MEN'S AND WOMEN'S SOCCER
Jon Klein / The Behrend Beacon
Senior captain Jerry Tortella fights for a ball, as he works to become the top scorer in Behrend history this season as he trails by only 5 goals.
Men's soccer capture title in Herb
Laufer Invitational, women take secon
ELESE MERKOVSKY
sports editor
After a week of blistering
heat, the weather cooled
down enough to allow
eight soccer teams from
Ohio, Pennsylvania, and
New York to make their
way to compete in a tour
nament dedicated to some
one ' who made huge
advancements in Behrend
athletics, the late Herb
Lauffer.
Penn State Behrend
hosted the annual Herb
Team takes first win
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Sophomore Ali Khan plays center for PSB.
Ri4ol
Steelers name Dixon starter
SEAN NEELY
senior reporter
Football is full of
untested quarterbacks
starting their seasons, and
Dennis Dixon has been
added to that list.
"We'll try to accentuate
his positives and minimize
his negatives in an attempt
to get the job done," head
coach Mike Tomlin said to
ESPN about Dixon starting
this week against Atlanta.
"Injuries are part of the
game. They're unfortunate,
but they also provide op-
Behrend
Junior Kevin Koerbel named AMCC Sophomore Julia Schroeck was
golfer of the week after taking medal- named the AMCC offensive
ist in the Pitt-Bradford Invitational. player of the week
I cocon tporto
Lauffer Tournament with
both the men and women's
squads finding success.
The men went on to win
The men's water polo team came back from
the Navy tournament in Annapolis,
Md. a little battered, but with their first win of
the season safely secured.
This is one of the youngest teams in Behrend
history with six sophomores, seven Freshman
and only one senior currently on the roster. To
say the least, it is a rebuilding season for
men's water polo.
"It was great experience for both the fresh
men and the returners to play such incredible
teams in our first games," said sophomore cap
tain Nick Loukides. "Our freshmen did a great
job in their inaugural college games. They re
ally stepped up and helped the team out in our
portunities for others.
What others do with those
opportunities oftentimes
determines what happens
going forward."
The key word from
Coach Tomlin's above
quote is the word "opportu
nity." It's funny, seeing the
team achieve a measly
record of just 9-7 in the
2009 season after winning
their 6th super bowl cham
pionship didn't cut it.
Not only did the 9-7
record cry mediocrity, but
also the 6-6 record within
the Steelers AFC North Di
GOLF
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 2010
the tournament with a 2-1
victory against Utica on
Saturday, and another 2-1
over Baldwin Wallace on
Sunday. The women took
second place after handing
Hiram a 6-0 loss, but were
defeated in overtime by
Baldwin Wallace with a 2-1
loss. They took second be
hind Morovian College.
This was the men's sec
ond consecutive win at the
annual tournament. They
were lead by sophomore
forward Jake Gamble who
scored both goals against
ALEC ITALIANO
sports editor
vision should be seen as a
tragedy. The cherry on top
was the fact that it had
been many years since the
Cleveland Browns beat the
Pittsburgh Steelers, but in
2009, they achieved just
that.
However, it was a season
seen full of opportunities
thrown out the window. Re
member the potential inter
ception by Joe Burnett
against the Oakland
Raiders that was botched?
Of course you do.
see Steelers on page 10
Bottom Line
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Utica. Gamble also scored
the lone goal in their game
earlier in the week, a draw
with Geneva. Gamble has
been a real spark to the of
fense along with senior
captain Jerry Tortella, who
scored the first goal against
Baldwin Wallace in the
Championship game.
Gamble was named the
athlete or i the week, after
such a „tremendous per
formance in both the tour
nament and earlier game.
"Its been great to score
some important goals,"
in Navy open
incredible finish."
Navy, ranked fourteenth in the country, was
Behrend's first opponent in the tournament,
and they came out scorching against the Lions
putting 19 goals up on the scoreboard through
out the game.
Loukides and his squad had similar results
against George Washington (ranked in top 30
in the country) as they beat Behrend by 10
even after putting up seven goals against the
Colonials.
In the second and last day of the tourna
ment, the Lions had much more success after
defeating Lindenwood University 11-8 in the
first game of the day. After falling behind 6-5
at the half, sophomores
against Atlanta
said Gamble. "I've been
fortunate to be in the right
place at the right time."
Tortella hit a perfect chip
over the keepers head only
30 seconds into the game.
Two minutes later senior
Joshua Teti finished a
penalty kick, enough for
the win. Junior keeper
Chris Boella had 6 saves in
the championship game.
Senior captain Lance Sabol
was honored as Tourna
ment MVP.
see men's soccer on page 10
see water polo on page 10
LA.llliAllUtiAliiii
The Lady Lions defeat Mt.
Aloysius 8-1 in AMCC play
last Saturday on campus
Uncertainty
on minds of
N ittany
Lion fans
after home
opener
CODY BUPP
staff writer
The stomach hasn't set
tled in Happy Valley after
missed tackles, dropped
passes, and a first quarter
deficit to FCS Youngstown
State. Fans are still uncer
tain of what is to come in
this week's matchup with
#1 Ala-
bama. O p i n i on
After at
tending
last weekend's game a few
things were certain to me.
Robert Bolden is the real
deal, the offensive line will
make or break our season,
and the defense is in for a
long year, and the kinks in
the special teams are
worked out.
Bolden had the full sup
port of the 109,000 fans
that were there as he got
off the bus and entered the
stadium. Despite offensive
coordinator Galen Hall lim
iting the play calls, Bolden
gave the fans reason to be
lieve he can lead this team.
His first touchdown pass
to Brett Brackett had flair,
He even looked off to the
safeties, which is unusual
for a true freshmen, espe
cially in their debut. His
passes were all in the right
spots.
The one thing Bolden
must improve on is his
reading of the defense. Nu
merous times he was late
on reads, but got away with
them. This week any late
reads will result in big
plays for the Tide and will
send Bryant Stadium into a
frenzy.
The offensive line was
awful to say the least, par
ticularly in the run game
portion. Despite the right
side being anchored by
seniors, the left side is new,
and it showed. It's promis
ing that the line did not
give up a sack and they
looked decent in pass
blocking. The running
backs had nowhere inside
to run and Penn State
ended the game with only
132 yards rushing.
From a fans perspective
you have to be worried big
time if Youngstown State
linebackers and defensive
line was so successful,
what does Saturday have in
store? The fourth quarter
did not look so well for the
Blue and White.
The defense is getting
praised for their perform
ance on Saturday for the 17
straight game limiting a
team to not having a 100-
yards rusher. Was everyone
else watching the same
game as I was?
You could be rich if you
got a dollar every time
Penn State missed a tackle.
Both groups should be
working on wrapping up,
linebackers working on
pass drops, and the sec
ondary working on their
coverages. The linebackers
were torn apart in the
see uncertainty on page 10