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The Behrend Beacon
Swim teams prove there’s no sophomore slump
by Kate Levdansky Petrikis
assistant sports editor
At the Grove City Invitational last week
end, the women placed sixth out of 10
teams, and the men placed seventh out of
11 teams. Every swimmer for the Lions had
personal bests in at least one event.
“There was some extremely fast swim
ming done on our part, along with the other
schools in the swim meet,” said coach Josh
Heynes. “We did what we wanted to, and
that was to swim fast and to turn some
heads.”
Heynes was very satisfied with the re
sults, both individually and as a team.
“The team went above and beyond what
they thought they could do for only a sec
ond year team,” said Heynes.
Heynes was especially proud of the la
dies’ efforts. The Lions only had eight
women, but made a big statement by tying
a team that out numbered them.
“These athletes had to go through a lot
this year, and sacrifices were made and now
they see the results,” said Heynes. “So,
hopefully next year they will want to work
even harder. I was impressed with
everyone’s times and efforts.”
Christine Williams finished in fourth in
the 200 backstroke with a time of 2:16.22,
exactly one second behind the first-place
finisher. Williams, along with Samantha
Cibula, Hollie Stash, and Tara Braden, fin-
Tennis team ready for spring break, Hilton Head style
by Mike Bello
sports editor
While most college students will spend their
spring breaks in Cancun or somewhere else
sunny and warm, the men’s tennis team will
be at Hilton Head, S.C. for a chance to
improve its game outside. On Monday,
Behrend begins play against Winona State.
The Lions also play Belmont Abbey on
Tuesday and Hiram on Friday at one of the
country’s most popular tennis destinations.
“Hilton Head is where the team can focus
totally on tennis and forget about school and
Women’s Basketball
C.R. Overall
12-2 19-6
11-4 14-14
10-4 14-13
6-8 9-18
5-8 12-12
3-10 7-18
1-12 3-22
School
Penn State Altoona
Pitt- Greensburg
Penn State Behrend
Pitt-Bradford
La Roche
Frostburg
Lake Erie
Points Per Game (PPG)
Player Team PQS PPG
A Iverson PHI G 30.3
S O’Neil LAL C 26.5
P Pierce BOS F-G 26.1
K Bryant LAL G 26.0
V Carter TOR G-F 25.5
Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Player Team PQ.S RPG
T Duncan SA F-C 13.0
B Wallace DET F-C 12.3
D Fortson GS F 12.1
E Brand LAC F 11.8
K Garnett MIN F 11.8
Assists Per Game (APG)
Player Team EOS APG
A Miller CLE G 10.8
J Kidd NJ G 10.0
G Payton SEA G 9.1
J Tinsley IND G 8.8
B Davis CHA G 8.6
Field Goal Percentage (FGP)
Plaver Team PQS EEG
S O’Neal LAL C .566
D Marshall UT F .558
D Davis POR C-F .535
R PattersonPOß F-G .531
T MacCullochNJ C .525
National Basketball Association
League Leaders
Freshman Christine Williams finished in fourth place in the 200 backstroke at the
Grove City Invitational, one second behind the first-place finisher,
ished fifth in the 400 freestyle relay that earlier this year W&J won 128-89.
(3:54.23), the 200 medley relay (2:00.28), Heynes said. “We hit our taper well and suc
and the 800 freestyle relay (8:40.23). ceeded in our goals.
In the overal 1 score, the Behrend men In the AMCC Classic, the women tied tor
were only behind Washington and Jefferson first with Frostburg, and the men took sec
by 16 points. ond, on| y 20 P oints behind Frostburg
“This shows great improvement, given This was a huge step above last year,
exams,” said senior Sundeep Bhatia. “The
main focus is to work a lot on each person’s
game during our stay there.”
The Lions look to improve at Hilton Head,
as the conference season starts March 16, the
first game the Lions play after spring break.
Behrend didn’t get to play during spring break
last year, when the Lions went 5-8 overall.
This year, the team doesn’t have to jump into
the conference season without playing any
outdoor matches.
“Hilton Head, like all these current matches
before spring break, is for experience,” said
senior Steve Broussard. “So when we start
THE BEACON SCOREBOARD
Men’s Basketball
School C.R.
Pitt-Bradford
Frostburg
Penn State Behrend
La Roche
Pitt-Greensburg
Penn State Altoona
Lake Erie
Blocks (BLK)
Player Team PQS BLK
B Wallace DET F-C 185
R LaFrentz DAN C-F 157
T Duncan SA F-C 149
D Mutombo PHI C 143
J O’Neal IND F-C 124
Steals (S)
Team PQS £
Player
A Iverson PHI G 134
J Kidd NJ G 125
D ArmstrongOßL G 109
S Marion PHX F 108
K Malone UT F 107
Free Throw Percentage (FTP)
Player Team PQS FTP
1 R Miller IND G .916
2 C Whitney WAS G .909
3 R Hamilton WAS G-F .902
4 T Hudson ORL F .895
5 SNash DAL G .893
3-Pt. Field Goal Percentage (FGP)
Plaver Team EOS FGP
1 S Smith SA G-F .497
2 S Padgett UT F .488
3 W Person CLE G-F .486
4 W SzczerbiakMlN G-F .476
5 SNash DAL G .457
SPORTS
playing conference matches, the bugs will be
gone.
“Every practice we attend, we get better.
Every match we play in, we get better,” added
Broussard.
The men’s tennis team went up against
another difficult opponent Saturday, with
much the same results as Behrend’s first two
matches of the season. Against Ohio
powerhouse BaldwinrWallace in the final
tune-up before their Hilton Head trip, the
Lions were shut down 8-1. The lone match
win came in Behrend’s opening doubles play.
Dave Cooper and Mike Oey began things
THE BEHREND SPORTS SCENE
Women’s Basketball Stats
Plaver PPG RPG
Overall
23-4
16-12
18-8
9-18
8-17
4-22
8-18
Erin Phillips
Kate Costanzo
Erica Mozdy
Christine Charnock
Crystal McGarvey
5-8
3-10
2-11
Katie Weigold
Carly Cochran
THE NATIONAL SPORTS ARENA
Division I College Basketball
4 Cincinnati
5 Oklahoma
6 Alabama
7 Gonzaga
8 Pittsburgh
9 Marquette
10 Florida
11 Kentucky
12 Oklahoma St
13 Oregon
14 Arizona
15 Georgia
16 Illinois
17 Ohio St
18 Miami
19 Stanford
20 USC
21 Indiana 18-9
22 Wake Forest 18-10
23 West. Kentucky 25-3
24 Xavier 20-5
25 California
OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES
Hawaii 59,Conneticut 45,N.C.State
43,UCLA 40,Butler 30,TexasTech 27,
Texas 12,Kent State 11,Memphis 10
Friday, March 1, 2002
ESPN/USA Today Top 25
Men’s Basketball
Record Points
25-2 768
23-3 746
Team
Kansas
Maryland
Duke
when Behrend lost by more than 100 points
to Frostburg, and lost to Penn State Altoona,
as well. Twenty-five new team records were
set. Plus, 29 new AMCC Classic Meet
records were set, with Behrend owning 13
of them. Williams tied for most points and
shared the AMCC most valuable player
award with Kim Love from Altoona.
Lucas Dushac took home third, the high
est Behrend score in the meet, in the 200
breaststroke with a time of 2:11.64. He was
sixth in the 100 (1:00.39). Casey Doody fin
ished the 100 backstroke with a time of
54.20, good for seventh. He also finished
seventh in the 200 backstroke (2:00.43).
The ECAC Championships take place
Thursday and Friday. Doody qualified in
the 100 and 200 backstroke. Plus, Dushac
qualified in the 100 and 200 breaststroke.
“We just missed others qualifying by just
a few tenths and hundredths of a second.
But, it is great to have two people get their
foot in the door,” said Heynes. “Next year,
we will get more, and the year after that
even more. My expectations are not high. I
do not want to put pressure on them to swim
fast. I want them to have fun, and see how
fast they will go by making the atmosphere
more relaxed for them.”
Doody and Dushac only have a couple
more days to rest focus on their events.
They will compete against stiff competition,
given that this meet has Division I, 11, and
111 swimmers trying to qualify for NCAAs.
in singles play with back-to-back losses, 6-0,
6-0 for Cooper and 6-3, 6-3 for Oey. Jacob
Hillman and Sheel Galliara then dropped 6-2
and 6-1 decisions before Jacob Cornwell (6-
0, 6-0) and Broussard (6-0, 6-1) dropped the
final two singles matches at River Oaks
Country Club.
Cooper and Oey began doubles play with
an 8-6 win over Ward Crane and Mike
Wagner; Behrend’s only match play win this
season. Hillman/Galliara and Broussard/
Cornwell both dropped their matches 8-1
against Baldwin-Wallace (2-0). The Yellow
Jackets play at Hilton Head beginning March
Men’s Basketball Stats
Plaver PPG RPG
James Curren 15.8 7.8
Casey Ponsoll 11.1 3.2
Steve Merril 10.2 3.5
Dave Hairston 8.8 6.7
Randy Conley 6.1 3.3
5.0
3.6
3.8
9.4
9.2
5.9
Matt Keith
Tom Lulich
145
106
105
Points (Pts)
Player Team POS
J Iginla CGY RW
M Naslund VAN LW
J Thornton BOS C
B ShanahanDET LW
J Roenick PHI C
Goals
Player Team POS
J Iginla CGY RW
B Guerin BOS RW
B ShanahanDET LW
M Sundin TOR C
4 tied with
Goals Against Average (GAA)
Plaver Team POS GAA
JVanbies. N.J. G 1.00
T Conklin EDM G 1.62
I Bryzgalov ANA G 1.88
D AebischerCOL G 1.92
PRoy COL G 1.96
Penalty Minutes (PM)
Player Team POS PM
P Worrell FLA LW 249
B Ference FLA D 196
K Sawyer ANA LW 187
A Nazarov PHX LW 184
TFleury NYR RW 181
‘The loss definitely is a motivation factor
because the team knows where they can
perform and we did reach that level during
our last game,” said Bhatia. “So now we are
out to show what we really are made of by
practicing real hard and bringing about better
results.”
“I think we need work in doubles, especially
in communication and 1 in placement,” said
Cornwell. “Our singles can be strong but we
need to stay focused on consistency and
placement of our shots.”
President Cup Standings
School Points
Penn State Behrend 44
Frostburg 41
Pitt-Bradford 32
Penn State Altoona 26
Pitt-Greensburg 26
La Roche 25
Lake Erie 12
4.9 1.7
3.8 2.0
National Hockey League
League Leaders
64 1
62 2
61 3
59 4
59 5
Goals
35
32
32
31
29
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Junior Ben Atkins was one of several
contributors to the men’s seventh-place
finish at the Grove City Invitational. The
men finished second in the AMCC, 20
points behind Frostburg.
“It will be interesting to see where these
two sit among the top swimmers from other
schools,” said Heynes.
The NCAA women’s and men’s champi
onships will be held March 14-16, and
March 21-23.
Assists (Ass.)
Team POS Ass.
Player
A Oates WAS C 47
J Roenick PHI C 41
J Thornton BOS C 39
J Sakic COL C 38
2 tied with 37
Bud Light Plus/Minus (+/-)
Player Team pos +a
C Chelios DET D 40
S Gagne PHI LW 32
J Roenick PHI C 30
G Murray BOS RW 28
3 tied with 26
Save Percentage (%)
Player Team POS
J Vanbies. N.J. G .969
T Conklin EDM G .939
P Nurminen ATL G .928
D AebischerCOL G .928
M Legace DET G .928
Shots on Goal
learn PQS Shots
Player
B Guerin BOS RW 262
B Rolston BOS C 256
P Bondra WSH RW 252
P Kariya ANA LW 232
M Naslund VAN LW 229