Dorenkamp, Madison & Butch Ready for Action Lisa Dorenkamp by Missy Mace Collegian Staff Writer Many basketball teams have only one or two star players who seem to play more for themselves then for the team. When this happens, the team, as a whole, usually fails to reach its potential. The Lady Lions have three players of star quality. Fortunately, they are all team players. Junior Lisa Dorenkamp has been playing basketball since the sixth grade. Hailing from Butler, PA, Dorenkamp is ready to start another season at guard for the Lady Lions. She sees a tough schedule ahead of them consisting of a lot of Division II schools. Dorenkamp also thinks that there are a number of new players that will contribute to the team right away. In comparison with last year’s team, Dorenkamp believes that the Lady Lions will be a much more competitive team. She also speaks $500,000,0000F RESEARCH PLAY BASEBALL AT AGE 85. cancer. Fortunately, it was detected early enough. And with surgery, Cliff was able to continue living a healthy, active life, There was a time when such a diagnosis was virtually hopeless. But today, cancer is being beaten. Over the years, we’ve spent $500,000,000 in research. And we’ve made great strides against many forms of cancer. With early detection and treatment, the survival rate for colon and rectal cancer can be as high as 75%. Hodgkin’s disease, as high as 74%. Breast cancer, as high as 90%. Today, one out of two people who get cancer gets well. It’s a whole new ball game. } ? AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY T Help keep winning. SPORTS Michelle Madison very highly of her new coach, Jenepher Banker, "Our new coach is dedicated and works us hard. She believes that we can be a better team than in the past, therefore she pushed us to the best of our capability.” Junior Michelle Madison, a graduate from a small high school in Bradford, P.A., has been playing basketball since the seventh grade. Madison accomplished many goals as a Lady Lion last year. She tied three records with only one year of college basketball experience. Madison averaged thirty-points a game and also set season scoring and rebounding marks. Last year she also worked in the Great Lakes Camp in Erie which she contributes an enhancement of her talent. Madison only sees good for this season. She notes that the practices are a lot harder and more organized than last year. "I can say only one thing," said Madison, "and that is our new coach definitely has a HELPED CUFF SHAW In November 1973. Cliff Shaw was stricken with Lisa Butch winning attitude." Finally, we have Senior Lisa Butch from Albion, PA. This is Butch's fourth year of basketball here at Penn State Behrend, and her years of long, hard practice has gained her the title of "captain". She feels her job as captain is to "keep the team together." Butch has a lot of expectations for the season and she feels that the team is a lot quicker this year as compared to last year. Butch also believes the Lady Lions have a lot of talent and work well together. When asked about Coach Banker, Butch had nothing but praise, "She (Banker) has brought new strategies to our team and I think they fit the personnel very well.” With last year's record of 6-19, very much behind them, the Lady Lions look tough. Their new coach looks forward to a great season. Coach Banker feels that her team has a lot of potential and is capable of success. November 10,1988 Soccer Season Lions 7-11 overall by Missy Mace Collegian Staff Writer An athlete has to believe in himself and in his capabilities before he achieves anything. The Behrend soccer team choose to believe in themselves this season and a few of their performances proved that fact They had many obstacles to qvercome. The acceptance of defeat was almost there for some, but for others, defeat just was not tolerated. Even though the Behrend soccer team's final record stands at 7-11 they have accomplished more than just figures. The Lions can say with pride that they confidently stood up against every team they played, no matter how out matched they were. They came to believe not only in themselves as individuals but as the Penn State Behrend soccer team. Junior back Jay Varcoe controls the ball and sophomore goalie Chris Hahn makes the save against Gannon Lady Spikers Finish Season on High Note by Kevin Kapsar Collegian Staff Writer The women’s volleyball team finished their season with a rigorous series of matches, facing Edinboro Oct. 29, Grove City Nov. 1, John Carroll and Hiram Nov. 3. The Edinboro squad came to town Oct. 29 and were ready to play, knocking off the Lady Lions in four games. Despite the efforts of Behrend's Becky Auchter had 13 kill spikes. Erica Scibner had 10 kills and 3 aces, Gwen Jones had 10 saves and Linda Cooper, the Behrend team could not hold off Edinboro. The Lady Spikers next challenge came from Grove City team at Erie Hall. The Behrend team seemed unprepared at first, but after two games, they played to their utmost capabilities. Gwen Jones had 19 Lady Lions with plauque from Fredonia Tournament They lost their last three games against Houghton, University of Buffalo and Gannon. In all three matches they created many scoring opportunities within a foot of a distance from the net but they just could not pull the victory. Close is not even a good enough word to describe the situation. They performed well, conceived play that was well directed but they lacked the ability to finish once again. They played a hard fought game against Houghton who has been the most consistent team Behrend has played over the past sixteen years. They have a high quality program and Behrend coped with it. Although they lost 2-1 they played as well against Houghton as they had played against any team. Their loss to University of Buffalo was basically the same way. They lost 1-0 "but'’ played well. The score and play was the same against kills, Becky Auchter had 16 kills, Erica Scribner and Michelle Mallory both recorded 9 kills and Linda Cooper had 8 kills and 3 blocks. Amy Karmazon led the team to a victory with excellent set instruction and 54 assists. The Behrend team was full steam ahead with no looking back for their next confrontation against John Carroll, the PAC champions, who went into the match with a 30 and 6 overall record. In an overall team effort, the Lady Spikers posted an impressive win over John Carroll, leaving their opponent in astonishment and tears. Gwen Jones had an all around outstanding match with 13 kills, 2 aces, 6 saves and 1 block. Erica Scribner added with 8 kills, 10 saves and 3 blocks. The ladies then prepared to do battle with Hiram, a team that Coach Wilson feels they never photo by Rick Brooks Ends Gannon, 1-0. The Behrend soccer team has been through a lot this season. The positive points definitely outweigh their negative points. They did a lot of creating offensively and defensively.. Their quality of play and their improvement is very impressive. They consistently grew md played well as a team. The loss of a few players this year was greatly missed. Although a very "strong nucleus" remained. With a few recruits that could possibly add some depth and play key roles they will have a very good team next year. A final remark from Coach Herb Lauffer contained a very satisfied tone in his voice, "We were good, fun to watch, and we had players who were multi-dimensional. I am excited for next year." should have lost to earlier in the season. Instead pf trying to force the win this time, the Behrend team paced themselves. They remained calm and consistent and defeated Hiram ending their season on a definite high note. The young team faced many obstacles throughout the season, but proved their talent as a team towards the end of the season. The Lady Lions' late success was explained best by player Leise Kraus, "We only had four returning players this season. The rest of us had never played together before. We started our season slowly. It took us a while to get used to one another, but we finally did. We didn't have a winning season by games, but we did in a lot of other aspects." Coach Jan Wilson is to be commended for her fine job and hard work. Her taking a group of ladies, estranged with each others techniques, and developihg them into a volleyball powerhouse is an outstanding feat that should not go unnoticed. "The turning point of the season was the Fredonia tournament." said Wilson, "The ladies gained more belief in themselves and we also began to play teams more on our level." She also feels the establishment of new goals throughout the season has also helped her players to become a more effective and competitive team. This is evident by their. 6 and S record over the latter part of the season. Puzzle Solution Page 9 photos by Rich Brooks
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