Kevin Fiorenzo & Amy Frizzell,
s sorts editors
en's tennis team maintains
is undefeated record in AMCC
by Amy Frizzell
sports editor
Over the weekend the men's ten
nis team defended its undefeated
conference record, which is now 4-
0. After a disappointing loss to
Alfred University on Friday, the
Lions bounced back against Penn
State Altoona and Frostburg State.
The men took on Frostburg for
the first time this season on Sun
day. The Lions started off the
match with strong doubles play as
they took two out of the three
doubles matches. Sophomore John
Barber and freshman Brian Espin
provided a win at second doubles
9-7. Freshmen Matt Meyer and
Garrett Grenek won at third, 8-6.
Singles proved to be harder then
expected when the men dropped
three singles matches, just squeak
ing by with a 5-4 win. Barber pro
vided the first win at third, 6-4, 6-
2. Meyer won at sixth 6-1, 6-3 as
sohpomore Kevin Fiorenzo sealed
the deal for the team winning 6-0,
7-6.
"Good win for us, I still think
that's the team we hve to beat," said
head coach Jeff Barger. "We can
beat them again, only I'm looking
for a better score next time."
On Saturday the Lions traveled
to Altoona for their second meet
ing. This time the men were able to pull ahead, win
ning 8-1. Junior Ryan Deimel and sophomore John
Marini took home the win 8-1; Barber and Espin
won 9-8 as Grenek and Meyer rounded out the win-
Softball rises to top of AMCC
by Ben Raymond
staff writer
Over the past week the Lady Lions softball team
has had six games; three of them have been wins.
These three wins have rocketed the softball team
to the top of the AMCC.
Last Saturday, the women's softball team split a
pair of games when they hosted rival Penn State
Altoona.
The Lady Lions lost the first game against
Altoona in a heartbreaker by a score of 3-2 in eight
innings. The Behrend women bounced back
quickly and pummeled the Altoona Lions 9-0.
On Monday the softball team traveled to take on
Lake Erie College. They rolled right through the
Lady Storm by taking control of both games.
The first game seemed to be a pretty fair match
up with the Behrend girls coming out on top with a
score of 6-4. As in Saturday's game, the Lady Li
ons blasted through the second game, which re
sulted in a 13-0 pasting.
The women carried a three-game winning streak
when they took on Westminster College on Wednes
day for some non-conference action.
They gave a valiant effort but the Westminster
girls seemed to be just too much for the Lady Li
ons.
The first game was a fierce battle that ended in a
5-4 loss for the Behrend women. They suffered a
hard loss during the second, falling to Westminster
by a score of 8-0.
With this slight setback the girls were still look
ing to maintain the positive attitude that has been a
part of the team this year.
Their overall record might be 5-17, but the five
wins have all been earned against AMCC teams.
With the 5-1 record the Lady Lions are no. 1 in the
conference.
They have some other positives going for them,
one being freshman third baseman Kristin Macha,
who leads the AMCC in doubles. She also holds
the highest team batting average of .429.
Another freshman who has been producing some
good numbers is pitcher Sandra Jaussi. She is third
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fling 8-1.
Singles was almost as a sweep. Deimel took the
win at 6-2, 6-0. Marini won at second 6-0, 7-5.
The men's tennis team will try to go undefeated in the AMCC this
weekend when they face conference opponents Pitt-Greensburg
and Frostburg State.
Barber prolonged his winning streak at 6-0, 6-0.
Espin won at fourth 6-2, 6-4. Meyer rounded out
the line-up at 7-6, 6-3.
"It was the best match we played all year," said
With a 5-1 conference record, the Lady Lions softball team rose to first place in the
AMCC.
in the conference with an ERA of 1.71. on Tuesday with a game time set for 3 p.m. After
All of the players have been putting forth a great the six game road trip they are hosting Allegheny
effort so far this season and are continuing to grow. College on Wednesday at 3:30 p.m.
The Lady Lions are traveling to Hilbert College
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Barger. "They really played doubles well, that sets
the tone for the match."
On Friday the Lions lost a tough match to Alfred
University, 7-2.
"I wasn't happy with their play," said
coach Jeff Barger. "They didn't play with
intensity. We should have won."
Marini and Deimel produced the only
doubles win at one, 8-3. Deimel also pro
duced at win at first singles 6-1, 6-1. Bar
ber won at third 6-4, 6-3.
"The loss was tough, it really lowered our
confidence," said Espin.
The Lions will have a chance to redeem
their loss this weekend as the team will
take a its annual roadtrip to Pitt-
Greensburg and then Frostburg.
"If we stay undefeated this weekend then
we'll have a lot of confidence going into
the tourney," said Barber. "I also feel that
it will put more pressure on the other team,
which could be to our advantage."
This weekend will mark the end of con
ference play for the Lions. They will then
prepare for the AMCC Championships,
which will be held on April 17.
"Frostburg is a key match as far as set
ting up some first seeds ,"said Barger.
"This match is important to keep those
first seeds alive."
Obtaining a first seed for the AMCC tour
ney is key. This will almost guarantee the
men an easy first round of play.
"If we beat Frostburg individually we
should get first seeds," said Espin
"They'll have to battle it out between
Altoona and Greensburg and we'll have an easy
first round."
The Lions are still sticking to its game plan of
going in with confidence and intensity.
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Baseball
team splits
doubleheader
with Pitt-
Bradford
The baseball team is currently 2-4 in the
AMCC after splitting a doubleheader at Pitt-
Bradford on Wednesday.
After suffering a series of postponements, the
baseball team finally played games this week at Pitt-
Bradford.
On Wednesday, the Lions traveled to Bradford
for a doubleheader with their conference opponents.
In the first game, the two teams were embroiled
in a low scoring, but hard-fought contest, losing 4-
0.
In the first three innings the two teams played
scoreless baseball, but in the final three innings,
Bradford scored all four of its runs to pick up the
The Lions managed to get only two hits and had
no extra base hits. The losing pitcher for Behrend
was senior Jason Shaffer. He pitched for 4 1/2 in
nings, with five strikeouts and allowing two runs.
Behrend's other pitcher in the game was freshman
Brian Hart, who pitched for 1 2/3 innings and also
gave up two runs.
In the second game of the twinbill, the Lions
managed to turn the tables on Bradford, shutting
them out 2-0.
Behrend scored only two runs in the second and
third innings, but that was enough to pull out the
win.
The Lions had eight hits in the game and junior
shortstop Vinnie Canzano had a double in the game.
The winning pitcher for the Lions was sopho
more Chris McCartney. McCartney threw a com
plete game and gave up six hits, no runs and had
five strikeouts.
With their split at Pitt-Bradford, the Lions record
became 10-8-1 overall, 2-4 in the AMCC.
While the Lions are not off to the great start they
had last season, the season is still young and there
are many games left to be played.
The Behrend squad will next hit the field on
Saturday when it hosts another AMCC opponent
in Lake Erie College.
Lake Erie will definitely challenge the Lions be
cause they have this week's AMCC pitcher of the
week, Jon Gibson.
One of the bright signs for the Lions has been
their pitching. They are currently leading the AMCC
in ERA at 4.17. Also, McCartney is the owner of
the best individual ERA in the conference, with a
2.31 mark.
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