The Collegian Wednesday, October 18, 1989
Lady spikers drop
two out of three during
recent home stand
by Mike Lesher
Collegian Staff liter
' Thi ; Oast Thursday,` the
Behrend lady spikers.,
hosted Thiel and pttffalo
State in a tri-mateh.
The Behrerid 'team
defeated Thiel. in,, .five
thatches, as Buffalo State
never showed up. Behrend
dominated the Thiel match,
winning in straight games
(154, 16-14, 15-13).
The. lady spikers used
solid teathwork_ to defeat
TliieL Aehrend finished the
Thiel match with itstighest,
percentage of killS so far.,
this season. Pam Allihouse
led the team with 46 percent
of her IRIS scoring. Kelly
Jordan had an accurate
evening at the service line, -
with five aces in nineteen
serves.
latehrend's coach Janet ,
Nilson, was pleased with -
.the win, stating ,that the:,
gifts disPlaYefin.
d: good effortdwingine
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Sports
The Provost Golf
Tournament, which was open to
students, faculty and staff, was
held last Saturday. The day also
included a cook-out at the Wilson
Picnic Grove.
Thirty-one golfers participated
in the event, with Leslie Curtis
and Brett Banker winning the
women's and men's tides in the
faculty/staff division. Student
winner was Todd Lowrey.
In the skills contests,
Jenepher Banker was the closest
to the pin for the women, while
Mark Louis was the most
accurate of the men. For the
longest drive, Curtis outdistanced
the rest of the women. Chet
Wolford had the longest drive for
Soccer Stats*
*through 10/16
Michael Mihalke
Erik Filoon
Ken Crumb
Ron Peterman
Matt Gallahger
Tom Kerr
Jay Varcoe
Dave Beck
Sam Condeluci
Anthony Perdue
Sports
Behrend spikers hosted
another tri-match,_ facing
Grove City . " and -
Westniinster. The girls
didnt,t fair so ;well;
droppiiig both tnitclies."
girls played a good.
, defensive match _against
both . _ Grove City and "
Westminster, 'especially
considering the superior'
"height and experience of
both opponents.
' Despite their
disadvantages, Behrend had
a good day at the net. Erica
Scribner had ten kills in the
matches, while Kelly -
Kingston added three solo
blocks.. Coach Wilson
stated that the girls played
well together throughout
both matches.
Although the Bebrend
Wilson
Are 9-14, Coaek,
.Wilson said that the
are looking to finish out the,
last ten matches - strongly::
Tommyrot night, Behrend
has a tti-match,atEde Biak .
versus Geneseo H; and
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the men.
The Behrend Track Club
is sponsoring an 8K (4.95 miles)
cross-country race on campus at '5
pm on Wednesday. October 25.
Awards will be presented to the
top two male and female finishers
in the following categories:
Overall, 16 and under, 17-19, 20-
29, 30-39, 40-49, 50 and over,
Behrend student, and Behrend
staff. Clothing and food prizes
have been donated by local
businesses.
Entry blanks may be obtained
at the Intramural Office or the
ROTC office. The entry fee is
one dollar before October 22, and
two dollars on the day of the race.
Goals Assists Total Pts.
5 2 12
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Men's soccer team
a winless week
Losses
to
to
record
by Ken Kurtz
Collegian Staff Writer
A 6-1 loss to Mercyhurst on
October 11 did nothing to
dampen the morale of the Behrend
soccer team as they battled to a 1-
1 tie against a tough Slippery
Rock team on Saturday.
Head Coach Herb Lauffer said,
"I give the' team a lot of credit.
They were down after losing such
a lopsided battle against
Mercyhurst. They tightened
things up, - and played with the
same commitment as in their
best games this year."
The Lions (3-7-2) opened the
scoring against Slippery Rock
with a goal by Rob Peterman.
Jay Varcoe had the assist. The
goal came 40 minutes into the
first half, and the score remained
1-0 until late in the second half.
The Rockets' (6-6-1) Jeff
Thursam tied the score with 15
minutes left in the game.
The teams played two, 15
minute overtimes, but neither
mounted much of an attack.
According to Lauffer, it was 80
degrees and fatigue had set in. He
said that both teams played in
spurts, and couldn't sustain any
kind of assault on their respective
goals.
In the contest at Mercyhurst
(8:5;2); Lidni Banton dominated -
the game for the Lakers. He
Campus officials admit that
athletics and academics don't mix
(CPS)- Pressure to succeed
in college athletics interferes
with schools' efforts to achieve
their educational goals, campus
officials admitted in a poll
released October 3.
The poll, done for U.S.
News and World Report, found
that 85.7 percent of college
deans and presidents polled
believe that "the pressure for
athletic success and for
financial reward in
intercollegiate sports today has
reached a level where it is
interfering with the prime
education mission of America's
colleges and universities."
More than 60 percent of the
Behrend athletes are making the grade
While national campus
officials may think academics
and athletics are in conflict at
most colleges, Behrend athletes
seemed to have found the right
mix.
Last year, 42 percent of all
Behrend student-athletes had a
3.0 grade point average or
better. In a team breakdown,
the women's basketball team
and the men's tennis team each
. had the highest percentage of
3.o's at Behrend. Seventy
percent of their players had a
Mercyhurst and Indiana drops
3-8-2
amassed two goals and three
assists, contributing on five of
his team's six goals.
Barron had an unassisted goal
to begin the scoring. This was
countered by the Lions on a Dave
The third goal took
the wind out of our
sails, and we just
didn't respond.
Beck direct free kick conversion.
The rest of the scoring belonged
to the Lakers.
The second Mercyhurst goal
came as the result of a lack of
communication between goalie
Ken Gronhoim and a Lion
defender. The score stood at 2-1 at
the half.
The Laker's third goal was
scored by John Melody, twenty
minutes into the second half.
Lauffer said his team had
played well up to that point, but
the third goal, "took the wind out
of our sails, and we just didn't
respond"
This was evident in the fact
that Mercyhurst's final three
3,900 college officials
contacted responded to the
survey, and of those, about 10
percent disagreed and 4.1
percent had no opinion.
National Collegiate Athletic
Association officials declined
to comment.
The survey is part of the
magazine's 1990 "America's
Best Colleges" issue that went
on sale Oct. 9.
Among the survey's other
findings:
• 95 percent said that high
school athletes being recruited
to a college sports program
should have to meet the same
academic standards as all other
GPA of 3.0 or higher. Also,
sixty percent of the women's
softball team had at least a 3.0
GPA. Individually, three
students were nominees for
Academic All:American .ztntuc
The students are not the
only ones that have been doing
well. Men's Basketball Coach
Doug Ziminerman, who has a
95 percent graduation rate
among his players, was named
to an academic committee of
the National Association of
Basketball Coaches (NABC).
-Herb Lauffer
Soccer Coach
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suffers
goals were scored within a 2 and
a half minute span to produce the
final 6-1 margin.
The Lions didn't fair much
better on Monday night, as the
Indiana University
_(PA) Indians
left Behrend with a 3-1 victory.
Mid-fielder Matt. Gallahger
was the lone goal-scorer for the
Lions. The goal .was unassisted
as he beat an Indians defender and
then blasted a shot off of. Indians
goaltender Brian Connell. The
score came with 6:50 remaining
in the first half.
lUP tied up the score with
just 19 seconds on the clock,
capitalizing on Behrend's
inability to clear the ball from
their defensive zone.
lUP wasted little time in
taking the lead, scoring the game
winning goal with barely five
minutes gone by in the second
half. The Indians added an
insurance goal with 13:11 to play
to close out the scoring.
NOTES: Against lUP,
goalie Chris Hahn stopped 11 of
the 14 shots that he faced. His
counterpart, Connell, stopped
seven of eight....Gronholm had
seven saves against the
Lakers....The Lions host Grove
City College this afternoon at 3
pm before traveling to
Westminster College for a 1 pm
Saturday game. ,
students, while five percent
said the standards should be
lower.
• 75.1 percent-said that the
sale and distribution of illegal
drugs on campus among
athletes is the same for non
athletes.
• 74.5 percent said that
crime, violence and sexual
attacks were about the same
among athletes as among other
students.
• 70.6 percent said athletes
tend to be channeled into
academically less demanding
courses.
This is the third time in four
years that Zimmerman has
been named to serve on this
committee. Zimmerman is
recognized locally and
nationally for his outstanding
commitment to athletics.
The coaches are also setting
a good example for Behrend
athletes to follow. For
instance, Women's Basketball
Coach Jenepher Banker was a
three time Academic All-
American at Springfield
College (Mass).