Mike Bello, Sports Editor
The Behrend Beacon
Calendar of
Events
Behrend
Athletic
Events
Friday
Men's Soccer @ AMCC
Touranment @ Frostburg
#2 Pitt-Greensburg vs.
#3 Penn State Behrend
2:30 p.m.
Women's Volleyball @
AMCC Tournament TBA
Men's Water Polo @South
ern Division Championship
@ U.S. Naval Academy
TBA
Saturday
Men's Soccer @ AMCC
Tournament @ Frostburg
Championship Game
2 p.m.
Women's Volleyball @
AMCC Championships TB
Men's Water Polo @ South
ern Division Championship.
@ U.S. Naval Academy
Sunday
Men's Water Polo @ South
ern Division Championship.
@ U.S. Naval Academy
Saturday Nov. 10
Men% and Women's
Cross Country @ NCAA
Mideast Regionals @
Lehigh TBA
In tram urals
Schedule
Friday Nov. 9
Intramural 3 vs. 3 Basket
ball: Men's and Women's
Teams- Competitive and
Recreational
2-Bal Competition
Men's, Women's, and Coed
Teams (2 players)
Friday Nov. 16
Team Triathlon - Swimming,
Biking, and Jogging
Men's, Women's, and Coed
(3 Players each team)
All entries must be at the
intramural office by 4 p.m
on the scheduled date
Aerobics Classes
Junker Center
Aerobic Room
$l/ class or $lO/ semester
Mondays
7-8 p.m.
Step and Pump
Tuesdays
7-8 p.m.
Tae-Robics
Wednesdays
7-8 p.m.
Step and Pump
Thursdays
7-8 p.m.
Tae-Robics
Sundays
5-6 p.m.
Tone and Stretch
Women's cross country team runs away
with first ever conference championship
by Jason Snyder
staff writer
The Behrend women's cross coun
try team placed seven runners in the
top 10 to easily claim its first ever Al
legheny Mountain Collegiate Confer
ence Championship at La Roche on
Saturday. But the women's domina
tion of the race wasn't all that pleased
coach Dave Cooper.
"I was pleasantly surprised to sec
seven Behrend women in the top 10,"
said Cooper. "What surprised me
even more was that four Behrend run
ners managed to upend defending
AMCC champion Inga Olsen of
Frostburg State."
In last year's AMCC Champion
ship, Olsen took first place to lead
Frostburg over the Lions 26-29. This
year, Behrend avenged last season's
disappointing finish with a 16-55
trouncing of the defending champi
ons. Olsen had to settle for fifth place,
her worst finish in the AMCC Cham
pionships to date.
"The women were hungry for this
title," said Cooper. "I just told them
to be aggressive and not to get caught
running with, as opposed to against,
Volleyball team looks for
PHOTO BY MIKE BELLO
Sophomore Jessica Niedermeyer,
left, and freshman Trish Krantz
work together to block a Pitt-
Bradford spike on Monday at the
Junker Center. The Lions took
care of Bradford in three straight
sets to improve their record to 20-
10 on the year, and 10-2 in the
AMCC, good for second place
heading into this weekend's finals.
Men's soccer team within reach of AMCC
by Kate Levdansky Petrikis
assistant sports editor
Behrend competes in the 2001
AMCC Men's Soccer Championships
at Frostburg today and Saturday. To
day, No. 1 Frostburg (5-1) will chal
lenge No. 4 Penn State Altoona (2-4),
at noon. Following that game, No. 2
Pitt- Greensburg (5-1) will take on No.
3 Penn State Behrend (5-1) at 2:30 p.m.
The championship game will be held
Saturday at 2 p.m.
Behrend played Thiel Oct. 25 and
won the game 6-1, which improved
Behrend's overall record to 10-6-1.
Behrend's Chris Lightner was named
AMCC's "Best of the Rest," due to his
performance in this game. Lightner had
a pair of goals in win over Thiel, and
broke the all-time career points record.
"After I scored, I heard on the loud
speaker that I broke the career points
record," said Lightner. "Coach was
yelling for me to come shake his and
everyone on the teams' hand. I am very
happy to have accomplished this
record, and having the opportunity to
play on this team with so many great
people over the years."
The Lions added to their winning
record by beating Buffalo State on
Tuesday. The score was 3-1, making
the team's overall record 11-6-1.
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the competition."
Instead, the women simply ran
away from the competition.
Jessica Knapp took first place with
a time of 21:21, earning her the
AMCC Most Valuable Runner award,
which goes to the top finisher in the
conference championship. Teammate
Andrea Sanko, Knapp's toughest
competition all season, took second
in the race at 21:33. The two women
had shared the top spot for the Lions
all season, which Cooper sees as the
main reason the women dominated in
by Diane Holtsford
staff writer
This past Monday, the Behrend
women's volleyball team ended its
incredibly successful regular season
at home against conference opponent
Pitt-Greensburg. Also, at this time the
team's two seniors, Brianne Engelbert
and Sarah Peterson, were honored for
their contribution and success to the
Seniors Peterson and Engelbert engage in 'ask and respond'
What has been the cause of your
team's success this year?
Engelbert: I think two factors
contribute to our success this year:
the hard-working individuals on our
team and our coaches. Our team is
very competitive and works hard
together: we won't let anything stand
in the way of our goals. The new
coaches have brought a new aspect
to our game. They make us work
hard to reach our goals and let us
know when we need to clean things
up, yet still let us play the game, and
they always bring the fun with them.
Peterson: I think our success is
(attributed) to the determination and
hard work of the girls. We all love
the game and want to win, so we go
into every practice with intensity, and
we look for ways to improve our
game. 1 also think that our success
PHOTO BY MIKE BELLO
Senior Mark Szewczykowski dribbles upfield alongside freshman Ja
son Ferrier in their game against on Oct. 25 against Thiel. The Lions
used their last home games, along with their game at Buffalo State on
Tuesday, to prepare for the AMCC Championships this weekend. The
Lions will look to revenge last year's 1-0 overtime loss to Frostburg in
the AMCC finals.
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the conference championships.
"I'm sure Jessica would agree that
Andrea played a big part in bringing
that award (Most Valuable Runner)
back to Behrend." said Cooper.
Lyndsey Boor closed the gap be
tween Behrend's top two runners and
the rest of the team, finishing in third
place with a time of 21:42. Cooper
realized all season that the women
needed to have more than just their
"one-two punch" to contend for any
titles.
Clair Manelick rounded out
revenge against Altoona this weekend
Behrend program. They admit to
having some great memories
throughout their four years and are
excited for the success of their team.
Behrend defeated Greensburg
easily in three games. 30-18, 30-24,
30-23. The Lions finished their
season with an impressive conference
record of 10-2 and an overall record
of 20-10.
"We played well, and everyone got
a chance to play," said coach Kellie
has to do with how much we get
along together as a team. We have a
great time and we carry that onto the
court, which helps us to continually
play well.
What is the team's attitude going
into this weekend?
Engelbert: Our attitude for this
weekend is to crush Pitt-Bradford
(for the fifth time) and Altoona. We
know we are the better team and
although we have lost to Altoona
twice, we played badly both nights.
We know that we have to play our
"A" game to come out on top and
that's what we plan to do. We will
work hard this week in practice and
look forward to the challenge.
Peterson: Our attitude going into
this weekend is revenge. We want to
crush Bradford on Friday to avenge
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Frostburg's Olsen by one second.
Manelick was named the AMCC
Newcomer of the Year.
"Manelick has struggled a bit of late
and her comeback has given the team
confidence as they head for NCAA
Regionals," said Cooper.
Also finishing in the top 10 for the
Lions were Suzie Szafran in sixth,
Jessie Coe in seventh, and Tara Bur
gess in 10th. All of the Lions who
finished in the top 10 were named to
the All-Conference team.
Diehl about her team's win
Peterson and Engelbert contributed
to their team's win, as Peterson had
nine kills and eight digs and Engelbert
had three kills and eight digs. Also,
Jessica Niedermeyer had three kills
and eight digs, and Danielle Bemis
added five kills and four digs.
The Behrend Lions compete in the
AMCC conference tournament this
weekend in Altoona. Behrend will
play Pitt-Bradford, which they have
them for the comments made about
our fans, and we want to annihilate
Altoona because of our losses to
them earlier this season. We really
want to prove that we are the best
team in the conference!!
What are your goals for the team
as your season winds down?
Engelbert: My goal for the team
is to win AMCCs and advance to
ECACs. I want us to play our best at
AMCCs and give both teams a run
for their money. I want them to know
who the better team is and who wants
the AMCC title more.
Peterson: Our biggest goal is to
win AMCC and to hopefully
continue onto ECAC. But above all
we just want to show everybody what
Behrend can do!
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Jessica Knapp, left, Andrea
Sanko, center, and Lyndsey Boor,
right, finished one, two , three in
the AMCC Championship to lead
the Lions to an easy 16-55 win.
Behrend took seven of the top 10
places, with Clair Manelick in
fourth, Suzie Szaf ran in sixth, Jes
sica Coe in seventh, and Tara Bur
gess in 10th.
Cooper made the conference
awards a clean sweep for the women's
team, being named AMCC Coach of
the Year in his first season at Behrend.
"This was the first AMCC title for
the women and it couldn't have hap
pened to a nicer, harder working
group of ladies," said Cooper. "I feel
good about the title and I'm honored
to have received AMCC coach hon
ors as well."
On Nov. 10, the Behrend women
will travel to Lehigh University to
compete in the NCAA regionals.
"The Behrend women have never
finished higher than 22nd there, out
of roughly 40 teams," said Cooper.
"We are shooting for the top 10-15
places this year."
beaten four times already this season
in the semifinal.
Behrend will play Bradford on
Friday. If the Lions win they will play
the winner of the Frostburg/Altoona
semifinal game in the finals on
Saturday. Diehl said she is confident
the Lions will play Altoona in the
final and that her team can beat them.
PHOTO BY MIKE BELLO
Freshman Trish Krantz, left at
tempts to knock the ball over a Pitt-
Bradford opponent on Monday.
Senior Brianne Engelbert, right,
prepares for the outcome of
Krantz's attempted spike.
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