Kevin Fiorenzo, Co-Sports Editor
Frizzell, Co -Sports Editor
Golf, AMCC
runner up
by Amy Frizzell
sports editor
This past weekend the golf team reached the "18th
hole" of their season. On Saturday the men
participated in the AMCC Championships held at
La Roche.
"We did pretty well," said freshman Josh Hull
"Second or third place is what was expected."
The Lions were able to meet this expectation when
they placed second just after Penn State Altoona with
a team score of 329.
Hull led the team with a score of 79 placing him
fifth overall. Fellow freshman Josh Loaney placed
11, shooting an 82.
"We had a strong freshman core this year, with
five freshmen on the team," said Hull when asked
about the team's strength.
Finishing just after Loaney was junior Anthony
Pagliari, who shot an 83, walking away with 12 place.
Sophomore Kevin Theimen rounded out the last of
the Lions with a 17th place finish, shooting an 85.
Though the team was able to meet their
expectations for the AMCC Championships some
members weren't so thrilled about the results of the
rest of the season.
"We didn't meet expectations, there were a lot of
tournaments we had poor finishes in," said Hull.
"We need to practice more, and get involved in more
tournaments to get ready for next season."
Tennis looks to avenge loss
Freshman, Mindy Calvert was Behrend's only win
against Westminster on Monday, at second singles
by Lauren Packer
editor in chief
Round two of the Westminster rematch wasn't
how the Lions envisioned it. In the first meeting
of the two teams, Behrend won the match 5-4. The
second go-around proved to be a much harder task.
Still riding victories over Waynesburg, Frostburg
and rival Altoona should have given the team a
wave of confidence and power surge in their play.
However, the wind was knocked out of the Lions
sails by Westminster as they rolled on to beat
Behrend 8- I .
Thanks to the heroic efforts of Mindy Calvert,
the Lions escaped the shutout. Calvert also saved
the Lions from defeat the first time Behrend and
Westminster met.
"They (Westminster) had some different girls in
their lineup," said head coach Jeff Barger. "They
improved their lineup and we were without one of
our regular players, which hurt us. But still we
shouldn't win 5-4 and then lose 8-1."
However, the Lions rebounded from the defeat,
crushing Thiel 9-0 the following day. It was the
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Polo refocuses for postseason
by Adam Massaro
staff writer
One would think that with only three regular
season games left, and one win to their credit, the
men's water polo team would be getting ready to
pack it in for the season. However, this is not the
case as the team will embark on a new prospect,
the southern championships.
Each team will start with a fresh slate at the
championships and regular season record will
only be used to determine pairings.
The team will run their own rendition of the
Kentucky Derby, consisting of three legs of tour
naments. The team will begin with the Cross over
tournament at Princeton, move to the Division
111 championships at Johns Hopkins, and con
clude with the CWPA championship at Bucknell.
The team is looking forward to the postseason
play, after rapid improvement in recent games.
"We are definitely improving a lot. I don't know
where coach thinks we are, but we are definitely
a lot further than a week ago," said freshman Jus
tin Ryder.
"In the mornings we have been swimming a
lot more and at night our practices have been more
intense, and we are working on a lot of different
thingc "
To their advantage the Lions are familiar with
second time this season Behrend
blanked Thiel by the same score of
9-0.
With only two games left against
Chatham and Penn State Altoona
before AMCC Championship on
Oct. 18, Calvert explains what her
team needs to work on before going
to Penn State Altoona for the
championship.
"Our second time against
opponents we plan to pick up play
on our doubles," Calvery said. "We
are just inconsistent."
"We can communicate with our
doubles partners better. That would
help our doubles play a lot," said
Jenna Yankowski.
While Behrend continues to work
on its inconsistent play, the
remaining two matches against
Chattam and Penn State Altoona
will be critical. The Lions have
four players that are close to being
seeded No. 1 if they win go
undefeated in these final two
games.
"For the team, it's (obtaining No.
I seeds) is important, but I think
that for the individuals that can get
a No. 1 seed it makes for an easier
day. Each player is going to have
to play four matches in that day to win," said Barger.
"To be a no.l seed in your bracket gives you an
easy match in your first match.
Not looking past Chatham and Altoona, Barger
has his team preparing in practice for the rematches.
Behrend lost to Chatham 5-4, but crushed Penn State
Altoona 7-2.
"A couple of people were upset I thought, by the
Chatham players," said Barger. "We're working
on some particular things for Chatham, especially
in doubles. As far as Altoona, we're not really
working on anything for them. They aren't as good
as a team as they've had in the past. We're really
shooting to beat Chatham just to get back at them
for the loss."
Behrend hopes to regain the AMCC
Championship crown for the first time since 2000.
Penn State Altoona has won the title every year
since. The Lions placed second last year, losing by
only six points.
"We've got a lot of talent on the team. We're
really working hard on doubles because doubles is
the key to winning conferences. Hopefully, we'll
peak at conferences," said Christine Leininger.
Danielle Bemis
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Men's water polo is now 1-13 this season
some of the competition they will face in the tour
naments after meeting those teams in regular sea
son matches.
Early on in the season opposing teams were able
to take advantage of the Lions' youth and inexperi
ence yet throughout the season the complexion of
the team hac rhaneed as they have improved
"It is more or less stuff we had worked on for the
Runners
to finish
by Kevin Fiorenzo
The cross country team exceeded their own ex
pectations this past weekend at the Dickinson In
vitational with strong performances from the men's
and women's team.
"We had a hard work week and a six hour road
trip to Dickinson. Because of those two factors, I
didn't expect us to perform at our best," said head
coach Dave Cooper.
"Despite that, I thought we had an excellent
showing with both men and women."
Overall, the men finished 10th out of 40 teams.
The women ended up with an excellent result of
fourth out of 36 schools.
The best individual result came from junior Jes
sica Knapp, who finished 11th in the 6k with a
time of 23:53.18. The women's top finisher in the
4k was freshman Willa Paterson. She ended up in
20th with a time of 16:03.90.
For the men, their best came from freshman Brad
Ruffo. Ruffo came in forty-first in the 6k with a
time of 28:02.45. Their top runner in the 6k event
was junior Mike Barlett, who came in 58th with a
time of 13:56.09.
Sport: Volleyball
Class:Senior
bate: Oct. 6
Danielle Bemis (Corry/Corry
High School) was named this
week's Beacon/Housing and
Food Athlete of the Week
Bemis broke the 1,000 kills in a
career mark this past week,
making her the third player in
school history to do so. She
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games and when we were trying to get down
basics," said freshman Marc Walczak. "Now
it is time to shine and do our best."
Due to their struggles during the regular sea
son, the squad will look to creep up on oppo
nents, who may have played them in the regu
lar season, but will not account for their late
improvements.
"It will act as a surprise to other teams that
think 'Behrend, they are nothing.'Just give us
time and they will see what's up," said
Walczak.
Undoubtedly, the team will be an underdog
in the tournaments, but they view this stigma
as negatively.
"We can use being underdogs to our advan
tage, because a lot of teams might take us too
lightly and when we play then they won't ex
pect that we are going to play as well as we
do," said sophomore Brandon Sieber.
With a long road ahead of them, the team
hopes that with opportune victories along the
way they can establish Behrend among the wa
ter polo ranks.
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"We will defend our own, and try to make a
name for ourselves. It makes us want to play
tough, and give the opponent a good run for
their money," said Walczak.
almost
line
After their impressive showing at Dickinson,
both teams are feeling extremely confident about
their chances for success the rest of the season.
"For the women, we were originally hoping to
finish in the top ten at Regionals. Now that the
women have been ranked sixth in the region, I think
that they will be shooting for a finish as high as
their ranking or better. Winning the AMCCs re
mains a 'must do' goal," Cooper said.
"For the men winning the AMCC is a goal that
must be foremost in their minds. Frostburg edged
us out at the Dickinson Invitational so we knov.
what we have to do to get the AMCC title
Behrend," he said.
In order to reach those lofty goals, the team
knows what it needs to maintain its success. Stay
ing healthy and working hard is vital. Before
AMCCs and Regionals, the team still has a few
more meets to prepare for.
"For the remaining invitationals, it is a challenge
to train hard during the week and still perform well
on Saturdays, but it's what we must do to be pre
pared for the conference and regional meets," Coo
per said.
had 15 kills and 28 digs in a 3-1
win against Pitt-Bradford. For
the season Bemis has 147 kills
and 282 digs. The Behrend
Lions were 2-0 in conference
play last week, and led the
conference in digs per game.
Next up for the blue and white
is an away game against Wash
ington and Jefferson on Satur
day.
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