BEHREND BEACON
September 24, 2010
www.thebehrendbeacon.com
Stealers:
Cowher
inspires a
Junker
Center
packed
full of
students
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everyday," Cowher said.
Cowher personally met
everyone at the dinner, includ
ing several students, faculty
members, and Behrend bene
ficiaries such as Ted Junker.
He signed autographs, took
pictures, and answered ques
tions posed by the other din
ner guests. Even as a
hometown hero he showed
his charismatic charm and
had a way to entrance the
room. Freshman Morgan
Shultz, one of the lucky stu
dents in attendance, was
shocked by his personable
manner.
"It was unreal. You see him
on TV and know who he is,
but to actually get to interact
with him is mind blowing,"
Shultz said. "He remembers
every little detail. every touch
down, every game, every loss,
every play. It's unbelievable."
Cowher's speech in Junker
memorized the audience, and
he articulated a meaningful
speech tha,..exerYone could
relate to, He focused bilsithe
need for determination., And
perseverance in every aspect
of life to be successful. His
tips led the audience to look at
things with a positive attitude
for attitude affects everything.
"You never as you good as
you think, but you are never
as bad as they say," Cowher
said. " Take pride in what you
do, there is always some one
watching."
Cowher graced the Behrend
with his presence, but not as a
celebrity figure but as a man
with a message. and the
charismatic persona that al
lowed all around him to real
ize that not only was he a
legend for what he did for the
Steelers, but that he embodied
the respectable image that is
expected in Pittsburgh.
Lions Fall short in Grove City match
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After making a come back,
the Lions fell short against
Grove City. The Lions got off
to a slow start allowing the
Wolverines to capture wins
during the first two sets.
"We need to find a way to
get off to a better start and
play smoother offensively,"
said head coach Phil Pisano.
"So that next time we get into
a pressure filled fifth set, we
can come out with a win."
The Lions were able to take
control of the match during
the third and forth set. The
team's tough defense and bet
ter serving were key elements
for these wins.
"Grove City had a hard time
putting the ball away because
we played strong defense,"
said Pisano.
Team captain, Danielle
Woods, displayed her senior
ity through her defense.
Woods's position, libero, fo
cuses on defense and serving,
two factors Woods has ex
celled at this season. She fin
ished the match with 37 digs.
"She's been consistence in
the back row. I expect her to
continue to play at a high
level," said Pisano. "She is
someone we need strong
matches out of in order for us
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Joe Paterno has been the head coach of
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Behrendt Cross Country
kallikrein (28:36) were also able to pitch in and put
solid run times in the book.
Stepping away from the men's team, we now look
at the women's team. At this time last year, the
women finished 2nd out of 15 team's. This year, they
Sophomore Mary Sperry spikes the ball in a home match at the Junker Center. She was third in kills last season
to play well."
Also putting up good num
bers were Stefanie Kelley with
six kills and eight digs, Carly
Higham with 24 assists and 11
digs, Alyssa Pears with eight
kills, Mary Sperry with 23
digs and 13 kills, Tory Storino
with six kills and 12 digs and
Kelly Treser with three blocks
and seven kills. The younger
players have proved they can
compete at a high level.
"Some of the players that
improving, but they still have many
facets to improve on. Their contain
ment to the outside was horrible early
on, and like we've seen all season they
are getting beat in pass coverage. I can
think of two times that Michael Mauti
was beat by a tight end over the mid
dle. For a team that faces the spread
offense just about every week in the
Big Ten, the secondary and lineback
ers could be in for a long year.
Offensively, you still have to be leery
about where they are headeckahey fi
nally opened the 'game with a state
ment drive, as they capped oft a 45
yard drive after Lynn's interception.
Offensive coordinator Galen Hall fi
nally let the young freshman Robert
Bolden flash his arm strength as he hit
Derek Moye for a 55 yard gain that
lead to a rushing touchdown by Evan
Royster. Bolden did show times to be
careless with the ball and did throw
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brought us back were fresh
men," said Pisano. "I was
happy with their perform
ances. Kelly Treser, Haley
Hanczar and Tory Storino
played really well."
Behrend wasn't able to hold
off Grove City's offense in the
last set, loosing 15-8. Though
not giving it away easily, the
3-2 win went to the home
team. This gave the Wolver
ines their second match win
of the season against the
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would finish in the same exact spot, averaging a
time of 20:48.
Four runners for the Behrend women placed in
the top 15. Katie Spade led the way with an excellent
time of 20:23. This time placed her fourth overall.
Catie Berges(2o:32), Haley Hughes(2o:BB), and
Liz Keller(2o:29), also ran tremendous races finish-
"We didnt start playing hard
until it was too late. We dug
ourselves in a hole early on
and had to score twice as
many points to even keep up,"
said Sperry. "We fought hard
to try and save the match but
it just wasn't enough in the
end."
The team has yet to win a
match on the road. The Lions
have been able to adjust to
new players and find out
two interceptions in the game.
Despite the crowd's excitement to
watch Bolden throw the ball, we saw
him do something that he hadn't done
all year, tuck the ball and run. He
brought the stadium crowd of 100,600
to their feet after lowering the shoul
der and knocking out the Golden
Flashes corner along the sideline. Sen
ior offensive lineman Stefen Wis
niewski said, "Yeah, it was awesome.
I mean you love seeing a quarterback
that's tough and that's kind of a way to
let everyone know that he might look
a little bit skinny, but he can hit you if
he wants to." In my opinion this just
Ohotvuta you that Bolden is maturing
quickly and can be a threat on his feet
if need be.
The big question mark each week,
the offensive line, finally showed up
for most of the game. Early on it
looked like we were in for another typ
ical game of rushing for fifty yards,
but Coach Paterno decided to work on
the run game in the second half. Pa
terno commented after the game when
team shows consistency
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reaches new heights
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were the night games where
I got to play under the lights,"
said Robash.
Robash had her mind set on
Behrend out of high school
after visiting the campus and
witnessed a very successful
program.
"I decided to come to
Behrend because I heard
nothing but good things about
the school and its
athletics/academic programs,
said Robash. "Also, the year
before I came to Behrend the
Women's soccer team won
their conference and made it
to the NCAA playoffs. I
wanted to be a part of this
successful program and I
hoped to be able to con
tribute."
Robash has been playing
for 11 years and has a love for
the game that keeps pushing
her to the next level in her
soccer endeavors. She ulti
mately attributes her success
to her parents and family
though, and thanks them for
keeping her motivated and
being extremely supportive.
"My parents especially have
been extremely supportive of
me for the past 11 years and I
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questioned about the heavy dose of
run in the second half with this state
ment: "We just wanted to try and put
ourselves in the position where we're
going to run it and we're going to run
it and we're going to run it. They gave
us some problems and we've got to ex
ecute a little better. But, it was more
just to try and set a demeanor and say,
'hey guys, we're going to run the foot
ball and let's see if we can do it.'"
The Lions are home again this
weekend in a matchup with unde
feated Temple, who is riding the emo
tional roller coaster after a big win last
Saturday over Connecticut. The Nit
tany Lions will have their hands full
with a rushing attack averaging just
less than 150 yards a game, which is
lead by Bernard Pierce who is averag
ing six and a half yards a carry.
The Temple defense has been stout,
but is susceptible to the big play. Tune
in on Saturday at 3:30 eastern time to
the Big Ten Network to see if Penn
State can get Joe Paterno win number
397.
ing 7th, 10th, and 11th respectively.
Behrend's cross country program is known for
consistency, and it showed once again this year, as
both team's were able to conjure up another re
spectable finish.
Both team's will now shift their focus to their run
against Carnegie Mellon on September 25th.
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which offense works well.
With a new offensive strategy,
Behrend aims to pick up their
first away victory against con
ference rival Pitt-Bradford.
"The team we have been
this past week is not the team
we plan on being the rest of
the year and I believe this
weekend we will finally show
what this team can really do,"
said Sperry.
could not thank them enough
for everything they have
done," said Robash. "What
keeps me motivated to play is
the sheer love for the game.
The rush of scoring goals,
winning a game, and working
hard for my team embodies
everything I love about play
ing soccer. Even losing a game
helps me to reflect on what I
could have done better or
what to work on for the next
game."
At the end of the day
though Robash could not have
won any awards without the
people on the field with her.
"I could not be happier that
I have such a great group of
girls that I can call my team
mates," said Robash.
Robash looks to continue
her success in games against
Laßoche on Saturday and
against Medaille on Tuesday.
In the long run though,
Robash appreciates every
minute she gets to play on the
field. .
"I know when I finally grad
uate that I am going to miss
every single aspect of this
game and the team I share it
with," said Robash.