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ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK
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State Behrend basketball senior
Penn
Doug Straub (St.
Catholic) has been
PRISE RENT-A-CAR Athlete of the Week
for the week of Feb. 25, 2008.
Straub came up big against AMCC rival
Lake Erie College on Wednesday, Feb. 20
in the Junker Center, making his mark with
some key sharpshooting in the second half
against the Storm. Straub hit three huge 3-
point shots in the final minutes of the game
to help the blue and white edge the Storm
70-65. With their win last Saturday over
Pitt-Bradford, the Behrend Lions
improved to 21-4 overall and 15-3 in the
AMCC.
The men will host the AMCC Tournament
beginning on Friday, Feb. 29.
Behrend Lions have taken the number one
spot in the AMCC and will take on No. 4
Penn State Altoona at 6:00 p.m.
8:00 p.m. No. 2 Lake Erie College will
square off against No. 6 Medaille College.
The winner of each will face off in the
championship game on Saturday, March 1
at 3 p.m. The winner of the AMCC
Tournament will receive an automatic bid
to the NCAA Division 111 Tournament.
Doug Straub
Men’s Basketball
Senior
Feb. 29, 2008
Mary’s/Elk County
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Men’s hoops look to extend winning streak
By: Jessica Carlson
sports editor
jlcsolB@psu.cdu
It will be the battle of the branch cam
pus on Saturday, Feb. 29. as the Penn
State Behrend men's basketball team will
go against Penn State Altoona for the
semifinals of the AMCC playoff tourna
ment. Behrend, who sits atop of the
AMCC Conference, will host No. 4 seed
Altoona.
Behrend has been on an eight-game
winning streak and goes into the game
with an overall record of 15-3 and an
AMCC record of 21 -4. Last Wednesday,
Feb. 20. the men scored a big win over
the Lake Erie Storm by a score of 70-65.
The Storm is ranked No. 2 in the
Conference and will take on No. 6
Medaille College following the
Behrend/Altoona game.
On Saturday, Feb. 23, they continued to
improve their record after defeating Pitt-
Bradford by a score of 69-54. The men
have had a strong season as a result of
some solid performances by a handful of
players from the roster. Behrend Athlete
of the Week, Doug Straub helped lead the
Lions to a victory over Lake Erie after
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sinking a number of 3-pointers in the
final minutes of the game.
Senior Kevin Buczynski was named
the AMCC Men’s Basketball Player of
the Week as well as the Division 111
ECAC Co-player of the Week during the
week of Feb. 18. Buczynski is currently
second in the all time scoring list, trailing
James Curren’s, who played for Behrend
from 2000-2004, with 1,726 total career
points.
This will be Behrend's third time play
ing Altoona this season. The first time
the teams matched up in the 2007-2008
season was on Saturday, Jan. 12 in the
Junker Center gym. Behrend took the
win by a score of 77-61. Buczynski lead
the Behrend Lions by racking up 20
points, six rebounds and five assists for
the game. Justin Kovac added 15 points
to the score, as well as four assists. Drew
Seeker also made it into the double digits
for the Lions scoring 12 points.
The second time the Penn State teams
went head to head was on Saturday, Feb.
9 when Behrend once again brought
home a victory with a score of 69-40.
Kovac had another stellar performance,
racking in another 15 points for the Blue
and White. Adam Keiser scored 14
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points while Tom Newman tallied 11 for
the Lions victory.
Winners of both games on Friday will
compete for the AMCC Championship on
Saturday, March I at 3 p.m. in the Junker
Center. Winners of the championship
will receive a guaranteed bid to the
NCAA Dill Tournament.
Justin Kovak drives to the hoop for the
Behrend men's basketball team.
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