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Spikers roller coaster ride continues
by Steven R. Smith
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The women's volleyball
team has had a season of ups
and downs.
They have at times raised
their level of play to Match
that of superior squads.
They have also at times
fallen to younger teams with
less experience.
Last week was a perfect
example.
The spikers began last
week's schedule with the
long awaited Pitt-Penn State
game (That's Pitt-Bradford
by the way).
This match showed off
the upper level of the
spiker's play. They served
the ball well, dug
consistently, and worked
together to put the Lady
Panthers away 15-8,15-1.
"They were simply an
inexperienced team,"
commented Behrend Coach
Jan Wilson on the Pitt team.
"We played well, and that's
all we needed."
That good play continued
in the next match against
NAIA rival Seton Hill, but to
a different end.
This match pitted the
spikers against the fast,
hard-hitting offense of one
of the top-ranked teams in
the NAIA.
Sewn Hill started the
match like champs with
some tricky ball movement
and a few quick spikes.
The Lady Lions countered
with Erica Scribner (nine
kills) and Lori Connick
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(eight kills), who took
advantage of the team effort
being made to get the ball to
the hitters.
The game was a battle of
ups and downs, but the Hill
women prevailed, 16-14.
The second game turned out
to be much like the first with
both teams fighting for every
point.
The Behrend women put
16 balls on the floor, but
dropped the second game in
a 15-10 decision.
"We've set a goal
to win at least
half of our
remainiing
games."
- Jan Wilson
Volleyball Coach
Despite the loss. Wilson
said she was pleased with
her teams' offense.
"Twenty-nine kills is the
most kills we've had in two
games all year. We walked
away from that match not
satisfied, but not
disappointed."
If you believe in signs of
things to come then the fact
that the lady spiker's bus
died after the tri-match in
Bradford should provide you
with some assurance,
because the women's game
stalled also.
The Lady Lions hoped to
continue the teamwork
Doesn't anybody out. there
have an o
We here at The Collegian sports desk
find it hard. to believe that you don't.
Especially with the "women
sportswriters in the locker room"
issues that have been raised lately, or
the World Series, or how the Steelers,
Browns, and Bills are doing, and.... Well,
you get the picture. There's plenty to
talk (or complain) about in the world of
sports, even here' at Bebrend with the
Erie Hall renovations (Are you
satisfied with the weight room, and
where are those new hoops?), the
major coaching changes, and the
returning stars from last year plus
this ear's recruits.
Isn't it time you voiced
our o
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which had brought them a
win in Bradford against
Grove City and Westminster
College.
The opposing teams in
these two matches were very
similar.
Grove City and
Westminster have strong
serving teams who can move
the ball well. Unfortunately,
not only was their
opponents' style of play the
same, the outcome was also
the same.
A lack of teamwork and a
missing mental game
brought quick losses in both
matches.
First to Grove City, 15-7,
15-7, and then to
Westminster, 15-5,15-12.
The losses dropped the
spikees record to 12-19 with
13 matches remaining.
"We've set a goal to win
at least half of our remaining
games," says Wilson. "But
it's hard to predict when
you're up one match and
down the next."
NOTES: The spikers
will try to keep their game up
against St. John Fisher and
SUNY-Geneseo this
Saturday.... The Lady Lions
will finally have their first
Erie Hall home match since
last season (according to an
old schedule in the office
their last match in the Hall
was on Oct. 26, 1990) next
Tuesday. The tri-match
involves local rivals
Mercyhurst College and
Lake Erie. Starting time for
the match is 6 p.m.
inion?
inion?
The Behrend Scoreboard
For games from Oct. 10 through Oct. 16
Results of the Paul R.
Teasley Memorial Run.
Distance of this year's run
was five kilometers.
1, Jeff Lasky, 24:21. 2, John
Wiedmann, 24:51. 3, Dr. Ed
Masteller, 25:01. 4, Darrell
White, 25:33. 5, Kim Boyd,
25:53. 6, Kim Howard, 26:58. 7,
Chris Kanoza 31:01.
Soccer
Oct. 13
Behrend 2, Washington &
Jefferson 0
First half scoring: none.
Second half scoring: 1, (B)
Daoudi (Peterman), 44:12. 2,
(WJ) Brooks, 24:00. 3, (B)
Hockenberger, 9:39.
Shots: Behrend 21, Washinton &
Jefferson 11
Corners: Behrend 4, Washington
& Jefferson 2
Saves: (WJ) Deriso 9, (B) Double
Volleyball
Oct. 10
Behrend 2, Pitt-Bradford 0
15-8,15-1
Seton Hill 2, Behrend 0
16-14, 15-10
Oct. 12
Grove City 2, Behrend 0
15-7, 15-7
Westminster 2, Behrend 0
15-5, 15-12
Save a Lion - support
Behrend athletics
Thursday, October 18, 1990
Oct. 16
Allegheny 2, Behrend 0
15-0,15-11
Behrend 2, Carlow 0
15-0, 15-11
Schedule
Soccer
Saturday, Oct. 20
Westminster at Behrend
Wednesday, Oct. 24
Slippery Rock at Behrend
Saturday, Oct. 27
Behrend at Houghton College
Monday, Oct. 29
Behrend at Indiana (PA)
End of season
Volleyball
Saturday, Oct. 20
Behrend and SUNY-Geneseo at
St. John Fisher College
Tuesday, Oct. 23
Lake Erie and Mercyhurst
College at Behrend
Thursday, Oct. 25
College of Wooster and Pitt-
Bradford at Behrend
Saturday, Oct. 27
Behrend and Alderson-Bmaddus at
Washington & Jefferson
Tuesday, Oct. 30
Behrend and Malone College at
Baldwin-Wallace
Thursday, Nov. 1
Grove City College at Behrend
End of season