14 | The Behrend Beacon Women’s soccer looks to conquer AMCC ’ S By Samantha Baldensperger staff writer The women’s soccer season might be winding down, but these girls sure are not. Thursday they played (9-1-3) Carnegie Melon and lost 0-3. Last weekend (11-4-1) Behrend blanked (13- 1) Mt. Aloysius 12-0. This week they play (7-9-1) Medaille at home. On Sat urday they begin the Allegheny Moun tain Collegiate Conference champion ship tournament. Oct. 21 the Lady Lions fell to Carnegie Melon. They were shut out with a score of 0-3. In the end, they ended up with four shots on goal to Carnegie Melon’s 25. The team quickly rebounded with a 12-0 shut out of Mt. Aloysius. “We handled Saturday’s game in a very professional manner... we played to our level and had a lot of positives for the game,’’ said Coach Patrick O’Driscoll. During the game Behrend had 61 Men’s soccer strives for excellence By Colleen Applebaugh staff writer At the season finisher, the Behrend boys beat Medaille 3-1. The team fought forcefully for the victory; the “W” allows the men to advance to the AMCC playoffs. Junior central midfielder Brian Blaszczyk put the men ahead in the 12th minute of play with a header to the upper left comer of the net. The Medaille team was able to place a shot by sophomore goalkeeper Matt Zimsak in the 25th minute. Junior Justin Reese, scored both the tie breaking goal and the third goal of the game. The blue and white were victorious over Thiel on Oct. 19, with a 2-1 win. The men played their game, intense, ag gressive, and intelligent. The success brought the team to a 9- 5-1 record. In essence, this game started the Behrend men’s winning streak. The victory over Thiel boosted the men’s confidence from a loss to con ference opponent Frostburg State. “We had a very good start to the sea son,” said senior forward Eric Nyberg. “We have just had a bad run of luck.” The loss put the team 3-3-1 confer ence record, but those men want more. “1 think losing some games has opened our eyes, and we are better pre pared now for the post season,” said Nyberg Victories that followed for the men included a 2-0 win over Case Western Reserve Oct. 22 and a 13-0 bashing of Mt. Aloysius on Saturday. Their streak DOWNTOWN APARTMENTS NOW AVAILABLE! niMSHiB irunwxß *l.«cs»af DmMdmi IV *f feats* t«ntor am me ft,--, iHxn* iMnlrin! mi CtaMrWtt.atatoC'fcp. M MM shots on goal to Mt. Aloysius’ zero. Top scorers were Jen Baker with four, Jen Quail and Holly Greiner each with two. “Even though their record is not com parable to ours, we still had to play our hardest,” said Greiner. During the game, Mt. Aloysius even scored a goal on themselves in minute 57. Thursday the Lady Lions faced Medaille at Behrend. The ladies ended up with a 5-0 shut out. Behrend had 37 shots on goal compared to Medaille’s one. Michelle Newland and Heather Crawford scored a goal a piece in the first period. Then, in the second period Kacie Bums, Emily Miller, and Kari Struski each contributed a goal in the victory. This was the final regular sea son game before the AMCC champion ships begin Saturday. Going into this coming weekend’s AMCC championship tournament, the Lady Lions are seeded second. This means they have a chance to play their semi-final game at Behrend. Sophomore forward Herbert Obeng scored four goals over the week, Obeng stands as a figure for the men’s offense. has improved to four wins, bumping the men’s overall record to 12-5-1. The team is ranked fifth in the conference with a 5-3-1 record. “The team is really starting to play its best soccer of the year,” said sophomore marking back Josh Serafini. The blue and white put up a forceful fight, but could not find the back of the net. “We have had some tough losses in the conference, but it will be a whole new story in AMCC playoffs,” said Serafini. The player standout for this 3-0 week is sophomore forward Herbert Obeng. Obeng scored four goals, two being game winners. Obeng’s oustanding per formance on the field follows a season SI4-Z3S-34M “I think we all know that we ha a talented enough team to win th< championship...we just have have confidence in our ability as team,” said O’Driscoll. “We are working very hard practice, and trying to practice as they were playing in the champioi ship” said Greiner. They want to keep there level i fitness up as well as their attitudi and try and stay positive. As for their expectations for tl tournament, they plan on going 01 and giving it everything that they havr They feel that in some of the garni that they lost this year, they were th« better team. “We would be sure to let them kno' who should have won the first tim< we played,” said Greiner. “We ex pect to all come out with a victory and win the conference championship.” In order to win Coach O’Driscoll feels its just a matter of executing on game day.” of strong play. Obeng has been an es sential asset to the team’s offensive and will be called upon in the next series to create plays for the blue and white. The men have the AMCC tournament to look forward to now and fully intend to extinguish any rumor that states their defeat “As defending champions, we are still the team to beat,” said Serafini. “I would not want to face us in the playoffs,” said Nyberg. “If we stick to the game plan and work hard, then there’s no reason why we shouldn’t win the conference championship.” The men hit the pitch again on Oct. 30 against Frostburg State in Mary land. Lion’s volleyball fall to Frostburg Anxious to face Frostburg in AMCC play By Alyssa Peconi staff writer A sigh of relief could be heard from the members of the women’s volley ball team after finishing their matches this weekend. The girls were also ready for a nap. After playing three matches on Sat urday, Oct. 23, the ladies were defi nitely tired, but remain psyched for the upcoming AMCC championships next weekend. Saturday, the ladies faced a host of difficult opponents. Their first match was against Frostburg, the defending AMCC champions, so it was a very important meeting for both teams. While the girls played four well fought games against their conference rival, they lost. Unfortunately, the loss dropped their conference record to 5-2 overall. However, the ladies kept up their spirits and fought with intensity to sweep their next opponent. The lady lions beat the Ohio Wesleyan team 3- 0 to improve their season record to 13- 13. During the lions’ final match of the Senior Jen Baker scored four goals plus one assist in the Lion’s last game against Mt. Aloysius on Oct. 23. The game celebrated seniors on the team. day against Slippery Rock, they played four games, but ultimately lost 1-3. Overall, the weekend proved to be beneficial for the women’s volleyball team because they played well and kept up team spirit throughout the day. “Although we lost to Frostburg, I thought we played exceptional all day long,” said sophomore, Karla Murray. The ladies next match after the weekend followed Wednesday, Oct. 27 against another conference oppo- nent, Medaille. The team traveled to Buffalo, NY for a night match and won in three games. This win helped to improve their season record to 14-14 and 6-2 in the conference. This weekend, the lions will play their final match of the regular sea son. On Saturday, Oct. 30, the ladies travel to face fellow conference team, Mt. Aloysius at 1 p.m. After this match, the women are looking forward to the AMCC Cham pionships, scheduled to begin Tues day, Nov. 2 and extend into the week end of Nov. 5-6. The team feels excited about head- Friday, October 29, 2004 Weekly sports trivia Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service (KRT) QUESTIONS: 1. Name the former Dallas Cow boys wide receiver who caught the only pass of his NFL career in a Super Bowl? 2. How old was Pro Football Hall of Famer Gale Sayers when he played his final NFL game? 3. Name the top five sluggers on the all-time career home run list at the end of 1999? 4. Who hit the most home runs in the decade of the 19405? ANSWERS 1.) Percy Howard caught a 34-yard touchdown pass from Roger Staubach in Super Bowl X. He didn't make the team the following season-and he was history. 2.) 28 years old. 3.) Henry Aaron -755; Babe Ruth-714; Willie Mays -660; Frank Robinson - 586; Harmon Killebrew -573. 4.) Ted Williams. ing into the AMCC’s with a 6-2 record in the conference. Also, they are anx ious to face the defending conference champs, Frostburg. Although they recently lost to this difficult team, they remain confident that they will come out winning. “We’re not worried because we WILL see Frostburg again at the AMCC’s and this time we’ll beat them for the championship,” Murray said. 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