Athletics At Behrend College The Behrend College fields eight varsity teams, four for men and four for women. Vars ty sports and coaches are soccer - Mr. Herbert Lauffer; basketball - Mr. James Sims; baseball - pen ding appointment: tennis - Mr. Kent Pieghtal; volleyball - Mrs. Janet wuson; basketball - Ms. Ellen Johns; and softball - Mrs. Janet Wilson. Behrend is a member of District 18 of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), which governs men's varsity competition, and a member of the National Associa tion of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (NAIAW). Behrend also holds membership in the Western Pennsylvania Inter collegiate Soccer Conference, and the Women's Keystone Athletic Conference, both of Intramural competition is held throughout the year at Behrend. Team sports offered include flag football and soccer in the fall, basketball and bowling in the winter, and volleyball and soft ball in the spring. In addition, competition in individual sports such as golf, tennis, and badmin ton is offered during the year. Other sports may be added, depending on expressed student interest. In most sports, competition runs concurrently in separate Varsity Competition which are comprised of nearby colleges. Student-athletes may qualify for postseason competi tiones and honors through t organizations up through and in cluding national championships. To be eligible for varsity com petition, freshmen must be full time students (8 credits or more), enrolled in a degree program; provisional students are not eligi ble. Students must pass a minimum of 8 credits the first term, and at least 24 credits each academic year to remain eligi ble. Teams are coached by members of the Physical Educa tion Department, located in Erie Hall. Candidates for any varsity team are urged to contact the coach, or the acting athletic director, Mr. Herbert Lauffer, early in the academic year for more information. Intramural Sports leagues for men and women. Bowling competition is coed, while competition in tennis, bad minton, and volleyball includes both separate and coed activity. A minimum of four teams is re quired before league competition is conducted. It is not unusual for fifteen to twenty-five teams to be formed. ." .'• '„.. • , Intramurals provide an inex pensive form of student recrea tion and an opportunity for re maining active while improving sports skills. Students are urged to participate in some phase of the program. Additional informa tion and entry forms may be ob tained from the intramural direc tor, in Erie Hall. Behrend College 1981-1982 Athletic Sports Schedule VARSITY SOCCER Date 1 . .11 nt 9/12 .. . (Pa) 9/16 Geneva 9/19 Mercyhurst 9/23 Gannon 9/26 Houghton 9/30 Alliance 10/03 Pitt-Johnstown 10/06 Edinboro 10/10 St. Vincent 10/13 Allegheny 10/21 Grove City 10/24 Slippery Rock St... 10/27 SUNY-Fredonia.... 10/31 Roberts Wesleyan 11/07 D-18 Playoffs WOMEN'S VARSITY TENNIS Date Opponent 9/15 Gannon 9 / 1 7 SUNY-Fredonia 9 / 1 9 Geneva 9/22 Mercyhurst 9/24 Thiel 9/26 Grove City 9/29 Westminster 10/02 Edinboro St 10/03 Villa Maria 10/06 Gannon 10/08 Allegheny 10/13 Mercyhurst 10/15 Thiel WOMEN'S VARSITY VOLLEYBALL Date Opponent 9 / 1 7 Edinboro 9/19 Lakeland C.C.... Baldwin Wallace 9/22 Mercyhurst 9/24 Grove City 9/26 Gannon Clarion 9/30 Westminster 10/03 Ytown St.. 10/08 A lleghe ny 10/13 Th iel Gannon 10/15 Villa Maria Geneva 10/21 Grove City.. 10/23 Mercyhurst Lakeland C.C. 10/27 Geneva 10/31 Allegheny Trny. 11/03 SUNY-Fredonia 11/07 Westminster 11/11 Thiel 11/13 Villa Maria MEN'S VARSITY BASKETBALL Date Opponent 11/27 Urbana .. 12/01 Geneva... 12/05 Salem 12/08 Clarion... 12/10 Edinboro Westminster Alliance Waynesburg Laßoche Daeman Point Park St. Vincent Mercyhurst Laßoche Pitt-Bradford.... Westminster St. Vincent Univ. of Buffalo Alliance Waynesburg Gannon Point Park Pitt-Bradford... Geneva Grove City Time Place IPM H 3PM A IPM H 3PM A 2PM A 3PM A 1:30 A 3 PM A IPM A 3PM H 3PM H IPM A 2:30 H 2PM H Time Place 3PM A 4PM A —ll AM H 3PM A 3PM A 2PM A 3PM H 3PM H 11AM A 3:30 A 3PM H 3PM H 3 PM H Time Place .6 PM 6 PM .1 PM ....7 PM ...6 PM .9 PM ....6 PM 7 PM ....3 PM ....6 PM 7 PM 1 PM .6 PM .7 PM Time Place A BPM A BPM A BPM A BPM H BPM A 8:15 A 3 PM H 7:30 H BPM A BPM H 7:30 A BPM A BPM A BPM A BPM H 7:30 H BPM H BPM H BPM A BPM A BPM A BPM H BPM H BPM A
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