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The Behrend Beacon
Water polo women triumph over Mercyhurst, dunked by Grove City
by Kate Levdansky Petrikis
assistant sports editor
Penn State Behrend water polo team lost
two-of-three matches last weekend at the
Grove City Invitational.
The Lions opened with a 16-5 loss to
Bucknell in the first meeting between Behrend
and the young Division I school. Christine
Williams had two goals, and Amanda Brown,
Tara Braden, and Hollie Stash all contributed
one goal.
“It was just a wake up game for us,” said
coach Josh Heynes. “We were preparing more
for Grove City College.”
The next game for Behrend was against
Slippery Rock. Behrend lost 13-2, with Wil
liams and Braden scoring Behrend’s only
goals. This was a very physical game the
whole way through. However, Behrend held
their ground defensively.
“They had to score on our entire defense,
not just run and gun on our goalie,” said
Heynes.
Following was another match against
Men's tennis ready for season finish at AMCC Championships
by Mike Bello
sports editor
The men’s tennis team is set for the AMCC
championships on Saturday at Frostburg after securing
a win in its last game of the season against Lake Erie.
After a season that saw Behrend go 8-13 overall and
4-4 in the conference, the Lions find themselves in
the middle of the pack heading into the 9 a.m. start in
the championships. Behrend’s season will end with
the Championships.
Behrend defeated Lake Erie and Pitt-Greensburg
twice this season, but lost to Penn State Altoona twice
and Frostburg three times, as well. The 2002 season
mirrors the 2001 season, when Behrend went 3-4 in
the AMCC, losing twice to Altoona and Frostburg as
well. Behrend finished a distance third in last season’s
conference championships, but looks for different
results this time around.
On Sunday, the Lions played Altoona in their third
of five straight road games. The Lions continued to
struggle against the AMCC’s only undefeated team,
dropping a 7-2 decision, the exact same score from
the teams’ first meeting on March 23.
Michael Oey defeated J.D. Goldstein 6-1,6-4 after
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Mercyhurst.
“This was an exciting game all
the way around. We were down
pretty much the entire game, but the
ladies held their ground and came
back in the end with three goals
from Sarah McGarvey.”
This team should not be tough for
Behrend, given the previous wins
earlier this season for Behrend
against Mercyhurst, but it seems
Mercyhurst gets pumped when they
play Behrend. Behrend triumphed,
however, with a score of 9-7. Wil
liams had an outstanding five-goal
game, and Brown also contributed
a goal.
After the big win, Behrend was
ready to play the game they had
been waiting for against Grove
City.
“This was the game we really
wanted to win,” said Heynes. Be
cause Grove City knocked off
Washington & Jefferson and then
Goldstein forced Oey to play three sets in their first
meeting. Andrew Schenck lost to Jim Hofer 6-3, but
came back to win 6-4 and 6-3. Dave Cooper won his
first set against David Bruno 6-4, but lost 6-4 and 6-0
in the other two sets. Sheet Galliara lost 6-4, 6-1 to
John Allen, although all four Behrend players
improved their scores from the first meet.
Brent Carlson and Jacob Hillmann lost the last two
singles matches, albeit against different opponents
than before. Cooper and Carlson dropped the first
doubles set 8-1, while Oey/Hillmann and Schenck/
Steve Broussard both lost 8-4. Although the doubles
teams have been reshuffled since March 23, overall
the Lions secured more points than before, as well.
Against Frostburg on Saturday, the Lions again
showed improvement from before, but Frostburg was
too much for Behrend in an 8-1 loss. Behrend also
lost to the Bobcats 6-3 on April 7. Oey and Hillmann
won their doubles match 8-4 for Behrend’s only win,
while Schenck/Broussard lost 8-1 and Cooper/Carlson
fell 8-1.
In the singles matches, Carlson lost 6-4 before
returning the favor against Scott Reust. Carlson forced
Reust into an extra point, but lost the final set 7-6,
including 7-4 in the tiebreaker. Galliara easily won 6-
THE BEACON SCOREBOARD
National Basketball Association
Final League Leaders
Points Per Game (PPG)
Plaver Team P.QS BEG
1 A Iverson PHI G 31.4
2 S O’Neil LAL C 27.2
3 P Pierce BOS F-G 26.1
4 T McGrady ORL G-F 25.6
5 T Duncan SA F-C 25.5
Rebounds Per Game (RPG)
Player Team POS BEG
1 B Wallace DET F-C 12.2
2 T Duncan SA F-C 12.8
3 K Garnett MIN F 11.9
4 D Fortson GS F 12.3
5 E Brand LAC F-C 11.8
Assists Per Game (APG)
Plaver Team P.QS APG
1 A Miller CLE G 10.9
2 J Kidd NJ G 9.9
3 G Payton SEA G 9.0
4 B Davis CHA G 8.5
5 J Stockton UT G 8.2
Field Goal Percentage (FGP)
Player Team POS EEG
1 S O’Neal LAL C .579
2 E Brand LAC F-C .527
3 D Marshall UT F .519
4 PGasol MEM F .518
5 J Stockton UT G .517
SPORTS
Friday, April 19, 2002
PHOTO BY JEFF HANKEY / BEHREND BEACON
Freshman Christine Williams will be a key player for the
upcoming Southern Division playoffs against Michigan and
Slippery Rock. Despite Behrend’s loss at Grove City, Will
iams scored a total of 10 goals that weekend alone.
THE BEHREND SPORTS SCENE
THE NATIONAL SPORTS ARENA
Major League Baseball
League Leaders
Batting Average (AVG)
Player Team EOS AVG
K Lofton CWS CF .421
B Bonds SF LF .417
PNevin SD 1B .415
M Lowell FLA 3B .411
E Burks CLE DH .400
Home Runs (HR)
Plaver Team POS
B Bonds SF LF
L Berkman HOU CF
S Sosa CHI RF
A Rodriguez TEX SS
E Chavez OAK 3B
Runs Batted In (RBI)
Plaver Team EOS RBI
L Berkman HOU CF 20
V Guerrero MON RF 19
B Bonds SF LF 17
S HillenbrandßOS 3B 17
M Barrett MON C 16
Runs
Piaver Team POS Runs
K Lofton CWS CF 20
M Lawton CLE RF 17
P Bergeron MON CF 16
M Cameron SEA CF 16
R Mondesi TOR DH 16
1, but dropped the last two sets 6-0 and 6-4. Schenck
(6-4, 6-3), Hillmann (7-5, 6-2), Oey (6-2, 6-0), and
Cooper (6-4, 6-1) also lost in singles play, although
Oey was the only singles player who did not improve
from before.
On April 12, Behrend faced off against Pitt-
Greensburg, and after defeating them 6-3 on March
16, the Lions dominated in a 9-0 win. Carlson and
Galliara both won 6-3, 6-3, while Cooper was
victorious 6-4, 6-1. Oey, the team’s No. 2 singles
player, won 6-1, 6-1, Hillmann won 6-3, 6-2, and
Schenck took care of his opponent 6-0, 6-1.
Greensburg secured 25 match points against Behrend
after winning 43 in the first meeting.
The Lions swept doubles play after losing two-of
three in the first meeting. Cooper/Carlson won 8-4,
followed by Oey/Hillmann with an easy 8-0 win.
Schenck/Broussard finished off Greensburg with an
8-3 win. The Lions gave up 17 match points on March
16, but only seven in round two.
Behrend also lost to Fredonia 6-3 on Monday and
defeated Lake Erie 7-2 on Wednesday, although no
match results were available by presstime.
Professional Golf Association
PGA Money Leaders
(In Millions)
EOS. Name Money
1 Tiger Woods 2.685
2 Jose Maria Olazabal 1.772
3 Phil Mickelson 1.715
4 Retief Goosen 1.608
5 Vijay Singh 1.514
6 Sergio Garcia 1.420
7 Brad Faxon 1.407
8 Chris DiMarco 1.404
9 Jerry Kelly 1.364
10 Craig Perks 1.347
11 Scott McCarron 1.271
12 Ernie Els 1.232
13 Kevin Sutherland 1.160
14 David Toms 1.110
15 Len Mattiace 1.011
16 Kenny Perry .913
17 Stephen Ames .896
18 MattKuchar .895
19 MattGogel .829
20 Rocco Mediate .803
21 Jesper Pamevik .760
22 Pat Perez .736
23 lan Leggatt .716
24 Rory Sabbatini .649
25 John Huston .645
26 Charles Howell II .640
27 Fred Funk .636
28 Shigeki Maruyama .606
29 John Cook .601
got ranked, Behrend knew to get
ranked and to get to nationals they
would have to beat Grove City at
home. Behrend had the lead for
most of the game, until the end
when Grove City scored two shots
in the final seconds to win 7-5.
“Luck was on their side,” said
Heynes. “We played the best we
had as a team all year, because ev
eryone stepped up and did their
part.”
Williams and Stash had two goals
each, and Brown contributed one.
Williams had a total of 10 goals on
the weekend.
Next up for Behrend is the South
ern Division Championships. In
Behrend’s bracket, they get to play
Michigan and Slippery Rock. If
thing go as planned, Behrend should
meet Washington & Jefferon in the
second round of the tournament.
W&J lost their main player due to
an accident in practice, and the team
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is really hurting. So Behrend has a chance
for a win, and a national ranking in Division
111.
The passing and shot selection still needs
work.
“We are preparing for the Championships
by having the men’s team at our practices to
scrimmage us,” said Williams. ‘To be suc
cessful we just need to work as a team and
not give up.” The doors were opened for
Behrend in some games, but their hesitation
and bad passing closed them immediately.
“This has been a great year for women’s
polo here at Behrend,” said Heynes. “At first
we thought there was not going to be a team,
due to lack of numbers. But now we have 11
very dedicated women who deserve a lot.
They sacrificed weekends and spring break
vacation to play and train. They stuck through
the tough losses and the great wins. Just by
looking at the stats alone, this year was far
more successful then anyone could of hoped
for only a second year team, and you really
get that feeling when you see the team and
talk to them.”
Andrew Schenck (foregrciuricljrarid Steve :! ‘f *
Broussard (background) will lead Behrend fri
doubles play heading into the AMCC champi
onships.
National Hockey League
Final League Leaders
Points (Pts)
Player learn EOS Pis
1 J Iginla CGY RW 96
2 M Naslund VAN LW 90
3 TBertuzzi VAN LW 85
4 M Sundin TOR C 80
5 J Sakic COL C 79
Goals
Player Team EOS Goals
1 J Iginla CGY RW 52
2 M Sundin TOR C 41
2 G Murray BOS RW 41
2 B Guerin BOS RW 41
5 M Naslund VAN LW 40
Goals Against Average (GAA)
Player Team POS GAA
1 PRoy COL G 1.94
2 R CechmanekPHl G 2.05
3 MTurco DAL G 2.11
3 J Theodore DAL G 2.11
5 DHasek DET G 2.16
Assists (Ass.)
Player Team POS Ass.
1 A Oates WAS C 64
2 J Allison LOS C 54
3 J Sakic COL C 53
4 M Naslund VAN LW 50
4 R Francis CAR C 50