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The Behrend Lions were not
lived hy this run and responded
with one of their own. The Blue
and White vent on a 10-2 run tak
ing a 16-14 lead.
Head Coach Dave Niland keyed
on defense to let the Lions retake
control of the game.
"We switched from a man to a
zone defense." Niland said. "That
slowed them down a bit. -
From there on out the Blue and
White would be in control of the
game for the remainder of the first
half.
The Lions kept their run going
and the lead built up to eight
when Behrend junior Adam Kaiser
buried a three.
The Lions continued scoring
and got it from everyone. Every
player that touched the floor for
the Lions, in the first half, scored
points.
The Blue and White went into
half time with a 34-26 lead. They
were led by Behrend freshman
Nick Collela who came off of the
bench and scored eight points.
Behrend's Natalie Engel receives
national recognition from ESPN
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hut by college basketball as well.
It is very rare, in fact. there is
never any talk about Behrend
sports or its athletes. However, a
Beh rend athlete has received
recognition from ES PN The
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The Altoona Lions were not
going to give up though. They
came out of half time ready to
play and were able to cut the lead
to four in the first two minutes of
the second half.
Behrend senior Drew Seker
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Atkon Potter passes the ball.
SUCCESS ON AND OFF THE COURT LEADS TO
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Penn State Behrend's Natalie
Engel has been named to the
magazine's All-District Academic
First-Team by the College Sports
Intbrmation Directors of America
(CoSIDA).
Engel, a team captain, is a sen
ior on the women's basketball
team and has been a standout her
entire career with the Lions.
Engel is averaging 13.9 points
per game and is averaging 29.9
minutes of playing time per
She also has 53 rebounds, 35
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would tame the Altoona Lions
with a bomb from 3-point land
bringing the Behrend lead hack to
This was just the beginning of
a runaway victory for the Blue
and White. Seker would hit
another three, extending the lead
to 10.
It was all but over from that
point. The Behrend Lions contin
ued their great defensive play that
they pride themselves on and kept
scoring buckets.
The Blue and White were able
to extend their lead to 20 points
with only 4:06 left in the game.
The Behrend Lions held the fort
and defeated the Altoona Lions
77-60, to stay atop the AMCC
standings
Seker had a big game, scoring
13 points and tallying 5
rebounds, and was a big reason
that his team was successful.
"We knew going into the game
that we would be missing Chris
Saltzman (did not play) who has
been playing big minutes for us
lately," Seker said. "I think the
whole team did a great job step
ping up in his absence.-
steals and 23 assists this season.
and has started all 19 giunes tor
the Blue and White.
She ranks in the top ten at
Behrend all-time in free throw
percentage, and she is among the
top 15 all-time in assists, steals,
3-pointers made and free throws
matt.
Not only is Engel a standout
on the basketball court, she is a
standout off the court as well.
Engel is a Biology major and is
currently carrying. a 3.95 GPA arid
has been named academic all-con
ference the past three years. It is
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SPORTS
Behrend junior Adam Potter
also played a big role, scoring 18
points, 12 of which came in the
second half, and nabbing 6
rebounds.
I was very happy with our
team's performance.-
Potter said
their place, so this was a game we
all had circled on our calendars. It
was nice to get contributions like
that from everyone.-
It ;vas a rough, physical game
as ;yell. There were not many
fouls called the referees let the
this'tttets that has gotten her
the recognition from ESPN.
"Coach told me at practice,"
Engel said. "I didn't really expect
it. so when I heard I was really
surprised.-
Engel credits being a perfec
tionist to her incredible success
on and off the court
"1 have always been a perfec
tionist. so I have to have every
thing right. I've always been like
that, - Engel said. She also says
that basketball has helped her off
the court.
Basketball has definitely
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players play.
In a big game like that. the
referees are usually going to let
the players decide the game and
that's what happened. - Potter
said. "The refs let us play and we
were able to come out on top."
The Behrend Lions are now in a
three-way tie for first place in the
AMCC, alter a loss to Medallic
this past Wedriesikiy. The Blue
and White base two regular sea
son games remaining, both of
N‘hich are conference games
RECOGNITION
helped me. Engel said. "It has
been a big motivator because I
have to get all of my work clone
to he able to play.-
Engel also had a good high
school career, which helped her
On the court in college.
"I had a really good high school
coach and a good senior Near: .
Engel said. •'I just corked real IN.
hard to let here
Engel ‘von't he done with
school when she is ckme here at
Behrend. She is going to graduate
school lor Genetic Counseling.
which is within her major.
Ene.el has had a lone career and
has a few favorite moments.
"There have been a lot of good
times. When we heat Medallic
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