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ATHLETE Or THE WEEK
Zeyfang tips her hat to teammates
ALEC ITALIANO
sports editor
In a season that has seen lim
ited success, senior Jenna Zey
fang has earned the Enterprise
Athlete of the Week honor for
her matchless goalkeping.
Her water polo team won two
games at the CWPA tourna
ment hosted by Chatham Uni
versity.
“My team and I are proud of
our performance against some
of the toughest competition in
U.S. collegiate water polo,”
Zeyfang said. “I am very happy
that our past hard work has
helped us to achieve our pres
ent victories.”
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Texas quarterback Colt McCoy could be a possible draft option for the
Buffalo Bills, who currently hold the No. 9 pick in the draft.
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Zeyfang has kept the Lady
Lions in all of their games,
making pivotal, game-breaking
saves.
She tallied nine saves and
three steals in a 7-6 win over
Chatham.
Later in that same day
against Utica College, the sen
ior goalkeeper stumped the Pi
oneers with key saves late in
the game to force overtime, and
an eventual 9-8 win.
“As a result of last weekend’s
wins, our team will be seated in
7th place for the 2010 CWPA D
III championships,” Zeyfang
said. “I look forward to what
we will do together as a team to
finish strong for our 2010 sea
The Erie native from Erie
First Academy has been play
ing for head coach Joe Tristan
and the women’s water polo
team for three years. She won
the 2009 team award last sea
son for leadership and scholar
ship.
“I can rely on my co-captain,
Danielle Wilson, to have my
back both in and out of the
pool," Zeyfang said. “We have
worked well together this sea
son to help prepare our team
physically, mentally, and emo
tionally for the challenges we
have faced.”
Zeyfang has already logged
106 saves so far this season for
By this time next week, the
fortunes of quite a few NFL
teams will change.
It’s all part of the gamble of
the NFL Draft.
All 32 teams will be given the
opportunity to select the top
college players for their teams,
and it all starts on Thursday,
April 22 on primetime televi
sion.
The St. Louis Rams currently
hold the first overall selection,
and the rumored selection is
Sam Bradford, a quarterback
from Oklahoma.
However, the Cleveland
Browns have had discussions
about trading up to that first
overall selection to take Brad
ford.
The Browns currently hold
the seventh selection in the
2010 NFL Draft. If they choose
to stay at No. 7, there are a
number of prospects that they
could choose.
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They have expressed interest
in Penn State defensive tackle
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the Behrend Lions, compared
to the 102 she recorded last
season.
Zeyfang is graduating with a
dual major in international
business and marketing and is
looking forward to ending her
senior season with the water
polo team with a bang.
The team’s success is a major
team effort with numerous
players contributing to this pro
gram so far this season. Along
with numerous trips, the team
has bonded and came together
for what is hoped for as a better
future.
“I could not have achieved
this honor without the help of
my teammates,” Zeyfang said.
Jared Odrick, but he projects to
be a mid-late first rounder.
There are no guarantees
when it comes to the draft,
however, so the Browns could
select him.
The Browns have numerous
holes on their team that they
need to fill, so they could
choose to go a number of ways.
Other possible selections in
clude Jimmy Clausen, a quar
terback from Notre Dame, Eric
Berry, a safety out of Ten
nessee, Joe Haden, comerback
from Florida, and Earl Thomas,
a safety from Texas.
As of now, the Browns hold
five of the first 92 selections in
the draft, so it will be an inter
esting day for Browns fans.
Thankfully for them, Tim
Couch is not eligible to be
drafted.
Neither are Courtney Brown,
William Green, or Brady Quinn,
other former first round flops
by the Browns.
If you couldn’t tell by now,
the Browns have often left the
draft with pocket change while
other teams grab the Ben-
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Senior goalkeeper Jenna Zeyfang played a major role in the team’s
success in the CWPA Tournament at Chatham University.
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The second local team, the
Buffalo Bills, hold the ninth
overall selection. Long gone are
the days of Jim Kelly, or even
Doug Flutie.
Instead, Bills fans have been
subjected to such masterpieces
as J.P Losman, Trent Edwards,
and even the star-studded Brian
Brohm. Like the Browns, the
Bills could draft a young signal
caller (quarterback) to lead the
team in the future.
If Jimmy Clausen made it to
the No. 9 selection, the Bills
would be wise to scoop him up.
However, the Bills have other
options for their quarterback
conundrum.
If Jim Kelly’s meeting with
Tim Tebow is any indication,
the Bills are seriously consider
ing him.
Colt McCoy from Texas and
Tony Pike from Cincinnati
could also be options.
As for their first round selec
tion, they could choose to go in
a few different directions.
C.J. Spiller, a running back
from Clemson, Dan Williams.
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defensive tackle from Ten
nessee, and offensive tackle
Bryan Bulaga from lowa could
all be choices.
As for the team who has
made the news most recently,
the Pittsburgh Steelers have
opened up a need at wide re
ceiver with the trade of Santo
nio Holmes.
They could look at several in
the draft, but they have other
needs, including offensive
tackle, offensive guard, corner
back, and safety.
Offensive guard Mike lupati
from Idaho, Center Maurkice
Pouncev out of Florida, and
cornerback Kyle Wilson from
Boise State could all be viable
options.
Of course, for Pittsburgh, the
draft is the least of their wor
ries.
For causal football fans, tun
ing into the draft is like seeing
a glimpse of your future team a
few years down the road.
Of course, sometimes, that’s
not always a good thing (sorry,
Browns and Bills fans).