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FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 2001
JV basketball finishes off mediocre season
by Jeanine Noce
assistant sports editor
Behrend's 2000-2001 junior varsity
basketball team finished their demanding
season of three months this past Sunday,
January 28. They played Allegheny College
at 1:00 p.m. in Erie Hall and were defeated.
This team of eleven players was striving to
prove that Behrend's junior varsity team are
skilled players. The end of the season left the
men with a record of 3-6. The competition
was tough, however, the men's junior varsity
team worked extremely hard to accomplish
working as a team for the first time.
Eight freshmen and one sophomore were
the main members of the team. One or two
players from the Behrehd Lions varsity team
also would assist the junior varsity with their
games. Two years ago, Behrend had a varsity
and junior varsity team. Last year there were
not a sufficient amount of players for Behrend
to have a junior varsity team, however, this
year the sports program was Privileged to have
a large number of men playing varsity and
junior varsity basketball.
The conditioning for basketball began on
October 15. On this date, all of the potential
varsity and junior varsity basketball players
began conditioning. Try -outs were held and
the varsity kept fifteen players and the
remaining men played for the junior varsity
team. Practices were held after the men's and
women's basketball team's practices in Erie
Hall. They were generally one and a half to
two hours in length and were held five or six
days a week. The first game was against
BEHREND SPORTS
MEN'S BASKETBALL
School
Frostburg
Pitt-Bradford
Penn State Behrend
La Roche
Penn State Altoona
Lake Erie
Pitt-Greensburg
Behrend 73 Lake Erie 60
Behrend 40
Lake Erie 31
Lake Erie
Player
Baker
Dominick
Henderson
Johnson
Rustifo
Crawford
Behrend
Player
Curren
Orris
Hairston
Ponsoll
Merrill
Banner
Conley
Timm
Behrend 62 La Roche 45
Behrend
La Roche
La Roche
Player
Foster
Franitti
Williams
Kirschner
Micheal
Bell
Dolak
Behrend
Player
Curren
Orris
Hairston
Ponsoll
Keith
Merrill
Banner
Conley
Timm
C.R. Overall
35 62
18 45
3 -pt FT
1 -3 0-0
4-10 0-0
1 -5 1 - 1
0-1 4-6
0-0 0-0
0-2 0-0
0-0 0-0
0-0 0-0
Tanner
Costanzo
Cochran
Weigold
Mauser
Sorensen
Charnock
Mozdy
McGarvey
Allegheny College on November 2 where the
team was defeated.
The men's junior varsity competed against
several local colleges such as Buffalo State,
Thiel, and Mercyhurst. The farthest away
college that the team competed against was
Buffalo State, which is approximately an hour
and a half away from the Behrend campus.
The athletic department chose to compete
against colleges that were in close vicinity to
Behrend. Brad Wright, the shooting guard on
the team stated, "my favorite experience was
traveling to Olean College and playing in an
armory. I also thought that the team improved
tremendously throughout the season. The team
did not know any of the members previous to
this year and worked extremely well with each
other."
Patrick Mashuda was the coach and Brian
Emick was the assistant coach of the men's
junior varsity team. Mashuda was chosen as
the junior varsity coach for Behrend this past
August for the first time. He previously was
the assistant coach at La Roche College for
seven years. Initially, Coach Mashuda wanted
to spend more time with the varsity in
recruiting players; however, his position as
head coach worked out extremely well. He
has the position of assistant coach with the
varsity and spends a great deal of his time with
each of the teams. Brian Emick, the assistant
coach, was previously a student here at
Behrend and was on the men's basketball
team. He graduated recently and was chosen
for the position of junior varsity assistant
coach. Coach Mashuda felt that the team's best
performance was the Buffalo State game on
WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
School
Penn State Behrend
Penn State Altoona
Pitt-Greensburg
Pitt-Bradford
Lake Erie
Frostburg
La Roche
Behrend 52 Lake Erie 50
Behrend 28
Lake Erie 24
Lake Erie
Player
Ballentine
Whitacre
Berardinell
Bolden
Chiapponi
Frabotta
Foglyano
Behrend
Player
O'Lare
Philips
Sanders
Costanzo
Mauser
Sorensen
Charnock
Mozdy
McGarvey
Behrend 87 La Roche 64
Behrend
La Roche
La Roche
Player
Henderson
Stuart
Balbach
Cousins
Pencak
Wandriso
Lyon
Blake
Rosser
Behrend
FG
1-2
7-13
Player
O'Lare
Philips
Sanders
Bemis
C.R. Overall
3-pt. FT
0-0 2-6
0-1 6-8
0-1 0-0
1-5 1-2
0-0 1-2
0-1 0-0
0-0 0-0
1-5 0-0
0-0 0-1
Pts.
10
14
FT Pts.
0-0 10
2-3 12
2-2 12
0-0 13
2-2 12
1-1 9
0-0 0
0-1 0
2-2 4
20
14
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SPORTS
January 25. The team was defeated, but he
felt that they played well and had strong
teamwork skills.. Coach Mashuda also
believes that the junior varsity's toughest
opponent was Mercyhurst North East where
the team was defeated, 76-62.
Coach Mashuda felt that the most effective
play for the team was when the members
played major sets and then played reads off
of that. The team was effective in using the
two major sets, which were the break, or the
two-guard set as an offensive play against their
opponents.
Coach Mashuda stated that each individual
player could work on a number of things for
next year's season. The goal of each of the
junior varsity members is to attempt to be a
part of the men's varsity team. Brian Werner,
the small forward on the team, agrees with
coach Mashuda in believing, "Mercyhurst
North East was the team's toughest opponent.
They were an extremely athletic team and
were also very quick and played a fast-paced
game. I also believe that the team improved
as a whole and the players improved
individually throughout the season."
Coach Mashuda's final thoughts on the
season were positive. He stated, "the team had
a pretty good year and that they worked hard
as a team. The members had fun, practiced
often and were successful." The men's junior
varsity team has begun to work well and learn
each others playing tactics. Next year, the team
is hoping to improve their teamwork, skills
and overall record.
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lowa St.
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5. Georgia
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10. LSU
11. Florida
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21. Oregon
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