FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2000 To The Edge Intramural Calendar Today -- Deadline for intramural golf The one day golf event will be held at Green Meadows. Play continues this week for tennis, slow pitch softball, and sand volleyball. Make sure to check out the action of the highly competitive intrmurals here at Behrend. ii3dviend SpAiJitirw September 8 -9 Volleyball at Allegheny Tourna ment 4/9 PM September 9 Men and Women Cross Country at California (PA) 11/12 Women's soccer at Ohio North ern 1:00 PM Women's tennis at Allegheny 9:00 AM September 10 JV soccer Vs. Mercyhurst NE 1:00 PM Women's tennis at Alfred 1:00 PM Women's soccer at Heidelberg 1:00 PM September 11 Women's tennis at Lake Erie 4:00 PM September 12 Men's golf at Pitt-Greensburg 1:00 PM Volleyball Vs. Fredonia 7:00 PM September 13 Men's soccer Vs. W & J 5:00 PM September 14 Women's tennis at Buffalo State 3:30 PM Women's soccer at Grove City 4:00 PM Behrend soccer squads capture their respec- Lauffer Memorial Tournament The titles at the Herb tive by Douglas Smith sports editor Both the men and women captured the title of the Herb Lauffer Memorial soccer Tournament this past weekend. The men beat Hiram on Saturday in their championship game 2-0. The women beat Bethany 7-0. It was quite a good start to the season Both squads came into the tournament with very high hopes. Last season the men went 12-7-1 and won the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference title for the third time in fours years. James Martin and Tommy Sieg are being depended on heavily this year to help carry the team to yet another conference title and hopefully much more than that. The Herb Lauffer Tournament kicked off on Friday as the men The women's soccer team relaxes last Sunday Behrend to provide interesting cross country season By Douglas Smith sports editor Another fall sport is in action here at Penn State Behrend. It is one of endurance and the athletes can easily be admired for their passion to run. It is of course cross country. Both the men's and women's squads are looking to build on last year's seasons. The women finished second in the Al legheny Mountain Collegiate Conference to nationally recog nized Frostburg State. In the men's section Frostburg St. beat out our Behrend Lions also. Coach Rich Hoffman had the following to say when asked about the outlook on the season for both teams. "The women look pretty strong right now and could be in a position to make a serious run at Frostburg for the AMCC Championships. We've closed the gap each year; we're looking to take our turn soon. The men I'll have to wait and see a little bit. It will depend a lot on how well we progress in our training. We have the potential for some strong running up front, but I'm not sure about our depth right now." Women Tina Rubay and Keri Lowman return from the 1998 team to lead the charge for the women's squad. However, these are definitely not the only two names you will hear this year. This women's squad seems to have a little better chance to succeed than the men do. Coach Hoffman was very talk ative about who will carry the team this year. "The women are pretty bal anced - I think we could see any of several women leading the way at any given time this fall. Se- took on SUNY New Paltz. It was a hard fought game, but Behrend moved on with a 3-2 victory. Hiram beat Hobart 2-0 to move onto the championship game. In the title game Mark Szewczykowski, a hometown boy, scored the first goal in the 38th minute for Behrend. The score remained 1-0 at halftime. The second goal was an own goal scored in the 80 1 " minute. Szewczykowski was named Most Valuable Player of the tournament. Tommy Sieg, had seven saves for the shutout. The win earned the Behrend Lions national recognition. The National Soccer Coaches Association of America placed Behrend 7' in the mid-Atlantic poll. This is a nice sign about this year's team. Be sure to expect bigger and brighter things from the Behrend Lions this year. PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER nior Tina Rubay has been running very well in practice, and Deidre Garrity (fr.), Kathy Perry (so.), Andrea Sanko (fr.), and Katie Cole (so.) have looked equally strong. I think we could also see Jessica Knapp (fr.) move up and Brandi Napenas (fr.) has dis played a great attitude and seems to be adapting well. Also, Lyndsey Boor (so.) and Betsy Voigt (so.) will make real strong contributions as the season progresses and will likely be in the mix up front soon. It's a tal ented group who want to work hard and get better," said Hoffman. In the first meet of the year at the Buffalo State Invitational the women finished ninth out of eleven. Deidre Garrity was the top Behrend runner at 22:21.8. Coach Hoffman was not disap pointed with the effort. "Our women ran well. We're far ahead of last year and will only get better. That takes nothing away from the group we ran to day they ran in a great field," said Hoffman. The men's squad is a bit of a different story. Coach Hoffman knows who the leader is, but seems a bit skeptical about the rest of the squad. Hoffman reports, "The men are being led right now by senior Dennis Halaszynski, a mainstay of the program who continues to get better. He racked up some big miles this summer while working a very demanding job, and ap pears to be in great physical shape. Dennis has shown that he can be one of the top cross coun- try runners in our region at times. Freshman Sohrab Moeini has been right in there so far and I think he'll be a big boost to our he championship game of the Herb Lauffer Tournament heats up The women had an easier time in capturing the title this past weekend. Behrend defeated Albion College (MI) 3-1 on Saturday. The first goal of the opening game came in the second minute as Katie Giles netted her first goal of the year. Amy Larocca knocked in the second goal just three minutes later. Bethany (WV) beat Hiram 4-1 for the right to meet Behrend in the championship game. The 7-0 blowout had freshmen Aubrey Nicksich scoring two goals. Katie Giles, Amy Larocca, and Lisa Danwalder scored one a piece. However, the Most Valuable Player of the tournament was Laura Furko, who had two goals team. Mark Suroviec (sr.) is working back into shape and like Dennis has shown he can compete in the top group runners of our region. We have 2 other seniors who are battling some injuries and their status is uncertain right now, but if Tyler Travis and Greg Coo per can get back in the line-up, we'll be pretty solid. Kevin Ritzert also had a good summer, and I can see him in the all-con ference hunt by season's end. After that we have a real close group of Carl Alberico, Clint Altman, Chuck Orton and Matt Grimmke that will work to pro vide us depth." At Buffalo State, the men fin ished eleventh out of thirteen. The Cross Country team works out in preparation for their invitational on September 16, 2000 and one assist. Coach Dan Perritano was pleased about the women's victory. "We are very pleased with this kind of start. This was a total team effort and our players battled two solid clubs," said Perritano. This women's team has won three consecutive AMCC championships and made three straight Eastern College Athletic Conference postseason tournaments. They are 65-23-9 under Coach Perritano. Remember the home games are played on the slightly renovated Behrend fields. These two squads are sure to provide plenty of victories this season, so make sure you get out to at least one game Halaszynski was the top Behrend finisher at 28:11.8. "As a team we have some work to do, and our guys know what needs to be done and I think they are willing to do what is neces sary. We will get better. I am con fident in that," said Hoffman. Cross country is a sport of en durance, and working out is the key to success. However, because of NCAA regulations, the amount of contact a school can have with an athlete over the summer is lim ited. Coach Hoffman encourages running a few races and also sends out summer workout schedules. They hope that the athletes keep in contact, so everyone stays on MEM ... . , .;:.;f'.!''•,..'i t '.:* . . : ,?...', ; •.i, 7 ,..ij;:1if;',4 - 1! ,-r.r......:,.:::;•..,'&4 - ; , .=::::i.Z.Q744' . " -• , • ~....%,„ PHOTO BY JEFF MILLER There is much more soccer to be played, so it is the least you can do to come out to one game. Szewczykowski said it best last week in the soccer preview. "You cannot win a playoff spot in Septemeber, you can only lose it. we finished last season with eleven straight victories, and no playoff spot," the same page over the summer. What if the dedication to work ing out over the summer is lack ing'? "Well, at that point all I can do is try to work them back into train ing slowly and gradually and hope we can achieve a decent competi tive level of fitness by the end of the season. You have to balance the need to get into shape with the need for a gradual increase to limit injuries," said Hoffman. So this season seems to be one heading for many ups and downs, literally. The home invitational is on the 16th of September, and Penn State Behrend is expecting 18 teams to compete. This is a rather large gathering of athletes.
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