BEACON SPORTS HOUSING AND FOOD SERVICES ATHLETE OF THE WEEK MEI Lions shut down Panthers in Opener By Jenna SeMtn staff writer fisss43@psu.edu was blocked by sophomore defensive tackle Jared Odrick. The blocked attempt denied Florida International's strongest chance to score any points. Penn State went into the locker room lead ing 24-0 and Morelli went in having broken the The Penn State Nittany Lions kicked off their record for most passing yards for a Penn State 2007 football season in front of a crowd of 107, quarterback in the first half when he threw for three 678 people at historic Beaver Stadium. The devot touchdowns and had a career high of 231 passing ed Penn State faithful watched as their Nittany yards. In the second half Penn State scored four Lions shutout the Florida International Panthers by rushing touchdowns. Senior running backs Austin a score of 59-0. Scott and Rodney Kinlaw, freshman tailback Evan Even after a long morning of tailgating with free Royster, and jun t-shirts, face paint. for fullback Dan and carnival foot Lawlor each con stands, one wou! tributed think that the! touchdown devoted student respectively to staff, and alums help bring about would be worn of the shutout and however, like trt largest margin of lions, the fans wet victory in a still energetic at shutout since full of spirit for tl 1991, when Penn game. Yelling al State walked over old chants such i Cincinnati with a "WE ARE PEN' score of 81-0. STATE" and helpit One of the the iconic lion ma: most anticipated cot crowdsui games of the sea throughout the stadi son will take place urn were just a few this Saturday the traditions carrit when Penn State out to celebrate tht hosts Notre Dame. new season of foot Kickoff time for ball. the sold-out With anticipatioi match-up is set for at its climax, It 6:00 p.m. and will game began wit be televised by Florida Internationi ESPN. History running a total __ will also be made negative nine yards, at Beaver Stadium and it was downhill Junior Derrick Williams looks to score against Temple as this game will from tht for thr is- . tnere ie vi.. mark the first ever all stadium white out. For the icing Panthers. Throughout the game the staunch first time, all fans in attendance are being asked to Nittany Lion defense had seven sacks, while the wear white for this highly touted match-up with special teams forced several fumbles on returns. Notre Dame. Official white out t-shirt's are avail- Senior quarterback and team co-captain Anthony able at any campus bookstore or online. Morelli completed 23 of 28 passes, one of which was a completion to a wide open Mickey Shuler down the right sideline. Shuler, a sophomore tight end split the defense and raced into the end zone pushing the lead to 14-0. Right before the half, the Panthers had their first chance to get some points on the board with a field goal from the 29-yard line; however, the field goal Cross Country Sophomore Kevin Gorny op I 'nnungest - °grams 1) Michigan (859) T-6) Penn State (781) ►) Notre Dame (820) T-6) Alabama (781) ) Nebraska (811) 8) Oklahoma (765) ) Texas (809) 9) Tennessee (761) ) Ohio State (787) 10) USC (743) Gridiron faceoff: NFL vs. NCAA By Andy McLachlan sports edit°, 1 , ,m50060 p:u.edu We are nearing the end of August and that means it is time for football season, or for Pittsburgh fans, it's the end of watching the Pirates play. The college football season began with many teams in the hunt for the national title. The NFL starts up on Sept. 9, with some exciting match ups right off the hat. Even though both are extremely popular in this country, the question is which one is better. NCAA or NFL? Some might say that the NFL has better qualities than the college ranks. For one, you have the best from the college game, coming over every April to prove them selves on the biggest venue in the sport. Also, the NFL is the sport that brought us fantasy football. I mean, what was the world like before we got together with our buddies, before the NFL season began, and drafted a team that might get us the top prize of 80 bucks in cash and ten dollar trophy that represents how great of a GM you truly are. 1, for one, will stick with the like of Bowden and JoePa and take the CONI RIM TED PHOTO college game over the pros any day. C o ll ege football or Pro football: Which do you prefer') always be For one, you have some of the best games ever played, in any sport. Most of us were too young to watch Doug Flutie stun the Hurricanes in the Orange Bowl or when the band was on the field in Stanford, when Cal took hack the kickoff for the game winning touchdown, but I was there to watch Kordell Stewart hit Michael Westbrook with no time left to stun the maize and blue in the big house or when Reggie Bush and Vince Young put on a show in the Rose Bowl in 'O6. Not to mention, how boring the NFL game truly is. I know that there is more of a defensive style of play in the NFL. but the punt, after punt, after punt, after punt can and will get old very quickly. I mean, have you noticed that all NFL halftime scores are 10-3? College is high flying, option running football that keeps me Volleyball set to host Behrend Invitational By Matt Waronker sports editor ink‘so2B(p r,u.edu The Penn State Behrend volleyball team opened their season this past weekend by winning three out of the their first four matches en route to capturing the Marietta College River City Tournament. Despite a shaky start in which the Lady Lions dropped their first match to host Marietta College, the team was able to immediately bounce back recording three straight victories against tourna ment opponents Chatham, Thiel, and division II opponent Ohio Valley. Although the team's first match was inevitably a tally in the loss column, head coach Phil Pisano cites nerves as possibly the most significant factor in the young squad early defeat. "Marietta was a tough opponent for our first match," notes Pisano. "Their home crowd estab lished a good environment for them and even though it was a back and forth game there was pres sure at the end that we weren't able to handle. 1 think a large part was due to it being the first match of the year. - The Lady Lions quickly responded, however, and after a few line-up adjustments, were able to domi nate the remainder of the tournament, sweeping each of their next three opponents, including Division II Ohio Valley. "We had some younger players playing early on but after a bit of a line-up switch people started to Earn Something Special iv 9 lace Special Spring Break Travel Holiday Gt Hatm a , % . Shop, and Draper's & Damon's A &grids has increased lege students to er ing and week(' rvice The Behrend Beacon I Friday, September 7, 2007 watching and wanting more. Just when you think your team is got the win wrapped up, your quarterback throws two picks and you walk away with a bid to the Meineke Car Care Bowl. That is why the college game is far bet ter that the pros. Every game counts in college. In the pros. you can lose seven games and still get an opportu nity in the playoffs. In fact, there have been division win ners in the NFL that were 9-7 or Most the What do you prefer: College of Pro? Send your thoughts to the editors. Contact Andy McLachlan at asmsoo6@psu.edu or Matt Waronker at mbwso2B@psu.edu. settle down... said Pisano. "The team really played a lot smarter on Saturday. Overall everyone was able to contribute. The team worked really hard on defense and our offense was very balanced." Contributing to the team's success was junior defensive specialist Brittany Hennessy who was named to the All-Tournament team. Hennessy recorded an impressive school-record 47 digs in the team's match against Marietta. Freshman outside hitter Danielle Woods was also named to the All- Tournament team after contributing 54 digs, 35 kills and nine aces over the weekend. The Lady Lions look to add to their win streak this weekend as they host the annual Behrend Invitational tournament. Last years champion, Behrend looks to produce similar results in this sea son's tournament. The Lady Lions will face visiting opponents in Bethany, D'Youville, Fredonia, Grove City, and Medaille. Behrend will play their 2007 home opener on Friday against D'Youville , fol lowed by a rematch with Grove City. The Wolverines handed Behrend their very first defeat of the year last season. On Saturday, the Lady Lions face Bethany and then finish the tournament off with a match against Fredonia. In similar fashion to last season, the team hopes to capitalize on their home court advantage. "Last year's crowd was fantastic," says Pisano. "The players really enjoyed the large crowd and the environment they created. Hopefully we'll get the same energy from the crowd again this year." • Short4erm inities Tymeday, _ p.m.. esteliew - Oil. You 44113 if ft) Cent 7:BZAC;;;ThE l l Mirk*at can ha yours through pad- Odult Blair. EOE remember Steelers season as a down or failure of a season, but the truth was that they missed the playoffs by one game. So, watch our collegiate ath letes excel in one of the best and most exciting sports we have to watch around these parts. With the marching bands, outrageous mas- cots, and every game deciding a team's season, the college game will extb , . r booth
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