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_ LION’SEYE —
October 11, 1982
Delco
by Mark vonBerg
The Penn State Nittany Lion
Soccer team opened their '82
season on September 15, with a
triumphant 2-0 victory over
the visiting Philadelphia Com-
munity College. -
The game started out slowly
with each team feeling each
other out. But the Lions show-
ed what they were made of.
They started playing ag-
gressive ball.
Mike Boas put PSU on the
board with a little chip shot
that floated gracefully over the
sprawling Community College
goalkeeper. Excellent ball-
handling and aggressiveness by
Mark Munley and Paul Monte
set up the goal.
Community College tried to
rally back, but goalkeeper Tony
DELCO VICTORIOUS in
DOUBLE O.T.
The Delco Lions played
Wilkes-Barre in double over-
time, winning 2-1. The win
puts the Lions record at 2-0.
Goals were scored by Mark
Dyche and Matt Zuras.
ANOTHER ONE FOR THE
LIONS
The Nittany Lions showed
Haveford J.V. how to play soc-
cer with a 3-1 victory on
Wednesday September 22.
Goals were scored by Mark
Dyche and Mark Munley
Dipollito smothered three. C.C.
shots inside the six. PSU had
nine shots and C.C only five.
The Lions dominated the first
45 minutes physically and men-
tally.
At the start of the final
period, it looked as if C.C. was a
different team. They came out
aggressively, trying to catch
the Lions off-guard. It did not
work. The Lions were more ag-
gressive than in the first halt
and held them off.
- With less than ten minutes
remaining in the game, Mike
Boas struck again. He battled
two C.C. defenders for the ball
and put it in the top corner for a
2-0 lead. It was Mike's second
goal of the game. That goal
seemed to take all of the air out
| Mark Munley bids farewell to E.T.
Field Hockey Team Stresses
Belonging to PSU-Delco
by Tom Flynn
The sports section of The
Lion's Eye proudly announces
the recent formation of the
women’s field hockey team.
Directed by Mrs. Doris Griffith,
the team’s philosophy stresses
team play and school spirit.
The team is purely a welcome
addition to the PSU-Delco cam-
pus. As Mrs. Griffith pointed
out in a recent interview, “It’s
tough to get a sense of belong-
ing at a commuter campus like
this one. The more activities we
have, the greater the sense of
belonging to a school, to a cam-
pus.”
Field hockey certainly is not a
game for elbow lifters or other
weekend warriors. The game
stresses endurance, agility, and
teamwork. The playing area (90
by 60 yards) and scoring
(generally low) are similar to
soccer. To score a goal, the of-
fense must move the ball to
within the 16 yard perimeter
surrounding the goal. Only
those shots taken from within
this circle are counted as goals.
There are eleven players per
side, again similar to soccer.
At this time, twelve women
from seven area high schools
compose the roster. But they
need more players! Girls, this
could be your chance to get in
at the
something big. The team meets
daily, weather and classes per-
mitting, from 3:00-5:00 p.m., on
our new, professionally chalked
field hockey pitch (across from
the tennis courts). Experience
doesn’t matter as much as en-
thusiasm does. As Mrs. Griffith
says,
sports are you guaranteed play-
ing time?’ If exercise, team
play, and beautiful fall weather
are your cup of tea, field hockey
could be for you.
Penn State cheerleaders are getting up in the world.
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photo by Brian Shaunessy
ground floor of.
“How many varsity -
of C.C. They tried many futile:
attempts, but PSU defenders:
stood, them up. Strong perfor-
mances were also contributed
by Matt Zuras, Tom Wiechecki,
Shahriar Pasdar, and Terry
Montgomery. The Lions out-
shot C.C. 34 to 20.
Coach Case attributed the
win to teamwork. He said, “We
beat them man for man. We
picked each other up. They
weren't as good physically as
we were. We were ready.”
The Penn State Nittany Lion
Soccer Team here at the
Delaware County campus is a
very strong and talented team.
so why not come out some after-
noon and become more than
just a student. Be part of your
school, show your spirit and
come cheer the Lions to victory.
DELCO ROMPS BERKS 7-0
Delco came out kicking. After
being defeated by Berks in the
playoffs last. year, the Lions
wanted blood. They made
Berks look like a playground
team, scoring five goals in the
first half. The Lions knocked
them -all around the place.
Berks, could only scrounge up
three shots on the goaltender
Tony Dippollito. The referees
even tried to help Berks out by
calling numerous penalties on
Delco, which weren’t penalties.
The officials went so far as to
eject a Delco player for fixing
his uniform. Another Delco
player was penalized for getting
hurt. :
The Lions played over half of
the game a man short. In the
time spand, Berks could only
get five more shots off, and no
goals.
Goals were scored by Pat
Bianco, Mark Dyche, Peter
McGillen, Scott Pyle, Mark
Munley, and two by Bob
Beckleman. Strong defensive
performances were turned in by
Shahriar Pasdar, Tom
Wiechecki and Matt Zuras. The
Lions are now 6 - 0.
photo by Brian Shaunessy
Soccer Team: AWESOME
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Bill Jarrell hits post on shot.
Will Paterno Take Lion's to No. 1
by Tom Flynn
The first series of the Penn
State season decided that there
would be a new look in Beaver
Stadium this fall. Quarterback
Todd Blackledge, who would
normally be an intermediary
between the center and tailback
Curt Warner, passed the Lions
into the Temple zone.
This touchdown pass, one of a
Nittany lion record 15 that
Blackledge would throw in the
four September games,
- represents a marked change in
PSU strategy. In seasons past,
the normal game plan was to
give the ball to one of a history
of five running backs, and let
the hulking offensive line drill
big holes in the opponent’s
defense. Preseason watchers
assumed that we would be us-
ing more of the same, what with
another crop of Lou Ferrigno-
sized guards and preseason
Heisman Trophy candidate,
Curt Warner. However,
Dych.
Picture is worth a
thousand, and this
picture says it all.
o get the ball from Delco’s Mark
the real threat to opposing
defenses.
The senior quarterback’s
worth was demonstrated in the
final, climatic drive against
Nebraska. With 85,000 crazed
fanatics in Beaver Stadium and
an NFL starved national au-
dience on the edge of their easy
chairs, Blackledge marched the
Lions 65 yards in 76 seconds
against the menacing Corn-
husker defense, capping a 27-24
upset. :
This victory, the final one on
a 4 - 0 homestand, ranked Penn
State as 3rd in both the AP and
UPI polls. Only archrival Pitts-
burgh and Par-10 power
Washington, stand between the
Lions and the elusive number
one title. With the morale
building victory over Nebraska
and some good games at
Alabama and Notre Dame,
there is a great possibility that
Joe Paterno could be flying
high come bowl time.
photo by Brian Shaunessy
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the sport shoe center