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Lions Find Winning Ways
by Darrell Freund
Collegian Staff Writer \
The Penn State-Erie Mens Soc
cer Team, coming off a modest two
game winning streak, is preparing
for the rest of this seasons tough
schedule.
Going into the recent match
against Niagara University, the
team had to prepare for he unex
pected. "We didn't know what to
expect, talent-wise. Niagara is a
Division' I scholarship program
with a 7-2-1 record," commented
Coach Herb Lauffer. The match
proved to be . very evenly played,
both teams had 11 shots on goal as
well as the same amount of cor
nerkicks. "In the Niagara game we
esablished territory, we set the tem
po early," added Coach Lauffer,
"Niagara also kept up the quick,
but controlled style of play in the
first half."
Behrend got a big break in the se
cond half of the Niagara• game.
Dan'Sawyer scored a goal off of a
comerkick to give the Lions a lead
they would never relinquish.-
"I felt the turning point came in
the second half. The team has had
a problem in 'B7 of not putting
together two good halves." Coach
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Lauffer added "I feared we might
become defensive and try to ice the
game. Since we had the' lead the
guys thought they could sit on the
ball: Luckily, Niagara didn't take
advantage of the fact that we might
have lost our aggressinveness in the
last 15 minutes of the game."
The 1-0 victory over Niagara
University gave the team a shot in
the arm., Their next match, against
Westmnister, proved to be another
succeessful venture for Coach.
Lauffer and the team.
The final score against
Westminster was 2-0. The first goal
was scored by Joe Kushon, with an
assist from Mike Cifelli. The se
cond goal was scored Tony Arrieta
with an assist from Doug
McCarthy..
The close score did not accurate
ly reflect the total dominance
Behrend displayed over
Westminster. With 23 shots on goal
to Westminster's three, the Lions
dominated play from goal to goal.
Coach Lauffer belived that ex
perience was the determining fictor
in the Westminister match.
" Westminister has a young
club, so we had a definite advan
tage. Our squad was deeper and we
had come off an impressive win
over Niagara," said Coach
Lauffer.
" We basically dominated,"
continued Coach Lauffer," There
was a lot of pressure put on their
goalie, but we could not get a third
or fourth goal. We didn't need it,
but the breakdown in concentra
tion showed that we lacked that lit
tle extra punch."
The next match for the team was
against Slippery Rock. The Lions
dominated every facet of the game
except in the most important way
to some-the final score. The Lions
were defeated 2-1. "We outplayed
Slippery Rock, our 12 shots on goal
to their nine gave us a slight edge
with ball control, but we were
caught flat," said Coach Lauffer.
Coach Lauffer went on to refer to
the teams lapse in concentration.
"With one minute and five seconds
left in regulation we were nailed. A
Slippery Rock player broke
through and scored a goal to break
the 1-1 tie. It was very disappoin
ting. We were distracted, but not
outplayed," concluded Coach
Lauffer.A strong showing against
Westminster was a necessity. After
defeating a solid Niagara squad, a
loss to Westminster could have
dealt a serious blow to the team's
morale. The team could have
become a cocky bunch, but they
maintained their cool and took
games one at a time.
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Profile
by Andy Dobry
Collegian Staff Writer
- Head volleyball coach Jan
Wilson has been an integral force
in women's athletics at Behrend
since 1971. A native of Erie,
Wilson earned her undergraduate
degree at Slippery Rock State Col
lege and her masters degree at Buf
falo State. While at Slippery Rock,
she participated in tennis, field
hockey, basketball and softball.
After graduation, Wilson moved to
California to teach in the Long
Beach area. After six years in the
sun, she returned to Behrend to ac
cept a faculty position in her
hometown.
At first, Wilson coached
women's volleyball, tennis and
softball. " When I came to
Behrend, women's sports were just
coming into vogue. When interest
grew and schedules began to run
longer, extra coaches were brought
in, " said Wilson. Now in her 16th
year at Behrend, Jan has compiled
a lifetime record of 204' -157 as
Baseball Thoughts
by Richard Cain
Collegian Staff Writer
Baseball's playoffs were decided
this month with Minnesota and St.
Louis taking the titles. The Min
nesota Twins impressed and sur
prised many by taking out the
Detroit Tigers, four games to one.
By combining consistent pitching
with strong hitting and aggressive
baserunning, the Twins eliminated
the Tigers with ease. Rookie
manager Tom Kelley had little to
worry about during the entie series.
Third baseman Gary Gaetti led
the offensive attack. He belted a
pair of hQmeruns to go along with
four other hits to knock in a total
of five runs. His offensive pro
wness only complimented his spec
tacular defensive play, the Com
bination of which granted him the
series MVP. The unsung heroes of
the series were Tom Brunanski and
Dan Gladden. These -two out
fielders hit .412 and .350 respec
tively while combining to produce a
total of 14 RBl's.
The run production alone did
not win the pennant for the Twins,
their ability to keep the Tigers from
scoring was the clincher. The Min
nesota pitching staff, led by Bert
Blyleven, Frank Viola and ace
reliever Jeff Reardon, was perfect
ly deployed by Kelley to stymie the
Tigers with a combined ERA of
3.88. They also helped the defense
by striking out 35 Tigers in 44
innings.
The National League Pennant
winning St. Louis Cardinals took
the long road to their third cham
pionship in six years. The Cards
came back from a three game to
two deficit to win the sixth and sev
enth, games. The only visible star of
the - Cardinals' effort was their
manager, Whitey Herzog. With not
one of their usual offensive pro
ducers hitting to their capabilities (
only catcher Tony Pena hit over
.300 in the series) and the absence
Jan Wilson
head volleyball coach. Her 200th
win, the highlight of her coaching
career, came earlier this season. In
1983, Wilson coached Behrend to
the NAIA District 18 volleyball
championship. She was also recent
ly inducted into the Slippery Rock
Hall of Fame.
Coaching is not the only area in
which Wilson excels. She is a
member of Omicron Delta Kappa,
a-national honor society here at
Behrend. She is also the proud
mother of four children, three of
whom have attended or currently
attend Behrend. Coach Wilson also
remains one of the most popular
faculty members among students.
Coach Wilson plans to continue
teachng at Behrend in the future.
"Coach Wilson is one of
the most popular faculty
members among
students."
of RBI leader Jack Clark, Whitey
was somehow able to fend off a
tough San Francisco Giants team.
The Cards won the only way possi
ble, they combined tough pitching
from Tudor, Mathews and Wor
rell, with great defense, • helped
along with some close calls which
seemed to always go their way.
They were then able to scrape up
some runs and back their way into
the World Series.
With all factors considered, the
Twins' aggressive offensive play
will be too much for the Cardinals
pitching. The still absent Jack
Clark and the recently injured
Terry Pendelton will further hinder
the St. Louis offensive attack. This
severe offensive advantage of the
Twins will undoubtably overcome
any pitching advantage the Car
dinals may possess. With defensive
play dead even at.spectacular, look
for Minnesota to take it six.
In recognizing the two great
teams of this 1987 season, we must
also give credit to some of the
outstanding individual players of
the year. The National League
Rookie of the Year award will un
doubtably go to San Diego Padres'
catcher, Benito Santiago. Benito
racked up a .300 batting average
with 164 hits, 18 homeruns, 79
RBl's and 21 stolen bases to clearly
deserve the title. In the American
League, Oakland A's first baseman
Mark McGwire seemed to have the
award wrapped up as early as July.
Setting rookie records of 49
homeruns and 118 RBl's, to go
along with a .289 batting average,
there was no real competition.
Next is the Comeback Player of
the Year. For the National League
this award must go to Montreal Ex
pos' pitcher, Dennis Martinez.
Coming off some tough years on
and off the disabled list, Denny
compiled a 11 - 4 record in 22 starts
with a 3.30 ERA. In the American
League, the big surprise was
Oakland A's pitcher Dave Stewart.
Having never won 10 games in a
season before, Stewart amassed an
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Her obvious skill and dedication to
coaching should carry her towards
another 200 wins.
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impressive 20 - 13 record in 37
starts with 205 strikeouts in 261.1
innings and an ERA of 3.68.
The third title to be considered is
the Cy Young award. The National
League recipient was a difficult
choice due to the lack of com
prehensive pitching talent. For this
reason, the award should go to the
Chicago Cubs' Rick Sutcliffe.
Sutcliffe, while playing for one of
the worst teams in baseball, was
able to put together an 18 - 10
record in 34 starts and an ERA of
3.68. The American League choice
was a much easier one. Hold out or
not, Roger Clemens is - still the best
right-handed starter in the league.
With his former champion Red Sox
falling to sub .500 baseball, Roger
was still able to compile a 20 - 9
record in 36 starts. He led the
league in complete games- IS. and
shutouts- 7. He was also in the top
ten in innings pitched- 281.2, and
strikeouts with 256.
Finally, the most prestigious in
dividual accomplishment, the Most
Valuable Player award. The com
petition for this honor seems to get
greater every year. With National
League players like Tim Wallach,
Jack Clark, and Andre Dawson, to
coincide with American League
players like Alan Trammell,
Dwight Evans, and George Bell,
the decision is definitely not an
easy one. All of these players had
career seasons and it is a shame
that only two of them may receive
the award. With this in mind, this
writer let the stats speak for
themselves and totally disregard
team standings. The Cubs' out
fielder Andre Dawson amassed a
.287 batting average with the
league leading total of 49 homeruns
and 137 RBl's. The Blue Jays' out
fielder George Bell ended the
season - with a .308 batting average,
47 homeruns and a league leading
134 RBl's. Their consistent show
of power led this writer to believe
that Dawson and Bell had the best
seasons in their respective leagues.
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