12 | The Behrend Beacon
Men’s swim team dominates
Women zvin nine events and come
By Samantha Cibula
sports co-editor
The men and women’s swim teams went head to head
with Fredonia Nov. 10. The men were able to capitalize
on strong swims driving in fast times and important points.
The men posted a 125-65 victory evening their record to
1-1.
The women found the meet to be a test of event domi
nation and depth in the pool. Although they were able to
win nine individual events and one relay they found them
selves short of a win posting % points to Fredonia’s hard
fought 133. The loss for the women drops their record to
0-2.
Although the men fell short of a win in the first event,
they touched the wall first in eight individual events, the
final relay, and took home 13 points in one meter diving.
Leading the Behrend men were freshmen Dustin
Fairchild and Anthony Spoto. Fairchild captured first in
the 500-yd freestyle by 2.82 seconds. In the 200-yd
freestyle Fairchild out-touched sophomore teammate
Brandon Thiel by 2.25 seconds in an event that Behrend
capitalized on taking first through fourth places.
Spoto’s fast hands and quick turns gave the blue and
white first place in the 50 and 100-yd freestyle, which
were also high scoring events for the men.
“The guys are swimming fast, faster then they were
last year at this time,” said head coach Jen Slack. “I’m
looking forward to seeing great races as the season
progresses.”
Captain junior Steve Schleicher added to the first place
finishes in the 1,000-yd freestyle that had him racing
stroke for stroke for the majority of the 40 laps. Fresh-
Volleyball takes second
in AMCC championship
By Alyssa Peconi
staff writer
The Behrend volleyball team finished their season
at the AMCC championships Nov. 6 at Frostbuig.
The women fell to Frostbuig in their final meeting,
but had a successful season under the leadership of
first-year head coach Phil Pisano and assistant coach
Gerry Vensel. The team finished with record of 17-15
and a conference record of 7-2, while four players
were named to the all-conference team.
The women went into the AMCC semi-final match
on Friday with the will to win. They came out strong
and defeated Penn State Altoona on Friday. The lady
lions came back from a 5-0 deficit in game five to
defeat their opponent. Behrend won the match in five
games, 3-2, with scores of 31 -33,30-23,30-20,25-
30, and 15-13.
The team worked together to achieve victory over
Altoona with help from key players, Elaine Voltz,
who had 26 kills, Lisa Wagner, who had 24 kills, and
Ashely Ordy who had 36 digs in the game.
Pisano said that the “team responded well under
pressure and showed how much they’ve improved
this season” during the match.
The women headed into their next match, of the
AMCC championship against Frostburg on Saturday
with excitement and adrenaline from the previous
night’s victory.
Behrend began their games strongly with leads in
each of the first two games, but they could not hold
off the experienced Frostburg team. They proved to
be too difficult an opponent for Behrend and fell to
the Bobcats in three games with scores of 25-30,20-
30, and 17-30.
Though the girls didn’t win the AMCC champion
ship, they were pleased with their season. Behrend
came into the season with only two players that had
much college experience, so as a young team, it was a
great learning experience for the players.
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man, Matt Seiferth added a first place finish in the 200-
yd breaststroke setting a new pool record with the time
of 2:22.44. Washington and Jefferson’s Chris Shively
with the time of 2:22.62 held the previous record.
The women, like the men, set a quick pattern-winning
event after event starting with the 400-yd medley relay
and ending with a win and new team record in the 200-
yd breastroke. The wins for the women started to seem
easy to come by and they found themselves tied for first
going into the first round of diving. However, they quickly
realized that to win meets it would take more than just
first places.
“We were winning events which is what we have to
do to win meets,” said Slack. “It’s just the matter of
getting the second and third places points to win the
meets.”
Despite the loss the women remained tough banking
the nine first place points in nine individual events and
one relay.
The women were lead by veteran sophomores Whitney
Marshall and Brittany Yost, and talented freshman Cyndi
Morales.
Marshall tripled winning the 200-yd freestyle, 200 yd
butterfly and swimming a leg in the 400-yd medley re
lay. Marshall found herself in her element setting a new
pool record in the 200-yd butterfly with the time of
2:25.37.
Veteran teammate Yost dominated the sprinting events
posting victories in both the 50 and 100-yd freestyle and
out touching Frostbuig’s anchor in the 400-yd medley
relay by six hundredths of a second.
Morales also tripled for the lady lion’s breaking records
Pisano said he feels that the “team showed
tremendous improvement throughout the season and
we were a much better team by the end, playing our
best in the last few weeks.”
The Behrend team shined with many star players.
Sophomore middle hitter Elaine Voltz led the team
offensively and was named to the all-conference first
team. In the AMCC tournament, Voltz hit .307,
averaging 5.1 kills per game. Overall, Voltz finished
the season with 466 kills, 64 solo blocks, and 51 block
assists, leading the team in all three statistical areas.
Another player who received All-Conference
honors was junior setter Amanda Evans, who became
leader for assists in a season at Behrend with 1,166
and also earned all-time career assist leader at
Behrend with 3,344. Evans was also and named to
the second team All-Conference.
Pisano said that Evans “showed tremendous
improvement this season and really grew as a leader.”
Outside hitter Lisa Wagner, was likewise named for
the second team All-Conference. She took on a
starting role as a sophomore and did extremely well
with 382 kills and 460 digs.
The final player among the Behrend women’s
volleyball team who earned all-conference honors
was senior libero Ashley Ordy, who finished with 656
digs and 62 aces and was named to the second team
All-Conference.
Ordy will end a fantastic career at Behrend where
she holds the second all-time record at Behrend for
digs with 1,669, and aces with 206.
Everyone can agree that “it will be a challenge to
replace her eneigy, enthusiasm, and leadership,” said
Pisano.
This season, coaching was a major asset for the
team with the addition of Pisano and Vensel, so
players received training from two coaches, which
only improved their training.
“Overall, we feel excited about the direction of the
program and that this is only the first step toward a
very bright future,” said Pisano.
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The men ai - womei , swim teams practice mornings and evenings in order to be properly
conditioned for AMCC competition.
each time she hit the water. Morales set new team records
in the 1000-yd freestyle, 400-yd individual medley, and
500-yd freestyle.
Her individual medley time of 4:59.96 shattered the
pool record that was set by Washington and Jefferson’s
Katie Groznik with a time of 5:08.56.
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Freshman Missy Pilewski and junior diver Catherine
Franklin added to the record-breaking trend. Pilewski
set a new record in the women’s 200-yd breaststroke with
a time of 2:40.51 while first year diver, Franklin set a
new one meter diving record scoring 145.10 points.
The men and women look to continue their event domi
nation and record-breaking trend when they take on St.
Vincent Nov. 13.
Heather Crawford (Aliquippa/
Hopewell) scored both goals for the
Behrend Lions in last weekends
AMCC Championship game against
Frostburg. Behrend fell to the Bob
cats in double-overtime, 3-2.
Crawford is leading the team in points
earned this season. She has racked up
eight goals and six assists over 17
games.
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