Thursday, January 31, 1991
Paulsen's squad takes
roller coaster ride
Hoopsters split weekend homestand
b Brad Kane
The Collegian
"We've been frustrated and
we've been disappointed, but
we're not discouraged"
It was this statement by
Behrend Men's basketball coach
Fred Paulsen that neatly sums up
what has been a roller coaster ride
for his club this season.
Take the past weekend, for
example. On Saturday, the Lions
ran into a well-polished St.
Vincent College squad,
stumbling in a 55-40 loss before
rebounding Sunday to beat St.
John Fisher College 53-47.
The former contest was a
rough one for Behrend. "They
(St. Vincent) were by far the best
team we've played all year," said
Paulsen. "We knew coming in
we would be in for a tough
night."
Tough night indeed. The
Lions held a 3-2 lead following
Freshman Don Plyler's three
pointer early but lost it soon after
and never recovered. The Lions
got close, tying the game on two
occasions later in the half
though.
The first time, a Randy
Baughman field goal knotted the
game at 12 with ten minutes to
go in the half and two minutes
later a Chris Viscuso drive tied
the contest at 14.
The Bearcats broke it open
after that, taking a 25-19 lead at
the half. Behrend gained some
momentum just as the half ended
when Baughman drained a jumper
with no time remaining.
The momentum stayed with
the Lions at the outset of the
second half as Baughman scored
again and Demski netted a lay-up
while drawing a foul in the
process. The senior center missed
the ensuing shot, however,
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allowing St. Vincent to stay a
bucket away. Two minutes later
Demski drew Behrend within
two again on a bucket, but failed
once more on the three point play
attempt.
From there St. Vincent took
off, reeling off eight straight
points to put the game away for
good, staving off a minor Lion
rally that brought the blue and
Air Demski: Forward Rick Demski goes up
for two against St. John Fisher defenders in
Sunday's 53-47 win. Mike Benson/The Collegian
The Collegian
white to within six with just
over five minutes to go.
For the game, Demski led the
Lions with 12 points and nine
rebounds. Baughman scored eight
as Plyler netted six on a pair of
three pointers.
On Sunday, Behrend regrouped
to beat the Cardinals. The Lions
took a 30-23 halftime lead and
then held off St. John Fisher to
Up and in: Freshman guard Don Plyler puts
in two while surrounded by St. John Fisher
players. Mike Benson/The Collegian
get the win in a close secona
half.
"We played well," said
Paulsen. "We did a good job of
controlling the tempo, even
though we made more mistakes
in the last three minutes than we
had all the game. It was a good
win though, coming off of
Sunday's loss."
In the game, Plyler racked up
17 points as Baughman helped
out with 15 and Demski added
nine.
Plyler has emerged as a force
on the Lion team recently,
having moved into a starting spot
on the club over the semester
break when senior Viscuso went
down with a broken finger.
Viscuso has since returned, but
has stayed on the bench as both
players have produced more in
their new roles--Plyler as a starter
and Viscuso as the team's sixth
man.
"I'm not taking anything away
from Chris," said Paulsen, "but
he's more intense and productive
coming off the bench."
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Basketball
Men's
Jan. 27
St. John Fisher (47)
Moore 7-16 3-3 17,
C.Sullivan 4-17 0-0 8, Legrett
2-2 2-2 7, Fletcher 3-6 1-2 7,
Whitmore 2-4 0-0 5, Brown 1-4
0-0 3, Crowley 0-0 0-0 0, Trapp
0-2 0-0 0, Buckingham 0-1 0-0
0, Lindstrom 0-1 0-0 0,
E.Sullivan 0-1 0-0 0
Behrend (53)
Buzalla 2-6 1-2 5, Thorne 0-3
1-2 1, Demski 4-9 1-1 9,
Baughman 5-10 4-6 15, Plyler
6-11 2-3 17, Viscuso 2-6 0-0 4,
Floyd 1-3 0-0 2, Clark 0-1 0-0 0
Three-point goals: St. John
Fisher 3-16 (Legrett 1-1,
Whitmore 1-1, Brown 1-2,
Moore 0-4, C.Sullivan 0-8),
Behrend 4-8 (Plyler 3-5,
Baughman 1-1, Viscuso 0-9).
Fouled out: None. Rebounds: St.
John Fisher 36 (Fletcher 8),
Behrend 32 (Buzalla 9). Assists:
St. John Fisher 9 (Legrett,
Crowley, Moore 2), Behrend 12
(Baughman 5).