—The Daily Collegian Friday, September 21, 1973
Lion Masella
By RICH MUKA
Collegian Sports Writer
There's no way Brian
Masella can be considered
just an average punter. Some
punters drop back on fourth
down intent on kicking the air
out of the ball, often booting it
out of the end zone for a
touchback in the process and
giving the foe decent field
position at the 20-yard line.
Smart kickers aim for the
coffin corner, sacrificing
their meaningless punting
average to benefit the team.
Birming/pm FB
Mike Wright
Masella fits in that category.
His 40.7 yards per kick
average against Stanford
ranks him 23rd nationally.
The amazing statistic is
that all six times he kicked,
Masella pinned the Cardinals
inside their own 20-yard line.
He kicked to the Stanford 16,
14, 18, 6, 7 and 13-yard lines.
"I could have kicked the
ball into the end zone,"
Masella said, "but the idea is
to pin them deep."
Consequently, Stanford
quarterback Mike Boryla had
British play physical soccer
The British like their sports
physical. Rugby is evidence
of that and soccer is no
exception. The English
variety of the sport is as
rough as legally allowable.
The - Birmingham
University club emphasizes a
fast and and aggressive
game. "The Blues" managed
to edge the MacKenzie
University team 1-0 in a battle
of conflicting styles earlier in
their North American tour.
The Blues attack is Jed by
forward Jim Mac Neil. The
Scotsman has been called one
of the best wingers in the
British university system. He
no average punter
his back to the goalposts all' tilts the ball so that the end is
afternoon thanks to Masella's I up in the air and tilted slightly
punts. . backward for a punch kick.
"Masella doesn't get the'
Masella said he tries for a
distance that impresses
hang-up time of a least four
people," Coach Joe Paterno
seconds to give the kick
said, "but he's a poised,
sophisticated kicker." , coverage men sufficient time
Masella owes his kicking to cover the punt.
success to assistant coach "In a game situation you
can't worry about spanking a
Frank Patrick. Masella said I
punt because if you do come
that Patrick taught him how
to piinch kick which is out worrying, that's when you
do," Masella said.
different from regular kicks
resulting in a good roll. "If you do shank one, you
Masella explained that he can't worry about it," he said.
owns a blasting shot and a
homing instinct for an
opponent's goal.
Also on attack for the
Britishers will be Dave
Baldwin, Pete Habberton,
and John Thornes.
At midfield the
Birmingham team is loaded
with talent ' with Alan
Worthington, Tom Stenhouse,
Dominick Keenaghan, Stuart
Naughton, and Dale Chivers.
Worthington is known for
his game-long durability
while Stenhouse has been
known to dazzle defense.
Keengahan is probably the
best ball handler on the club.
One of the strong aspects of
the British team is their
goaltender Neil Cordey. Their
confidence in his ability is
underlined by the fact he is
the only goalie on the roster.
The British net will also be
adequately protected by
fullbacks Mike Wright,
Graham Hardy, and Pete
Laurent.
Wright is probably the
toughest of the three. A
Manchester native, he likes to
back up the attack whenever
possible.
The Britishers measure up
as tough competion for the
Lions in more ways than one.
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You have to shake it off and
start all over. Of course, Joe
would get a little mad."
Although Masella is a right
footed kicker, he has an
ambidextrous approach to
other sports. "I throw left and
write right-banded, bowl left
handed, play golf right
handed and bat left-handed,"
Masella said.
"And when I played soccer
I could kick left-footed," he
said. "It just turned out my
right foot was the strongest."
The San Francisco Giants
drafted him for baseball,
right out of high school, but he
told them he wanted to finish
college.
Masella then helped lead
the Lion baseball team to the
National Collegiate Athletic
Association District 2
championship this year.
He's also a swimmer, and
set a Penn State record for
the 50-yard freestyle as a
freshman.
Masella, - a 230 junior, has
been switched from fullback
to defensive end to tight end
and back to fullback, and then
to tight end again. He relieves
starter Dan Natale. "I like
playing tight end, but they
asked me to concentrate on
kicking."
"I would like to play a
professional sport, preferably
football because of the
shorter season." He added
that if he had gone into
baseball, it would have been
when the Giants drafted him.
There were 173 colleges
after Masella when he
graduated from Peddle in
Bordentown. He chose
t hePe
State because he liked he_ Penn ' State's women's send two players to the
approach of the recruiter, an varsity golf team, sporting a Eastern Association for
assistant coach by the name record of 20 wins and one loss - Intercollegiate Athletics for
of George Welsh, now Navy's in three years of - -Women (EAIAW) Regional
head coach. intercollegiate competition, Tournament in October, an
"I always liked George swings back into action event Penn State has
Welsh," Masella said. "He tomorrow for the first of two dominated every year since it
was pretty good to me." matches. began.
The Lady Lions will also Varsity golfers from
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1974 is expected to include
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