The Collegian
December 12,1985
Page Twelve
Cubs claw Thiel for first win
by Jim Parachini
Collegian Sports Editor
After losing their first home
game of the season at the buzzer
sandwiched in between three
losses by a combined total of 87
points, the Cubs finally tasted vic
tory on Dec. 3 with a 75-71 Erie
Hall triumph over Thiel College.
Picking up the slack after
Thiel’s women’s team had beaten
the Lady Cubs, 79-59 earlier in the
evening, Behrend needed four free
throws in the final 41 seconds to
earn the win.
Senior Gary Manuel (game
high 22 points) and Jim Webb
each hit a pair of one-and-ones to
give the Cubs the win and improve
its record to (at press time) 1-4.
Webb and sophomore forward
Mike Siggins added 14 points
apiece while junior center Randy
Gomiak added 13 and a team
high 10 rebounds.
For the women in its loss to the
Lady Tomcats, juniors Sue
Holmes and Karen Yurchison
each scored a game-high 18 points
for Behrend (3-3) at press time.
No post season
The women’s volleyball team
failed to make the Division 111
playoffs but nevertheless finished
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with an impressive 25-12 regular
season record. Among the past
campaign’s highlights for the
Lady Cubs was the capturing of
the SUNY-Fredonia Tournament
championship on Oct. 19.
Now a final look at the past fall
sports season at Behrend.
Under the guidance of two-time
District 18 coach-of-the-year and
Behrend athletic director Herb
Lauffer the men’s soccer team
completed another successful
campaign although the final 5-8-4
ledger might indicate otherwise.
The Cub hooters scored 30
goals while yielding only 27 dur
ing is 17-game schedule in addi
tion to producing four all
conference players. Those players
cited were forwards Mike
Hockenberger and Joe Kushon,
defender Steve Lossing and senior
captain and starting goalkeeper
Larry Guenther.
Behrend also knocked off two
Division II schools with a home
victory against Indiana University
(Pa.), 3-2 on Sept. 11 and a road
win against Edinboro University,
2-1 on Oct. 1.
Pam Fischer’s women’s tennis
team produced two all-conference
players, Toni Lumley (3rd singles)
and Melissa Mitchem (4th). The
Lady Cubs finished ,5-7 including
a home-opening 9-0 shutout of
Thiel College back on Sept. 17.
Looking ahead
Here’s some New Year’s hopes
in the world of sports:
First of all lets hope that the
Nittany Lions will whip
Oklahoma in the Orange Bowl on
New Year’s night to claim its se
cond national championship in
four years.
Tins national title has the
potential to be a bit sweeter than
the first one because if Penn State
wins it will be No. 1 with an
undefeated record of 12-0.
Three years ago when the Nit
tany Lions won its first national
championship Penn State finished
11-1, having lost in the regular
season at Alabama, 42-21.
Mark Malone, David Woodley
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Sophomore Guard Jon Meanor takes a shot against Carnegii
iellon, Nov. 26.
Lets also hope' that both hoop
teams at Behrend have successful
second-half campaigns and that
each team can finish with at least
a .500 record.
Also continued success to the
women’s softball team, the men’s
baseball team under new coach
Mike Folga and the men’s tennis
squad during the upcoming spring
sports season.
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Two final predictions before I
head off to University Park for
the remainder of my stay at Penn
State:
Penn State 31, Oklahoma 17
(Penn State vs. Miami would have
been a better game) and the
Chicago Bears will NOT win
Super Bowl XX to be played on
Jan. 26.