Rishel by Jeanine Noce assistant sports editor Becky Rishel is stopping all the balls hit between second and third base on the Behrend women's softball team. Rishel is the shortstop for the Lions and has come to Behrend from Uniontown, Pennsylvania. Her experience and dedication are helping the team to succeed This season will be Rishel's seventh year playing softball. She played during all four years while attending Albert Gallatin High School as their starting shortstop. This is Rishel's fifth year attending Behrend and she has played on the softball team for three years. She began her sophomore year, then took a year off between her junior and senior year and red shined for the team. This break was due to shoulder surgery as a result of playing softball. Rishel practices six days during the week, usually from 4:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. There are usually three games that are played during the week, however, now the team has been playing four to five games weekly. These games are doubleheaders due to the snow and rain cancellations. Thus far, Behrend's record is 7-11 overall and 2-2 in the conference. The team hopes to increase their wins with the experience that they are gaining throughout the season. think that playing softball and being involved in all of the other activities is relatively easy," said Rishel. Being busy helps to schedule my class work better and I tend not to procrastinate as much." Majoring in psychology, being a member of the Student Athletic Advisory Committee k_, BA D SOREO R , a BEHREND SPORTS MEN'S BASEBALL School Frostburg St Pitt-Bradford Penn State Altoona Penn State Behrend Pitt-Greensburg La Roche Behrend 10 Behrend 13 Behrend 19 Behrend 9 Behrend 9 Pitt-Green 8 Jake Boyle led Behrend hitting 529 with 11 RBl's MEN'S TENNIS Frostburg St. Penn State Behrend Pitt-Greensburg Penn State Altoona Lake Erie Behrend 0 Behrend 7 Behrend 0 Behrend 0 Behrend 4 isn't comi C.R. Overall 15-6-1 15-5 14-11-1 13-11 2-15 5-9-2 4-1-1 4-2 4-2 4-2 0-2 0-5-1 La Roche 1 La Roche 4 Hilbert 3 Hilbert 8 Pitt-Green 1 Behrend 3 3-6 2-7 5-3 0-2 Frostburg 9 Pitt-Greensburg 2 Alfred 9 Edinboro 9 Lake Erie 3 ng up short at shortstop for Lions WOMEN'S SOFTBALL School La Roche Frostburg St. Pitt-Bradford Penn State Altoona Penn State Behrend Pitt-Greensburg Lake Erie Frostburg 6 Frostburg 4 Baldwin Wallace 3 Baldwin Wallace 9 Behrend 9 Behrend 9 Cheryl Peterson hit .421 with a pair of game winning RBl's. WOMEN'S WATER POLO Penn State vs. Salem International Behrend 7 - Salem Int. 18 Goals Attempts Assists Steals 7 24 3 9 Penn St. vs. Washington & Jefferson Behrend 1 - W & J 9 Goals Attempts Assists Steals 1 23 0 11 Overall record 0-18 Conference record 0-4 C.R. Overall Behrend 4 Behrend 0 Behrend I Behrend 2 Theil 7 Theil 1 PHOTO BY BECKY WEINDORF NHL Playoffs First Round Played April 12 through April 25 Eastern Conference New Jersey vs Carolina Ottawa vs Toronto Washington vs Pittsburgh Philadelphia vs Buffalo Western Conference Colorado vs Vancouver Detroit vs Los Angeles Dallas vs Edmonton St. Louis vs San Jose NASCAR 2001 Winston Cup Standings: Race 7 of 34 PTS. Dale Jarrett 1236 Jeff Gordon 1113 Sterling Marlin 1049 Johnny Benson 1049 Steve Park 1039 Rusty Wallace 1008 Bobby Hamilton 995 Ricky Rudd 970 Bill Elliott 943 Elliott Sadler 924 Ward Burton 892 Kevin Harvick 872 Tony Stewart 872 Ken Schrader 865 Jerry Nadeau 864 Jimmy Spencer 845 Matt Kenseth Terry Labonte Dale Earnhardt Jr. 834 Michael Waltrip 831 (SAAC), and working at two different locations takes up the majority of Rishel's spare time. She holds a position at the Behrend Day Care Center and at the Athletic Offices. "This year's team is definitely better than the past few years. It seems that everyone gets along real well and the team is extremely close," said Rishel. Being a part of the team is very enjoyable and the coaches, Cindy Jacobelli, Stacy Pondo, and Tonya Deats are always helpful, she added. Rishel's favorite experience was winning the AMCC title during the 1999 softball season. In the finals, the team defeated Laßoche College and took the title. Traveling to Florida over this past spring break from March 3-11 was also a great learning experience for Rishel. The entire team went to Cocoa Beach and played eight games from March 5-9. The team finished 2-6 and learned several tactics to use against this season's competition. This was also the first time that the women played on a real softball field due to the weather conditions here in Erie. The Lady Lions will next play a doubleheader against Laßoche College Saturday. These two games are huge conference games and Saturday is also senior day/ parents day for the team. With the experience and dedication that Rishel brings to the team, the Lions definitely have a good chance to win another AMCC title. NATIONAL SPORTS Montreal 5 Philadelphia 1 N.Y. Mets 3 Altanta 3 Florida 2 Central W Houston 4 St. Louis 4 Milwaukee 3 Pittsburgh 3 Cincinnati 3 West W San Francisco 4 Los Angeles 4 San Diego 3 Colorado 3 Arizona 2 Eastern Conference Atlantic W 76'ers 53 Miami 46 Knicks 45 Orlando 41 Boston 35 Nets 26 Wizards 18 Central W Bucks 48 Toronto 44 Charlotte 42 Indiana 36 Detroit 29 Cleveland 26 Atlanta 23 Chicago 12 838 836 STEREO SYSTEM FOR SALE like-new Sharp stereo system with 5-disc changer, dual cassette, and AM/FM radio $2OO - or best offer email:bdjl23@psu.edu for more information Work outdoors this summer in the Erie area and earn $3,000- $5,000 with College Pro Paint ers. No exp. necessary - apply today at www.collegepro.com or call 1-888-277-9787. 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