Behrend Briefs
Water polo wins fourth game
The Behrend Lions picked up their fourth win of the season
after defeating the Chatham Cougars on April 17.
The Lions jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and took the advan
tage to the second period.
The Lions and the Cougars traded goals in the second period,
sending the game to the third period with the Lions up by a score
of 4-1. Behrend took over in the final two periods, scoring five
unanswered goals. The Lions tallied two markers in the third pe
riod and three in the fourth.
The Cougars answered in the fourth, but it was too little too
late. The Lions went on to win the game 6-4, and defeated
Chatham for the second time this season.
Stefania Pontillo led the way with three goals for Behrend, and
Mary Ellen Spooner added two of her own.
Tennis team wins AMCCs
Jon Klein / The Behrend Beacon
Sophomore Jon Hamm lines up a
forehand in his match
Softball splits doubleheader
The Lions split a doubleheader with AMCC opponent Mt. Aloy
sius.
Game one featured a defensive struggle, but Behrend was vic
torious by a score of 3-1.
Senior pitcher Emma Hahn threw a complete game, giving up
one run on three hits and recorded five strikeouts.
Game two was dominated by Mt. Aloysius, who struck early
and gave Behrend no chance. The Lions made some costly mis
takes, and Mt. Aloysius was quick to take advantage.
After jumping out to a 4-0 lead in the second inning, Mt. Aloy
sius added six runs in the third, stretching their lead to 10-0.
Behrend managed to get two runs in the fourth inning, but Mt.
Aloysius took game two by a score of 11-2.
The Lions have lost three in a row since the doubleheader, with
three conference matchups left in the regular season.
AMCC Sports Standings
BASEBALL
Overall Streak
Frostburg State 24-8 Wll
Penn St. Behrend 19-12 WI
La Roche 18-11 W 2
Penn St. Altoona 17-17 W 3
Pitt-Bradford 16-18 W 2
Medaille 14-11 LI
Pitt-Greensburg 13-19 L 2
Mount Aloysius 13-18 W 2
Franciscan 6-24 L 8
Hilbert 5-19 L 7
D'Youville 5-23 LA
SOFTBALL
Overall Streak
Pitt-Bradford 19-13 W 6
Mount Aloysius 19-9 W 3
Frostburg State 20-12 W 4
Medaille 16-14 W 2
Penn St. Altoona 14-13-1 W 2
Penn St. Behrend 13-13 L 3
La Roche 12-12 L 2
Pitt-Greensburg 4-20 Ll 6
Hilbert 9-15 L 2
DYouville 4-20 WI
Franciscan 2-20 L 7
MEN'S TENNIS
Overall Streak
Penn St. Behrend 16-5 WlO
Penn St. Altoona 9-1 W 2
Frostburg State 9-6 W 2
Franciscan 6-9 Ll
Pitt-Bradford 3-9 L 4
Pitt-Greensburg 1-12 L 5
NICK BLAKE
sports editor
The men's tennis team has won the 2010 AMCC Champi
onship, defeating runner-up Penn State Altoona.
The championship gives the Lions their third straight AMCC
title and their fifth overall.
Elliot Blackstone and Chris Galvin teamed up to take the No.
1 doubles title by a score of 8-3 over Altoona. Blackstone also
won the No. 1 championship, defeating Frostburg State's Mike
Stevenson by scores of 7-6 and 6-0. Blackstone finished the sea
son undefeated in conference play.
Shane Mosier and Peter Bissert nabbed the No. 2 doubles final
by a score of 8-6. Mosier went on to win the No. 4 singles title,
and Bissert went on to win the No. 5 singles title by scores of 6-
4 and 6-0.
Along with the team championship, the Lions took six individ
ual titles, including Blackstone's, Mosier's and Bissert's.
NICK BLAKE
sports editor
PSBLions.com
Senior Danielle Wilson puts a
shot on goal for Behrend.
NICK BLAKE
sports editor
Jon Klein / The Behrend Beacon
Junior infielder Beth Papalia
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