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The Behrend Beacon
Calendar of
Events
Behrend
Athletic
Events
Friday
Men's and Women's
Swimming @ ECAC
Division 111
Championships TBA
Women's Basketball
Behrend Tournament
Junker Center
Susquehanna vs. Albion
6 p.m.
Behrend vs. RIT
8 p.m.
Saturday
Women's Basketball
Behrend Tournament
Junker Center
Consolation Game
1 p.m
Championship Game
3 p.m.
Men's Basketball
@ Fredonia
4 p.m.
Sunday
Men's Basketball
Carnegie Mellon
Junker Center 2 p.m
Wednesday
Women's Basketball
@ Pitt-Bradford
6 p.m.
Men's Basketball
@ Pitt-Bradford
8 p.m.
Saturday Dec. 8
Women's Basketball
Penn State Altoona
Junker Center
2 p.m.
Men's Basketball
Penn State Altoona
Junker Center
4 p.m.
JV Basketball
Pitt-Titusville
Junker Center
6 p.m
Intramurals
Schedule
Friday Dec. 7
Intramural 5 vs. 5 Bas
ketball: Men's and
Women's Teams
All entries must be at
the intramural office
by 4 p.m.
on the scheduled date
Swim teams fall to Gannon;
prepare for ECAC Championships
by Kate Levdansky Petrikis
assistant sports editor
The Penn State swim teams com
peted against Gannon on Nov. 20.
Both the men and women lost, 121-
94 and 163-47, respectively.
Behrend's men won first place in
the 200 medley relay, setting a new
pool and team record of 1:43.32.
Lucas Dushac took first place in the
100-meter breaststroke and also set a
new pool and team record of I :02.62.
Robb Christensen took home a first
place victory by winning the 50-meter
freestyle with a new pool record of
24.6.
Samantha Cihula led the way for
the women. She won first place in the
500-meter freestyle with a time of
5:52.78, setting new pool and team
records.
"For the most part we fared well
against Gannon," said coach Josh
Heynes. "On the men's side, Gannon
had to re-do their lineup because at
the halfway point of the meet Behrend
was winning. On the women's side
Gannon just out-numbered us- they
have 26 women and we only have
ehrend uses second-half burst to down Grove City
by Zoe Rose
staff writer
After winning two of their first
three games in the sparkling new
$10.2 million Junker Center, the
Penn State Behrend Lions traveled
to Washington & Jefferson on
Wednesday.
"W&J is always tough at home, we
need to play a complete game to
win," said head coach Dave Niland
a few days before the game.
The Lions came out strong in the
first half, limiting W & J to less than
33 percent shooting as they built a
34-26 halftime lead.
Fortunes turned for the worse,
though. W & J used 13 of 23 shoot
ing to erase Behrend's eight point
halftime lead en route to a 57-50 win.
The Lions only shot seven of 24 from
the field in the second half, while W
& J shot better than 50 percent.
James Curren led the way for the
Lions, scoring 12 points and grab
bing nine rebounds. Casey Ponsoll
had 10 points and sophomore center
Randy Conley added nine points for
the Lions, who shot a horrendous
three of 20 from 3-point land.
Last week, the Blue and White en
tertained and pounced on the Grove
City Wolverines, pulling out a 56-
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they just heat us on depth."
The ECAC Division ill Champion
ships will take place today through
Sunday. Those who qualified are rest
ing and getting mentally ready to race
well.
"This is not a complete taper or rest
for them," said Heynes. "This is just
a Mid-season meet to determine what
type of training needs to be done in
the second semester to prepare for
53 win.
The Lions bolted out to a 35-31
halftime lead and expanded that to
43-35 early in the second half before
losing momentum.
The Wolverines went on a domi
nating 18-4 run to take a 53-47 mar
gin with 3:25 remaining. Taking ad
vantage of three Grove City turn
overs, the Lions rallied to score
seven unanswered points to grab the
lead for good, 54-53, with 2:33 left.
With the crowd roaring from the
sidelines, the Lions handed the
Grove City Wolverines their first loss
of the season. The win boosted
Behrend's record to 2-1 heading into
Wednesday's game at Washington &
Jefferson.
The Lions were led by junior Steve
Merrill and Curren, who were once
again both solid at point guard and
center, respectively. Merrill had 11
points on two of four shooting, three
assists and one rebound. Curren had
14 points on three of nine shooting,
one assist and an impressive 10 re
bounds. Conley added 10 points,
while sophomore David Hairston
added seven.
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against Grove City. We are a young
group with a lot of talent but we have
to do a better job on the boards," said
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conference in February. Our swim
mers need to have a fast meet to help
set goals for the future meets."
Almost every Division 111 school on
the East Coast will be competing in
the ECACs, which includes at least
16 different colleges.
"However, it is (anybody's) meet,"
said Heynes. "There are a lot of top
notch Division 111 schools attending.
This is a different type of champion
ship. Normally, you have a three day
freshman forward Cam Mascara
The Wolverines shot a season-high
57.1% from the field (20-35) and
held the Lions to 42.1% shooting
(16-38), including five of 10 three
pointers (.500). Behrend won the
game at the line, hitting 19 of 24 free
throws (79.2 percent) compared to
Grove City's 11 of 17 (64.7 percent)
mark from the stripe.
Curren leads the Lions with 11.0
points per game and 8.7 rebound per
game so far this season. Merrill fol
lows with 10.0 ppg,l.3 rpg, and a
solid .467 field goal percentage (7-
15). Conley is hitting 9.7 ppg and
grabbing 6.0 rpg as well. The one
major area the Lions need to improve
on is rebounding.
"The only thing that's maybe hurt
ing us right now is our rebounding,"
said Mascara.
On Nov. 17 and 18, Behrend
hosted Mt. Aloysius and Geneseo for
their 2001 Tip-Off Tournament. The
Lions defeated Mt. Aloysius 68-54
in their first game. The Lions took
second place to Geneseo, as the
Knights captured the championship
with a 61-54 victory.
"A win is always nice, but it was
also a great learning experience for
us and we all know we need to get
better," said Conley.
Sophomore James Curren, top,
attempts a free throw while
sophomore Dave Hairston, left,
looks to pass during the Lions'
game against Grove City on
Nov. 20.
meet with preliminaries in the morn
ing, and finals at night. This meet
however is two days with timed fi
nals in the morning and evening.
Which means, everyone only gets to
race once in their event, and then you
move onto a different event.
"I am not expecting a team win on
either side for us. However, I am
looking for fast individual and relay
swims. We are looking for placing in
the top eight in each event for the men,
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Brian Vallor, left, swims a lap on
Cici - Wednesday during the Lions'
(6) afternoon practice. Captain
o Hollie Stash, top, takes a rest
a_ after finishing a few laps.
and at least top 10 in each event for
the women. It is a lofty goal, but I
believe we can reach it."
Look for the Lions' Casey Doody
and Lucas Dushac, who placed in the
top five in most of their events, to lead
the men. For the women, watch out
for Christine Williams and Samantha
Cibula, who are seeded well in their
events
November 30 2001
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Senior Matt
Keith waits for
a pass in front
of his Grove
City defender
on Nov. 20.
The Lions
downed the
Wolverines. 56-
53 to run their
record to 2-1.
The Lions lost
their first road
game a week
later to W & J,
57-50.