sports Niagara basement... a place to get in shape by Sean Weaver Collegian Staff Writer A hush comes over the Behrend Hall. The "aerobic gala" gained campus as the blanket of winter popularity and beginning this darkness terminates another day of semester has been opened to all classes. By 8 p.m., most students students. "The music brought pea are strewn across campus quietly ple to investigate and then they studying, sleeping or found in the started to partake, " says Hago basement of Niagara Hall moving pian, who leads the body workout. to the music and stretching to the "They came in groups and con beat. What? Aerobics, of course! tinued to come on a regular basis." The newest place on campus to get Although the event is well adver in shape. tised across campus, the main What started as a personal workout has now blossomed into public training for the whole cam Dedication doesn't stop at the end of the season For those of you not affiliated with any type of competitive athletic sport, dedication does not stop when the season ends. The desire to reach the_ best to your ability exists all year round. The Penn State-Behrend men's soccer team also has this desire. Therefore they continue to play during the off-season to improve their skills and better their performances. The indoor soccer team here at Behrend trains during the week and competes in three different competitions. The first one was played in a tournament, February 21, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania against Alderson Bradas, a team from West Virginia. The Cubs lost this match 8-1. After speaking with their coach, Herb Lauffer, he feels it's due to the fact that the team had difficulty adjusting. "We tried different combinations but we just couldn't get settled," he says. There was a definite lack in leader ship which could have helped them play a better game. "They had a hard time adjusting to the size of the arena also." the coach said. After falling behind early in the game, it was too late for them to catch up later. The second match played that day was against Frostburg State Univer sity from Maryland. Unfortunately the team was defeated 3-2. Coach Lauffer explained; "They played much better and showed more poise." The team came back from losing to tie the game but encountered a defen sive lapse which led to their loss." Overall it was a very good match." "Attitudes and togtherness were impressive," states coach Lauffer. "They really pulled their effort together and began to raise each others' spirits." This payed off as they beat an independent team from Pitt sburgh, Squirrel Hill, by 5-0 in the last match. As far as playing is con cerned, the guys dominated the field. They scored several well earned goals by teammates Joe Kushon (leading the team with 3 goals) and Mike Cifelli (following with 2 goals), and both Ken Crumb and Mike Smelko (scored 1 goal each). Dave Titley scored the first goal during this game and they took off from there. "To play indoors and shut out the other team is an unusual feat, "states coach Lauffer. It was a nicely earned victory. The loss of the first tournament - disqualified them from the playoffs. But they played saturday, March 14 against Grove City and again in the beginning of April in Pittsburgh, again at a different facility. If you en joyed watching them compete in the fall, you'll love this. Expectations set high by Sue Holmes Collegian Sports Editor The 1987 edition of Penn State- Behrend baseball returned from its southern road trip with a 2-8 record. Coach Mike Bari has set high expectations for a very suc cessful campaign. "I know that our team can go over .500, we are a young team with a lot of talent,"said Coach Bari. Under the direction of first year head coach Mike Bari, the Cubs look to improve over last season's mark of 4 wins 16 losses. The Cubs started off their season on Friday February 27 as they headed for CoCo Beach, Florida, for baseball camp. Once in sunny Florida, the Cubs first opponent was Hobart College from New York. The Cubs had an 11-5 lead, but errors haunted the Cubs and they ended up losing by a 14-11 margin. The Cubs then hit a five game losing Men's baseball schedule March 28 Washington & Jefferson Behrend College-1:00 April 1 Grove City Behrend College-1:00 April 4 Fredonia Behrend College-1:00 April 7 Mercyhurst Behrend College-1:00 April 9 Allegheny Meadville, PA-1:00 April 11 Mt. Union . Behrend College-I:00 April 14 Thiel Greenville, PA-1:00 . April 16 Mercyhurst Erie , PA-1:00 April 18 Gannon Behrend College-1:00 April 21 Case Western ', Cleveland, OH-1:00 April 23 Malone Canton, OH-1:00 April 25 Pitt-Bradford Bradford, PA-1:00 April 26 Laßoche Pittsburgh, PA-1:00 April 28 Edinboro Edinboro, PA-1:00 April 30 California, PA Behrend College-1:00 May 2 John Carroll Behrend College-1:00 May TBA Regional Playoffs TBA May 29-31 Division 111 World Series Marietta, OH Alf games are doubleheaders. . THE CARD GALLERY BIRTHDAY .414 , TIMES What Happened On The Day You,Were Born? Computer Print-Out $2.50 While You Wait (2 min.) K-Mart Plaza East Buffalo Rd. 899-8782 pus. In the fall of 1986, Leslie Hagopian began to work out with a few friends in the basement of the student living quarters of Niagara reason for it's popularity, it seems, is the result of the hard work done., "It will help me get in 'shape' for • by Angel Papaleo Collegian Staff Writer streak, losing to Rochester Institute of Technology, 16-6; Lebanon Valley, 9-5; Hobart College, 9-3; Wayne State, 17-0; and Loras Col lege, 7-3. The bright spots in the spring trip were when the Cubs defeated the Milwaukee School of Engineering, 14-3; and Lebanon Valley, 8-6. Rounding out the trip to Florida, the Cubs lost two hard fought battles to the Rochester In stitute of Technology, 8-6, and Rose Hillman 5-3. "The errors kill ed us" said coach Bari. "We were at a disadvantage in that we have not been able to get outside and get in fielding practice." The Cubs have been hitting the ball, as Freshman 3rd baseman Scott Spragale batted .333, Freshman Bob Druschel batted .346 and Sophomore Fred Turba is averaging .276 Turba also collected 13 RBl's. Coach Bari commended Scott 'The Cub' Ebersol. "Scott had a sore arm all week and he stuck in there and did a fantastic job. He batted .300 and did a great job for us behind the plate." The Cubs Home opener will be on Saturday, March 28 when they take on Washington and Jefferson at 1 ..m. Men's basketball cha The Five Man Intramural Champions were crowned on February 27. Members'of the winning team were - from. L to R: Ron Thompson, Steve Battaglia, Gary Manuel, Tim Heasley. Back row: Paul Ross, Ed Maser, Pat Hunt. Club Volleyb all expects by Michael Cifelli Collegian Staff Writer It's something very familiar with a few Behrend athletic teams inexperience. That is an obstacle that the men's volleyball team has had to face this season. According to Dr. Light, the Cub coach, "this year's team is even younger than last year's squad." That's extremely young, consider ing last year's team had six freshmen on a ten-man roster. Dr. Light went on to comment that, "It's even more difficult when we get to practice only twice a week." In their first tournament ap pearance, the Cubs placed ninth out of twelve teams at lUP. Since then, the squad has slipped to a record of 1-5. Dr. Light pointed out that, "We've lost a lot of close games." One instance in which the volleyball team has fallen short was against Pitt. The Cubs dropped three games by identical scores of 15-13. They have also been defeated by Allegheny, twice, as well as lUP and Genessee. Their The Berard Bookstore We nave PENN STATE Jackets, Jerseys, Pennants, Mugs, Caps, Sweats and Much More. Show Your - Penn State Pride! Julie Carrick and Charlene Wiwel lead the exercises. improvement bright spot of the season so far has been against St. Francis, in which they scored their only varsity victory. Players on the squad have found themselves with even more of a challenge due to the fact that the Cubs have lost a lot of depth from last. year. One player who has answered the call is Doug Pecora. Dr. Light stated that the sophomore spiker "has improved the best, and has really come on." The coach went on to add, "Doug is a good ball-handler and is setting well. He is doing well all around." Dr. Light hopes for improve ment in the second half of the season. "I'm looking for a pick-up to occur in our upcoming mat ches." The volleyball team has reason to be optimistic and to look forward to the near future; they're gaining hard-earned experience. Upcoming Matches Sunday, March 29 vs. John Carroll-Home-1:00 Saturday, April 4 vs. Slippery Rock-Home-1:00 i ir.li 4''4:..: . .'i MARCH 19, 1987 Collegian PAGE 11 the summer," says• Shelly Nowak, a regular participant of the event. "It is a really good work out ex perience." Other students atten ding the class said that although it was hard at first, they soon ad justed and now enjoy going regularly. The total group is made up of about two thirds women and one third men. "We get a varied number of participants each even ing," says Hagopian, "...on Mon day and Wednesday we will get ap proximately 30 (students) and on Saturdays we will get about 15 (students)." Aerobics in the basement of Niagara Hall will continue next semester, commented Hagopian, and she hopes to expand as much as it's popularity will allow. So if you find yourself with nothing to do on these designated evenings and would like to use your time to get in shape with a good physical work out— " Put on your sweats and stretch out your muscles, drop into Niagara and get ready to hustleS" lons
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