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GOLF
Team
comes up
short in
AMCCs,
takes fourth
MIRANDA MCCORMICK
The Behrend golf team
placed fourth in this year's
AMCC tournament. They
fought a good fight, consid
ering that the second- and
fourth-placed teams were
separated by just three
strokes. This was hard
after taking first in the
AMCC last year. It just was
not the Lions turn this year.
Behrend ended the tour
nament with a score of 656.
Junior Kevin Koerbel led
the Lions with a 160 fol
lowed by sophomore Zach
Polanski with a 163.
"We did as good as we
could do," said Coach
James Bowen.
Senior captain Marc
Neiswonger agreed with
his coach by saying that we
team played well, just not
well enough to take the
AMCC title again. Players
struggled with their swing
and putting; playing a
brand new course also had
a huge impact on the final
score.
"Coming into the
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Dunleavy won his first game as goalie
PSBLions.com
Senior Chris Dunleavy went from driver to goalie.
Behr end
Otters have a rocky start to the sea- Penguins have goaltending Freshman Denis Lydon has been
son but win big at home against rivals trouble early in the season, full named the AMCC Runner of the
London. Full story on page B 4 story on Page B 4 week for a second time.
Erie weather takes toll
on Behrend soccer fields
Any one who has been in Erie
for more than two weeks knows
that Erie's weather is absolutely
unpredictable. It can go from a
bright warm sunny day before
walking into the Burke Center
(REDC), and as class lets out it
can be raining and the tempera
ture can drop about 20 degrees
in just an hour.
While this may be an extreme
example, the weather in Erie is
really hard to foresee even after
checking up on it. This past
month, rain has been an com
mon occurrence, leaving most
people frustrated with the
cloudy, wet days.
stair . write
Those who use the Behrend
Fields are more than fed up with
the poor weather.
PSU FOOTBALL
Big Ten hopes van
Well the hopes of a Big Ten contending season
were thrown out the window for certain this last
week with a loss to Illinois. Who would have
thought this team was going to be pushing to
make a bowl game at the start of the year?
This season, to this point, has been a discour
aging season for fans and the team itself. We all
knew that with a freshman quarterback leading
the team, there were going to be some bumps in
the road, but those bumps have turned into hills.
Let's take a look at the personal ratings to this
point in the season.
OHL HOCKEY
ELESE MERKOVSKY
sports editor
Chris Dunleavy's versatility on the
water polo team has enabled him to go
from a driver to a goalie.
This transformation has bettered his
team and he has already picked up a win
as goalie. The team was able to beat Cal
tech at the Convergence Tournament in
California. Dunleavy made 19 saves.
Dunleavy attended Peters Township
High School in Peters Township, Penn.
He made the choice to come to Behrend
because of the engineering program of
fered. He is majoring in electrical engi
neering technology with a minor in
management information systems.
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2010
Rain has turned the Behrend fields into a muddy, unplayable mess
The Behrend Fields are the
home field for the Men and
Women's soccer teams, and
lately the state of the fields has
been poor at best. After Tues
day's games, the field looked
CODY BUPP
staff writer
Robert Bolden was named the starting quar
terback two days before the season opener
against Youngstown State. This was only the sec
ond time in the history of Joe Paterno that a true
freshman would lead the offense. Bolden didn't
arrive in Happy Valley until the summer and sur
prised many that he was awarded the job. After a
promising start, even in the loss to Alabama,
Bolden was showing positive things to come in
the future. That stride he looked to have finally hit
is starting to slow down. He is making more men
tal errors and forcing balls into multiple coverage.
KAELA BISHOP
senior reporter
Bott om
more like it was covered with
mud than grass. Puddles full of
sitting water fill the middle
"I chose Behrend because of its class
sizes," Dunleavy said. "The small classes
make it easy to get to know the teachers
and they get to know me."
Dunleavy did not come to Behrend ex
pecting to play water polo. He actually
started out swimming then decided to
join the polo team.
"I came to swim practice and saw the
water polo team practicing before us,"
Dunleavy said. "I thought it was cool."
Dunleavy has improved and worked at
his game as much as possible; it was
well worth it. During this season alone,
he has played in every game and has
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see Erie weather on page B 3
ish
see Big Ten on page B 2
see Dunleavy on page B 2
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BRIEFS
MEN'S SOCCER
Penn State Behrend Men's Soccer de
feated Pitt-Bradford 4-1 in AMCC Confer
ence play on Tuesday, Oct 12.
Within the first 13 minutes of the game,
Jerry Tortella, and Brian Bodnar teamed
up to score the Lions first goal. This goal
set the tone for the .remainder of the
game. The second half saw more action
as Aaron Meehl tallied two goals in the
contest. Behrend's defense also played
well giving up only three shots in total.
The men beat defending conference
Champs Medialle 2-1 with 1.1 seconds
left in the game Thursday. Jake Gamble
and Lance Sabol scored taking the men
to 5-0 in the conference.
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In a scheduled non-conference match
on Oct. 12, Women's Tennis lost to Grove
City 9-0. This is only their fourth loss of
the season, but it came to a team that has
had a very successful season up to this
point.
Grove City is 11-1 on the season and
swept the doubles portion of competition
by scores of 8-1, 8-2, and 8-3. Behrend
will look to bounce back and purauf their
13th win of the season while 'lx a
conference leading record of 8-0 thus far.
Overall women's tennis has a 12-4 record,
and will look to defend their AMCC Con
ference Championship (5 years in a row)
on Oct. 16.
MEN'S CROSS COUNTRY
Men's Cross Country finished 9th out
of 22 teams at the Carnegie Invitational
on Oct. 9. The Lions would go on to
record a team score of 228 points scoring
behind the likes of champion Wayne
State, and other schools like Carnegie
Mellon, and Duquesne.
Five AMCC Cross Country Teams, in
cluding Behrend, participated in the
Carnegie Invitational. Of these five
AMCC teams, Behrend finished first.
Dennis Lydon continues to run well -
he went on to post a time of 27:25. Fellow
learriffiate, Carl kaligren also Continues
to run well, as he boasted a time of 28:37.
Men's Cross Country will continue
competition this Saturday, Oct. 16 at the
Inter-Regional Rumble in Oberlin, Ohio.
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Emily Lewis went on to score her first
two goals of the season, as the Behrend
Lions achieved a come-from-behind vic
tory to defeat Pitt-Bradford in an AMCC
Conference Match on October 12th.
In a 14 minute span, Emily Lewis came
from the bench to net two clutch goals,
leading Behrend to their Bth win on the
year. The Lions continued with a win over
Medialle on Thursday in the last .7 sec
onds of the game. Valerie Wagner and
Jackie Stottlemeyer had the goals. They
now sit (5-0) in the AMCC.
CROSS COUNTRY
Women's Cross Country also competed
at the Carnegie Invitational along with
the Men's Team. For the women, they
placed fifth out of 24 programs.
The women were led by Liz Keller, and
her 33rd overall finish, followed by Haley
Hughes and Katie Spade's 35th, and 36th
finish. Spade continues to have a success
ful year for the Lions.
The Women's Cons Country Team will
travel with the Men's Team for the Inter-
Regional Rumble in Oberlin, Ohio on Oct.
16.
EQUESTRIAN
The Penn State Behrend Equestrian
Club was represented at a IHSA (Inter
collegiate Horse Show Association) show
at Slippery Rock University. They ride
English Hunter style in region six Zone
five. The three members who went were
Katherine Holupka, Megan Sipos, and
Alexandria Colteryahn. Megan and
Alexandria placed fifth, while Katherine
took third place.
They competed against other colleges
like Alleghany and Slippery Rock. This is
the first showing team Behrend has had
in a long time. The next show is Oct 30
where they hope to have a few more peo
ple showing.
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