The Behrend Beacon
Altoona manhandles Behrend tennis team at Pennbriar
by Mike Bello
sports editor
The men’s tennis team was looking for
revenge Saturday evening against Penn State
Altoona at the Pennbriar Athletic Club.
Instead, the Lions found nothing but
heartache.
Altoona, the No. 2 team in the conference
behind Frostburg last year, used a clean sweep
of the doubles matches to roll to a 7-2 win
over Behrend. The win dropped Behrend’s
record to 2-6 overall and 1-1 in the conference.
Altoona improved to 4-0 and 2-0. More
importantly, the win gave the team a chance
to see where it stands in the conference and
what the players have to do to improve.
“The loss to Altoona was a wake up call,”
said Steve Broussard. “We went into the
match thinking that they would be tough but
beatable. They looked real solid.”
Dave Cooper started things off in singles
play with 6-0 and 6-1 losses to Altoona’s
David Bruno. The Lions didn’t back down
though, as Mike Oey and Brent Carlson won
Water polo team works out the kinks for tournament next weekend
by Kate Levdansky Petrikis
assistant sports editor
It’s been two weeks since the women’s water polo
team last competed in a match, and it won’t play again
until next weekend. This has made practice somewhat
difficult.
“It has been two weeks since the water polo team’s
last game, so practice is hard to do, when motivation
is slipping due to the holiday coming up,” said coach
Josh Heynes.
The Lions are working to improve weak areas, and
trying to make things as perfect as possible.
Swimming yardage has to go up because Indiana’s
pool is larger than what the players are used to. Good
passing and great play making will be the keys to a
victory next weekend.
“It is very difficult to stay focused on improving,
but I am bringing in the men’s team to help out and
do some scrimmages with us,” said Heynes. “I think
having some fun this week and making practices not
so intense will help them not bum out before next
weekend.”
But Behrend is definitely looking forward to its next
game. The Lions open the Indiana Bloomington
Tournament on April 6 when they play Mercyhurst.
Men’s Baseball
School
Frostburg 2-0 6-5
La Roche 0-2 1-10
Pitt-Bradford 0-0 10-3
Penn State Behrend 0-0 7-3
Penn State Altoona 0-0 4-10
Pitt-Greensburg 0-0 1-6
Lake Erie
NASCAR
2002 Winston Cup
Standings:
Race 6 of 36
Next Race: Samsung/Radio
Shack 500 April 7
Pos. Driver
1 Sterling Marlin
2 Matt Kenseth
Rusty Wallace 815
Jimmie Johnson 813
Kurt Busch
Dale Earnhardt Jr. 791
Ryan Newman 778
Mark Martin 768
Jeff Burton 740
Jeff Gordon 739
Ward Burton 728
Tony Stewart 727
Bill Elliot 694
Ricky Rudd 682
Ricky Craven 666
Bobby Labonte 665
Elliot Sadler 640
Jeremy Mayfield 627
Jerry Nadeau 614
Kevin Harvick 599
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Series
the next two matches to put Behrend up 2-1.
Oey lost the first set 6-4 to J.D. Goldstein,
but rebounded to win 6-4 and 6-3. Carlson
had no difficulty defeating Scott Kowaleski
6-3 and 6-2.
Jacob Hillman forced Yannick Riverti into
an extra game before losing 7-5. He dropped
the second set 6-3. Andrew Schenck lost by
the same score to Altoona’s Jim Hofer, before
forcing Hofer to work overtime in a 7-6
Altoona win. Shetfl Galliara lost the final
singles match of the day 6-0, 6-1 to John
Allen.
The Lions then struggled mightily in
doubles play. Cooper and Oey dropped the
first set to Bruno and Riverti 8-3. Carlson «nd
Hillman followed that up with an 8-3 loss to
Goldstein and Kowaleski. Jacob Cornwell and
Broussard dropped the last set 8-2.
The loss was a disappointment to the Lions,
but it also gives the team extra incentive when
it plays Altoona on April 14.
“I think we can beat them,” said Broussard.
“It became a new goal for us. We will work
hard to ensure that the next time we see
Women’s Softball
School C.R. Overall
Penn State Behrend 4-0 4-11
C.R. Overall
Pitt-Bradford 0-2 2-3
Pitt-Greensburg 0-2 0-5
La Roche 0-0 4-4
Frostburg 0-0 3-5
Penn State Altoona 0-0 3-5
0-0 0-6 | Lake Erie 0-0 0-4
National Basketball Association
League Leaders .
Points
931
832
Sophomore Hollie Stash keeps the ball away from a University Park opponent during the Behrend Tournament
two weeks ago at the Junker Center. The Lions don’t play again until April 6, when they compete against
Mercyhurst at 12:45 p.m. in the Indiana Bloomington Tournament. With nearly three weeks of practice in
between meets, the Lions are counting on nothing less than a dominant performance against the Lakers.
THE BEACON SCOREBOARD
Points Per Game (PPG)
Player Team POS PPG
A Iverson PHI G 31.4
S O'Neil LAL C 26.7
P Pierce BOS F-G 26.3
T Duncan SA F-C 25.4
T McGrady ORL G-F 25.3
Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Player Team POS RPG
B Wallace DET F-C 12.7
T Duncan SA F-C 12.7
D Fortson GS F 11.9
E Brand LAC F-C 11.8
K Garnett MIN F 11.8
Assists Per Game (APG)
Player Team POS AES
A Miller CLE G 10.7
J Kidd NJ G 9.9
G Payton SEA G 9.1
B Davis CHA G 8.6
J Tinsley IND G 8.3
Field Goal Percentage (FGP)
Player Team PQS EPS
S O’Neal LAL C .580
D Marshall UT F .529
D Davis POR C-F .523
E Brand LAC F .522
R Patterson POR F-C .518
Friday, March 29, 2002
Altoona, the match will be closer and
ultimately an extra scratch in our win
column.”
The Lions were scheduled to play a road
game against Thiel on Monday, but the
weather forced the postponement of the
match. As a result, Behrend’s next game is 11
days after the Altoona match, Wednesday
against Edinboro. The time off can be a
blessing for some and yet can disrupt the
momentum other players have built.
“Some people need to relax for a week,”
said Broussard. “Others want to work harder
to improve for next weekend. What it all
comes down to is that we know what we have
to do personally. We just have to do it.”
The Lions also play Alfred next Friday
before hosting the Behrend tournament on
April 6 with Frostburg, Alfred, Thiel, and
Behrend participating in a round robin format.
Should the weather prevent the teams from
playing on the Behrend tennis courts, the
teams will move indoors to the Pennbriar.
THE BEHREND SPORTS SCENE
Men’s Tennis
School C.R. Overall
Penn State Altoona 2-0 3-0
Frostburg TO 2-0
Penn State Behrend 1-1 2-6
Pitt-Greensburg 1-2 1-5
Lake Erie 0-1 0-1
THE NATIONAL SPORTS ARENA
Professional Golf Association
PGA Money Leaders
(In Millions)
Name
Tiger Woods
Craig Perks
Brad Faxon
Jerry Kelly
Sergio Garcia
Jose Maria Olazabal 1.231
Chris DiMarco 1.209
Kevin Sutherland 1.151
Scott McCarron 1.089
Phil Mickelson 1.076
Ernie Els 1.019
Len Mattace 1.000
David Toms .955
Kenny Perry .888
Stephen Ames .863
Matt Kuchar
Matt Gogel
Rocco Mediate
Pat Perez
lan Leggatt
Charles Howel 111
John Cook
Michael Campbell
Rory Sabbatini
Vijay Singh
Jim Furyk
Lee Janzen
Fred Funk
John Huston
Junior Andrew Schenck
lost 6-3 and 7-6 to
Altoona last Saturday
in the Lions’ second
conference match of
the season. Behrend
begins a busy week of
play starting Wednes
day against Edinboro.
The Lions play seven
games in seven days,
including three on April
6 in the Behrend
Invitational and two
against Frostburg and
Lake Erie on April 7.
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Plaver
Becky Corbin 5 13 .333
Cheryl Peterson 7 15 .333
Brandy Polinick 8 8 .308
Roberta Baker 2 9 .273
Charity Marsh 7 7 .233
Kelly Woods 6 7 .212
Erika Mack 2 8 .205
Major League Baseball
Spring Pitching Statistics
Player Team Wins
B Sheets MIL 4
J Suppan KC 4
M Redman DET 4
O Hernandez NYY 4
R Drese CLE 4
Money
1.677
1.347
1.269
1.265
1.246
Earned Run Average (ERA)
Player Team £RA
R Oswalt HOU 0.38
T Lilly NYY 0.84
P Wilson TB 0.92
J Mays MIN 1.23
K Draper TB 1.53
Strikeouts (SO)
Player Team SO
R Johnson ARZ
R Oswalt HOU
R Ortiz ANA
R Clemens NYY
C Schilling ARI
776
.726
.699
Player
C Silva
J Isringhauser STL
J Jimenez COL
J Julio BAL
J Nunez SD
552
548
.547
Softball Stats
RBI Hits Aye,
Wins
Saves (SV)
Team
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“Playing them in our pool was fun, but now with
the bigger pool we should out swim and out play them
even more than last time,” said Heynes.
However, Behrend really wants to concentrate on
Washington & Jefferson, since it will be the first time
they have played this year. After the Behrend
Invitational, the Lions believe they can beat any team.
“Since we won three games at our last tournament,
our confidence has been boosted,” said captain
Amanda Brown. “We want to continue to work hard
so we can play well at our upcoming tournaments.
We know that we need to really concentrate on
working on our plays and shooting, so we are ready
when we take our trip to Indiana.”
Behrend added two more offensive plays, but the
Lions are going to primarily stick with the same
defense, since it worked so well for them in the past.
Heynes plans on trying some new people in the
starting lineup, as well as people at different positions
to see if there will be any improvements.
“We are very excited because we get to play a couple
new teams and also challenge a couple we have
already played,” said Brown. “Now that we have our
first few wins, we are ready to go out and play our
best!”
PENN STATE
RF.HRF.ND
LIONS
National Hockey League
League Leaders
Points (Pts)
Player Team POS
J Iginla CGY RW
M Naslund VAN LW
JJagr WAS RW
J Sakic COL C
A Kovalev PIT RW
Plaver Team PQS
J Iginla CGY RW
B Guerin TOR C
M Sundin BOS RW
B ShanahanDET LW
D AlfredssonOTT RW
Goals Against Average (GAA)
Player Team POS GAA
P Roy COL G 1.93
R CechmanekPHl G 2.06
D Hasek DET G 2.10
S Burke PHO G 2.20
J Giguere ANA G 2.21
Plaver
A Oates WAS C 60
J Sakic COL C 48
N Lindstrom DET C 47
A Brunette MIN LW 46
J Stumpel BOS C 46
Goals
Goals
44
36
36
35
35
Assists (Ass.)
Team POS Ass,