Mike Bello, Sports Editor
The Behrend Beacon
Calendar
of Events
Behrend
Athletic
Events
Saturday
Indoor Track and Field
@Fredonia Invitational
12 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
@ Frostburg
2 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
@ Frostburg
4 p.m.
Wednesday
Men’s and Women’s
Swimming
Nazareth
Junker Center
6 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
@ Lake Erie
6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
@ Lake Erie
8 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 9
Men’s and Women’s
Swimming
Penn State Altoona
Junker Center
1 p.m.
Women’s Basketball
La Roche
Junker Center
6 p.m.
Men’s Basketball
La Roche
Junker Center
8 p.m.
Intramurals
Schedule
Friday
Intramural Arena Football
Men’s and Women’s
Teams
Teams will consist of a
maximum of seven
players
Friday, Feb. 15
Intramural Swimming
Men’s and Women’s Indi
vidual; Men’s, Women’s,
and Coed Teams
Friday, Feb. 22
Intramural Volleyball: 4
vs. 4 Coed Volleyball
Aerobics Classes
Junker Center Aerobic
Room
Monday through
Thursday from 7 - 8 p.m.
$1 per class or $2O for a
semester
All entries must be at the
intramural office
by 4 p.m.
on the scheduled date
Behrend men fall to No. 1
Pitt-Bradford in overtime
by Zoe Rose
staff writer
Penn State Behrend hosted the Pitt-
Bradford Panthers in a televised con
ference game in front of 485 enthusi
astic fans at the Junker Center on
Wednesday. The Lions extended the
action into overtime, but the Panthers
pounced on the opportunity and came
away with a 80-69 win.
The Junker Center was packed as
the Blue and White prepared to take
on the Panthers, the No. 1 team in the
AMCC conference.
Behrend (13-6) moved swiftly
around the court as both defenses
warmed up and aggressive inside play
became crucial in scoring. Bradford
(15-3,8-0 AMCC) eased into the lead
by five points by halftime, 26-21.
Still in their seats and not answer
ing the numerous chants from the other
side of the court, the Behrend crowd
was ready to help the Lions snatch the
lead away from the Panthers. With
12:30 left in the game, Matt Keith sank
a 3-pointer and pulled away with the
foul. After Keith missed his second
foul shot, David Hairston pumped up
the crowd by rebounding the missed
free throw, making a shot from the
paint and drawing another foul.
As the Lions closed Pitt-Bradford’s
lead to 40-37, the Behrend fans be
came energized. Amid the fans’ chants
of “defense”, the momentum quickly
changed in favor of the Panthers as
they extended their lead to 47-42.
Behrend again surged from behind.
With 41 seconds left, Steve Merrill
sank a 3-pointer, putting Behrend in
the lead at 57-53. Merrill then sank two
free throws for a six-point lead.
Bradford didn’t back down though,
hitting two layups and a free throw to
pull to within one. After Merrill made
another free throw, Bradford’s Doug
Schneide sank a field goal with nine
seconds left to tie the score 60-all.
Pitt-Bradford shined as it dominated
the courts in overtime. The crowd was
silenced as the Panthers controlled all
the action during the five-minute over
time. The Lions fell behind as the Pan
thers' crucial free-throw shots won the
game at 80-69. The Lions’ record
slipped to 6-2 in the AMCC with the
loss.
Pacing the Lions was freshman Tom
Lulich, who gathered 13 points, in
cluding three 3-pointers. David
Hairston and Matt Keith both scored
12 points, while Hairston also
snatched eight rebounds. The Lions
were held to 42.8 percent shooting in
regulation while the Panthers shot 46.1
percent from the field.
Women hoopsters crash
and burn against Altoona
by Mike Bello
sports editor
What seemed like a hopeless situation for Behrend struggled early and often at the
the women’s basketball team turned Into one Adler Gym in Altoona to 105e.84-60, die second
of joy within the past week. After suffering a time Behrend lost to Altoona by 24 points. The
24-point loss to Penn State Altddtta on Lions made only 7-of-25 shots in the first half
Saturday, Behrend rebounded to defeat Pitt- (28 percent) while Altoona(ll-6,6-2 AMCC)
Bradford on Wednesday. More importantly made an unheard of 67.9 percent of its shots
though, Altoona, the No. 1 team in thcAMCC, (19-of-28). As a result, Behrend found itself
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competition in the AMCC, as well. Greeosburg but the Lions see it as motivation to tty even
and La Roche have beaten Altooha Sy six harder the rest of the season,
points, and Behrend has defeated both teams. “The two losses against Altoona just make
This means, come playoff time, there will be us want to beat them that much more if we
no clear-cut candidate favored .td,wln the would meet them in the playoffs,” said senior
championship. In order to have a chance at Katie Weigold. “It won’t affect owcomposure,
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SPORTS
Friday, February 1, 2002
The Panthers’ strength came during
overtime as Pitt-Bradford dominated
the paint. The Panthers shot a perfect
5-of-5 from the field to control the ac
tion and held the Lions to a mere 30
percent shooting.
The battle continued as the Panthers
showed confidence with 90.9 percent
free throw shooting, compared to
Behrend’s 25 percent.
Last Saturday, the Lions finished
PHOTO BY JEFF HANKEY / BEHREND BEACON
Behrend sophomore Randy Conley and Bradford junior Matt Beacom reach for the opening tip
off on Wednesday at the Junker Center. Behrend dropped a heartbreaker, 80-69, in overtime
against No 1 Bradford, dashing the Lions’ hopes for a chance to host the AMCC tournament.
for us to win, because right now anybody in
our conference can lose,” said senior Christine
Chamock.
their three-game road series by playing
against Penn State Altoona. Behrend
came out on top with a 68-65 victory.
The Blue and White dominated
Altoona (1-18, 1-7) in the second half
of last Saturday’s game. The Lions
claimed the lead for good at the six
minute marie. With their solid free throw
shooting at the end of the second half,
the Lions won the game 68-65.
Looking to gather a few more wins
Lady swimmers upset defending
AMCC champ Frostburg
Penn State Behrend’s men’s and women’s
swimming teams visited Washington and
Jefferson on Wednesday. The W & J men de
feated Behrend 128-89, and the W & J women
won 108-81. On Saturday, the Behrend men’s
and women’s swim teams raced against
Frostburg. The men (1-6-1) lost 148-76, but the
women (1-6) came away with a 106-94 victory.
The women upset the defeating AMCC Classic
champions.
“This win was significant in many ways,” said
PHOTO BY MIKE BELLO / BEHREND BEACON i
Freshman Casey Doody, shown swimminq a lap in the Junker Center pool last week, g
was one of the bright spots for the men’s swim team. Doody broke the team record in Jj
the 200 free in 1:50.61. *
and improve their winning record,
the Lions will need to finish strong
before the AMCC tournament at the
end of February. They will be on the
road again to visit Frostburg this
Saturday and Lake Erie on Wednes
day. Closing out the season, the Li
ons only have two home games left,
excluding the alumni game on Feb.
9.
by Kate Levdansky Petrikis
assistant sports editor
behrco!ls @ aol.com
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Athlete
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pennSwe_
Christine
Wiffiams
Williams (Seltzer/
Pottsville) helped the
Behrend women's swim
team upset Frostburg,
106-94, on Saturday.
This was the first home
victory for a women's
aquatic sport. Williams
placed first in the 200-
yard IM, and the 100-
yard backstroke.
Williams owns team
records in the 200 free
(2:07.97), 500 free
(5:44.14), 100 back
stroke (1:04.64), 200
backstroke (2:18.33),
200 IM (2:25.90), 400
IM (5:18.39), and is
part of the record
holding 200 and 400
free relay teams. Will
iams also owns pool
records in the 50
(31.25) and 100 back
stroke (1:04.72).
The next meet for
the Blue and White is at
home against Nazareth
at 6 p.m. on Wednesday.
coach Josh Heynes. “First, it was the first time a
women’s aquatic team has won in our home
pool. Second, we beat them without having any
female divers on our side. You have to realize
that overcoming a 32 point deficit and coming
up with a win is very big.”
Christine Williams set a new pool record in
the 100 backstroke with a time of 1:04.72 in the
big win
A record was also broken on the men’s side
by Casey Doody, who set a new team record in
SWIMMING RECORDS
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