Collegian PAGE 8 Congratulations to former Behrend student Tom Lawless who hit a clutch three-run homer during game four of the World Series. Tom is pictured here during a 198:5-awards ceremony with Athletic Director Herb Lauffer and former Behrend Baseball Coach Shorts , Stoner. Volleyball review by Angie Papaleo Collegian Staff Writer Women's Volleyball has become quite important at Penn State-Erie, the girls have a lot of enhusiasm and dedication. Unfortunately, the team this year is not off to as good a season as last year. The team is not prosperous as last year because of the loss of many upperclassmen. The team started the season with 16 players, but due to injuries and withdrawals, they are now left with eight players. The majority of the team are freshmen, aside from the captain,junior Kathy Williamson and sophomores Beth Beres and Lorena McCallister. The largest problem with having a team of mostly freshmen is inex perience. This is evidenced in their 7-21 record. There is potential in the team, they work hard and put all effort they have into improving. The loss of several teammates has contributed to the team's in consistent play. As different team mates drop out from playing, for whatever reason, the team must compensate for the loss. This means learning new posistions and rotating to other strategies. An ex ample is that they have used three different setters already. This creates problems because the setter is the floor leader and must learn to adjust to the other teammates. Honefully they will continue to recuperate and reform in order to play well. They are a strong serving and blocking team. The girls need to conecentrate on placement of the r. = tftlL e. 4 ."I.li ~,,e* em. W .4 ...N I e...a mmo (t to. o z -1 op "i : Q P t....ma Mo., l 'ts '4 7 - Q n ct ct Coney Island Lunch 3015 Buffalo Rd. Wesleyville, PA • Greek Hamburgers & Hotdogs For Only 60° Hours: 6 a.m.- 4 am. Daily A Wide Variety of Menu Items Sunday 2 p.m. -12 a.m ball when serving. "If they play really well, they can still win a few more matches," says Coach Jan Vv'ilon, "I want them to play to the best of their ability and use this season as a growing experience." C olle SPC Movie photo courtev of Public Relationa Department At the Buffalo State Tourna ment last week, The Lion's won three matches, and at the Frdonia tournament they took third place. Their next match is against Grove City on October 22, 1987. •an At Doug McCarthy The Village Pub 3406 Buffalo Rd. Awesome 7 oz. Hamburger $1.50 & our Famous Wings $1.50/doz. Kitchen Open Take-outs available 5 p.m. -11 p.m. daily 899-3880 Nittany Football Notes After a 24 - 13 loss to Alabama in just the second game of the season, prospects for a second con secutive national championship looked dim for the Penn State foot ball team. The Nittany Lions rebounded with a 41-0 whitewashing of Cin cinnati on September 19th. Penn State's ground game proved too much fof the Bearcats to handle. Fullback John Greene ran the ball 11 times for 124 yards, and tailback Blair Thomas added 154 yards on 22 carries. Against Boston College, the Lions held off a late charge to win 27 - 17. Blair Thomas ran for 164 yards and two touchdowns in help ing Penn State build an early 17 - 0 lead. Darren Flutie of the Eagles tied -the score at 17 - 17 late in the third quarter with a touchdown reception. Kicker Eric Etze booted a 46-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter to put the Lions ahead to stay. - On All-University Day against Temple, the Penn State ground game again paved the way to a 27 - 13 victory. Thomas was once again hletes Congratulations to Doug Mc- Carthy and Gwen Jones-this week's selections as Athletes of the Week. Doug, a Junior, is a sweeper back on Behrend's soccer team and hails from Indianapolis, Indiana. While his importance is primari ly felt on defense, Doug was able to assist on a goal during the Lion's 2-0 shutout of Westminister Coach Herb Lauffer described Doug as "an important part of our defense" and that, "he has been in strumental... a stabilizing effect on the team." Gwen is a freshmen at Behrend and went to Cambridge Springs High School. She has excelled in re cent matches over the last two weeks,and has accumulated 11 ser ving aces, 31 saves and 30 kiIIPIKES. Coach Jan Wilson said "Overall, she has improved...she has realy I'ayed good defense. She is fun to watch, she really hustles and plays consistently." Both athletes will receive dinner for two at Barbato's Restaurant in recognition for their achievements. .._s"-- -- 1 o - ; lieVaadefia, V -; ITALIAN 1..0 7r e, RESTAURANT 4__ A' 3512 Buffalo Road, a ii ____ ..- e 1 Wesleyville Phone: 899-3423 photo by Tracey Kelly Lady Lions End Season The Penn State-Behrend Women's Tennis team concluded their season at the St. John Fisher Tournament in New York on Oct. 9 and 10. Early in the tournament, the Lady Lions were quickly eliminated from further play. "We were not mentally prepared, and we were nervous," said Coach Karin Sobotta. "Even at the team meeting after we lost, only one per son was satisfied with the way she played," said Coach Sobotta, "and this disappointed me." Coach Sobotta felt that her team was very coachable this year. Their attitudes were good and - their skills had definitely improved since the by Andy Dobry Collegian Staff Writer The Sports Department desperately needs writers. If you are interested, stop by the Collegian office or call ext. 6221. by David Bruce Sports Editor by Marjorie .Suroviec Collegian Staff Writer the hero, rushing for 167 yards and two touchdowns on 24 carries. ,By doing so, he became the first Penn State back sine John Cappelletti_ to rush or more than 150 yards in three consecutive games. Thomas also added three catches for 57 yards. On Homecoming Day against Rutgers, the Scarlet Knights held Thomas relatively in check, allow ing him only 116 yards on 20 car ries. Thomas did manage to run for three touchdowns, but the real story of the game was quarterback Matt Knizner. The senior com pleted 16 of 26 passes for 215 yards and one touchdown. Speedy Ray Roundtree snagged four Knizner aerials for 107 yards. Rutgers quarterback Scott Erney looked good in defeat, completing 32 of 55 passes for 364 yards and three touchdowns. The Nittany Lions looked ready to break into the top ten until their encounter with Syracuse on Oc tober 17th. Quarterback Don McPherson brought the walls of the Carrier Dome down from the onset. On the first play from scrim mage, McPherson fired an 80-yard scoring strike. Overall, the highly touted quarterback threw for three of the Week first match. The whole team had its laughs and good times, but the athletes were serious wtien they steped on to the courts. "I think our biggest problem was our lack of experience. Experience is a great teacher, it makes the difference between points that are won and lost," said Coach Sabotta. Eiven though the women's tennis season was short, the players had to learn that college tennis is about playing points rather than playing op ponents. "Each time a Lady Lion stepped onto the court, she had just as good a chance of winning as her opponent," said Coach Sobotta. After a rough season of battling Erie's rainy season and mostly Division Two teams, the Lady Lions still had enthusiasm left in them. "The team talked about winter practices, weight training, and extia indoor playing", said sports touchdown passes and ran for two more in helping the Orangemen build up a 41 - 0 lead. Penn State reserve quarterback Tom Bill brought the Lions back to 48 - 21 when the final gun sounded. Penn State have a week off to prepare for West Virginia and the Lions will need every minute of it. After the Alabama loss, Joe Pater no seemed to cure State's anemic offense by moving John Greene to fullback, but even the dynamic combo of Thomas and Greene can not make up for the erratic play of Matt Knizner. Knizner screamed for the opportunity to play for the past two seasons, but now he should make way for Tom Bill. While Knizner repeatedly takes too much time to deliver the ball to his receivers,Bill has sparked the of fense to life on several occa sions. Surely Knizner is not to blame for letting Syracuse to score 48 points, but if the senior had put together some sustained drives ear ly on against the Orangemen, the young Lion defense would not have been on the field as frequently. With some shake-ups, Penn State should be able to get into a respectable bowl game and look forward to 1988. Gwen Jones Coach Sobotta. "They are all serious about this sport and they want to make it a true varsity sport." When the next tennis season rolls around, four of Coach Sobotta's top six 'players will haye left her "team of 12". These tennis stars are either going to University Park to continue their education or they are stepping out into the real world after graduationfay in May 1988. Recuriting time always means that the athletiC season is ending. "Recruits from Mercyhurst Prep and Peter's Township are extreme ly interested in Behrend and its woman's tennis team," said Coach- Sobotta. "If we get these recruits, we should be a stronger team next year." Now Coach Sobotta's tough job really begins as she sets out to gather women for her 1988-1989 team. to by Rick Brooks
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