6 I The Behrend Beacon continued from front page I think the team perttifincil \ \\ell tonit.!ht a~ tint Medallic, - said Behrend sopho more Ant \ ()latch. - Just off a had loss at Altoona really motivated us to step up in prac tice and I think that \\ as \ er\ e\ dent chirillg I‘\.ednesda'sl game. I think \\e played as a team. e\e clued our offense in the •,econd half and iust \\ anted the \\ The Bell rend Lions started (41 the game \\ ith sophomore Kelly No‘A aci risk i lore] rig ILIMMers which led to a quick four points to put the Lions lira on the hoard. The first halt \\as a hack and forth battle as the Lions and Mavericks had a nuinher of lead changes. The score going into the locker room \‘ii 24-22 in favor of Bchrend. "The turning point of the game was halftime. - said ()latch. "During the hall. we talked about what we needed to change and what we neeLb.l to do. We Malk our adjustment, and came out continued from front page with the Nledadle Mavericks. On Wedneschn, night. the Behrendt Lions hit the hardwood with the Ma\ cricks in the second game oi a men', and \‘. omens ckmble-header. The Ma\ evict., ,t(irnied off earls. lea ini2 the lion in the dust in the opening. minutes ot the game. h slid not take long tor the Nla‘ericks to open up a 7-0 lead. The 13lue and White \\ et._ tle in around the inidw.a . point of the half. takiwl the lead \\ ith I 2:3(1 to play. Adam Kaiser tick led the twine troin 3-point land. givin . t.2 the Lion, the ad‘anta..2.e It did not take lone for the Lic i to ~ ettle in deleft,i \ eh, either. Coach \\ itch from man-to man tliteni,e to tone (ilense seemed to do the trick. "We chat - Ted iron) man. to torte. - Ni land aid. " The \ a great ioh of itT the lanes and LtettitT Alott , l ith the much imph)\ ed tifensi the often , ,c alw Last semester's results: 1. Connor 2. Rachel 3. Matt 4. Ryan 5. Chris As the start of the new semester begins, "beat the experts" also is beginning a fresh start, with new challengers. Want to play? Email censos6@psu.edu for a list of next week's games to see if you can "beat the experts". Women's basketball dominates second half \ ith high intensit. We scored a fek\ quick baskets early in the sec ond half and I think that turned the momentum our waN and kept it the rest of the half.'' Accoiding to Fornari, at half time the team made a few key chance` that resulted in the win. "Pla\ ers adjusted \\ ell after halftime and made changes they needed to and played a great sec ond half. probably the best all season. - said Formiri. The Blue and White started the second half strong by going on a 13-4 mu in the beginning min ut With 11:27 remaining in the a scars moment quieted the tans in the Junker ('enter. As senior Filen Kolos attempted to grab a defensive rebound, she col litkd with an opponent. Kolos laid on the pill floor as coaches and trainers surrounded her. Kolos was carried off the court on a stretcher by paramedics, and the game resumed play after a three minute warm-up for both teams. Fornari could not give any infOmiation on Kolos's injury Behrend men's basketball team uses strong started clicking lig the Blue and White. Alter Kaiser's three put the lions ahead, they just kept loillibi "We created some turnovers and got going into some fast breaks, - Niland said. The Blue and White dominated the rest of the half. going on a 23-5 nut to end the first half. The Lions had a healthy 34-15 lead as the half expired. Ni land was eery pleased with Isis team's pertbnuance in the first hall. "Tom Newman made some big shots. We v ere aggressive and it gave us the cushion that we need ed.- Nil and said. The Lions came out aggressive and kept the points coining early in the second half. They opened with an 11-2 ion in the first six minutes of the half. extending their lead to 46- 17. The Blue and White continued their tough play, but their hot hands quickly became cold. They \\, ere stniggling to make shots, and the Ni a cricks began a come Beat The Experts NFL Philikielphia at Arizona Baltimore (a Pittsburgh NCAA MEN'S BASKETBALL #1 Pittsbußth #2O Louisville #2 Wake Forest aL #9 Clemson Itl2 Georeetown '#3 Duke #l5 Xavier ( - a La Salle #2 2 California (a S an dtb rd #6 Oklahoma ca Texas A&M St. John's Cu #23 Villanova 1118 Butler (a Illinois-Chicago lona Canisius Ohio Buffalo Penn State ((/ Indiana Wainer (a Robert Morris Sacred Heart (a Mt. St. Mary's /119 Purdue (a lowa 'he-Breaker #I3 Notre Dame au #8 Syracuse in victory over Medaille status after the game. Adding another AMCC victory to their record, the Behrend Lions were victorious over the Mavericks, 59-47. Nowacinski led Behrend with 15 points while defense to pick up AMCC win Over a seven minute stretch, edai Ile scored 23 straight points, cutting the Lions' lead to 46-40. With four minutes remaining in the game, it began to look like the game was in jeopardy tOr the 131 ue and White. "We were stuck on 46 forever," said Nikuld. "They played good defense too Even though Medallic had just about all the momentum. the Lions were not ready, or about to. relinquish their lead. The Blue and White hung tough and stepped up their defense to keep the game in their hands. With Only minutes to play, Adam Potter got the hall in his hands under the basket, and was able to get a tough two points to stop the Maverick run. Medaille kept pushing, but Drew Seker drove the final nail into the coffin, with a three very late in the game. The Lions were able to put the game on ice and get the conference win, 54-46. Within a great team effort, Adam Potter put forth a great Connor Matt i er Indiana Robert M. Robert M Robert M. Robert M. Robert M St. Mary Sacred H. St. Mary Sacred H. St. Mary Purdue +3 Syracuse SPORTS DAN SMITH/THE BEHREND BEACON Sophomore Amy Ohkrh (hues to the basket. Xavier 111 Chi Canisius Indiana Purdue +lO +l4 Notre Dame Syracuse Oldach contributed 14 points and added three assists, steals and reboun The game was the second tele vised game of the season tbr the Blue and White which had a pos- individual elton. scoring a game high 15 points and collecting 8 rebounds "I am very happy with our team's performance," Potter said. "Although we lost a lot of sen iors from last year. as well as our point guard Justin Kovac, this team is really starting to show its potential and we were happy to have big contributions from evoNone DAN SMITH/THE BEHREND BEACON hpshman Pat St. Anthews .vecturs the basketball away firm? Mahnlle. Christine Nick Rachel A 1 1 io na XaN ier Xavier Canisius Canisius Penn St Penn St. Penn St Purdue Purdue +lO Syracuse itive effect on the team "I think some people on the team were excited that this was our first home game hack from break and it was on TV," said Oldach. "I actually do think it caused us to step up a hit and play with a little more hype than nor mal. It shouldn't have to take that for us to bring it but whatev er works for the victory!" Over winter break, the women's team had a total of 15 days off and then found them selves back in the gym for a full week of practice. In a span of six days, the Lions played three away games and went 1-2. On Jan. 5, the Lions trav eled to Grove City where their long break away from basketball was shown in the way they played as they lost 58-75. "The first game back showed that we had 15 days off," explained Fomari. The second game in the new year was against Allegheny. Behrend won by one point with a score of 64-63. "We played a very solid team Potter also stressed the impor tance of the team's defensive play against the Mavericks. "Our defense is something that Behrend has always relied on to keep us in games, and this game was no different. We really tried to put an emphasis on our defen sive intensity and ball pressure this game. and it proved to he the key to the game." Tom Newman also had a great Xavier Purdue +2 Syracuse Friday, January 16, 2009 game. - said Fornari. "It was an exciting and fun game to play. The players played to their ahili- On Jan. 10 in an AMCC game Behrend took on Penn State Altoona. Once again, the 15 day break was displayed as Behrend 62-8 I . "This game was a reflection of a really long break," said Fomari. "We struggled away at Altoona. Overall we were up and (k)wn after we came back from break. - The remaining regular season for the Behrend Lions consists of 12 crucial AMCC conference games. Coach Forman explained three factors needed to be executed in order to be successful through out the second half of the season. "Consistent effort. energy, and hustle are definitely going to be our focus right now on a dilly basis," said Fomari. The Behrend Lions' next game is Saturday at I p.m. at the Junker Center against AMCC opponent Franciscan. all-around game with points, seven rebounds assists and two steals. Pat St with nine points Kaiser added to the cause scoring eight of his own. The Behrend Lions will he in action again on Saturday with a 3 p.m. tip off against Franciscan in the JunkerC-tmer,„ . • 10, UPCOMING NHL GAMES Pittsburgh. Penguins: Jan. 16: vs. Ducks JanlB: vs. Rangers Jan. 20 vs. Hurricanes Buffalo Sabres Jan. 17: vs. Hurricanes Jan. 19: @ Panthers Jan. 21: @ Lightning Don't forget to catch your favorite Pens and Sabres players in the . All-Star game on Januaty 25 at 6 p.m. Andrews chipped in and Adam
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