I The Behrend Beacon The Lady Lions annihilate Mt. Aloysius in AMCC opener The Penn State Behrend Lady Lions opened the Allegheny Mountain Collegiate Conference Season on Saturday with an overpowering 17-0 win over the Mt, Aloysius Mounties. The Lions started the game w ith three goals within the first five minutes of play. Sophomore forward/midfielder Catilyn Elser began the scoring 1:56 into the game and added another two. min utes later. Senior midfieder/forward Nikki Frisbee, freshman Linsey Steinsdoerfer and freshman Mia Baltutat each con tributed two goals a piece in the half. Brittany Barbato. a junior midfielder, added another with less than a minute left in the first half of play. The Lady Lions finished the first half Accompanied by a blur of yellow' towels. Pittsburgh’s steel structure was rocked Monday night in a hard hitting AFC North battle. Division rivals, the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Baltimore Ravens, put on a show that won’t soon be forgotten in this NFL season. After a rough loss to the Philadelphia Eagles last week, the Steelers were looking to rebound against the Ravens. Steelers’ quar terback Ben Roethlisberger was sacked a staggering nine times against the Eagles, so protection was a big issue for Big Ben. "[We've] got to give [the Eagles defense) a lot of credit. They’re a very good team, very good defense and they got after us." said CONTRIBUTOR PHOTO Ben Roethlisberger searches for an open target in Monday's victory over Baltimore. A week of upsets made our experts look like amateurs. Did you predict the fall of the Cowboys, Broncos, and Eagles? If so, we want you to embarass us in front of 4,0Q0 students, faculty, and staff. Try to out-pick us; send a list of your weekend picks to cisso6o@psu.edu. with nine goals and time of possesion in the Lady Lions favor. In the second half of play, there was much of the same domination as the Lions controlled the ball movement all over the field and scored two minutes in. A cross from Jaclyn Stottlemyer found the head of Steinsdoerfer and the back of the net which lead to the goal. Also scoring in the second half was Elser w ith two and Baltutat. Emily Lewis and Rachelle Thompson adding three more goals to finish out the game. "Behrend is typically successful against Mt. Aloysius. so it was not a sur prise that we won." said Barbato after the game. She then said that she was impressed with how they kept up their intensity level in spite of playing a weak Steel town throw down NFL Seattle C' N.Y.G New England (" S.F. Indi. (st Houston Atlanta C Green Bay Minnesota @ N.O Kansas City (s' Carolina Tenn. (s' Baltimore Washington @ Philly Tampa Bay (t? Denver Buffalo (s' Arizona Cincinnati <d> Dallas Tie-Breaker Pitt @ Jacksonville Last week: denotes winner NCAA PSU & Purdue Auburn (s' Vanderbilt Ohio State @ Wisconsin Oregon @ USC Florida (S' Arkansas Last week: 4 denotes winner Season Totals: Bv Nick Blake sports editor npbso4l (s psu.cdu Roethlisberger after the 15-6 loss to the Eagles The Baltimore Ravens, like the Eagles, have a very good defense, ranking first in the NFL. They were going into the game unde feated and they wanted to keep that statistic true. "We just need to go in with our game plan and stick to it. and I think everything else will just take care of itself.” said Pro Bowl linebacker Ray Lewis. So with Roethlisberger's protection issues and the Ravens angry defense, the stage was The game was a defensive show down in the first quarter of play. At the end of fifteen minutes, the score was 3-3 and it appeared that it would be a low scoring contest. By halftime, it was 13-3 in favor of Baltimore and the Steelers' offense was struggling. "I was tired of being embarrassed on offense. I told the guys that. There’s no need for it. I had to make a statement." said Roethlisberger. in response to yelling at his offense. The Ravens were in control at halftime and the Steelers needed to make some big adjust ments in the locker room. The second half turned out to be more like a second game. The Steelers were like a dif ferent team. In the third quarter, Roethlisberger hit Santonio Holmes across the middle for a 38-yard touchdown pass. On the Ravens' first offensive play after the touchdown. Steelers' linebacker LaMarr Woodley scooped up a fumble and returned in for a touchdown. In about 15 seconds of clock time, the Steelers were winning 17-13. In the fourth quarter. Steelers' kicker Jeff Beat The Experts Connor Matt N.Y.G. N.Y.G Atlanta New Orleans Minn Denver Buffalo Dallas Jacksonville Jacksonville Pitt Auburn Ohio State Ohio State Wise Florida 50-18 36-32 45-23 37-30 37-31 P OB T r i yj By TJ Banas staff writer tjbs2l7(a psu.cdu er team. She then finalized the conversa tion saying, “it was a great game to kick off conference play, while being long overdue for a win too!" Frisbee also added that, “the game was an overall success since it allowed our team to gain confidence in both the attacking and defensive parts of the game. With the injury of our starting goalie earlier this season, this game allowed Beth Lacy to step up and receive her first shut out of the 2008 season.” “As a team, we are very fortunate to have two great goalies that can be count ed on. This year is a great position to be in since we are defending two year Conference Champions, and it was a great way to start the conference season off with a win of 17-0.” Denver Buffalo Dallas Auburn Florida Reed hit a 19-yard field goal to make it 20-13. The Ravens weren’t done yet, though. They answered with a touchdown of their own, tying the game at 20-20 to send it to overtime. The Ravens won the coin toss and elected to receive. They went three-and-out on their first possession and were forced to punt. The Steelers then moved the ball into Reed’s field goal range for an opportunity to win the game. Reed slipped a 46-yard kick inside the right post giving the Steelers the 23-20 victo ry. “I tell you what, it’s always nice to know that, pretty much, a kicker is going to win the game. 1 got all of it, but I hooked it a little bit. So I'm glad it snuck through,” said Reed about his game winning kick. The Ravens are learning from the loss and are going to move on. “It was disappointing. And, [we have] a lot of great things to build off of, and we’re mov ing forward,” said head coach John Harbaugh. Pittsburgh's win did come with a price. With running back Willie Parker already side lined. the Steelers lost two more running backs. First round draft pick Rashard Mendenhall fractured his shoulder and Carey Davis suffered an ankle sprain. The Steelers also lost guard Kendall Simmons to an Achilles injury. The Steelers and Ravens will play again later in the season. Until then, it looks like both teams are going to be tough to beat. Then they do meet for the second time, expect it to be another hard fought battle that may go down to the wire again. Rvan Rachel Seattle Atlanta Denver Denver Buffalo Arizona Dallas Vandy Vandy Auburn Arkansas Florida Florida r i yj Although this game against Mt. Aloysius may not have been the hardest of the season for the Lions, the team was very happy with their performance and hope to continue to work hard to win the AMCC Conference Championship for the third year in a row. The focus this weekend for the Blue and White will be utilizing the outside defenders and for wards. The Lady Lions are now 2-6-1 on the year and 1-0 in the League, while Mt. Aloysius is now 2-5-1 and 0-1 in the AMCC. The Penn State Behrend Lions will play their next AMCC game on October against Pitt-Greensburg at 1:00 p.m. F This week’s Friday, October 3 Behrend’s Women’s Tennis team (11-2) will face Penn State Altoona (2-5) on the Behrend Courts at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, October 4 The Women’s Tennis team takes on Waynesburg(l-5) 01 Monday, October 6 Behrend’s Women’s tennis hosts their third match of th< Tuesday, October 7 Behrend’s Volleyball team hosts Franciscan(2-9) in the Men's Water Polo: Behrend 12, Gannon 21 Women’s Tennis: Behrend 3, Westminster 6 Women’s Soccer: Behrend 17 Mt. Aloysius 0 Men’s Soccer: Mt. Aloysius game cancelled Volleyball Behrend 3 Laßoche 1 Women’s Tennis Behrend 9 Frostburg St 0 M. Water Polo: Behrend 9 Mercyhurst 15 Cross Country: @ Allegheny Invitational Denver Buffalo Dallas Women’s Tenms.Behrend 7 PSU Altoona 2 Volleyball: Behrend 0 Fredonia 3 Men’s Soccer: Behrend 0 Geneva 3 Volleyball. Women’s Tennis: Behrend N/A Grove City N/A All scores based from Sports Calendar and individual team page results. If your sport is not listed and you feel that it should be, contact cisso6o@psu.edu Friday, October 3, 200: SCHEDULE the Behrend Courts at 9:30 a.m. week, facing Pitt-Bradford (1-6) on the Behrend Courts at 4:00 p.m, Junker Center at 7:00 p.m. All team records found at time of publication. Last Week’s Sports All wins in italic text Friday, September 26 Saturday, September 27 Behrend 3 Thiel 0 Behrend 9 Salem Inti. 4 Behrend Men 2/3 Andy lams 9th Behrend Women 3/4 Jenna Fatica 7th Sunday, September 28 Behrend 9 La Roche 0 Tuesday, September 30 @ La Roche invitational Behrend 1/7 Wednesday, October 1 Behrend 3 Hilbert 0
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