BEACON SPORTS ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Photo Not A va l able NAME: Kayla Frost SPORT: Women's Soccer CLASS: Sophomore DATE: Oct. 8, 2007 Kayla Frost (Venetia/Peters Township) has been named the ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR athlete of the week for the week of Oct. 8, 2007. Frost has had shut-outs in her last three games in goal. This week she had outstanding performances in two AMCC matches against Lake Erie and Pitt-Greensburg, helping the Behrend Lions remain unbeaten in conference play. She currently has a goals against average of 1.47 and has recorded five shut-outs on the year. This week the women's soccer team will host Pitt-Bradford on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 2 p.m. on the Behrend fields. Then they will play rivals Frostburg on Saturday, Oct. 13 at 1 p.m. at Behrend. The women are 6-5-2 overall and 5-0 in AMCC confer ence play. * ~ A I ALL YOU CAN EAT WINGS I EVERY TUESDAY 00 QUAKER. $2. OFF WITH COLLEGE ID STEAK 1.90 8 PEACH St • (814) 864-WING 8 LUPE ~,.•:~ ~~ A ) , , \ ~ Volleyball faces mid-season slump By Matt Waronker sports editor mbwso2B@psu.edu After dropping four out of their last five match-ups the Penn State Behrend volleyball team is desperate for a spark. The Lady Lions won only one out of four matches at last weekend's Fredonia University tournament and then days later retuned to upstate New York to face Fredonia in a non-conference single game match-up. Behrend was defeated in the re-match three games to one and led head coach Phil Pisano searching for any The Lady Lions now prepare for their sign of life in his team. final stretch of the season and despite "We really need to focus on changing Behrend's recent cold streak, the team does our mindset as a team," said Pisano. "We n't necessarily need to panic just yet, says need to rediscover some positive energy." Pisano. The team is still undefeated in con- Although the team remains undefeated ference play, and with a crucial conference in conference play, Behrend's overall match-up against an undefeated Frostburg record fell to 14-9 with tournament losses State approaching this weekend, Behrend to Mt. Saint Joseph's, Rochester, and remains in complete control of their future. Fredonia. The Lady Lions' sole victory "We're trying to use the [Fredonia] came in a sweep over a struggling loss as our turning point for the season," says Oneonta State squad. To make matters Pisano. "We need to understand that we worse Behrend was swept by both Mt. don't need to play perfect, we just need play Saint Joseph's and Rochester. Against smart and winning the conference is still a Fredonia the Lady Lions lost three games very real possibility, but first things first, we to one. need to put all our focus into the Frostburg "We faced some very tough competi- game. We're preparing for their style and we tion at the [Fredonia] tournament," noted feel we know their weak spots. We also Pisano. "We knew going in that if we did- understand though, that a lot hinges on n't play our best we wouldn't do well. For Saturday. If we win we're in a run to host the lack of better terms we didn't play very AMCC tournament. If we lose we really well. We were in a funk and even though , have to take a step back and figure out how we had one fantastic game, in our other CONTRIBUTED PHOTO to turn things around." three we looked pretty lethargic. We Sophomore Brooke Gallentine returns a serve. The Lions will travel to Maryland this weren't focused." Despite the uncharacteristically weak performances at the State University. In their first match-up the Lady Lions will face Fredonia tournament, the Lady Lions did their best to move on, conference opponent Frostburg State and then follow with a non using the losses as motivation for their return to Fredonia this past conference game against Catholic. Tuesday evening. Their efforts, however, fell short as they were Do You Have a Love for Sports? Are You Interested in Writing? The Behrend Beacon is looking for sports writers for the 2007 Fall Semester. If interested, please contact Matt Waronker at mbwso2B@psu.edu or Andy McLachlan at asmsoo6@psu.edu. !=l°2 KLISIIII ACCEPTED AT PINS . ()It\Kl - P 4 11 ,5. Tt riP r kili!l ) . 0 / fr swept by the hosting Red Dragons. Behrend tallied their fourth defeat in five games with losses of 30-26, 30-17, and 30-26. The 3-0 defeat marks the Lady Lions second loss in three games to Fredonia this season. Behrend had defeated the Dragons 3-1 early in the season at their annual Behrend Invitational tournament. "After going 1-3 in our previous match against [Fredonia] we knew we needed to play harder and with more focus," said Pisano. "We played hard and physical but made crucial errors. Fredonia played a great match. Ultimately, we weren't able to execute what our game plan was supposed to be." !!!= The Behrend Beacon I Friday, October 12, 2007
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