year by Matt Wiertel sports editor The Penn State Behrend women's softball team finished up their sea son on Wednesday April 26. The women finished the season with an overall record of 14-17, and they ad vanced to the second round of the AMCC playoffs after defeating Lake Erie 18-0. Although the team was unable to repeat as AMCC champions, the women played extremely well, con sidering how young the team is. The Lions compiled an impressive 9-5 conference record, which was good enough for third place in the confer ence at the end of the season. Due to inclement weather at the tournament, the final games were cancelled. The AMCC champion then was determined according to conference record, resulting in La Roche claiming the championship by virtue of their 15-1 AMCC record. The women will have a strong core group of players returning next year. Pitching ace Mandy Bodnor and first base woman Lesley Miller will be re turning next year for their senior sea sons, and the team will only lose one senior this year to graduation. A talented group of underclassmen will lead the Lions next year in the hopes of reclaiming the AMCC title. Freshman Rose Boni ended the season with an extraordinary batting average of .378. Boni had 21 runs batted in (RBIs) and had 31 hits in 82 at bats. Junior Mandy Bodnor led the Li ons on the mound and from the plate Sports baseball falters tournament PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER The Penn State Behrend baseball team competed in the AMCC Tournament last weekend. The Lions finished the tournament in third place after losing to the tournament champions Penn State Altoona in the semi-finals. date. Thomas Aldrich, freshman from Sheffield High School in Tiona, has started 10 games for the Lions this year. In 47 innings pitched, Aldrich, has 54 strikeouts and a 2.53 FRA. The men will he los- ing several players to graduation this year. Seniors Ryan Frederick, Jeremy Brubaker, Corey Walters, Shaun Headley, and Dave Wil liams will be leaving the squad due to gradua tion. This group of Li ons led the baseball team to unmatched suc cess last year. The 1999 squad won a school record 26 games and earned a hid to the East ern Conference Athletic Conference Southern Regional Tour nament. (he regular season on a new baseball several new amenities like dugouts, diamond that is to be built over the press box, concession stand, and Next season the Lions will open up summer. The new field will feature warning track in the outfield. PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER Behrend’s Amy Hunter connects with a pitch during a game earlier this month. Hunter is one of seven freshmen who will be returning to play for Behrend next season this season. Bodnor led the team with a .468 batting average and had 4 round trippers throughout the course of the season. Lone senior Stacy Blass excelled in her final season for the blue, red, and white. Blass stole nine bases and averaged .393 from the plate. She also had 5 doubles in 61 at bats. Next season, the Lions are plan ning on improving on their AMCC record and their overall record. With a young team and a strong coaching staff, the Lions’ future is extremely bright. April 28, 2000 ' * ** *»i ,' " -X ■> >*'<( ft'< > 2 <•**' ■> - V''' > > */**■* 'o-'-W 5 * _'•’, MEM= PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER The Lions excelled at the plate and on the field this season. Behrend only committed 61 errors through 38 games, while their opponents had 79 errors. EVE Behrend to induct five into sports hall of fame bv Matt Wiertel sports editor Penn State Behrend will be induct ing five new members into the Behrend Lions Athletic Hall of Fame on Saturday, June 17. The Hall of Fame currently has sixty members, and ten teams also have been inducted over the years. The Hall was established in 1991 by the college, and the class of 2000 will be the tenth group inducted since the Hall’s inception. William Hildenbrand excelled on the soccer fields under longtime head soccer coach Herb Lauffer. Hildenbrand played on the 1981 Penn State Behrend Commonwealth Soc cer Championship team which is ar guably one of the greatest sports teams ever fielded at Penn State Behrend. Hildenbrand wrapped up his career later in 1981 before gradu ating from Behrend in 1982. Michelle Madison-Glover, 1990 Penn State Behrend graduate, was one of the greatest basketball players ever to play in Erie Hall. Madison- Glover holds several women’s bas ketball offensive records. She has scored the most points of any female basketball player with 1,409, and she earned the most career rebounds with 768. Madison-Glover also holds the number one spot in the record books for points in a season with 457, points-per-game with 14.4, scoring average for a career with 19.0 points, field goals made in a career with 607, and field goals made in a season with 205 in one season. In addition to all of these achievements, Madison- Glover also was the female athlete of the year in 1990. A 1982 graduate of Penn State Behrend, Michael Powell was a dominant force for the Lions on the hardwood during his four years at the college. Powell was a key compo nent of the ‘Big 5’ championship team in 1981. That season Powell was tabbed the ‘Big 5’ player of the year, due in part to his impressive performance on the court by averag ing 15.3 ppg, 3.9 rpg, and 4.8 apg. Powell currently is in the top tier of standout players that have attended Behrend. He is second all-time in assists with 361, and eleventh all-time in points with 1,002, and rebounds with 768. Paula (Skaggs) Woodyard is a 1987 graduate of Penn State Behrend. Woodyard was a basketball standout for the Lions during her two years at the college. Her name appears sev eral times in the record books for her outstanding defensive prowess on the court. Throughout her career, Woodyard pulled down 420 re bounds, eleventh all-time, and aver aged 10.5 rebounds for her career, which is good enough for second all time. Woodyard also holds the record for the most steals in one game with 12, and she was named Penn State Behrend’s Female Athlete of the Year in 1987. The final inductee of the class of 2000 is Gary Zang. Zang, a 1988 graduate, played in Erie Hall for two seasons. As a senior, Zang was named team MVP after averaging 17 ppg and 7 rpg. He was a clutch shooter from the field, making 52% of his field goals, good enough for eighth all-time. During the 1986-87 season, Zang scored 432 points, and snatched 58 steals. These accom plishments are good enough to place him thirteenth and fourth respec tively. PAGE 13
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