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Women's Basketball looks to turn things around
By Sara Kamber
co-sports editor
The women's basketball team has skid
to 5-7 in the conference and dropped
their last three contests.
First came consecutive losses to the
top two teams in the AMCC conference
and then a loss to Medaille, ranked third,
last Tuesday. But with the next four out
of six games at home, all conference
match-ups, the Lions are ready to turn
things around.
"We have been on a long road trip,"
said Head Coach Roz Fomari. "I am
happy for our players to be home for a
while and have a chance to play on their
own floor."
Even though the team came up short
against Medaille, the blue and white
played a solid game shooting 50 percent
from the field and going 11 for 14 from
the line. Both teams played about the
same, shooting similarly in field goals,
free throws and three pointers.
Unfortunately, with senior Amber
Krumpe out due to an injury, Behrend
gave up 19 offensive rebounds, which
turned out to make all the difference in
the tight game.
Sophomore Rachel Slomski picked up
the slack scoring a career-high 23 points
and also grabbed eight boards. Off the
bench this season, she is second on the
team in scoring averaging 10.4 ppg.
"Rachel played a nice game (against
Medallic)," said Fornari. "She ran the
floor hard and had several impressive
shots, including knocking down her free
Men's basketball in a conference deadlock
By Kyle Woodside
staff writer
Who said winning the AMCC conference
would be easy? Good thing it isn't because the
automatic NCAA bid should be earned, not
given away on a silver platter. So far this sea
son, Behrend is earning their chance at this bid
with a 9-3 conference record, which is tied with
Pitt-Greensburg for first place.
Last weekend the team journeyed to
Frostburg and Pitt-Greensburg for their most
competitive weekend of conference play so far
this season. Frostburg held off a second half
rally to defeat the Lions, 61-59. Senior Jared
Clough had 19 points and eight rebounds while
freshman freshman Kevin Buczynski added 11
points off the bench.
Behrend recovered in nice fashion the next
day by beating Pitt-Greensburg, 73-58. This
game was not nearly as close as the last contest
between these two teams, which was decided in
overtime with a Pitt-Greensburg win at the
Junker Center.
A balanced scoring attack stifled the oppo
nents on this day, especially in the second half
in which Behrend outscored the rival, 48-27 on
a deadly 57 percent shooting. Senior Tom
Lulich had 17 points and nine boards. Clough
and senior Cam Mascara added 16 points
apiece. Buczynski contributed another solid
game off the bench with 15 points and nine
rebounds.
"Frostburg was a tough loss. It was a hard
fought game, but they were the better team that
night," senior guard Joe Lucas said. "But it was
really good that we could bounce back and get
a win a. ainst the first 'lace team in our lealue
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Sophomore Brittany Mays will get another crack at playing Penn State Altoona
this Saturday. Mays was hurt early on in the game during the two teams first
meeting at Altoona where Behrend took the loss.
throws. I think she will use this game to boards against Penn State Altoona in
build on." their last meeting, while Mays was out
Sophomores Tenesha Aden and with an injury she sustained early on in
Brittany Mays also had solid games fin- the game. Altoona is currently sitting
ishing the night with 16 and 11 points pretty at four in the AMCC and Behrend
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[Pitt-Greensburg] the next night. The second
half against Greensburg was probably the best
we have played as a team all year long. We got
contributions from everyone, and our freshmen
played great."
On Tuesday, Behrend traveled yet again to
face struggling Medaille, who has yet to win a
game this season. As expected, the Lions
pummeled the Mavericks, 59-37. Clough and
Lucas led the charge with 10 points each.
Everyone on the squad got to see playing time
in this game.
Team play continues to be vital to Behrend's
success. Many of the team's members model
the 2001 Duke championship team in which
team play was the X factor that was attributed
to the team's run through "Bracketville."
Former Duke guard, Shane Battier, once
said, "I've always enjoyed the success of my
teammates. I knew if each of us performed his
job at a high level, we'd be successful. So
whenever my teammates did something really
well, I always made sure they knew from me
that I wasn't jealous, but rather that I was happy
for them. It was an easy thing for me to do
because of the great guys we had on our team."
With only six more games in the conference
remaining, four of them to be played at home in
the Junker, the men's team will rely on team
work to close out the season on a winning note.
If Behrend holds on to the top spot in the con
ference, they will secure home court advantage
for the AMCC tournment.
This weekend, Behrend is slated to play two
home games against AMCC foes: Friday
against Mount Aloysius at 8 p.m. and Saturday
versus Penn State Altoona at 6 p.m.
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"We didn't close out the game last
time," said Fornari. "We just need to
play hard for 40 minutes and have good
bench contributions with Krumpe being
out. There is a chance she will be back
but her knee needs time to get rid of
some swelling. Krumpe is handling it
well and so is the team."
Three players reached double-digits
versus Altoona: Aden, Krumpe and
Slomski. Free throws were an issue in
the loss; the blue and white missed 11
shots in the second half in the close four
point loss. In their last two games, the
blue and white have shot more than 75
percent from the line.
"The key to winning this weekend
will be to practice hard and to go into the
games with confidence," said Slomski.
Behrend is seventh in the AMCC right
now. To make the AMCC tournament at
the end of the month, they will have to
be in the top six. This weekend,
Behrend hosts the fourth and last place
conference teams.
"I just think what we need to do is
play," said Fornari. "We have good
enough players, enough talent to win,
we just need to put the pieces together."
The Lion's won easily against Mt.
Aloysius on the road, 65-40. The Mt.
Aloysius Mounties are 2-16 overall and
0-11 in the conference.
Mixing in a little pleasure with busi
ness, the women's team will honor play
ers' parents during Parents Weekend.
Next weekend, the team will honor sen
iors and alumni.
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Friday, February 4, 2005
Track and Field kicks
off indoor season
The men's and women's track and field
teams began the indoor season on Jan. 21 at
the Slippery Rock Invitational, where many
team members showcased outstanding per
formances.
Senior Isiah Meek qualified for the ECAC
tournament in the 55-meter hurdles with a
time of 7.96. Junior Staci Banaszek also
qualified for the ECAC's with a distance of
35'1" in the triple jump.
Two Lion's took first place times, Brad
Ruffo in the 5000-meter and Eric DiLuzio in
the mile. Diluzio's time in the mile set a new
all-time record for Behrend. Jon McKinney
also came out with first place honors in the
triple jump.
At the Case Western Reserve Spartan
Relays on Jan. 29, the men's team qualified
another athlete for ECAC's. Senior pole
vaulter Donnie Hackworth reached a height
of 14' to qualify. Banaszek also qualified in
the long jump with a distance of 16' 9.5",
which is also a Behrend record.
The Lion's recorded three first-place fin
ishes on the men's team. Meek dominated in
the 55-meter hurdles, along with McKinney
in the triple jump. Hackworth's ECAC quali
fying pole vault performance rounded out the
winners.
The women's team had similar luck with
two athletes taking home three fust-place
spots. Banaszek took home first place honors
in the long jump and triple jump. Banaszek
has now qualified for ECAC's in both the
triple jump and long jump. Lies] Soergel also
won the 800-meter with a time of 2:26.32.
"We have made great marks for this early
in the season," said junior Nicole
Mineweaser. "I can't wait to see the perform
ances the team will have during the rest of the
indoor season and what the outdoor season
will bring us."
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