The Collegian Wednesday, January 31, 1990 Sports Men's cagdrs will finish troubling season without their starting center Lions lose third player in past month by Tony Viola Collegian Staff Writer The Behrend men's basketball squad suffered another major loss when star senior center MoisC Pringle decided to quit the team after the Buffalo State game on January 22. Pringle said in an interview this past Sunday he quit playing so he could get his academics straightened out. Also, since Behrend is an NCAA Division 111 school and therefore is not allowed to give athletic scholarships, Pringle wasn't getting any financial aid to play basketball. This was another factor in Pringle's decision to quit the team. Previously, the team had also lost Junior guard Chris Viscuso and Freshman guard Omar Thrower. Viscuso was dropped from the team because of Behrend's academic policies, while , Thrower quit the team because of personal reasons. The Lions now have 10 players on their roster. Heading- into his last semester, Pringle stated, "It's time to look out for Molsenow.” Pringle thought about quitting the team during the 'BB-89 season, so his decision was -not air overnight idea. Pringle said the coaching staff had nothing to do with his decision about quitting. Sports bits On Saturday, February 3, Behrend will welcome members of the Behrend Constituent Society and the Penn State Club of Erie County at the basketball doubleheader. Both the men's and women's teams will take on Elmira College beginning at 4 pm with the women's contest In between games, Ned Troutman, a representative of the Penn State Club will present Behrend coaches Jenepher Banker and Doug Zimmerman with $3OO gifts. Following the men's contest a reception will be held in the Memorial Room. The 1990 Spring The Lady Lions volleyball team has announced that' they will once again have a Spring Volleyball- A-Thon. This year, the fund- Moise Pringle: Quits team to focus on studies. When Pringle first came to Behrend, he didn't try out for the team until his sophomore year so that he could get a good start on his grades. Part of Pringle's dedication to academics stems from the fact that he wants to be the first person from his family to graduate from college. , Head Coach Doug Zimmerman did riot know how the loss of. Pringle would, affect his team. Coach Zimmerman said, "1 really don't want to get into it," ;; .. ■ * Pringle averaged abbut 11 points per game and. prilled down eight rebounds per contest. Pringle shot 53 percerafromthe field and 65 percent from the free throw Pringle, a two-year starter, is a Management Information Systems major. raising event will be held on February IS in Erie Hal), starting at 9 pm and lasting until 2 am. Faculty members and students may help out in two ways. Anyone interested may contribute by sponsoring a lady spiker by the hour, or those who would like to put a team together to challenge the women's team for prizes can participate. Any contribution, even those who are spectators, will be greatly appreciated. Do you have some sports news that everyone at Behrend should know about? Then just drop off the information at The Collegian office with your name and phdrie number. Or just call us at 898-6488 between 9 am and S pm. Deadline is 5 pm the Friday before the publication that the information should be printed in. Men’s Basketball Lion's troubles continue on the road as losing streak reaches four Loss of Pringle, poor shooting hampers young team by Tony Viola Collegian Staff Writer Behiend's problems continued last week with two road losses and the quitting of star senior center Moise Pringle. Pringle said that he quit the team to concentrate on his academics. Pringle is the third player to leave the team, for various reasons, in the past month. For more information, please see related story on this page. Seventh year Head Coach Doug Zimmerman commented on the rest of his team's problems Monday before practice. "Other than wins and losses right now, one problem is the schedule", said the Lion's mentor. "We only have nine home games versus the twelve we had last year. Second, we're not as deep and we're not shooting the ball as well. We're also much younger this year compared to last." Behrend's record away from 'The Pit' is a woeful 2-9, while their overall record stands at a disappointing 6-11. One bright Time Friday, February 2 - Saturday, February 3 Friday, February 2,1990 • Free-throw Competition (first round) 8:00 p.m. • Pictionary Competition 9:00 p.m. • SPC Movie: Dead Poets Society 11:00 p.m. Saturday, February 3,1990 • Human Dog Sled Races • Snow Softball • Tube Races • Snow Soccer • Free-throw Competition (finals) • Twister Competition • Snow Ball Semi-Formal Dance (Awards Ceremony at midnight) • Team sign-ups in the Intramural Office, Reed Student Union Building Winterfest is sponsored by The Student Programming Council, The Student Government Association, and The Office of Student Activities. spot is their 4-2 home record. As for their shooting, the Lions shot 47.8 percent from the Held in the 'BB-89 campaign, compared to this year's 45 percent field goal clip. Senior David Gurska shot 47 percent from behind the three-point arc last year, but a recent cold streak has plummeted his three-point shooting to 36.5 percent Bchiend's scoring average has also fallen, down to 77.9 points per game compared to last year when the Lions averaged 87.7 points per game. Coach Zimmerman continued by saying, "We're not getting as much production off the bench. We're getting a good effort from the players, but our productivity is off at times." Another major problem for Bchrend is that senior shooting guard David Gurska is in a terrible shooting slump. Gurska has made only one field goal in the past three contests. He also hasn't been to the free throw line in those three matches. Forward Tim Mokma of the Wolverines was the leading scorer of the game with 14 points. Freshman center Steve Cooper and guard Jeff Cowan paced the Behrend's slump continued (continued on page 8) is running WINTERFEST ’9O ACTIVITIES * For more information contact the Office of Student Activities out GET INVOLVED!! 9:00 am 10:00 am 12:00 noon 2:00 p.m. Half-time of Women's Basketball Game Half-time of Men's Basketball Game 10:00 p.m. Page Saturday night when they traveled to Latrobe, Pa., to play St. Vincent College. The Lions were defeated for the fourth straight time, by a score of 66-50. Six foot-four sophomore guard Jeff Cowan led Behrend with 17 points. Out of the eight field goals made by the Lions in the first half, five were three pointers made by Cowan, which helped to keep Behrend close in the first half. The score at the end of the half was 30-27 in favor of the Bearcats. Behrend shot 33 percent from the field while St. Vincent shot 40 percent. Last Wednesday in Grove City, the Wolverines controlled the second half and went on to beat Behrend, 61-49. This was the first game played by the Lions without the services of Pringle. Erie Hall Winter Garden, Reed Student Union Reed Lecture Hall Athletic Fields Athletic Fields Ski Slope Athletic Fields Erie Hall Erie Hall Winter Garden, Reed Student Union
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