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ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
NAME: Virginia Rodgers-Owens
SPORT: Outdoor Track & Field
CLASS: Freshman
DATE: April 23, 2007
Virginia Rodgers-Owens (Washington, DC/P.L. Dunbar) has been
chosen as this week's Housing and Food Services Athlete of the
Week. Rodgers-Owens had an outstanding week at the
Westminster Invitational, winning two events and qualifying for
the ECAC championships in both.
Rodgers-Owens took first in the 100-meter dash with a time of
12.67 seconds, qualifying her for the ECACs. She then won the
200-meter dash, crossing in 25.94 seconds and once again qualify
ing for the championships. She was also part of the 4 x 100-meter
relay team that took third.
Rodgers-Owens currently holds the school record in the indoor 55-
meter dash and is part of the 4 x 200-meter indoor relay record
holding team.
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Softball surges into conference tournament
The Behrend softball team rebounded from back-to-back loss
es to La Roche with consecutive wins over Penn State Altoona,
improving their season record to 19-12. The Lions are now 9-5 in
AMCC play.
The Lions lost
both games on
Saturday to AMCC
leaders La Roche at
home. They lost the
first game by a score
of 5-1 after allowing
four runs in the top
of the fourth inning.
The second game
went to extra
innings, where the
Lions lost 5-3 on a
two-run home run in
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inning.
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Lions recovered on
Sunda , April 22,
beating Penn State
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Altoona by large Sophomore Lindsay Baughman rounds first
margins in both
games. In the first game, sophomore pitcher Julie Koman earned
the victory with a complete game, striking out eight batters while
allowing only three hits, allowing the Lions to win 5-1. The Lions
scored four runs in the fifth inning to take a 5-0 lead, which they
held for the remainder of the game. In the second game, sopho
more second baseman Nikki Kaschauer went 3-for-4 and scored
Last Week's Trivia Question:
Which quarterback threw 70 passes in a single game?
Answer: Drew Bledsoe completed 45 passes out of 70
attempts in an overtime game against the Minnesota Vikings on
Nov. 13, 1994. He rallied his New England Patriots from a 20-0
deficit to a 26-20 victory.
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three runs, while sen
ior first baseman
Kristin Macha went
3-for-3 with two runs.
The Lions took a 2-0
lead in the first inning
and extended it to 7-2
by the third inning.
They won by a deci
sive final score of 10-
2 in five innings
As the team moves
closer to the confer-
ence championships,
they hope to finish the
regular season strong.
Kaschauer says her
team's overall talent
is one of their biggest
strengths. "We have a
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young experienced
Sophomore Nikki Kaschauer is up to bat
team, with a lot of tal
ent," Kaschauer said. "On the field, we have a strong defense and
our batting order is also strong from the first batter to the ninth
batter."
She also says her team's chemistry is another reason for their
success
"We maintain a family relationship within our team,"
Kaschauer said. "Every player on our team portrays a significant
part to maintaining the success of our team."
The Lions continue play with a doubleheader against Frostburg
State on Saturday beginning at 1 pm. The team will then go to the
AMCC tournament on Sunday. The AMCC tournament will con
tinue the following weekend, May 4-6.
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