14—The Daily Collegian Friday, Nov. 8, 1985 Stickwomen beat West Chester By TODD SHERMAN Collegian Sports Writer In the first half of yesterday's cru cial field hockey game against Mid eastern rival West Chester, the Lady Lions were caught napping. While No. 6 Penn State was flat, the 17th ranked Lady Golden Rams hustled all over Lady Lion Field and led 1-0 at the half. But the Lady Lions roared back in the second period on goals from Tami Worley and Alix Hughes for a 2-1, come-from-behind victory that put them one step closer to the playoffs. "I think the key to this game was that we woke up in the second half," Head Coach Gillian Rattray said. "I was pleased with the second half and the result, but I think we came out a little slow. We were hesitating in the first half. West Chester had nothing to lose and they beat us to the ball." The win pushed 15-3-1 Penn State's record at home to 10-0, but more. importantly, it solidified the Lady Lions' quest for a postseason spot for a seventh straight year. Rattray's squad finished its National Collegiate Athletic Association Mideast sched ule with 6-1 record and a No. 2 rank ing, and should get an at-large berth for the first round of the NCAA re gionals. Rattray said her team showed some character by coming back and scoring twice against a solid 10-7-3 West Chester team that is known for its defense. "This team knows when it is not doing things," Rattray said. "They know that they have to pick them selves up and do it on the field, and say to themselves 'hey, we can do it,' and I think they proved that they could in the second half." The two teams battled back and forth during the first half until Penn State trapped the ball on the Lady Ram side of the field with about 15 minutes left in the period. The Lady Lions kept the pressure on for the next 10 minutes thanks to the play of links Mary McCarthy, and Chris Vi tale and Worley, who bottled up the West Chester forward line. But when the Lady Rams finally did clear the ball, they scored. On a penalty corner, West Chester's fifth of the period, mid-back Janice Beale, who would fire 10 of her team's 17 shots on goal, hit a shot that was deflected in by teammate Lori Cris well at the 29:39 mark to make it 1-0. Penn State stormed right back up field, but the Lady Rams played tenacious defense and did not allow 0. 1 ''' 1 . 7 ,: - ..:'''';'. •:':',p•oi.:: .e• and 1ir:::i..i...-......i.,.. - :::...:. 0-:....-:,:::....,,,..f'.:.0...4:-..-;:_. ca;Collegian 4c*********************************************** CORPORATE DAY 'B5 * "ENGINEERS: INNOVATORS OF THE FUTURE" SATURDAY, NOV. 9, 1985 ** WORKSHOPS ** *1• :00 pm: 158 Willard: HRB SINGER presents: Considerations for making the transition * * 160 Willard: GREENHORNE & O'MARA presents: Planning your interview * * * * 2:00 pm: * 158 Willard: LOCUS presents: Interviewing/The life of an entry level engineer • 160 Willard: GE SPACE SYSTEMS DIVISION presents: Challenges at GE Space Systems Div. * • 3:00 p.m.: 158 Willard: AT&T BELL LABORATORIES presents: Fiber Optics 160 Willard: CORNING presents: Robotics 0198 * 4 ****************************************** ****** Penn State's Miriam Geller drives the ball downfield against West Chester yesterday at Lady Lion Field. Geller and her teammates used a strong second. half rally to defeat the Lady Golden Rams, 2.1. the Lady Lions a shot for the final five minutes. For the game West Chester outshot Penn State 17-16. The Lady Lions were a different team in the second half, and the scoreboard registered the results. Six minutes into the period, Worley took a pass, dribbled it upfield 10 yards or so, and fired the ball past goalkeeper Amy Westerman to knot the score at 1-1. The goal, Worley's team-leading eighth of the year, was her fiist in eight games. "I guess I haven't been in the right place at the right time lately, but today I was," Worley said. Penn State continued to dominate play, never giving the Lady Rams an opportunity to mount an offensive burst. With 17 minutes left in the game, Hughes got the game-winner when she flicked in her fifth goal of the season with a reverse-stick. "Alix really came through for us today," Rattray said. "She was mov ing extremely well and she was pres suring every ball. I thought she had a good game." West Chester, under pressure, came back and with seven minutes to play mounted one last offensive push. But Hughes, McCarthy, Vitale, and Miriam Geller all blocked shots to EVERYONE WELCOME presented by the Society of Women Engineers •.-tilriztofm,,,,,:orrzl;a .;,(..,,,,, •4.74*q',7t. .., ,tz:;,•:•&•*,4.tt!t; .!•-,,,•--;:,1,„.....;-:•1.-,.;4,,,,,,-n..;...iq!..z.,,..i.,,,,,,,,... . ' ' • ,4' 4.U4i.y."-..04:-...•;..,, • . 1 . 3, „,.., .'•-•.kv.,Alia."4.4StilY''''',:;,•;t.''.;v;:.C',.!:,.::t.4:;,;:.. PLANNING TO ATTEND LAW SCHOOII A representative from the Camden Law School of Rutgers University will be on campus Monday, November 11th, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. If you would like an appointment to discuss law at Camden, please contact Ms. Jane Tarbox in 107 l3ur rowes Building betwwen 8:00 a.m. and 12:00 noon, Monday through Friday. ATTENTION PENN STATE MARKETING ASSOCIATION MEMBERS Interested in a trip to New York City? It's Saturday, November 23 $2O/person Ticket Sales for Trip Wed.-Fri., Nov. 6-8 11 a.m.-3 p.m. HUB Basement Collegian Photo I Scott Wilkerson take the pressure off goalie Michele Monahan, who finished the game with six saves, and the Lady Rams came up empty. Hughes said the game was a good test for the team. "I'm glad we came back it's good practice," Hughes said. "I don't like (having to win from behind), and I wouldn't want to make it a habit, but especially in the end, I think it was good to be challenged like that." Rattray said her team's perfor mance while on the short end of the score proved a point. "It shows we can do it; we just have to start doing it a little earlier," Rattray said. "It is tough we played on Tuesday, we played today, and we play Saturday, and we just have to keep going and I think they proved today that they can do that." Penn State closes out its regular season schedule against another Top 20 opponent, No. 12 Virginia, at 1 p.m. this Saturday at Lady Lion Field. "They are a really good team," Rattray said. "They have two key players on offense, Elaine Maddox, who is very, very fast, and they have Lindsley Sheehan. If we can contain those two it will help us tremendous ly." Bootees renter polls, meet LaSalle By CAROL D. RATH Collegian Sports Writer With the final regular season game against LaSalle tonight at 7:15 on Jeffrey Field, the men's soccer team cannot help but be pleased with its No. 18 ranking after a two week absence from the polls. The Lions gradually descended from their preseason ranking of No. 6 to stagnate at .No. 19 before dropping out of the polls after a tough 3-0 loss to Hartwick on Oct. 18. Yet while Mid-Atlantic Regional rival Rutgers tied games with Princeton and Lafayette, Penn State tied regionaPrival No. 10 Temple before a rained-out Cleveland State game to replace Rutgers in the polls. But their ranking in the polls won't amount to much if the Lions (13-5-1) cannot defeat the Explorers (8-5-3) from Philadelphia tonight. A win would secure the No. 2 position in the Mid-Atlantic Region and guar antee the Lions of a National Collegiate Athletic Association playoff bid. "I hope we can do two things against LaSalle," Head Coach Walter Bahr said. "Number one is win and number two is play well at the same time. We're going to try to put what we do in practice into what we do in the game." Bahr said he is looking for a continuation of his team's ability to perform well, as it has in games against Rhode Island and Pittsburgh and the upset of Connecticut. He added that the team suffered through a "midseason crisis" after consecutive losses to Duke and Long Island. "The victory is important to us since LaSalle is a regional team," defender Larry Miller said. "I don't think we've ever played them, but they're probably a physical team like Temple." Bahr said LaSalle is like Temple since both teams draw players from the same area and participate against the same amateur teams in postseason play. "LaSalle is a solid team without any outstanding players. Defensively, they're very strong," Bahr added. "Their coach is an old friend of mine and he was a good defender himself so if his team has any one characteristic, it's that they are tough defensively." Offensively, Bahr said LaSalle is like many other teams which lack one or two key players who can put the ball in the net. "They haven't scored too many goals this year and I hope that continues tomorrow night (Friday)," Bahr said. The Explorers, who defeated Army 1-0 in their last game, will be led by leading scorer Joe Rudy (10 goals) and midfielder Mike Conners ( five goals). Goalie Mark Melvip'has posted a 1.07 goals-against average. Assistant Coach Marco Bulatovic said LaSalle hasn't been consistent this year. "LaSalle has been struggling this season and they're just not having the year they had hoped for, especially in the win column," Bulatovic said. The Lions' latest struggle was in Cleveland on Tuesday when pelting rains forced officials to call the game after 18 minutes 9f play. "I don't think the game actually hurt the team since they played extremely good during those 18 minutes," Bulatovic said. "The goal that was scored was a cheap goal because of conditions, but the decision to call the game was a good one. It was a little disappointing since both teams had a lot riding on the game." Tonight's game may also be a little disappointing for graduating players forward Dave Dabora, midfielders Gerry Moyer, Kevin Jennings and Torben Agesen, and defenders Larry Miller and Bob Christina. "I hope that they don't allow that to be a factor in the game. We just want them to go out and play their normal game," Bahr said. "There are enough things at stake in that we have to win and a good victory over LaSalle will probably guarantee us an NCAA bid. There are enough factors there that I don't want any additional . pressure . on them." `The victory is important to us since LaSalle is a regional team.' With the last game of the season approaching, Bahr reflected on the Lions' overall performance. "I thought our best game away from home was against St. Louis (PSU-2, St. Louis-1) earlier in the season. Our best home game was against Connecticut (PSU upset UConn 2-1)," Bahr said. "The worst game . . the game that bothers me more than any other is the Long Island (LIU-3, PSU-2) game where we gave up two early goals, made a good comeback and then lost it in the last couple of minutes." Yet Bahr was reluctant to disclose his most im proved or most valuable players and said that will be announced after postseason play. ' "The senior Tqck usually leads the parade (of good players). Dave Dabora wasl.a walk-on player and as a substitute came in and did a good job for us and scored some important goals," Bahr said. "Bobby Christina, who was another walk-on player, He was uncertain if he was going to play this yearsl thought he did a good job and I hope he continues to do so in the remaining games. "Torben Agesen for fotir years has been a valuable player for us as a starter and as a reserve player. He's versatile and can play a number of positions," Bahr added. "Larry Miller deserves special credit for mov ing back to the sweeper position after playing three years at center for'svard. We had some problems filling those defensive positions and Larry was agreeable to switch and did a better than expected job there. "We didn't expect Gerry Moyer back at all. We gave Gerry all his awards last year since it was questionable whether he'd be back for his fjfth year," Bahr said. "He could have graduated and gone with a professional team. At this time last year we weren't sure if he'd come back and it turns out he wanted to come back. Then he broke his leg and we thought he'd be out for the year and he's done a better than expected job in coming back, which was a plus for us." Bahr added the composure and attitude Kevin Jen nings displays, whether the Lions are winning or losing, are assets to the team. Defender Larry Miller Spikers close home season By STACEY JACOBSON Collegian Sports Writer The women's volleyball team will be wearing its blue and white in Rec Hall for the last time this season when the Lady Lions match up against Georgetown University for their final home game at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Although the 26-2 Lady Lions defeated Georgetown during the Pittsburgh classic on Oct. 19, Head Coach Russ Rose considers it a dangerous team. "I have respect for George town." Rose said. "They have some excellent athletes, their uni versity is making a commitment to women's volleyball and when that happens they're dangerous. "When any team has good ath letes and you put four or five of them on the floor at one time, they play a good match and you better be ready." Rose said the Lady Hoyas have an excellent offense, equal or supe rior to Penn State but, the Lady Lions are stronger defensively. Captain Lisa Chidester thinks these strengths will be a challenge Bring down the cost of your education Save up to 50%* on a Zenith Data Systems PC Read about it in Talking Clones. 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Considering its high ranking and outstanding record, Georgetown may view a chance to defeat the Lady Lions as a heated challenge. If they truly did not play their best game the last time they faced the Lions, a victory in Rec Hall would be sweet for the Hoyas. "I think they're going to come in here playing a little bit better than they did in Pittsburgh," junior set ter Ellen Hensler said. "They're going to be giving us a fight, but since this is our last home game the seniors will be all pumped up to play so I think we'll be O.K. against them." Rose's philosophy for his team is \fp;iitti77.ll!r -tA9C:I MM;:=AI ... :I;S. "n;.~. TIRED OF REC HALL? State College Nautilus & Aerobics Club 2 free Pepsis with any Pizza • 5-100 lb. 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"On the road we're a little nervous, I never know if we're going to be up or down or around and with the conference champion Ships coming up in two weeks, I'm more con cerned with how we'll play in that environment. If things work out, we should win the conference championship." • e • , . . • . . • , o i i'y • 4 4 P.,t* 1-• Q 4 :)ev l State College • \-/ ai6 cWaUtilUS and It WAerobics Club $2 off any Large 3-item. Pizza $1 off any Large Pepperoni Pizza Netwomen set for postseason play By MARY DEWEES Collegian Sports Writer Six members of the women's tennis team will begin postseason play today as they travel to the University of Pennsylvania to compete in the three-day Intercollegiate Tennis Coaches' Association Northeastern Regional Championships. The ITCA Championships are held in each of the seven tennis regions of the country each fall, and the winners from each of those regions advance to the national tournament in Texas. Coach Jan Bortner said the tournament was set up for two basic reasons to provide a finale to the fall season for the players, and to provide an opportunity to see who the best players from each region are. "The basic reason behind the tournament is to give the players, on an individual level, the chance to compete against the very best players from this region," he said. "Also, this spring when it comes time to select for the NtiAAs (National Collegiate Athletic Association championships), this will have given them a chance to see the players against each other." Although the Lady Lions have had quite a successful season thus far, finishing with a 6-1 record and the Eastern Championship title, Bortner said they will not go into this tournament with a relaxed attitude, just looking to add another win to their record. "We're looking at this tournament really as a way for our competitors to play against the very best people in this region," he said, "with the hope that if they do well, they can have a chance to qualify for the NCAAs in the spring." The players selected from the Penn State team to compete in the tournament were, in singles, senior Pam State College Presbyterian Church 132 West Beaver Avenue 238.2422 Services 8:45 and 11:05 a.m. Church School 9:50 a.m. College• Age Fellowship Wednesday 7 p.m Harry L. Strong, Pastor Paul E. Gilmore, Associate Pastor Timothy J. Mooney, Seminary Intern DEVELOP YOUR CAREER risiminommumiumummismaimmemmummomemisieinimimsonnimiimmiel i Expires 11/10/85 i 1 Open:11 AM for Lunch 1 Till 1 2 AM at Night II FRI.-SAT. Till 3AM I j . Customer pays applicable Wes to . Not ulna with any other COupOn an eue menu Itemll 11111.11111.1111EMEHEMMINMINIIMMUMMIROMINIIMMINIMEMIMMINIMINIMIIMEMEIMMIN OUR REPRESENTATIVE WANTS TO INTERVIEW...YOU! 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Also, since she is a senior, it will be her last chance to compete in the major championship event. Bortner said Whiteside and Robinson will be looking forward to the match for the same reason. '"They're seniors, this will be their last shot," he said. "I think they'll really want to see how they can match up against the very best competition, and shoot for one of those spots in the NCAAs." Robinson said the two will just try to play their best tennis as they enter into this weekend's competition. "We just want to play the best we can," she said. "We've been building up to this tournament throughout the season. We know the competition will be tough, but we're both looking forward to it." Bortner said the tournament will also provide a good opportunity for Adams, who was either injured or ill a large part of the season, to gain some experience against a number of good players. In general, Bortner said this tournament could be a great opportunity for several of his players to ensure an NCAA berth next spring. "At this particular point, we have a couple of people who I think are close to having a chance to represent this part of the region in the NCAAs." FREE FRIES with the purchase of your favorite 14" or 18" Bubba's Sub 'Electronic Technologists NANCY DUNBAR CODE 0640 The Daily Collegian Friday, Nov. 8, 1985-15 237-7314
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