the daily collegian Lady Lions' opponents plead no contest .~ y Margie Foster earned an 8.95 on balance beam on her way to placing third in the all-around competition Friday night. Levine climbs to By JUSTIN CATANOSO Daily Collegian Sports Write' Going into the final event floor exercise in the EAIAW team cham pionship Friday night, there was little suspense over which team would win. Penn State successfully locked up its third consecutive Eastern crown after Vaulting. However, a highly suspenseful ompetition was shaping up for the all ;u•ound title between four Lady Lions. The quartet of Aim Carr, Lisa :ngebretsen, Margie Foster and Marcy the heart of the Lady Lion i.evme quad which streaked to a 12-2 regular .eason acid No. 2 national ranking - was •eparated by just 0.35 points with one 'vent left and all-around glory on the Sometime during the meet, each Lady Lion led the all-around race; Carr after vaulting, Foster after uneven parallel bars and Ingebretsen after balance beam. Levine, who trailed the pack after .1 subpar bars performance, earned the Highest score on beam (9.45) and primed .ierself for her favorite and most con sistent event, floor exercise. Over the course of the season, each 4ymnast had to overcome some degree Al adversity to reach her special plateau , )1 excellence. How ironic and exciting it was to see all four peaking simultaneously. Who would one favor? Who would one root for? Ingebretsen fought off a midseason bout with the flu and stumbled through a couple meets before regaining her natural form. Foster watered down routines for two months because of chronic foot ailments and was finally rising to her potential. Levine, who battled the balance beam all season with varied success, finally conquered it Friday night to achieve tier highest score of the season. And Carr, meet by meet, had molded a reasonable facsimile of the All-America gymnast who dominated the sport as a teenager. But it all came down to floor exercise. And regardless of how many people were pulling for Carr to leave Bee Hall the champion she came in as foul years ago, the odds were agaia:ii A strong bars performance netted a disappointing score of 9.05 and placed an awesome S • amount of pressure on her in floota routine Toss in one more varible. Because of an earlier contract agreement between the competing schools, the spring floor -- a cushioned platform with springs was not used under the floor exercise mat. All this seemed to subconsciously :;wing the momentum in Levine's favor. averaging 9.3 in the event during the ~eason, Levine, a tightly wound ball of :aiergy, bounced and danced to a 9.45 and earned her usual roaring ovation. With Carr still waiting to compete, she had a 37.15 total. A combination of fatigue and the missing spring floor hurt Ingebretsen's ( 8.7 ) and Foster's (8.95) routines and dropped them from the running for the Then up came Carr, the two-time Eastern champion who holds all the Eastern regional records except for beam. In her last performance before a Rec Hall crowd, Carr aggressively at tacked her routine with classical dan cing and vibrant tumbling passes. The judges awarded her a 9.45 as the crowd gratefully gave her a standing ovation. Vet Carr's 9.45 left her 0.10 points short of Levine's total and the Lady Lion sophomore from Wilmington, Del., was crowned the Eastern regional all-around champion for 1980. After the competition, the awards and the screaming, Lady Lion assistant coach Marshall Avener said he had mixed emotions concerning the all :2round outcome. "Marcy did fabulous and she deserved to win," he said. "Although part of me was pulling for every girl on the team, part of me was pulling for Ann Carr to walk out of Rec Hall a winner like she walked in. So I was sad for Ann and ecstatic for Marcy," Those same mixed emotions were voiced by Carr. "Marcy really did a good job," she said, "but I was a little disappointed. I would have really liked to go out No. 1, but I kind of have to look at my career as a whole. You can't always win." All hough an all-around championship is a gymnast's dream, for the Lady Lion gymnasts that dream ranks second behind their desire to win team cham- By .JUSTIN CATANOSO Daily Collegian Sports Writer Seven weeks ago, Lynn Rogers, coach of the defending national champion Cal State-Fullerton women's gymnastics team, insinuated that the Lady Lions peaked prematurely in their decisive 149.55-146.25 over his Titans. A 149 in early February? That's too much, too scion, Rogers said. Lady Lion coach Judi Avener couldn't have disagreed more. Granted, the judges were swept up in the excitement of critiquing the nation's top two teams before Rec Hall's largest recorded crowd, but an early peak? No way. Friday night in Rec Hall at the Eastern Association of Intercollegiate Athletics for Women championships, top-seeded . Penn State, receiving competi ton only from itself, won its third consecutive regional title by turning in perhaps its most consistent performance of the season, thus proving the team is still getting better. Surprising no one, the Lady Lions annihilated seven other Eastern teams by compiling 148.55 points their second highest total this season before 3,028 approving spectators and demanding regional judges. Second-seeded West. Virginia placed second with 135.70, and third-seeded Massachusetts finished third with 134.35. "1 was really pleased with the team's consistency," Avener said. "To get a score like we did when it really counts is very encouraging." Especially in light of the upcoming national championship meet April 4-5 in Baton Rouge, La. The Lady Lions, knowing they wouldn't be seriously challenged for • the Eastern crown, concentrated their efforts on scoring as high as possible to ensure the No. 1 seed in nationals. On paper, it would appear that Penn State has a lock on the top seed, which takes into account a team's regional score and its best four dual meet totals. Although the Lady Lions own three of the top four scores attained in the nation this season, national seeding still depends on how Fullerton fares in its regional meet. "Fullerton is certainly capable of scoring as . high as we have,'.' assistant coach Marshall Avener said.'"With our 148, at least we have reason to - hope-we can go down to Baton Rouge seeded Penn no depth this season has been no secret to anyone following the team's progress and that fact was clearly illustrated Friday night to those who may have been uncertain. The Lady Lions claimed the top four all-around places, had the highest score in each event first through sixth on vault and qualified all but one per- top at regionals , 44,Ittelt A. 14,74!...11.1* Lady Lion Marcy Levine, who tied Ann Carr for first on floor exercise with a 9.45, took the all-around title at the EAIAW meet Friday night. pionships, especially now with nationals ;41:)roaching. "'People always ask, 'Who's • your .•• - • a i - ripeti•ir,ri on the team? Who ' " Foster said. "We all respond to that by saying we don't ifk,S Pll4ll / 4 oramok s • tf "We s), 7 I FAU A., ri ; >. oor!" . , N I 1 14 Ikl it i ft ' 11Clii. , . , a 0 '! • • • A , '"i' • ;.: ' t! ,die:t. It's all smiles for the Lady Lions after they easily captured their third consecutive Eastern MAW gymnastics title Friday - night in Rec Hall. .. former (out of 24 possible positions) for individual competition Saturday night. Sophomore Marcy Levine, who won just one all-around competition all season, turned in strong performances on balance beam and her specialty, floor exercise, to win the Eastern all-around title with 37.15 points. Senior Ann Carr, Penn State's most sucessful gymnast ever, fell 0.10 points short of leaving Rec Hall with her third regional all-around win. She was regional champion as both a freshman and a sophomore. Sophomore Margie Foster turned in her best all-around performance of the season, placing third with 30.80 points. She was followed by junior Lisa Ingebretsen with 36.65. Levine's ,successful double front,,pp vault earned,.her a 9.3, but she put,her hands down on her dismount fronithe unevenpirallel bars and dropped to 8.95. However, the defending regional beam champion and defending national floor exercise champion saved her best performances for last. On an event that troubled her all season long, Levine recorded the competition's highest. beam score with a 9.45. Her sprite, comical, crowd-pleasing floor routine received the same total. Those scores were just enough to out distance Carr for the title. compete against each other, we compete with each other." That type of thinking carried the I ,ady Lions to yet another 14.asterti title arid may work the same magic in Baton Rouge.. "I didn't think my bars score would be enough to pull out a win," Levine said. "but just before I went on beam Mar shall said 'Go get 'em, champ.' When I jumped up there, I started to think about that and it gave me more confidence." After an ankle injury that kept Carr from competing in regionals last year, she regained her confidence, something she has gradually built up all season. But Friday night, self-induced pressure possibly hindered her overall per formance. "I think Ann was a little tight and a little nervous," Judi said. "She wanted so badly to repeat as the winner in the all-around, and I think it got in her way a little bit. Also, I don't think she got the benefit of the doubt on some of her scores." . Carr- scored. well every event but. one. .Her 9.35 tied Foster for the highest vault 'score and her 9:45 tied Levine's floor total. But in what appeared to be a typically solid bars routine, Carr was awarded a 9.05, her lowest score on that event since early January. By comparison, Foster and Ingebretsen had their best per formances of the night on bars. Com bining strength with crisp switches from the high to low bar, Foster earned a 9.55, while Ingebretsen's highly difficult yet smooth and graceful routine received a •ti l -+4 ZtdVVVA 3 Photo by Janis Burger Gymwornen individual By JUSTIN CATANOSO Daily Collegian Sports Writer Regardless of how awesome Penn State was Friday night during the team and all-around EAIAW championships, it was no less awesome, and maybe even a hit more impressive, in the individual championships Saturday night. Penn State won each individual championship with seven of the nine Lady Lions that qualified for in dividual competition earning all-East honors ( top six in each event). Of the 24 all-East positions, the Lady Lions occupied 18 of them. Marcy Levine, Friday night's all around winner, carried her success into the final night of regionals in winningthe floor exercise, tying Lisa Ingebretsen for the title on beam (an event she won outright last year), while placing second• and fourth on vaulting and uneven parallel bars. Levine's best score of the night, a 9.45, came on floor exercise. Ingebretsen also claimed two Eastern titles, adding a victory on bars to her shared championship on beam with Levine. Performing the most difficult of her two bars routine, Ingebretsen was amply rewarded as she received n 9.7 for her routine the highest score attained in both days of competition. "There was a lot less pressure on us," Ingebretsen said of Saturday night's competition. "But tonight • (Saturday) we felt a lot more relaxed and just had some fun." In her final performance before a Rec Hall crowd, Ann Carr spun the first successful double front on vault of her career to win the vaulting title. She also placed second on floor, second on beam and a fall on bars dropped her to fifth in that event. Carr, who • has been using the Tsukahara pike vault since high school, has recently picked up the double front because its greater degree of difficulty makes it a higher scoring vault. Monday, March 24 (!I ; ',v) 9.6 the highest score of the meet. Also on bars, senior specialist Anthony, who placed third as a reatial all-arounder last year, was awarded her highest total of the season on that event, receiving a 9.35. No matter what Fullerton scores in i'ts regional meet, it will be hard to keep from regarding the Lady Lions as the team to beat in nationals. With less Nail two weeks before the Baton Rouge showdown, the Aveners said they reel their team is up for the challenge. "We're glad we have sometime befi)& the meet," Judi said. "First I think \ti''e need some time to come down from *s emotional high, and plus there are :ttiiiri6 sore joints that can use the rest. "But we're going into nationals doitiO, pretty much all we wanted to do Co prepare ourselves," she said.. "If .441 isn't enough, so be it, but I think wo,: n e about.as ready as we can be.". TEAM SCORES 1) Penn State, 148.55; 2) West Virginia, 135.70:.5 . ) Massachusetts, 134.35; 4) Yale, 132.70; 51' New Hampshire, 132.40; 0) Pittsburgh, 131.55; 7) Cornell, 125.90; 8) Rutgers, 122.15. A 1.1.-AItOUND SCORES , 1) Levine, PS, 37.15; 21 Carr, PS, :17.05; 31 Foster, PS 36.80; 41 Ingebretson, PS, 36.65; 51 Caldwell, *elm. 35.75; 6) Liveri, Yale, 35.45; 7) Marina, Mass., 34.85: 8) Sweeney, Main, 34.25; 0) Johnson,-R., Temple 34.20; 10) Neutze, WVA, and Sill, WVA, 31.05. , take•BlF events Perhaps realizing it would be tle final chance they would have to say "thank you" to Carr for her ex traordinary career, the crowd of 4,116 gave her a rousing standing ovatimi after her floor routine. "This meet was very hard for me," Carr said. "It was a very emotional thing and it's not good to be like tilt before a meet. You have to be able to concentrate and I think that may have hurt me." Margie FOster's performance Saturday night was testimony to how. hard she fought to get herself back in top competitive form. Chronic fee ailments, which require her to be heavily taped both for meets and practices, kept her from competing , as a regular all-arounder until early February. Since then, she has con-: sistently improved her all-around! total and achieved her highest scoxe the previous night. In the individual competitor„ Foster, helped by an impressive 9.G: on bars, placed second on that event,: and also fifth and sixth on beam and , floor. The twoother seniors closing tt their careers in Hee Hall, specialists: Jan Anthony and Lynne Samucls,, also won all-East honors. Receiving: her best scores of the season, An thony placed third on bars and also , tied Liz Marino of Massachusetts for! , fourth on vaulting. Scoring a 9.Q5,i Samuels placed fourth on floor. Lady Lion junior specialist Pat. , ! Spisak won all-East honors forthe fii•st time with her sixth place finish ! , on beam. iNniviDum.sconEs Vaulting: 1) Carr, PS, 18.77; 2) Levine, PS, 18.4! o 3) Singer, Yale, 18.27; 4) Marino, Mass., Anthony, PS, 18.17; 611ngebreLsen, PS, 18 15. 11 Uneven Bars: IllnebreLsen, I'S, 19.30; 2) Foster,k PS, 19.15; 3) Anthony, PS, 18.55; 4) Levine, PS 18.05; 5) Carr, PS, 17.65. Bean,: 1) Ingebrelsen, PS, and Levine, PS, 18.55;.: 3) Carr, PS, 18.35; 4) Cantwell, Penn., 10.25; 5 11; Foster, PS, 18.10. ;7,4 Fluor Exercise: 1) lAwine, I'S, 18.90: 2) Carr, lyi;;f: 18.80; 3) Cantwell, Penn., 18.30; Samuels, I's 4 18.10; 5) ',ivied, Yale, and Foster, PS, 17.93. Third quarter goals lead stickmen By 808 GROVE Daily Collegian Sports Writer The men's lacrosse team scored eight third quarter goals on its way to a 17-11 Victory over Lehigh in its season opener Saturday afternoon. The Lions, who got three goals from senior attackman Bill Curran and junior midfielder• Paul Sullivan, overcame snow and cold temperatures to record the victory. • "It was an ideal opener for us," Penn State. coach Glenn Thiel said. "We ptyed Well all over. Everyone was ready and showed lots of enthusiasm. It feels good to win." "Everybody was ready to play," ady golfers take ninth at Duke Invitationa IW TODD LIGIITY gaily Collegian Sports Writei , ! , The women's golf team saw its mental game dren ched in rain at the Duke Invitational in North Carolina, as limbs fell onto the course's greens and patches of ‘t;;lter marked the fairways during the three-day Ildnamen f t, which began last Thursday and ended - Saturdav The weather caused the Lady Lions, which shot a team total of 1,023, to finish ninth in the 22-team tournament. For the last three years the Lady Lions have played at Duke in the rain, and this invitational was to be no dTiferent as the Lady Lions played on the course which at limes was covered with as much., as 40 percent water. "We let the weather bother us too much," Penn State coach Annette Thompson said. "We didn't make Trip a journalist today. Tradition . . . Tradition! Involve yi parents in State's he, at The Nil Lion Inn. fortable modation lonia' setti campus. A of finelodg dining for years. The in State Co freshman attacker Jay Staropoli said "It was a team effort." The Lions fell behind 3-1 early in the game before rallying to a 6-3 first quarter lead on the strength of goals by Curran and fellow midfielders John Spillane, Tim Flanagan and Bryan Sibson. Sophomore attackman Mark Gelsomini also scored twice in the period. Both teams scored two goals in the second quarter. Penn State got goals from midfielders Sibson and Kevin Curran, and held an 8-5 lead at halftime. "We were a little bit stronger skill wise than they were," Thiel said. "We controlled the ball and controlled the corrections in basic techniques during play as well as we should have." Last year's defending champions, the University of Georgia, finished with a team total of 949, and retained its title again this year. Lady Lion Lynn Marriott shot an 80 in the first round Thursday, an 81 on Friday and an 88 in the third and final round on Saturday for a total of 243 on the par 74 course. She had the best average for Penn State and managed to finish in the top 20 in the individual com petition. Lady Lion freshman Jane Abood, who said she did not do too well, finished at 83-84-88 for a total of 252 and senior Sally Slater finished at 86-87-89 for a total of 262. Rounding out the scoring for the Lady‘Ljons were freshmen Anne Holmes (83-92-93, 268) and Ellen Black (91-87-93, 271). Thompson said Penn State's scores were higher pace of the game." And the pace quickened in the third quarter when the Lions scored eight times to open up a 16-8 lead. Staropoli, Sullivan and sophomore Bill Turri scored three goals within one minute early in the quarter before Staropoli added his second goal of the game at 8 : 13. Slightly over two and a half minutes later, Sullivan and Curran scored again, giving the Lions 14 goals just 11 minutes into the quarter. Curran, who also had two assists, got his third goal of the game at 13:45 and Flanagan added his second goal one minute later, completing the Lions' because of the inclement weather, which caused the ball to plug and to skid on the course. The weather conditions caused the Lady Lions to lapse mentally and not think or concentrate, Thompson said. ".The weather complicated swing error or produced a swing error," she said. "The weather won. We did not play as well as we should have." Thompson added that Penn State's not being able to get out on the course to practice caused many of the errors it made. "I think we have learned a lot from the tournament," Thompson said. "Finishing in the top 10 was not well enough. We have to play well and be more demanding in terms of what we expect. "They know their own skills," she said. "They have to prove it. Our potential is there; we have to get the mental toughness." scoring in the third quarter. By the time Sullivan scored his third goal at 4:27 of the final quarter, 'the Lions had their first victory wrapped up. "We played four hard quarters and were all over the ball," senior defen seman Dave Eicher said. "The team was really psyched." The Lions were also pleased with their defensive play. "The defense as a whole played well," sophomore defenseman Ken Panzer said. "Ed Humphreys played a fine game in goal." Humphreys saved 18 of 29 shots while the Lions were pouring 96 shots on the Lehigh goal. 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