Kevin Fiorenzo & Amy Frizzell,
sports editors
On Deck
Behrend
Athletic
Events
Saturday
Men’s golf
@ Allegheny Invitational
Baseball
vs. La Roche
1 p.m.
TV GAME
Softball
@ Mount Aloysius
1 p.m.
Men’s and Women’s
track and field
@ lUP Invitational
9 a.m.
Men’s & Women’s soccer
Alumni Game @
Behrend Fields
Sunday
Softball
@ Bethany
1 p.m.
Men’s golf
@ Allegheny Invitational
TBD
Tuesday
Softball
vs. Grove City
3 p.m.
Baseball
@ Oberlin
2 p.m.
Thursday
Women’s water polo
Collegiate Championships
@ Redlands
TBD
Friday
Women’s water polo
Collegiate Championships
@ Redlands
TBD
Baseball
@ AMCC Tournament
TBD
Softball
@ AMCC Tournament
TBD
TBD
5 Reasons Why... Carmelo
Anthony should have been
NBA Rookie of the Year
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and a playoff berth against the Minnesota Tlmberwolves, the NBA named Cleveland
Cavaliers forward Leßron James, who will be staying home this spring, the Rookie of
the Year.
1. The stats - Statistically,
Carmelo was better than Leßron
in points per game, rebounds per
| game, field goal percentage,
i free throw percentage, and
J turnovers per game. These
I are five major areas where
I Anthony outperformed
James, the winner of the
Scott Soltis Rookie of the Year - With
these figures alone it is
ludicrous that James
would get the nod.
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Granted, they were all
tight races (especially the points) but when people
look back on who led in the categories there will
not be an asterisk saying “Janies also performed
well.”
2. The team - Granted James did great things with
a historically horrible Cleveland franchise, but Den
ver was no dynasty either. While Leßron led the
Cavaliers from 17-65 in the 2002-2003 season to
35-47 in the current season, Melo turned the Nug
gets from 17-65 to 43-39. Not only did he lead his
team to a winning season, but also a playoff berth.
3. The conference - Not only did Anthony have
better numbers and lead his team to the playoffs,
but he accomplished all of this in the Western Con
ference. Not only do his Nuggets play in the West
ern Conference, but they play in the Midwest Divi-
Track teams compete in
Slippery Rock invitational
by Justin Bootes
staff writer
With finals around the comer and the semester
coming to an end, the track teams still compete
in meets with a sense of perfection.
It is still a bit early to hit their peak, however,
with two meets left to perform their best on May
2 at Baldwin Wallace and at the ECACs in mid
May.
The women’s team created two new Behrend
records in the Slippery Rock Invitational. With
records being broken meet after meet it shows
that the teams are building in strength.
Jessica Knapp placed first in the 3000 m. Her
time of 10 minutes, 48 seconds earned her a spot
in the record book.
Leslie Gentile ran the 5000 m in 20 minutes, 3
seconds. This time not only earned her the sec
ond place spot in the event but also a new Behrend
record.
Jessica Sarver placed third in the mile with a
time of 5 minutes, 30 seconds. With great run
ning the women’s team earned several fourth, fifth
and sixth- place finishes.
McNutt, Nicole Mineweaser, Claire Manelick
and Weinheimer competed in the 4x400 relay.
Each mnner ran a 400 with the baton. Handing
the baton to fellow teammates kept the race in a
nonstop relay. With a time of 4 minutes, 32 sec
onds the team placed fourth in the event.
In the field events, Carinne Knight placed fifth
with a jump of 4 feet 6 inches. She also placed
sixth in the long jump with a jump of 14 feet 2.5
inches.
In the half mile, 800 m, Manelick placed fifth
with a time of two minutes 34 seconds. In the 55
meter McNutt placed fifth with a time of 12 sec
onds.
The women’s team competes in the Baldwin
Wallace Invitational on May 2 and the ECAC in
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Friday, April 23, 2004
sion of the Western Conference where six of eight
teams made the playoffs, with the Jazz missing by
only 1 game.
Day in and day out Melo went up against quality
teams such as the Dallas Mavericks, San Antonio
Spurs, Houston Rockets and Minnesota
Timberwolves. Conversely, Leßron took on such
powerhouses as the Toronto Raptors, Atlanta Hawks
and Chicago Bulls. With this type of schedule
Leßron should have been a lock for more wins and
better stats, but Melo edged him.
4. The hype - Leßron had a great deal of hype
surrounding him as well as many expectations as
the greatest basketball player to come out of high
school. Carmelo also had a great deal of pressure
put on him from the beginning of the season as to
who would be have a better year. James was sup
posed to be the next great player and Anthony was
the underdog.
5. The background - Part of what makes Leßron
James so popular is that he came straight out of
high school. Part of what makes “King” James’
stats so impressive is that he is only 18 years old
and had no college basketball experience. When
ever these aspects are mentioned, Carmelo Anthony
is practically penalized for the fact that he is an old
man at age 19. Melo is also essentially criticized
because he should have done better due to the fact
that he did the right thing and went to college for a
year.
the middle of May.
On the men’s side of competition, there were sev
eral placed finishes.
Floyd Mattie competed in the half mile and he
placed second with a time of 2 minutes, 4 seconds.
The 3000 m second-place finisher was Behrend’s
Brad Ruffo with a time of 9 minutes 33 seconds.
The 4x4 team placed second in the mile relay.
Isiah Meek, Clayton Kirschner, Mattie and Mike
Barlett worked together to earn a time of 3 min
utes, 39 seconds.
Barlett competed in the half mile. He ran the
two-lap event in 2 minutes, 5 seconds, placing third.
In the field events, Jon McKinney jumped the
high jump at a height of 5 feet 6 inches. This jump
earned a third-place spot. Greg Hackett also com
peted in the high jump; with a height of 5 feet 4
inches he earned a fourth-place spot. Jordan Gray
long-jumped into fourth-place with a jump of 21
feet.
In the 55m high hurdles, Isiah Meek placed fourth
with a time of 8 seconds.
Jason Kuntz ran the 200 m in 36 seconds. This
earned him a fourth place finish. He also ran the
55m in 6.9 seconds.
Tim Schultheis placed fifth in both the 3000 m
and the 5000 m. In the 3000 m with a time of 9 min
utes, 42 seconds and in the 5000 m with a time of
16 minutes, 54 seconds.
Craig Davis broke 4 minutes, 50 seconds with a
time of 4 minutes, 49 seconds in the mile run. This
time earned him sixth place.
With the season in full swing and winding down
to an end there should be nothing but improvements
from both the men’s and women’s track teams.
Keep an eye out for a strong finish to this year’s
season. The track teams have 13 runners already
qualified for the ECAC meet.
“We are gearing up for top performances at
Baldwin Wallace on May 2, then ECACs in mid
May,” said head coach Dave Cooper.
The Behrend Beacon
Women's water
polo team falls
short at CWMs
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three of its games this past weekend at
the CWPA Western Championships.
by Kevin Fiorenzo
sports editor
The women’s water polo team suffered a frus
trating weekend as it dropped all three of its
games at the CWPA Western Championship at
the University of Michigan.
In the team’s opening game on Saturday, the
eight seeded Lady Lions took on the ninth seed,
Salem Invitational.
After three quarters, Behrend was down 6-5.
While the Lady Lions seemed to be within strik
ing distance, Salem scored three goals in the
final quarter to the Behrend’s two, earning the
9-7 win.
Scoring goals for Behrend were freshman
Cara Ludwig with six and senior Sarah
McGarvey with one.
In the team’s second game, the Behrend
squad took on Slippery Rock. The Lady Lions
were unable to contain Slippery Rock’s scor
ing frenzy, falling short 12-6 .
Behrend’s leading scorers were freshmen
Brittany Yost and McGarvey, with two apiece.
Also scoring a goal each were freshman Alexis
Puhala and Ludwig.
Trying to avoid a last place finish in the tour
nament, the Lady Lions played their closest
game the next day against Grove City.
After two quarters, Behrend had fallen be
hind 5-2. With three goals in the third, though,
the Lady Lions had narrowed the score to a 6-
5 margin.
The Behrend squad would once again fall
short, though, as each team scored one goal
apiece and Grove City got the 7-6 victory.
The loss ensured a last place finish in the
event and dropped the team’s overall record to
4-22.
Golf team
tees off at
Grove City
Invitational
by Kevin Fiorenzo
sports editor
The men’s golf team’s spring season is in full
swing as it competed in the Grove City College
Invitational on Monday at Grove City Country
Club.
The team struggled in the tournament, finish
ing in fifth place out of six teams with a total
score of 337.
The individual overall winner of the event was
Grove City’s Jeff Mohrman, who won with a
score of 77. He finished tied with Thiel’s Lucas
Munson, but won because of a scorecard playoff.
Behrend’s low golfer was junior Anthony
Pagliari with a score of 79. Pagliari shot a 40 on
the front nine, 39 on the back. His score was al
lowed him to tie for sixth place overall.
Along with Pagliari, four other golfers com
peted for the Lions.
Behrend’s next lowest score came from fresh
man Josh Loaney with a finish at 84. Freshman
Aaron Becker shot an 86. Freshman Josh Hull
shot an 88. Another freshman, Jeremy Smith, had
a score of 96.
Though it was a rough way to begin the team’s
spring season, the event was a good starting point
to pick up where the fall season left off.
In the fall, the Lions had a string of solid re
sults. At the ECAC Championships in October,
Behrend finished in third out of five teams.
The Lions will next compete in the Allegheny
Invitational from April 24-25.
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