Friday, March 30, 2007 Who will make the finals? The Ohio State Buckeyes go up against the Georgetown Hoyas on Saturday at 6:07 p.m. in the first national semi-final game of the NCAA Men's Basketball tournament. The Ohio State newcomers have worked together to get the team this far in the tournament. Freshman point guard Mike Conley, Jr. is a big help to the team. averaging 11 points per game, along with several steals and assists. Freshman center Greg Oden has also been a key factor in the Buckeye's success, averaging 15.4 ppg and 9.5 rebounds per game. Georgetown's offense has been efficient, shooting just over 50 percent from the field. The Hoyas are fourth in the nation in defense, allowing their opponents to score only an average of 56.8 ppg. Florida and UCLA play in the second national semi-final game on Saturday at 8:47 p.m. Defending champs, the Florida Gators. have won 20 of their last 21 games played in March over the past three years. They have also won six games in a row at the Georgia Dome, where the Final Four will be played. The Gators arc work ing to become the first team to repeat a championship since Duke in 1991-92 with all five starters from last year still on the team. Many speculate that UCLA has the best defense left in the tour nament. Darren Coßison contributes greatly to the Bruins defense and recently moved up to third in UCLA history single-season steals. What UCLA needs to do is to show up with a flawless offen sive game to have a chance to pull off the win. Arran Afflido and Collision are both remarkable in the backcourt. These quick guards are able to score late in the shot clock and stay calm under pressure. Tune in on Saturday night to find out which two teams will make it to the championship game in Atlanta. GA on April 2, 2007. Who will win the Final Four Tournament? 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The ticti\Vol\ c. the I)tfuhle A ,AIl iliate f)I the ..(111() Ameri<<tn League Champion.. the Dentm Beside. great thew ate .c \el \\ eckly and dad\ pto motion. of Ik.lctl ()Tic popular ()miffing promotinn v Nlontizo, Imine f,ti] c,ui cilit)% (IIC Ihi (Iran Smith 11(0 Ticket prices thcsc nights ate tlso 'educed to onl, three dollar;. A nee' "Faint] \ hue', Night - has heel) added to the 2007 promotional schedule :out includes one (loth' cotton candy. hot dogs. soil drinks and popcorn. \\ ell icduck.Jrl ticket prices every Tuesday. Recent upgrades to the siadtuni should also provide a more tan triendl \ ens 11(1111CW this scasou. .1 new ,j.:J3 million picnic area and heer garden looks to he popular \\.ith tans. The new area is located in the corner of light held and construction is just finishing up. Radiant heateis attached to the hiittom part of the overhang in the area means tans seated in the Itmer level should he toasty warm - - always a hig conecrn \pril and \la\. I picnic garden also fea tures a great v ic\\ ut the lield iiid ihminown Eric twin the upper Dan Jaworski- Junior Communication Major National Semi-final Winners: Florida Ohio State National Champs: Ohio State b~ 3 r '9.99 Two 12" 1-Topping Pizzas Add a 2 Liter for 994 Carryout or Delivery only. Expires 5/31/07. lib" MINI NM MIMI Mill Mill 111111 '9.99 Two 12" 1-Topping Pizzas Add a 2 Liter for 99G Carryout or Delivery only. Expires 5/31/07. IJ. pi , zy #44 1? 0 R 1 0 0 Kara Struski ,o 1 t (II inks, and popcorn Be view from riilit field as the Seawolves battle at Jerr Uht Park Baseball struggles in opener Matt NVarenker ,tlqant Tort eclat)! The Penn State Behrend baseball team opened their conference schedule this past week, drop ping a disappointing three of their first four match-ups. The Lions fell to top-ranked Frostburg State this past Monday, losing both ends of their double header. 11-4, and 2-1. Behrend followed their trip to Frostburg State with a double header this past Wednesday at home against Medaille College. The Behrend men split the series taking the first game by a score of 4-2: however, the Lions were unable to kccp their momentum going into their second game as they tell to the visiting Mavericks 3- I in extra innini! , , In their conference opener gainst Frostburg State. the Lions found themselves behind by eight going into the fifth inning, and despite a short run to close the game, the Behrend men were unable to catch the Bobcats. Building from their struggles in ilitme one, the Lions were able to slow down Frostburg State offensively in the sec ond half of the double-head er, holdirw the Bobcats to two runs: however, the Lions were unable to spark their own offense and scored only a single run. The most pressing issue against Frostburg State, however, came at the plate. "Our biggest issue is that we need our veteran hitters to produce. [Frostburg State! is very good offensively and if we would have hit, 1S I. 0 ;-.. 10 k v kloh ;:,:-. NW*, 3 iIY V 0 IA Deadlines: Outdoor Soccer deadline extended to Wednesday, April 4 50-yard sprint, 50-yard hurdle sprint, one lap sprint, two-lap sprint, four-lap relay, high jump, long jump, javelin, shot put level, as well as club seating. Since last }ear. there have been more than $4.2 million in improvements to Jerry Hit Park, including a $1 million video scoreboard, added in 2006, and a new auxiliary score board on the south side of "I'ulio :arena. The Sea Wolves start off the season playing the Altoona ('one. Double A affiliate of the Pittshuigh Pirates, for a three-game home stand from Thursday. April 5 through Saturday. April 7. All games are scheduled to start at 6:35 p.m. Nightly promotions during the first home stand include calendar. poster and magnetic schedule give aways. For a full listing of the 2007 promotions a nd game schedule or for information on ticket prices. visit www.seawol\ es.com or call 814-456-1300. Mitchell Dwelley- Junior Communication Major National Semi-final Winners: UCLA Ohio State National Champs: UCLA Senior outfielder Andrew MeNelly is up to hat for the Lions. Kickball deadline extended to Wednesday, April 11 Track Meet deadline extended to Friday, March 30 Track Meet events you can register for: Outdoor Soccer - Friday, March 23 Track Meet - Friday, March 23 The Behrend Bea,mn we fa WC could have gotten it done. - said head coach Paul Benim. Unfortunately. the Lions hitting trouble fol lowed them hack to Erie and cost them thenr third conterence loss. This time against Medanle College. Behrend was only ahle to drive in five runs throughout the course of the two games. winning the first game 4-2 and then losing the hack end of the double header. 3- I . Despite their troubles at the plate. the Lions were able to rely once again on their pitching. With solid performances from sophomores David Koerbel, Andrew Chrobak and Ryan Smith, the Lions showed a great deal of confi dence on the mound. part of the team's preparation for this Saturday, according to Benim, is working on the team's hitting. "Our focus right now is our hitting, which we thought would be one of our strengths but hasn't come through yet, - said Benim. "We need to step up our hitting. We need to work on our situational hitting and work to he able to create offensive options. I really feel, though, that our guys will respond. We're not where we want to be, but our guys will bounce back.- Events: V'3 Our pitching has been very competiti\C so far. - said Benim. - I'm very pleased with their performance .)ecause our pitching is always going out there and giving us a chance to win and that's just what we The Lions no‘v prepare for their third conference double header. a home match-up this Saturday against the Mount Aloysius Mounties. A crucial
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