10 | The Behrend Beacon On Deck Behrend Athletic Events Women’s soccer Behrend vs. Thiel 4:00 p.m Sept. 18 Men’s and women’s cross country Behrend Invitational w.oo a.m. Women’s Tennis Behrend vs. John Carroll i .00 p.m. Men’s soccer Behrend vs. W&J i.oop.m. Women’s volleyball Behrend at Richard Stockton tournament Women’s tennis Berhend vs. Penn State Altoona i .00 p.m. Men’s and Women’s golf Behrend at Pitt Bradford i.oop.m. Sept, 20 Women’s tennis Behrend at Fredonia 3.00 p.m. Sept. 21 Women’s tennis Behrend at Hiram 3:00p.m. Women’s soccer Behrend at Allegheny 4. 00 p.m Men’s and women’s golf Behrend at La Roche 10. 00 a.m. Men’s socccer Behrend at Grove City 4. 00p.m. Men’s water polo Behrend at Mercyhurst 7.00p.m. Women’s volleyball Behrend at Daemon 7.00 p.m. NAME: Elaine Voltz SPORT: Volleyball CLASS: Sophomore DATE: September 13, 2004 t. 17 t. 19 t. 22 SPORTS Men’s soccer finds its groove By Colleen Applebaugh staff writer The defending men’s soccer AMCC cham pions were victorious over Fredonia 1-0 Tuesday. This is the first victory over Fredonia in Behrend men’s soccer history. Spencer Frank, a freshman forward put one past Fredonia's keeper to secure the win. “Spencer’s goal was sick, right over the keep’s head," said sophomore goalkeeper Matt Zimsak. “We just played brilliant, we finally came together as a team.” Thanks to the recent win, men’s soccer is back on track for the AMCC championship. taking over the close match. The Lions went on to defeat Bethany and improve their tourna ment record to 3-1. Pisano and Vensel take team in new direction By Emily Hannah staff writer The Behrend volleyball team placed third at their invitational held Sept. 10 and Sept. 11, in which eight different teams participated includ ing Behrend Other teams that competed were Geneva, Pitt-Bradford, Meadville, Bethany, Fredonia State, Shenandoah, and D’Youville. Geneva placed first with a 4-0 record and Fredonia placed second with a 3-1 record. The two top performers overall during the tournament were Elaine Voltz and Ashley Ordy, the team captain. Ordy is a senior defensive specialist while Voltz is a sophomore middle hitter for the team. Voltz was named to the All- Tournament team, and received AMCC volley ball player of the week honors. Including these two players, the other start ers for the Lions are Amanda Evans, Lisa Wagner, Karla Murray, Paige Payer, and Amanda Butta. Their only loss at the tournament was to a much more experienced Geneva squad. Coach Pisano said that the team was especially pleased with getting two wins on Saturday after having seven talented teams participate in the tourna ment over the weekend. He also remarked that the improvement that should stand out the most about this team is that they have a strong focus on their defense. They play an intense style of defense in which they go after every ball that comes towards them and are always diving on the floor in an attempt to keep the game going in their favor. He ex plained that the fans will not see too many other Housin Housing and Food Service Athlete of the Week is selected by the Sports Information Staff “Players recognized how to win games; we’re starting to find our game,” said head coach Dan Perritano. The team looked to make adjustments af ter a two game losing streak prior to Tues day. They accomplished just that. The men stand first in the conference with a 3-2 record. Frostburg is close behind with a 3-2-1 record. In the game against Westminster, the team was beaten again in a 0-2 loss. The game was intensely physical, as proven by the red card earned by sophomore forward Herbert Obeng. The men scored a goal in the first half, but it was revoked based on an offside call. The team fell to Alfred last Thursday but teams that are committed to the same effort that they are currently committed to. That should be the first thing that stands out when you see the Lions represent Behrend. Some of the team’s goals this year are to im prove individually and as a team each day. AMCC competition is always on the front burner. They want to focus on outworking all of their opponent and begin building an elite program. The Team also has a new addition, Gerry Vensel, the assistant coach. She brings much talent to the team as she has a higher level of experience to offer the girls. Assistant coach Vensel happens to be coach Pisano’s aunt. She is the person who trained him as a player, coach Pisano has been around the sport of volleyball for a while with his aunt being a previous coach. She and coach Pisano have been working volleyball camps and clin ics together since Coach Pisano had finished his high school career. The coaches have similar coaching philoso phies and opinions on training athletes and both are very competitive people. This will be one asset that will benefit the team. Coach Pisano said that with her addition, there was an enor mous boost in the teams training this year. “We are excited about the effort and improve ment the team has displayed so far, and plan to continue taking steps towards building an elite program at Behrend,” said coach Pisano. The Lions are currently 4-2 and are traveling to Richard Stockton College in New Jersey to participate in a tournament Saturday and Sun day. Athlete of the week Elaine Voltz (Saxonburg/Knoch H.S.) was named this week’s Beacon/Food and Housing Athlete of the Week. Voltz helped the blue and white to a 3-1 weekend during the Behrend Invitational, finishing third out of eight teams. She led the Behrend Lions in kills throughout all four games, including a high of 26 against Bethany College. For the week, Voltz totaled 80 kills. Next up the team will travel to Buffalo State on Sept. 14 before heading to New Jersey for the Richard Stockton Tournament on Sept. 18. Foo Friday, September 17, 2004 the score does not justify the play. “We have a relatively experienced team; we’re just figuring things out,” said Perritano. The team strives to retain its title as the AMCC champions. In doing so, Coach Perritano believes that not giving up chances and putting forth a full 90 minute effort will guarantee their success. Individual leaders included junior central defenders Dan Bash and Brian Blaszczyk. “They’re playing very strong this year,” Perritano said. The blue and white return to the field against Washington and Jefferson at 1 p.m. Saturday. Men’s water polo topples Grove City By Kyle Woodside staff writer Coach Joe Tristan is taking his Lions’ progress ine week at a time. They seem to be making his veekly evaluation more and more positive thanks to jeat team play and a love and heart for the game. After a respectable tournament two weekends ago it the Navy Open, Behrend arrived for the Bucknell nvitational pumped and ready to play. In the first match, the Lions caught Grove City off- guard with a 13-3 pounding. In the past, Grove City was victorious against the blue and white with one to three goal margins of victory. However, the Lions pre vailed against the Wolverines for the first time in Behrend men’s water polo history. Behrend was in control from start to finish. After the first quarter, the Lions were up 5-1 and never looked back in route to victory. The second contest of the tournament was an exhi bition game against non-NCAA sanctioned Toronto University. Behrend fought hard from a 6-1 deficit at halftime but came up short, 9-5. “We were within two goals but then errors cost us. It was a good effort like the first game,” said Tristan. The third match was the most anticipated for the Lions. Long-time rival Gannon won by a score of 15- “We felt we could have made the game a lot closer. We defeated ourselves by making bad passes,” said Tristan. The fourth and final match, which was also an ex libition game, pitted the Lions against the host, lucknell’s “B” team. Similar to the Navy Open, the Tons’ conditioning caught up to them by the end of he tournament as Bucknell B managed to win, 16- “Overall, it was a great tournament. The guys came together and realized that their goal is to have fun and act as a team,” said Tristan. “If we are going to do something wrong, I hope we do it as a team.” Andre Pranckevicius led the offense with 11 goals, Anthony Spoto netted 8, and Vincent Brewer chipped in with 2. Spoto leads the team with 19 goals this season and Pranckevicius is right behind him with 18. The team is looking forward to the return of sopho tore Justin Ryder, last seasons leading scorer. He dll rejoin the lineup as Behrend hopes to get even dth Gannon at their Cameval Athletic Pavilion this reek. “With Justin in the water, we should enhance the iffense a lot,” said Tristan Behrend is also looking ahead to games against Washington and Jefferson, Slippery Rock, and Mercyhurst for chances to repeat the element of sur prise that was undertaken playing Grove City dur ing the September 11-12 tournament. ervice
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