Page 6 The Highacres Collegian Tuesday, October 31, 1978 SPORTS byWiUDonner Sports Editor The Girls Volleyball team af ter playing all the teams in their division twice, has come into some tuff-luck this season, losing some very close matches while they beat only Wilkes-Barre Campus twice. The small girls team despite of their record is doing a great job and trying hard to win, we should all help to support them. The men’s soccer team, which is 3-5-1, and has two more games remaining, is looking forward to a 5-5 season this year. The coachs Bill Lockwood and Archie Warnock are very pleased with the effort of the team. The remaining two games will be played on Oct. 28 at Berks Cam pus and Nov. 4 at home against Schuylkill. Men’s Basketball will begin Dec. 6 against Keystone Junior College, come and cheer our players on. PENN STATE HIGHLIGHTS In Penn State’s last four outings they have been very im pressive with two shutouts against Texas Christian, and Kentucky, the only team to beat the Lions last year. On September 23 in the All-U- Day game the fans turned out to a really exciting game when the Lions won by a score of 26 to 21. In the Texas Christian game on September 30 the Lions whipped the Horn Toads by a score of 58- 0 in a runnaway game. On October 7 the Lions took revenge on Kentucky in a night game, winning by a score of 30- Drawing done by Bob Geffert 0. Oct. 21 put the Lions up against Syracuse in the annual Homecoming Game. In an ex citing game the Lions won with a score of 45-15. •Penn State is riding three long streaks. The Nittany Lions have won 14 consecutive games (longest among major colleges), have clinched their 40th con secutive non-losing season (ex tending Penn State’s national record) and have scored in 134 consecutive games. Penn State has had only seven turnovers, all interceptions, in the first six games this year. The Lions have fumbled seven times, but have recovered every time. The Penn State records are seven funbles lost in a season (1968 and 1969) and 14 turnovers in a season (1968). Defensive tackles Bruce Clark and Matt Millen and defensive 459 save^ oncustom-imde end Larry Kubin each have five quarterback sacks in the first six games. Clark leads the team with 13 tackles for losses. Split end Scott Fitzkee ranks in the top 10 in three Penn State career receiving charts. Fitzkee in ninth in receptions with 51 (he needs six for sixth place), sixth in yardage with 977 (he needs 82 for third place) and fourth in touchdowns with eight (he needs three for the record). Fullback Bob Torrey has RING DAY Nov. 20-21 in Commons Hazleton Campus Book Store Photo By TERRI WINTERS gained 923 yards on 189 at tempts in three seasons. He needs 77 yards to become the 13th Penn State back to gain 1,000 yards in a career. On their road to a number one national rating the Lions played West Virginia on Oct. 28, Maryland on Nov. 4, and North Carolina State on Nov. 11. On Nov. 24 the Lions will be taking on Pittsburgh in the last game of the season which will be at home, starting, at 1:30.
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