Friday, October 31, 2008
Nittany Lions dismantle OSU Offense
By Christine Newby
sports editor
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Arriving in Columbus, Ohio,
the number three ranked Penn
State Nittany Lions faced the
number six ranked Ohio State
Buckeyes in a much anticipated
and crucial game in the Big Ten
Conference last Saturday night.
Penn State defeated Ohio State
by a score of 13-6.
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With the victory. Penn State
increased their chance to he in the
BCS National Championship
game on January S. 2009.
The matchup proved to be a
defensive battle and a low scor-
ing game.
Penn State kicker Kevin Kelly
put the Lions up first when he
made a 31 yard field goal
attempt.
Ohio State answered back with
two field goals from kicker Aaron
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moved to Cambridge Springs, Pa when
she was six
Johnston
entire life
in seventh grade
She didn't even think that she would
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Pettrey, who completed a 4I yard
field goal in the second quarter
and a 36 yard field goal in the
third quarter.
At the end of the third quarter.
the score was 3-6 in favor of the
Buckeyes.
Penn State's backup quarter
back, Pat Devlin, was called upon
in the fourth quarter due to an
injury to starting quarterback
Daryll Clark.
The fourth quarter was domi
nated by Penn State as they
scored ten points. Devlin led the
Lions down the field for two
scoring drives.
"How many times have I told
you Pat Devlin is a heck of a
quarterback?" said head coach
Joe Paterno, according to ESPN.
"We're lucky to have two quarter
backs."
A one-yard touchdown run by
Devlin and Kelly's extra point
made the game 10-6.
Kelly's 35 yard field goal with
1:07 remaining in the game was
the final score making it 13-6.
Two key turnovers by the
Buckeyes were important to the
Lions win.
"One turnover was the ball
game," said Paterno on ESPN's
play volleyball after high school. "I did-
n't expect to play in college. One day
the Behrend coach contacted me and
asked me to play. - said Johnston
However, playing volleyball wasn't
the only reason that she came to
Behrend. It was for the education as
Johnston is a General Arts and
Sciences major, she is in the "4 +I" pro
gram. This program allows students to
get their degree from Behrend, then go to
another school and continue education
without losing their Behrend degree
"I knew some people who were in the
4+l program, so I knew that I could get
a good education," said Johnston. "After
I'm done here [at Behrend], I'll go to
Mercyhurst for two more years."
Johnston recalled her first two years as
a member of the volleyball team. "It was
a different atmosphere my freshman Johnston's favorite experience of this
year," said Johnston, "We were kind of season, so far, was the win against
'The thrill of beating
just thrown in and we ran with it."
After losing a number of upper class-
men, her sophomore year was one where
she became a leader.
"We lost a lot of our leaders, and even
though I was still learning, I had to teach
the freshmen that were coming in, - said
Johnston.
"We know we
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Penn State took advantage of
the first turnover by Ohio State
quarterback Terrelle Pryor when
Devlin added a touchdown.
Early in the fourth quarter,
Pryor fumbled the ball when
Penn State defensive hack Mark
Rubin hit the ball out of his
hands.
"I just didn't want to let him get
the first down," said Rubin,
according to ESPN. "1 tried to
square up and push him back. I'm
not going to lie: I just happened
to get my hand on the ball and
was able to bounce it out."
Penn State linebacker Navorro
Bowman recovered the loose
ball.
"II was sayingl 'we need a
turnover, we need a turnover."'
Bowman said on ESPN.com.
"We got one and that's what I
believe got us the victory."
Pryor was upset with hiniselt
about the turnover.
"I can't explain this." Pryor
said, according to ESPN. "I just
didn't hold the ball. I saw the end
zone. It was there and the ball just
fell out. I thought I was on my
way to a touchdown but I just lost
the ball. As soon as I fumbled it.
can beat anyone."
Frostburg
Frostburg was great. - said Johnston.
"We just stuck to our game plan and I
can remember scoring the final point and
how exciting it was
After Johnston is done with her educa
tion, she will continue playing volley-
Carissa Johnston, Junior
I knew they would score."
The second Buckeye turnover
came when Pryor threw a long
pass into the end tone with sec
onds left in the game. Penn State
cornerback Lydell Sargeant
sealed the win with an intercep-
"I've never faced adversity like
this, - said Pryur in an interview
with ESPN. "When you turn the
ball over twice. it's on you. I gave
them the hall and put pressure on
the defense again. I feel the loss
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Not only did the Nittanv Lions
take on the Buckeyes, but also
were challenged by the red sea in
the Ohio Stadium.
According to ESPN.com. Penn
State heat the Buckeyes in
Columbus for the first time since
joining the Big Ten in 1993.
Before the recent game against
the Buckeyes. Penn State was 0-7
in the Horseshoe as their last vic
tory came in 1978.
According to the Penn State
Uni \ ersity athletic website, the
game had the seventh-hightest
number of viewers ever for an
ABC primetime re: ular season
college football telecast.
Data from ESPN said that 7.35
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million TV households watched
the PSU vs. OSU game.
According to ESPN's data, the
game drew a larger audience than
Game 3 of the World Series.
which was seen in 6.99 million
TV households.
The Nittany Lions are 9-0
overall and first in Big Ten
Conference with a record of 5-0.
With just three games left in
the regular season. Penn State
needs to stay undefeated if they
want any shot at the National
Championship.
Their next game is Nov. 8 at
lowa.
The Nittany Lions finish off
the season at Beaver Stadium
against Indiana on Nov. 15 and
Michigan State on Nov. 22.
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"I'll always be playing. - said
Johnston, "Someday I want to he a
Coach.
The Lions clinched the regular season
title on Wednesday night against Pitt-
Bradford. With one more regular season
game left on Saturday. the Lions are get-
ting ready for the postseason
"We take everything one game at a
time," said Johnston. "Every practice is a
focus for the next game... she continued
Johnston knows that the Lions can't
take any team lightly.
"We know that we can beat anyone
but if we don't play to a high enough
level, anyone can beat us."