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photo by Chuck Groger
Lions Fullback Tony Viola eyes up the ball during
Saturday's game against California State (PA).
Improved lady netters
end season at 4-6
Clark, Rice both make quarterfinals
at St. John Fisher tournament
by Robert Kitchen
Collegian Staff Writer
"They had a good season."
That was what Coach Mike
Grignol had to say about his
team after the conclusion of the
regular season. The reason for
Gringol's happiness? The fact
that the women's tennis team
won four times as many games
as they did last year may have
something to do with it.
Grignol was also
very pleased with
marked
the
improvement of the
'B9 squad over last
years edition. The
'BB team managed
to win only once in
ten tries, while this
years edition won
four games playing
basically the same
schedule.
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Sports
The lady netters ended their
season with a 4-6 record.
Victories for the Lady Lions were
over Thiel College, Buffalo
State, and two wins over SUNY-
Fredonia.
In singles play, Erika Lloyd
had the most consistent record for
the Lady Lions on the season
with five wins and five losses.
The other singles records are:
Clark (3-4), Rice (3-5), Michel
(3-7), Rasche (3-7), Colleen
Holzer (2-6), and Karen Major (1-
7).
For doubles, the team of Rice
and Holzer went 3-3 for Grignol,
while the team of Clark and
Lloyd went 3-4 and Michel and
Rasche went 3-6.
Coach Mike Grignol was
pleased with this years team.
"They did a really good job," said
Grignol.
Grignol was also very pleased
with the marked improvement of
the 'B9 squad over last years
edition. The 'BB team managed to
win only once in ten tries, while
this years edition won four games
playing basically the same
schedule.
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Lions battle with Vulcans ends in draw
Parents Weekend crowd treated to OT thriller
by Stephen Jason
Collegian Staff Writer
The Behrend men's soccer
team lost what Head Coach Herb
Lauffer called "The battle but not
the war" when they settled for a
3-3 double overtime tie against
California State (PA) on
Saturday.
The Lions (3-6-1) took a 3-2
lead with 43 seconds left in the
second overtime when freshman
Ron Peterman stole the ball from
a California defender and
converted the theft into what
looked to be the game-winning
goal.
The Vulcans did not give up,
and tied the score again as Jason
Miller pounced on a loose ball
and buried it with 16 seconds left
to help Cal State (2-9-1) escape
with a tie.
Sophomores Matt Gallahger
(one goal and one assist), Dave
Beck (one assist), goalie Ken
Gronholm (17 saves) and Kevin
Hess turned in particularly strong
efforts for the Lions.
Senior Michael Mihalke also
scored for Behrend. Mihalke is
currently the teams leading scorer
with five goals and three assists.
His 13 point total also ranks him
Lady spikers topple
Mercyhurst on the road
by Mike Lesher
Collegian Staff Writer
The women's volleyball
team travelled to Mercyhurst
on October 7 to take on the
Lady Lakers. The Behrend girls
came out of the blocks quickly,
winning the first two games
(15-11, 15-13) before dropping
the next two games (15-11, 15-
5). The lady spikers recovered
and went on to win the match
with a 15-12 game five
victory.
Behrend played well in their
first two games, especially
considering some of the players
were out of position due to a
regular player's illness.
However, after winning the
first two games, the Lady
Lions relaxed, letting
Mercyhurst back into the
match. After losing games
three and four and falling
behind early in game five,
Behrend pulled together and
rallied to win the final game.
Coach Janet Wilson was
pleased with the team effort and
desire shown in the fifth game.
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In the first half, the tandem of
Troy Frisbee and Darrin Lupori
connected for Cal State's first two
goals, enabling the Vulcans to
take a 2-1 lead at the half.
The Lions scored the only
goal in the second half, forcing
the game into overtime where the
teams eventually played to a tie.
Lauffer was obviously
disappointed, but was very
encouraged by the effort his squad
gave. "This is the strongest
match we've played all year,
especially in the offensive end.
Cal State is much stronger than
their record would indicate and the
opportunities were still there for
us, particularly in OT where we
were able to dominate
territorially."
Despite getting outshot by a
two-one margin, Lauffer thinks
the statistics do not necessarily
reflect how close the game really
was.
"We need to execute a little
better, especially on defense,"
said Lauffer. "But give Cal State
credit for coming up big. They
kept working and pushed their
The bench support was another
key in the road victory,
according to Wilson.
Over this past weekend, the
Lady Lions participated in the
Juniata Tournament in
Huntingdon, PA. Behrend had a
rough weekend, losing all of
their matches.
The Behrend spikers opened
against Juniata College, who is
ranked number one nationally,
and lost. The Lady Lions then
lost to Western Maryland
(southern region number one),
St. Catherine, and Messiah.
Coach Wilson stated that
the girls had some good
moments, but the team must
learn to support each other
better and help each other to
play their best. Wilson hopes
the team will be able to
"maintain a good level of play
and concentration for longer
periods of time."
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minute in order to get the tie."
On October 4, the Lions lost
a tough road contest to Pitt-
Bradford, 2-1. Bob Jimerson
tallied both goals for the Panthers
(4-1-2).
Senior Tom Kerr scored
Behrend's lone goal with a header
that beat Pitt-Bradford goalie Joe
Wargo (five saves) inside the far
post. Gronholm (five saves)
suffered the loss in goal for the
Lions.
The Lions must now look
ahead to the final eight games of
the season and use the positive
aspects from this past weeks
competition.
"The student, faculty, and
alumni support was great on
Saturday and hopefully it will
continue during the second half
(of the season)," said Lauffer.
NOTES: The loss to Pitt-
Bradford was Behrend's first since
the contract was renewed to play
the Panthers in 1980-81.
Saturdays game marked the
beginning of the second half of
the season. Today, the Lions are
at Mercyhurst College at 3:00
pm before traveling to Slippery
Rock on Saturday for a 1:00 pm
match.
Sports bits
Men's tennis tryouts.
Coach Mike Grignol will be
holding tryouts for the men's
tennis team this today at '4:00
pm. Tryouts will held on the
tennis courts near Erie HalL
Track club runs in cross
country meet. Last Saturday,
three Track club members
competed with the cross-country
teams from Gannon University,
Mercyhurst College, and
Westminster College at Scott
Park near Presque Isle.
The top Behrend fmisher was
Ted Pilewski with a time of
32:11 over the five and a half
mile course that curved around
the fitness and BMX trails.
Other finishers from Behrend
were Bernie Jaros in 34:00, and
Mike Sauter in 34:07.
Freshman bowls an 801
series. Eighteen-year-old
freshman Greg Berlin, who last
week bowled a 300 game, racked
up an 801 series Monday night at
the Eastland Bowl. Berlin's game
high was a 289. His average now
stands at 212. .