8 I The Behrend Beacon
Volleyball team advances to ECAC semifinal game
The Penn State Women's ol
leyball team keeps their 2008
season alix e as they deleated the
Washington and Jefferson
Presidents in the IVA( South
Reg on TournaMent on
Wednesday night at the Junker
Center.
Winning the firq set, _25-19
the Lions were stopped in their
tracks as the Presidents NA, on the
next two sets 21-25 and 13-25.
The next set was a crucial and
must win situation for the
Behrend team in order to tie the
series up and send the [much into
a fifth and final set.
The Behrend Lions Were ic
torious in the fourth set with a
25-19 score which made the
series 2-2. The last set would
determine the team who nosed
on and who ended their season.
The fifth set was another \ ic
tory for Behre nt. 11
3v a close score
of 15-13.
"Our match ith Washington
and Jefferson was a roller coast
er,- said head coach Phil Pisano.
"VVe found ourselves down two
games to one and our Neim)n
looked like it was about to end.
But as they hav e done all season,
these players bounced hack and
fought hard to win game t . our.
Game five was close throughout
and this time we handled the
pressure well. doing just enough
to earn the win.-
The pla)ers were pleased w ith
the win that sent them to the
semifinal eame
"I think that \‘e plaed well
and didn't crumble under di(
pressure. - said freshman
Danielle Kindle. "We staved
strong at the end and that's defi
nitely what \ on need \\ hen it
comes to high pressure games
Daniel Smith/ The Behrend Beacon Southern Region Tournament as
Junior Brooke Gal/entitle sets up teammate Aubry Regan. a result of winning the AMCC
Most dressed in white and all harefoot.
students how before entering the Junker
Center Aerobics room Tuesday and
Thursday mornings.
A man donning a special black and
white uniform leads the students in
jumping up and dove n. feet leaving the
slick wooden floor, arms swinging
through the conditioned air as the sun
shines through the wall of windows.
He then guides the class around the
room, starting at barely a walk, building
Into a sweating jog.
Next, the students and instructors
stretch, bending and pulling at their
limbs to warm and wake up their mus
cles, counting off on every tug and reach.
Only afterwards does the Grand
Master approach the front of the room
and teach the students the forms and
techniques of Tac Kwon Do in a lesser
known set of classes offered to Behrend
students.
Through Kines 057 ( Personal
Defense) and Kines 059 (Introduction to
Karate), students learn skills that may
like that
The win advanced Behrend
into the semifinal game on Nov.
15 against Widener.
Freshman Lauren Dalton led
the team with 15 kills. Kindle
added six hills and four blocks,
Junior Carissa Johnston con
tributed seven kills and three
blocks.
Defensk ely. senior Brittany
lienness\ and freshman Stefanie
Kelley led the team with 16 digs
each.
According to the Behrend
website. this year the Lions
made their second appearance in
the LCAC Tournament. Their
first appearance was in 2006
where they took second place.
Last weekend, the team hosted
the .ACC Tournament.
Behrend ended the season as
AMCC regular season champs,
with a 9-0 record in the confer
ence. The Blue and White took
the top seed in the tournament
and hoped to remain undefeated
throughout the tournament.
According to the Behrend
website. the Lions won the
AMCC regular season champi
onship three out of the past four
ears. They won the AMCC
Tournament in 2001 and 2005.
They won their first game
against the fourth ranked team,
Pitt-Bradford by a score of 3-I
(25-19. 19-25, 25-23, 25-20).
"I thought we played hard and
took big swings during the
match, - said Pisano. "We could
haze focused a little hit better at
times. but the energy level was
good. Our offense was clicking
pretty well. and we seemed to
‘\ ear them down...
Junior Brooke Gallentine led
the Lions with 42 assists. Junior
Students benefit from martial arts
last long past the end of their college
Alter every class, students are taught
Korean words and phrases, such as "Hal
Soo It-tah," which translated means "We
can do it
According to the teachers and their
students. the classes offer benefits out
side of basic physical fitness and a bit of
foreign vocabulary.
"It's helped improve my academic
performance," says Allison Maino, a
junior english major who has been
involved in the Tae Kwon Do classes
since her second semester. "It takes the
stress out of college."
She says that the martial art "teaches
you traitsto be a better person. Especially
respect."
Students enter the class as white belts,
the lowest rank in the hierarchy of Tae
Kwon Do. At the end of each semester,
students take a belt promotion test which
gives them the opportunity to prove their
proficiency to the Grand Master, Dong
0. Park.
By Christine Newby
.sports editor
censos6Cn psu.edu
Behrend volleyball player jumps as' she hits• the hall
Shelia Ogden tallied 14 kills and
Johnston contributed I I. Kelley
added 26 digs against Pitt-
Bradford.
Next up for the Behrend Lions
was the AMCC Championship
game against Frostburg State
Bobcats. According to the
Behrend website. it was the sixth
meeting between these two
teams in the finals.
Penn State lost in the finals to
the Bobcats, three games to zero.
"We never got into any sort of
a rhythm," said Pisano. "We
played a very tentative, hesitant
match, and that's a shame
because we could have been in
that match if we could have con
trolled our nerves a little better.
You have to give Frostburg cred
it though as they kept the pres
sure on us and did not ever let
Dalton led the team with seven
kills while Kindle added three
kills and three blocks. Hennessy
totaled nine digs in the game.
Pisano explained that Dalton
and Hennessy played signifi
cantly well in the AMCC
Tournment.
"Lauren Dalton is just a fresh
man but she has been a huge part
of our offense this season." said
Pisano. "She has really come
through for us and played well
when we have needed it most.
Brittany Hennessy was making
good reads on defense, was very
vocal, and had an outstanding
presence. She just needed more
help on Saturday."
Frostburg State earned an
automatic bid to the ECAC
Tournament
SPORTS
By Marcus Yeagley
head copy editor
mjyso I 20 psu.cdu
"My favorite part of the class are belt
exams because you get to show your
skills to the master," Maino says.
Park has been teaching Tae Kwon Do
in Erie for ten years. Seven years ago, he
was approached by Behrend and asked
to teach the martial art on the college.
"Tae Kwon Do can focus the mind,"
"It's helped improved my academic
performance. It takes the stress
out of college."
says Park, an eighth degree black belt
who runs several schools in the region.
And there are students who agree with
the Grand Master.
"It gets your mind off of something
because you have to focus, - says Jesse
Boorman-Padgett, a junior biology
Both Maino and Boorman-Padgett
According to Pisano. the
Behrend Lions had to wait a few
days in order to see if they would
make the ECAC Tournament.
"There is a committee of
coaches and athletic directors
who participate in a conference
call to discuss and rank the teams
in terms of winning percentage
and strength of schedule, - said
Pisano. "In the ECAC South
Region Tournament there are
eight teams to start with and four
teams are still alive heading into
this weekend.-
Pisano and the team were
excited about keeping their sea
son going and participating in
the tournament.
"We were thankful to get a
chance to keep playing and
excited for a home match," said
Pisano. "It was hard to get over
a loss in the championship
match, but we are trying to treat
this tournament as a second
chance to end our season the
right way.-
Pisano said that the keys to
winning the ECAC semifinal
game on Satuday, Nov. 15 will
he confidence and focus.
"This team is good enough to
win the tournament, and the
players will need to focus on
attacking the weak spots on the
opposing teams and not let them
selves get down after our own
errors, - said Pisano.
Along with Pisano, Kindle
also believes they will win this
weekend
"We need to stay focused and
not let the pressure get to us,"
said Kindle. "We'll win for sure
if we just play our game."
earned their purple belts last week after
passing a belt test administered at Park's
Tae Kwon Do Academy on Peach Street.
Students do not have to be enrolled in
the classes to begin learning the martial
art. A fledgling Tae Kwon Do club is
willing to teach anyone interested. The
club meets on Mondays at 8 p.m. in the
- Allison Maino, junior
Junker Center.
Kyle Reilly, the president of the club,
is a second degree black belt in Tae
Kwon Do who has been learning from
Park for nine years.
Reilly, a sophomore majoring in both
psychology and nursing, says that prac
ticing the martial art provides a "disci
pline you can apply to other parts of
THIS
SPORTS
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
The Men's and Women's Cross Country team compete in the NCAA
Regionals at Waynesburg at noon
Behrend's Volleyball team will play in the ECAC semifinal game
The swim team battles Allegheny in the Junker pool at 1:00 p.m.
The Men's Basketball team plays their first regular season game
at the Junker Center against Westminster at 7:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
Behrend's Men's Basketball team travels to Fredonia and plays at
8:00 p.m.
LAST WEEK'S
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 7
W. Volleyball: Behrend 3 Pitt-Bradford 0
Swimming: Men: Behrend 120 Buffalo State 120
Women: Behrend 120 Buffalo State 92
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 8
W. Volleyball: Behrend 0 Frostburg State 3
M. Soccer: Behrend 0 Medaille 3
Swimming: Men: Behrend 115 St. Vincent 141
Women: Behrend 103 St. Vincent 139
M. Water Polo: Behrend 7 Washington and Jefferson 8
Behrend 4 George Washington 14
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9
M. Water Polo: Behrend 14 Salem International 5
W. Volleyball: Behrend 3 Washington and Jefferson 2
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
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 15
#8 Penn State vs. Indiana
at Beaver Stadium
Game time: 12:00 p.m.
Friday, November 14, 2008
WEEK' S
Kommommal
against Widener at TBA
SPORTS
All wins in italic text
Along with other black belts, Reilly
uses the club to teach students of any
skill level. He also helps Park with his
Behrend classes.
By gripping plastic boards for students
to split and wearing rubber gloves to take
practice hits, Reilly and Park's other
assistants help their students learn and
practice the forms and techniques of the
martial art.
With their white uniforms, students
leave each class with a bow of respect
for the Grand Master and cross the door
frame to change back into their regular
clothes, taking skills for self-defense and
focus in their lives.
Tae Kwon Do literally translates from
Korean to the "way of kicking and
punching," according to Park's website
http://www.parkstkdacademy.com. Park
stresses the Five Tenets of Tae Kwon Do:
Patience, Truth, Health, Respect, and
Love.