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The Behrend Beacon
Men's basketball team moves to 20-1
Homecoming win against Lake Erie is Lions' 13th straight
The Lions were also in action on Saturday, when The Lions, which are ranked 19th in the nation
they visited Frostburg State. among Division 111 schools, remain undefeated in
The Lions came away with a hard-fought 62-54 conference play and head into their next game on
Another milestone has been reached on the victory. This time it was Ponsoll pacing the Lions Saturday with an impressive 20-1 overall record.
Junker Center court recently when Casey Ponsoll with 14 points, while Curren and Lulich netted 12 One of the hallmarks of the Lions' stellar play
reached and surpassed the 1.000 career point mark. and 10 points, respectively. has been outstanding defense. In the AMCC, there
Ponsoll, who are far ahead of
entered the game other teams in
just six points scoring defense,
away from the allowing a mere
1,000 mark hit his 51.6 points per
by Tim Denial
staff writer
second shot from
behind the arc
with just under 10
minutes remain-
ing in the first
half.
His perfor
mance was just
icing on the cake
Wednesday as the
Lions continue to
dominate oppo
nents. Behrend
played host to the
Lake Erie Storm
where 575 fans
witnessed the 77-
56 Penn State
"Casey has
been a terrific
player over his
four years. As a
group we are very
happy for him
and his accom
plishment. Casey
would be the first
to mention that
achievements
like this are only
possible through Senior forward Casey Ponsoll scored his I,oooth point in the Lions' 77-56 win over Lake Erie on
team efforts," Wednesday night. Ponsoll scored 15 points in the game.
said head coach
Dave Niland
Tom Lulich led all scorers, netting 18 points locker room at halftime but was greeted to a petitor.
while Ponsoll added 15. Jared Clough finished the Frostburg team that would not go away. Frostburg The Behrend squad's next game will come at La
game totalling 12 points, with James Curren rack- outscored Behrend 33-32 in the second half but the Roche on Saturday. They will then finish up the
ing up II points respectively. Nate Malesek scored Lion's defense would not allow them to threaten regular season with games at Hilbert on Wednes
toi is I acin . Lake Erie. da and a. ainst Pitt-Greensbur. on Feb. 21.
Lady Lions storm past Lake
Erie in homecoming game
Behrend was led by junior forward Amber rebounds and dished out two assists. Senior guard
Krumpe, who had 12 points and two assists. Carly Cochran contributed eight points, five boards
Krumpe hit on eight of 10 from the free throw line. and three assists.
The Lady Lions defeated Lake Erie College on Freshmen forward Tenesha Aden recorded 12 Phylicia Chiappone scored 16 points and had nine
Wednesday night to ensure an undefeated evening rebounds, and Sarah Miller had 11 points and
by Ray Immekus
staff writer
for Behrend in the first annual Basketball Home-
coming celebration.
The men would go on to defeat Lake Erie in the
nightcap. The win over Lake Erie was the second
of the week for the women, the first coming against
Frostburg State on Saturday. Behrend has won four
straight, and 17 of it, last eighteen.
The Lady Lions are 9-1 in the AMCC confer
ence, behind only Pitt-Greensburg, who defeated
Frostburg on Wednesday night by a score of 86-74.
The Lady Lions will face Greensburg in their regu-
lar season finale on Feb. 21 at the Junker Center. of 12 in the second half.
Lake Erie played the Lady Lions close for one Behrend won 70 -57 and was led by se
half, shooting 40 percent from the field and con- nior guard Erica Mozdy, who recorded a
'cting on four of six from downtown. Behrend double-double with 17 points and 11 boards.
Ild take a 27-25 lead into halftime. The Behrend She was named to the AMCC's Best of the
.n hit 36 percent of their shots and only two Rest List for her perfomance. Krumpe
)t six from the three point arc, but hit seven of scored 11 points and grabbed three rebounds,
~ht from the foul line. Wednesday, the Lady Lions improved to 17-5 over- and Mays scored 10 points, secured three re-
In the second half, Behrend tightened up the de- all and 8-1 in the AMCC, good for a first place tie bounds and recorded three assists.
fense, and took control of the game. Neither team with Pitt-Greensburg , whom they will next face Next up for the Lady Lions are two non
shot incredibly well in the second half, but the Lady on Feb. 21. conference road games against Hilbert and
Lions were able to build on their lead from the char- La Roche, before their final regular season
ity stripe, connecting on seven of I 1 from the foul points and three rebounds, and freshmen guard game against Pitt-Greensburg.
line.
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of the
Week
The Lions led Frostburg by nine heading into the as they are four games ahead of their closest com-
Brittany Mays scored nine points, grabbed three
Erica Mozdy
Friday, February 13, 2004
four rebounds to lead Lake Erie
In last Saturday's game against Frostburg
State, free throws once again played a huge
role in Behrend's victory. Behrend shot 25
more free throws then Frostburg in the game,
and made 21 more. The Lady Lions shot
78.4 percent from the line for the game, hit
ting nine out of 10 in the first half and 20 of
27 in the second half. Frostburg shot zero
free throws in the first half and made eight
SPW, : L OME 'S
BZ; :If OZDY IS SEC-
S s .~ Iti I E AMCC IN
r FIELD GOAL
DA F 114
--- PERCENTAGE MADE.
MOZDY DOMINATED TH El tr. BLUE
COURT IN BEHREND'S
BE AN
70-57 VICTORY OVER I 41 0 I T litE GAME
FROSTBURG STATE THI ICHE ON SATURDAY
PAST SATURDAY. SHE AT 4 P.M.
SCORED 17 POINTS IN
ONLY 24 MINUTES OF
PLAY, AND HAD 11 RE-
Amy Frizzell & Kevin Fiorenzo,
game. There also
the No. 2 defensive
team in Division
111, behind only
University of
Rochester. The
Behrend squad is
also leading the
AMCC in scoring
margin, free throw
percentage, field
goal pct. and three
point field goal pct.
The men are also
performing well in
several individual
AMCC categories
Ponsoll is leading
three point field
goal pct. at .458.
Clough is second
in field goal pct.
with a mark of .601
while Curren is
second in rebound
ing with 7.8 per
game.
With three
games remaining
before the confer
ence tournament,
the Lions have all
but locked up the
regular season title
Runners
prepare
for outdoor
season at
Fredonia
by Kevin Fiorenzo
On Friday, the men's and women's indoor track
and field teams continued their successful season
with strong showings by both squads at the Fredonia
Invitational
The men's team was the overall winners for the
day with 68 points. The women's team finished in
second place behind Fredonia.
Overall, the men's team accumulated eight first
place finishes and seven second places. The
women's team had six firsts and six second places.
Head coach Dave Cooper said, "Since this was
our only 'scored' meet of the season, we instructed
the athletes to go after points and places and not
worry about times and distances."
In the men's 800 m, junior Mike Barlett finished
in first with a time of 2:01.60. He was followed
closely in second and third by juniors Floyd Mattie
and Clayton Kirschner.
Behrend also had the top two finishers in the 55m
hurdles as junior Isaiah Meek and senior Dave
Masilunas finished with times of 8.04 and 8.16,
respectively.
Behrend was also the victor in both relay events,
the 4x400m and 4xBoom. Freshman Jon McKinney
also had a strong outing as he won the long jump
(6.33 m) and high jump (1.67 m). He also finished
in second in the triple jump, behind sophomore
teammate Shane Rock.
The men's team's final victory came in the pole
vault, where junior Donnie Hackworth came out
on top with a distance of 4.26 m.
On the women's side, junior Claire Manelick won
the 800 m run with a time of 2:30.70. She was
followed in second place by senior teammate Jessica
Sarver with a time of 2:31.10. Sarver also
performed well in the 15(X)m run, finishing in first
at 5:05.05.
Senior Jessica Knapp emerged as the victor in
the 3000 m run with a time of 10:51.24. The
women's team also won the 4xBoom relay at
10:24.31.
Sophomore Staci Banaszek excelled in the
jumping events, winning two events and finishing
in second in another. She won the high jump and
triple jump with distances of 1.56 m and 10.75 m.
Her distance in the high jump was a Behrend record.
She finished in second in the long jump with a
distance of 16.9 m, also a Behrend record and
qualified for ECACs.
Coach Cooper was impressed with all the
performances this weekend, especially with the
struggles that the weather causes.
" The recent slight warm up has helped clear the
areas where we train, but snow, ice, cold and wind
have been a constant," said Cooper.
"Some of the times and performances they have
had are remarkable when you consider the
adversity."
With the strong performances this past weekend,
the team can now look ahead optimistically toward
the rest of the indoor season and soon, outdoor
events.
"We continue to work with the goal of continued
improvement through the indoor season and right
into the outdoor competitions," said Cooper.
The teams will have three weeks between meets
and then return at the Mount Union Invitational on
Feb. 28.
Cooper said, "Not having a meet this weekend
or next weekend will give us an opportunity to get
a couple full weeks of training in so I believe it will
help us in most events."
sports editor