Thursday, October 11, 1990
Sports
It's over
Booters' second win of season
breaks six game losing streak
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The Lions found the win
column for only the second
time this season as they
snapped a six game losing
streak by defeating Pitt-
Bradford last week, 2-0.
Keyed by the shutout
goaltending of freshman Phil
Double and Les Spear on
Oct. 3, the Lions were able
to record their first
whitewash of the year.
"It was our first shutout,"
said head coach Herb
Lauffer, "but just four or
five people were not
responsible for what
happened. All eleven players
realized that they could play
good defense and helped
contribute to (the shutout)
occurring."
"It was good to see the guys put
everything together and play well.
They've been feeling that they've been
snakebitten lately ..."
Double was on the way to
picking up the shutout on his
own, but had to be taken out
of the game with 16 minutes
remaining due to an injury.
He had made six saves until
that point. Spear registered
three of his own in relief.
Offensively, Behrend got
goals from Sam Condeluci,
his first of the season, and
Vince Pedraza. Condeluci's
score came with eight
minutes to go in the first half
off an assist from Mike
Pedraza then added
his third of the campaign
with just 37 seconds left in
the half on assists from Ron
Pete:man and Erik Filoon.
"I thought that as far as
performance, the first half
was one of our best
performances of the year,"
said Lauffer. "Offensively, I
thought we had good
movement off the ball; we
rotated well.
"It was good to see the
guys put everything together
and play well. They've been
feeling that they've been
snakebitten lately with
everything that has been
going on (injuries, the losing
Una. academic violations),
so it was good to see them
feel victory again."
1 feeling of victory was
short lived for the Lions as
to Buffalo State 3-2
After trailing at the half 1-
0, Erik Filoon's goal of a
Dalzall assist tied the game at
one with four minutes to go
in regulation. The Bengals
scored six minutes into the,
first overtime period before
Peterman scored at 10:40 to
tie the game again.
Buffalo won the match
with a score coming with
just 1:33 remaining in the
second overtime session.
The Lions were forced to
play short handed against the
Bengals. Minutes into the
second half, mid-fielder
Tony Perdue received his
second yellow card of the
contest, and was ejected
from the match. This seemed
to put Behrend at a
disadvantage. Not so.
"I think the guys played
extremely well (one man
- Herb Lauffer
Soccer Coach
down)," said Lauffer.
Lauffer also said that the
officiating played a large role
in the game.
"The officials were not
competent. The nurriher of
fouls called were basitt ally
even, but the fouls called
against us and not called
against them were not even.
Cards were not issued when
they could have been. It was
not good, quality officiating,
but everyone's allowed to
have a bad day." -
The game also saw a
return to the basics for the
Lions.
. "We played really well
when we played our simplest
passes and pushed the ball
through midfield," said
Lauffer. "We became a little
impatient at times and looked
too much for a 35-40 yard
ball. But when we were
poised, we played well. ,
NOTES: The chances of
injured goaltender Tom
Bajus returning for play this
season does not appear
good. Lauffer stated that the
sophomore will most likely
still be in a cast for at least
two more weeks before
rehabilitation can begin.
With just over two weeks
left in the season, Bajus may
have to start looking forward
to next rat
The Collegian
Juniata Tournament a valuable lesson
Lady spikers lose in consolation quarterfinals
b Steven R. Smith
The Collegian
Behrend's lady spiker's were
taught a lesson last weekend at
the Juniata Volleyball
Tournament.
The Lady Lions learned that
when you are playing against the
best, you have to play your best.
So for this young squad, playing
against some of the best teams in
the nation was a tough lesson.
The spikers came into the
tournament at 9-12 knowing it
would be their biggest challenge
to date. The challenge was made
even more difficult knowing that
they would be without starting
hitter Alexis Pasteur, who
couldn't make the trip due to a
family engagement.
The spiker's first lesson came
Friday night in their first round
match when they played Ohio-
Northern University. Ohio-
Northern, who finished their
1989 season ranked second in the
nation, sported a large squad with
four hitters over six feet tall on
the roster.
"They were huge," says five
foot-five starter Chrissy
Whiteman. "We had played them
before (a 15-0, 15-4 loss in the
Allegheny Tournament), so it
was no surprise that they were
very good. But they still looked
like giants."
The Lady Lions played all
out, but were outgunned by the
strong Ohio squad and lost, 15-2,
15-5.
Their next match was against
another strong team, this time
from Salisbury State University.
"We played them earlier in the
season and lost, but they weren't
looking very sharp at this
tournament." says Coach Jan
Wilson.
The women saw an opening
in their opponents armor, but
that opening was closed by a rash
of service errors and missed
blocks. The spikers lost to the
squad from Maryland, 15-10,15-
12.
City of Erie softball tournament canceled
Lady Lions, Gannon settle for double-header scrimmage
b Ton Viola
The Collegian
The Softball Fall Invitational
was cancelled last weekend, but
the Lady Lions were able to play
two games against Gannon
University on Saturday.
The invitational was cancelled
because the coaches from
Allegheny College, Mercyhurst
College, and Robert Morris
College could not make the trip
to Erie. The coaches of these
teams had other coaching
responsibilities last weekend.
On Saturday, the Knights won
the first game 5-3.
Gannon trailed 2-1 at the end
of the sixth inning before Lion
Head Coach Brett Banker made
substitutions on the field.
"It was a disappointment,"
said Wilson. "We had the
chances, but we just didn't
capitalize."
The loss put them into the
consolation round against a squad
from Greensborough College, a
team that had just finished a tour
in California.
The spikers started off slow
and lost the first game, 15-5, but
surprised the North Carolina
squad by coming back to win the
second game, 15-8, to force the
match to a third game.
Unfortunately, the service aces
and consistent play that had
sparked the second game victory
was put out by a good team effort
by Greensborough. The Lady
Lions lost the third game, 15-7.
"It was a
disappointment. We
had the chances, but
we just didn't
capitalize."
- Jan Wilson
Volleyball Coach
The Lady Lions then took a
much needed rest so they would
be ready for their lessons on
Saturday against Messiah
College.
The morning air had a breath
of upset in it, and the spikers
took a deep breath hoping that
they would do some teaching on
a non-school day.
The spikers did just that
against the team which had been
considered the toughest in their
region. After losing the first
game to Messiah, tic women
woke up and smelled victory by
beating their opponents 15-8, 15-
13 in the next two games.
That win tied them for first in
their pool with Messiah College,
and the two teams played another
match to determine who would
advance to the next round.
The rematch between these
Michele Hoover pitched the
first six innings for Behrend
before Beth Balizet came in to
finish the game.
"It was good for the
freshmen to see
what collegiate
softball is like."
- Brett Banker
Softball Coach
In the second game, freshman
Lori Wolfe started for the Lions
and pitched the game's first three
frames. Balizet pitched the next
two innings and Hoover finished
the game for Betnend.
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two squads was not very pretty,
at least not for the Messiah
hitters. The Behrend spikers were
led by sophomore Jessica Powell,
who came off the bench on-fire
and led her teammates to a
convincing 15-6, 15-3 win.
"They (Messiah) folded," said
Wilson. "We came out strong and
never gave them a chance."
That win lifted the women
into the quarter-finals of the
consolation round against a
strong team from Cleveland's
Baldwin-Wallace.
The women made their
opponents work, but a balanced
attack by the Ohio squad ended
the tournament for the Lady
Lions. They lost the match 5-15,
7-15.
Coach Wilson commented on
the ladies final tournament of the
season.
"We went up against a lot of
good teams, and it was tough,
but the experience will help us in
the second half. We had some
players who stood out even in
this competition, it was a rough
lesson, but it shows we can
compete."
One player who competed
well this past week was
sophomore Sara Moss. Moss
started in place of an ill Chrissy
Whiteman in their win at Thiel
on Oct. 2, and started for Pasteur
during the tournament.
"You have to have somebody
who can come in and play
anywhere," said Coach Wilson.
"Sara does that for us. She's my
seventh player, but she plays like
a starter. This week she served
well and played back row well.
She played steady all-around."
NOTES: Moss got to show
off her steady play in her home
town last night as the women
traveled to Pitt-Bradford for a
match.... The women's next
match is tomorrow night at
Grove City where they will face
Westminster as well as the
hosting Lady Wolverines. Play
begins at 6 p.m.
The score of the game was not
kept.
Banker used the second game
to do some experimenting,
placing players in different
positions than they normally
play. He also tried to give the
pitchers equal amounts of time
on the mound.
Banker used the two matches
versus the Knights to view the
talents of his new players, six
freshmen and one transfer.
"These games were basically
for me to see the freshman and
the transfers. It was good to see
them in a competitive situation,"
remarked Banker. "It was good for
the freshmen to see what
colleghw softball is like."
The Lady Lions do not have
any more games this fall.