Page 14 The Behrend Beacon !Penn State football ;off to a roaring start by Scott Soltis sports editor The Penn State Nittany Lion foot ball team is off to a much-improved 3-1 start to the season. The team suf fered a tough 42-35 loss to a talented lowa flaw keyes on All-University day last weekend. The Nittany I ,ions scored 22 points in the last 5:53 of regulation to tie lowa and send the game into overtime. In overtime, Penn State had two cm cial calls go against them, one helping lowa to a touchdown, one stopping the .ions from scoring. As the game ended, legendary head coach Joe Paterno chased down one official and grabbed him by the arm. After the game, Paterno was sure to say that it was his guys' fault that they lost. not the refs. "I have never blamed officials for losing a game or what have you so I don't want to get into that now," Paterno said Tuesday. September intramural wrap-up Intramural champions for September Golf Rob Wittman . Jeff Webster Chuck Burchard Nlen Tcam James Bowen Men's Medal - James Bowen Women's Medal -Kristin Ardillo Sand Volleyball Men's- Monkeys With Guns Spencer Robbins Mike Skellie Mike Landy Brad Dolhi ,:- Women's - Alpha Sigma Alpha ('oed - In 'lite Net Brian I cianic Adrian Rhodes Ross Lutz Robin Sampogna Water polo shows signs of In Lauren Packer resistant sports editor )spite its current losing streak, the water polo team showed inipio‘ mew in its most recent match. team traveled to Washington & Jettcr.an College Tuesday night and laced ( ;;Inimn in a Doc Hunkler Series I he \ ari ride to W& J and the week of (lo n time, in which the Lions did not a single game. did not seem to Mother the squad. In fact, it proved the opposite as the team came off the wall rong ;tild showed no signs of rust dur ititl the Mthough the Lions dropped the s2,:ime 12-4, the improvement shown by ilk team will contribute to the future suck:ess of the Lions "It w.as our best showing against Gannon this year," said coach Josh Ileynes Behrend has played Gannon two other times this season and has allowed Gannon 16 and 15 goals, respectively. Dropping three goals off the final score against shows Behrend has improved af ter a not quite mid-season slide plagued with mental errors and fourth quarter hreakdow ns. Defensively, senior Ben Atkins had three steals, while Dario Kis and Carl Ward each had two steals. Goalie Nick MeGrady recovered from his shoulder injury suffered against the same team a week ago to play the entire game and record nine saves. Offensively, the Lions saw four dif ferent players score goals. Carl Ward's goal puts him two ahead of the pace for Behrend's record of most goals in a sea- The fact that the team allowed 23 un answered points in the first half, 13 com ing off turnovers, is what killed the Li ons. The kind of day that the Lions had can be summed up in one play in the third quarter. The team drove downfield and got stuck on the 1-yard line. Paterno decided to pound it over the pile, and Larry Johnson flew over defenders and the goal line for the touchdown. Mere moments later, the Hawkeyes blocked the extra point attempt and returned it for two points. This play is very rarely seen, but il lustrates very clearly the shifting emo tion of the game. When Penn State scored 22 points in the fourth quarter, what was left of the 108,000+ fans that attended the game went absolutely ber serk. The crowd stayed excited into over time, just to have their hopes deflated on a sloppy fourth down play by Penn State. The Lions were doomed by the start Cross Country John Still (Ist) Dave Scannell (2nd) Ryan Sunseri (3rd) Women-Jen Smialek (Ist) Courtney Bliss (2nd) Amy Cabaday (3rd) Men's Team- TIE TKE Matt Martone Men - Mario Cionni Buddy Crappio Sig Tau Matt Henderson Steve Smolen Chris Laugelli Mark Bryner Coed Team- improvement of the season for the Lions. Atkins, a defensive force, was also strong on of fense, assisting in two of the four goals scored by Behrend. The Lions appear poised and ready to make a comeback on the remainder of the season and Heynes agrees. "I have twelve focused men who show up to all practices, morning and night, and give 100 percent effort each time. They go into a game knowing anything can happen. They have good communi cation and are conditioned better than ever before," said Heynes. All of this improvement comes just in time. The Lions have one final homestand on Oct. 8, where they will host a trio of games in the Doc Hunkler Series, and then head to the Division 111 Eastern Championships at MIT. The Lions will play the final game of the three-game series for the night. Game one features the Lions' rival Grove City College and game two has a heated Division II rivalry between Slip pery Rock and Salem International. The Lions take on W & J at 9 pm in the last game of the Doc Hunkler Series. Behrend will closely follow the Grove City game as it anticipates a possible rematch against the Wolverines at the Eastern Championships. MlT's pool is regulation size and all deep water, which means Behrend loses its comfort of having a pool with a shal low end. They also lose the comfort of having a small pool to defend. To combat this, Heynes said his team would swim more yards in preparation for the pool at MIT, which is 30 meters long and 25 yards long. ''>. ,~ ~w~ Curt Klugh Derwyn Hollobaugh Jen Smialek Courtney Bliss Friday, October 4, 2002 of their game. It was a great come back, but should not have been nec- essary for a win. Quarterback Zack Mills was quick to realize that the first quarter is where his team lost. "We came out flat and it showed," said Mills, who earned Big Ten Co-Offensive Player of the Week honors with his 3QO yard, four-touchdown day. The Lions travel to Wisconsin for their second Big Ten game of the year. Last week's loss dropped the team's ESPN/Coaches Poll Ranking from 12th to 20th. Wisconsin k a perfect 5-0 and ranked Igth in the nation. Penn State will head into Badger territory as underdogs, and need to prove the oddsmakcrs wrong this week. It is still early in the year. hut if Penn State can bounce hack Irons a devastating home loss to heat Wis consin, their season will quickly he back on track. Points System Standings FRATERNITY 1. Sig Tau Gamma 530 Points 2. Tau Kappa Epsilon 280 Points 3. Kappa Delta Rho 185 Points INDEPENDENT 1. Monkeys With Guns 415 Rants 2. XXX Men 185 Points 3. No Shame Soljaz 170 Points RESIDENCE HALL 1. Almy 150 Points 2. Niagara 20 Point', WOMEN'S 1. Theta Phi Alpha 185 Points 2. Alpha Sigma Alpha 115 Points COED 1. Almy 190 Points 2. Delta Chi/ASA 100 Points 3. FUBAR 80 Points confidence, and plenty of time to shower before calculus. ARMY ROTC Unlike any other college course you can take. Scott Soltis and Zoe Rose, sports editors 401`1•A Lions golf team clinches spot ECAC Championship The liehrend Lions golf team had a spectacular outing at the ECAC Regional Thurnamcnt last Thursday at ersit \ Park. The Lions finished SL'ollltl out MI seven participating team , ' t,‘ ith an overall score of 315, just three shots off the leader. With the strong showing at the rq , iondk. Behrend qualified for the lA'AC CiLimpionship, \villa will be held this weekend in Brockport, NY. the ‘Vity for the Lions were jumot Kirk Seth and sophomore Jeff l k. Both Seth and Black shot !minds of 7$ and were very pleased tl►eir performances. "Ihr lront nine didn't treat me too well hut I played really well on the hack nine.' said Black. "1 think I was trying too hard on the front nine, so on the hack nine I calmed down some and thing turned around for me." On Monday, the Lions traveled to La Roche College to participate in an in\ national. Due to conflicting class schedules. some of Behrend's top golteis could not participate. This left room for ,onre of the youngei players to show what they can do in the spotlirht. iehnhin. Kevin Thieman stepped up and shut a team best 83 and led the to an exceptional team pctiolllllllCC "1 \\ impressed with the round Kevin shot today, - said head coach Mark Murphy. "With some of our guys ont. v.e needed someone to step up. "loda‘, Kevin was the guy... The (.ions hope the great finish at the FCAC Regional will give them some momentum going into the AM( `C' Championship on Monday at Peek n' Peak. IMMINOWI NNW OM' mitmaloa ,•11 , 1 11C1 jed.jer to your Army ROTC adv(sor to fund out more. And read}- to s,vedt Irt t Find out the meaning of an honest day's work. Contact Army ROTC about the pay off @ 898.7279. by Justin Jennings staff writer Man \ of the players are very pride, [gr iti pretty jialier ging stuff. Stitt that huilos uni - intior imiscies !ri this class, you'll learn that 110 N: to thi:lP, yc),Jr feet and be a good optimistic about the upcoming championship. "I think our team can come out with a win if we all play well. We have some guys that can score low, and Peak n' Peak can help with that. If we finish with five guys in the 70s then we should be right in the hunt," said Black. Behrend's star sophomore. Anthony Pagliari, another top golfer for the Lions, is anxious for the AMCC Championship to get underway. "As for myself at the AMCC tournament I expect to win. I'm being confident in that statement, because I have to be. I played well last year in this tournament taking third with a 75," said Pagliari. "At our tournament, which was also held at Peek n' Peak, I shot a 71. I expect to do the same or better at the AMCC. I am very excited for it and we should do very well." Murphy said, "If we can be consistent like we were in the ECAC regional tournament we will finish well. I don't think we have any one great individual but if everyone plays consistent we can compete with anyone." The Lions will finish up their fall season next week after the ECAC and AMCC Championships completed. They have had an excellent fall with their young team and expect only greater things to come. Behrend hopes to finish well and gain a lot of enthusiasm and momentum going into the spring season
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