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Sports
Going up for two
_do by .ick Brooks
Krista goes up: Five-foot eight forward Krista
Fortson goes up for a basket during action
Behrend's exhibition on Saturday against
Canadian All-Star team. The Lady Lions won
pre-season match, 83-61.
Women's Basketball Home Schedule
Date Opponent Tim
11/21 Pitt-Bradford 6 pm
11/30 Allegheny - 5:30 pm
12/2 Mercyhurst 7 pm
1/4 Dyke - 7pm
1/6 Westtninster 6 pm
1 / 1 1 Geneva 6 pm
1 / 1 3 Thiel 6 pm
1/18 Fredonia 6 pm
1/22 Buffalo State 6 pm
2 / 3 Elmira 4 pm
2 / 7 Bethany 6 pm
2 / 2 0 Grove City 6 pm
Men's Basketball Home Schedule
Date Opponent Time
1 1 / 2 1 Pitt-Bradford 8 pm
11/30 Oberlin 7:30 pm
1/6 Grove City 8 pm
1/11 Geneva 8 pm
1/13 Thiel 8 pm
-1/22 Buffalo State . 8
- pm .
1/31. Houghton 7:30 pm .
2/3 Ehnira - - 6Pm
2 / 1 7 _ Keuka 7:30 pm
Lady Lions out to prove last season's
strong finish was not a fluke
Women's basketball team travels to SUNY-Fredonia for
tournament to open 'B9-90 hoop season
by Robert Kitchen
Collegian Staff Writer
The women's basketball
team hopes to continue last
years' strong finish with a
successful 1989-90 season. The
Lady Lions need leadership and
improvement from the
returning players and solid
performances from their new
players to accomplish this.
The Lady Lions have played
well in the pre-season,
defeating Lake Erie College by
16 points. On Saturday, the
lady hoopsters defeated a team
of Canadian All-Stars, 83-61.
Senior Michelle Madison, 'BB
- leading scorer, lead
Behrend with 16 points.
Sophomore forward Melanie
Dunn and freshman Pam
Torrelli netted 14 each. Center
Heather Murray added 13
points.
Behrend shot an impressive
51 percent from the floor.
There are seven letterman
returning to this year's squad.
The team will be looking to
the two returning seniors,
Madison and Lisa Dorenkamp,
for leadership. With Madison
working inside (15.1 ppg and
7.5 rpg) and Dorenkamp on the
outside (Behrend record 95
career .i three-pointers), the Lady
Lions' have a potent one-two
punch. Madison can also shoot
from outside, nailing 55
percent of her attempts behind
the three- point arc.
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Men's hoop team to open season this
Friday in Slippery Rock Tourney
Lions look to better last year's 15-11 record
by Mike Lesher
Collegian Staff Writer
The Behrend men's basketball
team had an excellent season last
year, qualifying for the Eastern
Collegiate Athletic Conference
playoffs for the first time, while
posting a 15-10 regular season
record. The Lion's high scoring,
fast paced offense, along with
their aggressive defense will be
back again this year.
The Lions have eight
returning players, including four
of last years starting five. The
only starter not to return is Bob
Minford, who graduated - and is
now an assistant coach for the
Lions. Therefore, Behrend's
nucleus has remained mostly in
That nucleus includes junior
forward Rick Demski, last years
leading scorer (17.7 ppg) and
rebounder (10.1 rpg), along with
the teams leading three-point
shooter, senior guard Dave
Gurska (team record 83 trifectas).
Gurska, who usually came in off
of the bench, gives the Lions
instant offense whenever he
enters the game.
The three other returning
starters are high-flying junior
The Collegian Thursday, November 16, 1989
photo by Rick Brooks
Over the top: Sophomore center Heather
Murray puts up a shot in the paint over the
outstretched hand of a Canadian All-Star
defender. Murray finished last Saturday's
exhibition game with 13 points.
The Lady Lions will also get
offensive help from Murray and
Dunn.
When asked about the
freshman, second , year ; .Coach
Jeneirt "Tice
Freshman have played very well
and I look forward to all four of
them to contribute this year."
Banker's goal for the season is
forward Moise Pringle, junior
guard Chris Viscuso, and junior
guard Randy Baughman.
Baughman was second in scoring
(15 ppg) and lead the team in
assists, averaging seven dishes a
game. Viscuso is a versatile
player who is not afraid to let it
fly from long range (45 treys,
including a record eight triples in
one game) or go inside. Pringle
was second to Demski in
rebounding (8.2 rpg) and averaged
just under 12 points a game.
"We are going to be
able to wear people
down."
-Doug Zimmerman
Basketball Coach
The Lions will also count on
6-4 sophomore guard Jeff Cowan,
whose freshman season was
hindered with injuries. If Cowan
stays healthy, his ability, to hit
long-range jumpers and drive to
the hoop gives Zimmerman a
different dimension at guard.
Senior Michael Colucci and
sophomore David Mojock also
return, giving the Lions more
depth and experience at their
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to see us improve steadily as the
year goes on" and 'some
leadership out of the returners to
help us get out to a real good
start-7,
liliisort!tiaid,'"lf - We' stay
positive, we can definitely have a
.500 season. We have a really
good group of freshman" and
strongest position, guard.
Of the newcomers, point
guard Omar Thrower and forwards
Steve Cooper and Rich Buzalka
look to be the most_ promising,
although all of the newcomers
have shown talent. With Buzalka
and Cooper .(6-5 and 6-3,
respectively), the Lions haave
some extra size on the bench, a
luxury they did not have last
year.
According to Behrend's coach,
Doug Zimmerman, Behrend has
good team speed and quickness.
"We are going to be able to wear
people down," said the seventh
year coach.
Zimmerman also said that
- shooting ability is another of his
team's strengths. "We don't shoot
the ball too bad," said the coach.
Probably the most important
attribute the Behrend hoopsters
has is its team chemistry.
Zimmerman said that the team
"gets along well with each other.
The chemistry is there.".
Behrend's schedule this year
will be rough, as they will host
only nine home games this year.
Zimmerman feels that one of the
keys to the Lions success will be
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