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Women’s Soccer Team Stays
Perfect in Conference Play
By Seth Goodyear
Staff Writer
SMGS27B@PSU.EDU
The Penn State Harrisburg Lady Lions soccer
team remained undefeated in conference play on
September 26 when they defeated Cazenovia College.
The Lady Lions used four first half goals to build an
insurmountable lead over Cazenovia College. The Lions’
quick passing controlled the flow of the game, keeping
Cazenovia on their heels for most of the game. The win puts
the Lady Lions inpositiontohaveoneoftheirbestseasonsever.
Harrisburg’s scoring started in the fifth minute of
the game when freshman Lindsey McNeal scored
her first goal of the game on passes from Sophomore
Corinne Mazzotta and fellow freshman Megan Frailey.
Frailey then took her turn scoring in the eleventh minute
of the game, which was Frailey’s fifth goal of the season.
She was assisted on the goal by sophomore Jessi Manion,
giving the Lady Lions an early two-goal advantage.
In the seventeenth minute of the first half McNeal added
her second goal of the game on a quick pass from senior
Amanda Basile. This stretched the lead to three to zero.
In the thirty-second minute of the first half, sophomore
Allie Rank scored a goal on a powerful shot set up by
Frailey, her second assist of the game. This gave the Lady
Lions a commanding four-goal lead going into half time.
The second half was a defensive struggle for the
most part. The Lady Lions took 14 shots on goal,
however they failed to produced any more goals.
Cazenovia’s Kim Konnick scored the lone goal of the
second half in the fifty-third minute of the game. Despite
giving up the goal, Harrisburg held Cazenovia to only four
shots on goal and two comer kicks during the entire game.
The Lady Lions defensive effort was lead by
freshman goalkeeper Brittany Adams, who only
allowed the one goal. Adams cheered on her
teammates and kept them in position defensively.
This was key in slowing down Cazenovia’s offense.
The Lady Lions will now take their high-powered offense
on the road for a couple of key conference matchups
before returning home on Wednesday October 7 to face
Penn State Berks. The Lady Lions will then look to remain
in the race for the NEAC conference title.
NFL Highlights: Rookies aim for light while vets fight back
By Brittany Svoboda
Staff Writer
BUiS2S3@FSV.EDU
The NFL saw large developments in its third week of the
2009 season. A veteran quarterback took the chance to
prove that he is still legit, while two teams put faith in
their rookies. The gap is narrowing down to the good, the
bad, and the ugly. Where does your team lie?
Last season, the NFL saw a new trend. Head coach’s Mike
Smith of the Atlanta Falcons and John Harbaugh of the
Baltimore Ravens named rookie quarterbacks as starters.
Both the Ravens and the Falcons unexpectedly made the
playoffs last season. The New York Jets and Detroit Lions
are following this precedent in the current season by also
naming rookie quarterbacks as starters. Mark Sanchez
had a strong debut in the NFL going 3-0 the first three
weeks of the season. Sanchez had a large hand in the Jets
wins against the Texans, Patriots, and Titans, respectively.
Detroit is also placing faith in their rookie quarterback
THE CAPITAL TIMES
Matt Stafford. The Lions made headlines during the third
week by snapping a 19-game losing streak that dates back
to December 2007. One game certainly does not define a
whole season, but Detroit’s new head coach Jim Schwartz
would not have to feel the burden of a winless one.
Michael Vick made his first NFL debut in 33 months
with the Philadelphia Eagles in week 3. McNabb was out
against the Kansas City Chiefs with a broken rib. Kevin
Kolb started for the Eagles, but Vick got his time in the
game as well. Vick took 10 snaps as quarterback, throwing
for two incomplete passes and running once for 7 yards.
Kolb threw for 327 yards and two touchdowns. Vick may
have stolen the show against the Chiefs, but realizes his
position with the eagles. “It’s a different scenario. It’s hard.
I haven’t been in this before,” he said. “I tell myself to stay
loose and be ready for whenever they call my number and
play within the framework of the offense.” If NcNabb’s
injury lasts, Vick could see more shared playing time with
Kolb.
October 7, 2009
Men’s soccer team falls
to Cazenovia College
By Seth Goodyear
Staff Writer
SMGS27B@PSU.EDU
Despite a good effort, Penn State Harrisburg men’s
soccer team was unable to defeat Cazenovia College on
September 26.
The Lions took 311 early lead but were unable to hold off
a fast Cazenovia. The team played strong defense for most
of the first half but as fatigue set in the second half was the
Lion’s downfall.
Harrisburg struck first on a goal by freshman Jonathan
Joseph. The goal was set up by quick passes from Senior
Jeff Duke and fellow freshman Chris Ertle. Harrisburg and
Cazenovia locked themselves in a back and forth defensive
battle for the rest of the first half.
The only other offensive highlight belonged to
Cazenovia’s Taras Stashkiv on a great pass from Ducasse
Gregorie. The first half ended with the teams deadlocked
at one. Harrisburg outshot the Cazenovia four to three, but
they allowed two comer kicks to Cazenovia’s one.
The second half was not nearly as favorable for the Lions
as Cazenovia’s Tim Hartill broke the tie with an unassisted
goal. In the fifty-fifth minute the Cazenovia struck one last
time when Matt Gillis scored on a penalty kick.
Despite the loss, the Nittany Lions took away some
positives. The team played solid defense with goalies
Charlie Hyson, a freshman, and Toan Ngo, a junior, each
making five saves.
The Nittany Lions downfall was that they were out shot
15 to 1 in the second half. Despite a great effort, fatigue
became a factor and stopped any attempt to come back.
With the loss, Harrisburg fell to 2-7 on the season. The
Lions will play their final home game today against Penn
State Berks before finishing the season with five straight
away games.
Upcoming Men’s Soccer:
10/7/08 Pawt State Barks..
10/10/09 Ksuks Collage.
10/17/08 GaHaudet University.
10/20/08 Penn State Abington.
Upcoming Women’s Soccer:
10/7/08 Pam State Berks.
10/10/08 Kauka Cottage.
10/19/09 Christendom.
10/14/38 Wilson Cotsge.
10/17/08 GMtaudet University.
10/20/38 Pant) State Abington.
The Cincinnati Bengals and Minnesota Vikings are making
headlines with their fearless quarterbacks leading game
winning drives. It was all Cincinnati in the 4th quarter
against the Pittsburgh Steelers, holding the ball for almost
nine minutes with two touchdown drives. With 14 seconds
on the clock, Bengals quarterback Carson Palmer threw a
4-yard pass to Andre Caldwell, and then hooked up with
Brian Leonard for the 2-pt conversion. Cincinnati went up
23-20 over the defending Super Bowl champions to win
the game. Without a doubt, Steelers are missing defensive
leader Troy Polamalu, sidelined with a knee injury. Brett
Favre also proved he’s not done yet with his new team, the
Minnesota Vikings. Favre proved that on this run-driven
team that when they need that game-winning pass, he is
your man. Favre led a game winning drive in a minute and
a half down 24-20 to the San Fransisco 49ers. With two
seconds on the clock, Favre threw a 32-yard pass to wide
receiver Greg Lewis, who made a terrific catch in the back
of the end zone.
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