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Sports
Bits
b Matt Cissae
The Collegian
SAD: This weeks Sports Bits
starts with a pretty sad
commentary on our society.
Cincinatti Reds owner, Marge
Schott, has admitted to using
derogatory terms including the
words "money-grubbing jews"
and "nigger" to describe people
that work for her and to
describe some of her players. I
am aware that we live in a
racist society', but I feel that
•someone will; a position in
society as prominent as a
national sportS franchise owner
should keep her ignorant
comments to herself I know
that it is well within here first
amendment rights to say what
ever she wants at anytime, but
her hiring record (one minority
out of 45 in the front office)
shows that she is biased in
more than just words. I hope
that the other owners and major
league baseball take severe
action against Schott. If they
don't make her step down from
her position as controlling
owner of the Reds, I hope that
the citizens of Cinncinatti
boycott the Reds and the
incredibly ignorant Marge
Schott.
MY PICK: This week I am
sure of my pick. • The
Philadelphia Eagles, favored by
4.5 points over the Minnesota
Vikings, will win to solidify
their playoff hunt. The Eagles
return home after a
heartbreaking loss to the 49ers.
Reggie White and Clyde
Simmons will both have two
sacks in a 17-10 victory.
Inside
In the Bleachers... 10
Athlete Of the week... 11
Cheerleading... 11
Lady
NCAA
b Joe Mottillo
The Collegian
"Desire."
That was Coach Jenepher
Banker's answer when asked
how to sum up the 1992-93
Lady Lions' basketball team.
"Desire because they know
what they want to do and they
work hard for that. It's a matter
of eliminating mental
mistakes," she said.
Coming off of an ECAC
championship and a 23-4 record,
the Lions have set some very
strong goals for this year's
team.
One is to get better every
game. The other is to get a bid
for the NCAA tournament.
Something they weren't given
last year even though they
finished fourth in the region. •
"Our strength should be
experience, but right now it's
our talent and working hard,"
said Coach Banker. " We aren't
playing like we should be
playing. We need to get rid of
the mental mistakes."
The Lions have already begun
the season and are currently 4-2.
On Tuesday night, the Lions
defeated D'Youville College 99-
31. Behrend out scored
D'Youville 42-7 in the second
half. All seven of D'Youville's
points came from the free throw
line as they shot 0-12 from the
field.
Freshman Emmy Arnett paced
the Lions with 16 points, three
steals and two assists.
Thanksgiving weekend wasn't
that giving for the Lions as they
travelled to Pittsburgh to play
in the • Carnegie Mellon
Tourney.
The Lions first game was
against an out-matched
Frostburg State team. The
Lions rolled over them, 66-45
to move on to the final to face
Defense key to Lion's
Hal Coffe
The Collegian
With six letter winners
returning from last year's 16-12
squad, the Penn State-Behrend
men's basketball team is counting
on experience and their main
focus, defense, to carry them far.
Among the returners are
pointguard Don Plyler and
defensive whiz Byron 'Thome.
Plyler hopes to lead the team
in points for the second
consecutive season, (he averaged
13.3 points per game last year to
lead the Lions), and add more 3
SPorts
Lions strive
tournament
Under pressure:
tournament game against Brockport
Wayne ;burg. Junior Krista
Hcrshner led Behrend with 15
points.
The Lions lost 68-63 in the
final. Junior captain Wendy
Ebinger led Behrend with 16
points.
On November 24, the Lions
made the short bus trip, (no
Concord jet needed for this one),
to Meadville to take on the
Lady Gators of Allegheny
College. Hershner led the Lions
with 20 points as they won 76-
60.
The Lions opened the season
on Noverrilie' r 20 in their own
pointers to his arsenal
Thorne wants to continue to
play tough defense while also
keeping his shooting percentage
around last year's 52% total.
The forward position will be
handled by seniors Stephen
Respress and Scott betoggi and
sophomore Rob Hunt.
Respress will bring his 4.6
rebound per game average to the
power forward position where
he'll try to add to last year's 8.5
points per game average.
• Hunt has added strength and
size to help him better his 3.3
rebounds per game.
Amel Balcipil The Collegian
Sophomore Megan Musante passes the ball off in a
Arby's/Troyer Farms' Classic at
Erie Hall.
The Lion's first opponent was
SUNY-Brockport. The Lions
pulled away early and had leads
in the teens, but Brockport
mounted a comeback.
Behrend held off the late
Brockport rally to post a 73-65
victory to open the season on a
positive note.
Junior Anne Bonner led the
Lions with 22 points as they
moved on to the finals to take
on Mount Union College.
The Lions were unable to
successfully defend their Classic
Defoggi should help add to this
fearsome forward trio.
The - bench is deep with
Sophomores Steven Berger and
John Hawthorne and senior Tim
Cook.
Berger will add an extra
dimension to the forward role.
Hawthorne and Cook will come
off of the bench to solidify the
guard position.
Hawthorne's excellent ball
handling skills, and Cooks
energy and defensive powers
should help keep the team strong.
Even after the team's slow 1-3
start, the team is pumped for this
Thursday, December 3, 1992
title as Mount Union pulled
away in the end to prevail 50-
49. Bonner and Junior Becky
Swartz led the Lions with 10
points each.
The Lions can avenge their
loss to Waynesburg on January
23. "Waynesburg is one of the
tougher opponents on our
schedule. Our toughest part of
the schedule is past us already,"
said Coach Banker.
The Lady Lions' next home
game is tonight versus Hiram
College.
success
weekend's Hamm/Integra Bank
Classic at Erie Hall.
The field for the tournament is
Defiance College, Methodist
College, Hilbert College and
Behrend. The action begins
Friday at 6:00 p.m. when
Defiance takes on Methodist. At
8:00, Behrend tips off against
Hilbert. The consolation and
championship games are Saturday
afternoon at 1:00 and 3:00
respectively.
By winning the first place
trophy. the team might be able to
get back on track and continue
pushing towards theii preseason
goals.
for
bid