12 | The Behrend Beacon
lions open league ploy in remarkable fashion
By Chris LaFuria
staff writer
The women’s soccer team opened up Allegh
eny Mountain Collegiate Conference play with
two key victories including a 5-0 triumph over
Penn State Altoona and a 6-0 win over the
newest AMCC team, the Hilbert Hawks.
In the match against Altoona on Sept. 25,
junior goalie Colleen Applebaugh recorded
three saves in the shutout, bringing her shut
out total to a conference leading four.
“We moved the ball pretty well,” said head
coach Pat O’ Driscoll.. “We improved on last
year's 2-0 win against them, and, even though
there are things we need to work on, I feel we
can win the rest of our games.”
Goals we scored by juniors Holly Greiner,
Kacie Burns, and Michelle Newland. Sopho
more Stephanie Ivancza and Freshman Julie
Quail each added a goal.
On Sept. 28, the Lady Lions defeated the
Hilbert Hawks in a game that saw very little
action by the Lions’ goaltender. Behrend came
to the field with a loaded arsenal that saw
many different players contribute to the scor
ing.
In the first half, sophomore, Kara Struski,
opened up the Lions scoring with a shot from
outside the 18-yard line. Junior midfielders,
Kacie Burns and Heather Crawford, each
added a goal to build a 3-0 lead going into the
half. Behrend picked up right where they left
off after halftime, with a goal from freshman
defender, Emily Miller, a little more than ten
owed by the refs somehow forgetting their
ruiebooks at home.
Last Thursday, Slippery Rock came into the
Lions den and was caught off-guard by a superb
first half effort by the home team.
After halftime, the game became more physi
cal; so much in fact that one of the Lion’s caps
came off numerous times, putting him in risk of
injury to his eardrums.
Seemingly, the so-called “referees” were mak
ing every call the opposite of what it should have
been.
“We became intimidated by the referees and
we went from being right on the ball to falling
victim to a lopsided score,” said head coach Joe
Tristan
A 10-minute delay in the third period due to
the cap controversy sparked many of Behrend’s
fans to shout out at the referees. A 5-3 halftime
deficit suddenly turned to a 16-4 defeat.
“The first half was what a water polo game
should be like. The second half was more like a
WWF grudge match,” Tristan joked.
Andre Pranckevicius scored two goals in the
loss, and Steve Schleicher and Anthony Spoto
chipped in with one goal apiece.
Next up for the Lions was the W&J Invita
tional. Behrend played a very good team-oriented
game in both exhibition games and emerged vic
torious, 15-6 against Carnegie Mellon and 16-9
against Yale.
Upcoming events
Oct. 1
Men’s water polo
vs. Gannon, 7:00 p.m.
Oct. 2
Men’s water polo vs.
Washington and
Jefferson, 8:00 p.m.
Championships at Rochester, N.Y.
minutes into the period.
Junior forward Holly Greiner added two
quick goals to increase the lead to 6-0. Late
in the second half, senior forward, Jen Baker,
and sophomore forward, Stephanie Ivancza,
each added a goal and with stellar defense and
precision passing, validated an 8-0 victory
over the Hawks.
“Since this is Hilbert’s first year in the
AMCC, we wanted to give them a nice welcom-
Brian Kustra, and Kent McKee had 2 each, and
Brandon Thiel and Danny Ball also had a goal.
“We didn’t play four of our starters against
Carnegie Mellon and we still dominated. My
second string played very well,” Tristan said.
The only game Behrend played that counted
toward their record was against the host, W&J.
Behrend fell 16-5 due to a lack of mental in
tensity.
The Lions pounced on Grove City on
Wednesday for their first conference win, 13-
“We played OK, but we can play at a higher
level,” Tristan said. “We have intense morn
ing practices on game days, and I think it
showed for this game.”
The highlight of this game was Kustra’s goal
while he was playing goalie. This event hap
pens only once or twice a season out of 30
whole games.
“It’s like those toy balls with stubs that they
sell which go in random directions without you
knowing which direction it will go next. Brian
shot it and the goalie guessed the wrong direc
tion,” Tristan said.
Behrend plays two home games this week
end. Come support the team when they play
Gannon on Oct. 1 and on Oct. 2 against W&J.
“Hopefully we can give the fans something
good to watch,” Tristan said.
Oct. 2, Golf, at ECAC
SPORTS
K.J. MARGRAFF/BEHREND BEACON
Freshman Danielle DeMay drives past Hilbert sophomore Michelle Greco.
Oct. 3
Women’s tennis vs.
Chatham, 1:00 p.m.
Oct. 5
Men’s water polo vs.
Grove City, 7:00 p.m.
ing gift,” said junior defender, Stephanie
Bowen. “We’re trying a new formation and
we’re using everybody on the field.” “We have
a really good chance of winning the AMCC this
year if we can win a key game against
Frostburg.”
The Women improved to 6-2-1 in the season
and 2-0 in the AMCC. The women travel to
La Roche and Lake Erie where they will try to
extend their winning streak.
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Friday, October 1,2004
lien’s soccer
prepares to
heat things up
By Colleen Applebaugh
staff writer
The men’s soccer team pummeled Hilbert on T\ies
day with a score of 6-1. Junior midfielder Brian
Blaszczyk, scored the first goal within 33 seconds of
the game. “We accomplished what needed to be done
successfully,’’ Blaszczyk commented on die game.
Junior, Justin Reese, put goal number two away in
the fifth minute of play. Four more goals followed in
regulation time. The win bumped the men to a 6-2-1
overall record and a 1 -0-1 conference record.
The team tied Penn State Altoona on Saturday with
a 0-0 outcome. They played 90 minutes of regulation
proceeded by a double overtime. “We were unlucky
in the Altoona game, there were several opportunities
for us to put one in,” said Blaszczyk.
Goalkeeper, Matt Zimsak, and his defense played
exceptional to keep Altoona from their chances.
Zimsak made several saves, including a penalty kick
which are near impossible to grab. His performance
this week has earned him a consecutive goalie of the
week recognition by the AMCC with six shut outs on
the season.
This Saturday the men face arch-rivals La Roche in
what will be a battle to the finish. The game is to be
played at La Roche and the fans there hold the reputa
tion of greatly disliking Penn State Behrend in gen
eral. “We must play composed and be aware of the
rowdy atmosphere,” claims Blaszczyk. “We have to
keep our focus on the field and disregard any distrac
tions.”
The team beat La Roche twice last year, once in the
regular season and then again at the AMCC tourna
ment The men anticipate the La Roche team will come
out playing hard. ,
Blaszczyk says that the team started off slow, but is
“gelling” together as a team. “If we keep playing to
gether we’ll continue to be successful,” said
Blaszczyk. “Our goal is to win the regular sea
son and the conference title, both are definitely
achievable.”
The next home game for the men in bhfeis
Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. Come on out and support the
Men’s soccer team in their efforts to retain their
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