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The Behrend Beacon
some big numbers on offense
by Kevin Fiorenzo
staff writer
The Ilehrend women's soccer team lost a hard
fought contest against Case Western Reserve by a
, ;con.‘ of 3 -1 on 0ct.17. But that loss was book
ended by two impressive shutout wins over
Bethany and Penn State-Altoona on Oct. 12 and
Oct. P).
It's the end of October and in the world of
college women's soccer that means the season is
winding down and the conference tournament is
not too fat off. Fortunately, the Lions are peaking
at just the right time.
Their most recent game, on Oct. 19, was against
formidable conference opponent Penn State
Altoona. Altoona put up a strong fight but
liehreilll's offense was just too potent with a score
of 5-0.
Four of those of goals were scored by a single
player, freshman forward Holly Greiner. The fifth
goal was scored by sophomore midfielder Maria
( iahagen. With the success they had in this game,
the Lions have reason to be pleased.
" The fact that we pushed ourselves and are
always making ourselves better were key to
winning against Penn-State Altoona," said
treshman defensive midfielder Kacie Bums.
"We did a good job switching the field and
advancing the ball," sophomore fielder Erin
Maurer said
A tew days earlier, on Oct. 17, the women were
aced with a tough non-conference game against
Case Western Reserve. The contest was hard
fought and the Lions played a high quality game,
hut Case Western eventually pulled away with a
3 I victory.
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began the three-game home set against non
conference opponent Bethany. The team was
definitely expecting a competitive game.
" Bethany should be a good game from start
to finish," said Perritano.
While it was a competitive game, Bethany
didn't have many answers for the attack they
received from Behrend. When all was said and
done, the Lions came away with a dominating
3-0 performance.
" It was a pretty good game and it was good
preparation for the rest of the season," said
Maurer.
The Lions now have two games left before
the conference tournament. One is against
conference opponent Frostburg and the other is
against Grove City, an out of conference game.
The Frostburg game is extremely important in
terms of Behrend's chances at the conference
tournament.
Burns said, " It's going to be a tough
conference game and we need to win it to get
into the conference tournament in November."
" Frostburg is a tough team. We are going to
have to be physically and mentally ready," said
Maurer
With the tournament on Nov. 6 and 9, the
season is quickly drawing to a close. Overall,
the women feel that the season has been a
forward progression.
" The season started rough because no one
had played together and that made it hard. Right
now, though, I'm pretty satisfied with the season
so far," said Burns.
Maurer is also relatively happy with the team's
season. "I'm definitely satisfied with the season.
We've come a long way."
SPORTS
Friday, October 25, 2002
5-0
Penn State versus
Penn State in final
round of the AMCCs
By Leacy Sauer
staff writer
After having two matches against Edinboro
University and Laßoche during the week of Oct.
14th, the Behrend Women's tennis team started
play up again on Saturday with the AMCC
Tournament.
This much-anticipated conference championship
tournament was highlighted with the refueled
rivalry match up of Penn State Behrend and Penn
State Altoona.
Throughout the season Altoona has proved to
be a powerhouse in the Allegheny Mountain
Collegiate Conference. They have defeated Penn
State Behrend in two season matches, 8-1, 9-0.
These losses fueled the fire of competition, and
the women's tennis team was ready to beat their
rivals.
Also playing against two other teams in the
conference, Frostburg State and La Roche,
Behrend held many practices late at night at
Pennbriar Racquet Club to prepare for Saturday's
challenge.
Due to rain, the tournament was moved to the
indoor courts at Pennbriar. In singles play, six
different match ups formed the flight.
Representing Behrend, first singles player Lennys
Redondo defeated her opponent from Altoona 6-
1, 6-1. Her victory helped her move on to the
holder of the first position from Frostburg State.
Redondo lost in a hard-fought two sets with scores
of 6-2, 6-2.
In the second spot, freshman Amber Weckoski
crushed her first opponent in her rounds. Jennifer
Zviman of Frostburg State fell toWeckoski 6-1, 6-
0. After their match, she moved onto her Penn
State Altoona challenger, and lost 6-2, 6-1.
Christine Leininger, sophomore at PSB, fought
against Susan Adkins of Frostburg, coming up with
a three set victory. After winning the first set and
losing the second, she finished up with a win of 6-
2, 1-6, 7-6.
With her success, she also moved onto the finals
of the thiid singles spot, but lost to her Altoona
opponent 6-0, 6-0.
Sophomore Margaret Venema faced a tough
opponent from Frostburg State, and lost to her in
two sets of 6-1, 6-2.
SOCCER SLIPS
Hordych came up with his fourth shut
out of the season in a well-played game.
The Lions defeated Bethany 1-0 in a non
conference match-up. Following the vic
tory, Behrend battled through two
overtimes against Buffalo State. They
came out of this hard-fought battle with
a 1-1 tie.
The big game was the fourth and final
game of this home stand against confer
ence rival Penn State Altoona. Although
Behrend played a decent game, they came
out on the short end of a 1-0 shutout. This
was tough loss to take because of the
magnitude of the game. If Behrend won
it would have given them a shot at home
field for at least one playoff game.
When asked about the game, "It was
an unlucky loss,"senior defenseman Matt
MacArthur said. He then added, "I don't
think they were the better team and I hope
we get a shot at them in the playoffs."
The Lions have three remaining regu
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In the fifth singles spot, freshman Amy Frizzell
obliterated Rachel Sooy of Frostburg in a 6-1, 6-
0 win. She continued on to play against the fifth
player from Penn State Altoona, but fell short of
victory with scores of 6-2, 6-1.
Finishing up singles action for Behrend in the
sixth spot was senior Becky Snyder. Crushing
her opponent in a 6-0, 6-1 win, Snyder lost in a
hard fought battle against her next challenger
from Penn State Altoona. Although she lost in
two sets of 6-2, 6-1, her major win on the day
was in doubles action.
Taking the second doubles spot with Leininger,
she and Snyder were victorious, and gave Penn
State Behrend its only win in the whole
tournament.
Coach Jeff Barger commented on their playing,
"They did very well following the game plan we
had worked on for a couple of weeks." He was
especially happy for Snyder, with this year's
conference being her last ,"she played very hard,"
he said.
In other doubles play, Redondo and Weckoski
defeated the first team from La Roche in an 8-3
victory. In their next eight game pro-set for the
first doubles title, the Redondo and Weckoski
combination fought but lost 8-5 to their Penn
State Altoona challengers.
Rounding up doubles play, the team of Venema
and Frizzell used their talents against the third
team from Frostburg State, winning with a score
of 8-4. Ready for action against Altoona, they
started up strong, but lost their battle 8-6.
Under every category in the flight, Penn State
Altoona won eight of the nine titles. The win by
the doubles combination of Snyder and Leininger
proved to the conference that Penn State Behrend
is a competitive team in the conference.
Bargers believes his team has improved much
over the season, and he is excited to see what
damage can be done by his young players next
year.
The point totals for the Championship were:
Penn State Altoona 15, Penn State Behrend 9,
Frostburg State 3 and La Roche 0.
The second place finish for the women's tennis
team has become an encouragement for the team
to continue improving in all areas. Barger has a
lot to look forward to.
lar season games until the AMCC tour
nament begins on Nov. 6th. "Everyone is
disappointed at the loss, (against Altoona)
but we must move on now," claimed
MacArthur.
"Our goal is to win out the rest of the
season. We're working hard and we're
playing well and that is what we should
be doing at this point in the season."
Behrend will try to get back on track
at Thiel on Thursday. Following that
game will be another important confer
ence game at Frostburg. This game will
determine their seeding in the AMCC
tournament and is the final conference
game of the season for the team.
The final game will be at Westminister
on Saturday Nov. 2.nd Despite coming
off the loss to Altoona, the Lions have
much to look forward to. They have come
back from a slow start to become a play
off team.