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SPORTSTUESDAY, SEPT. 5, 1989 13
Lady spikers open 'B9 with a bang
Despite slow start,
team wins Preview
By LAURA ECKERT
Collegian Sports Writer
The women's volleyball team over
came an 11-0 deficit and the pre-season
blahs this weekend to sweep the Penn
State Preview and two other matches.
The Lady Lions defeated Cincinnati
in Friday night's tournament opener,
15-5 16-14, 15-3, in a match tighter than
the score indicated.
The starting lineup of Elizabeth
Ramirez, Michelle Jaworski, JoAnn
Elwell, Noelle Zientara, Kim Kumfer
and Leanne Kling breezed through the
first game of the match, but had to
fight to stay alive in the second game.
Cincinnati took advantage of the
Lady Lions' early lack of concentra
tion to jump to an 11-0 lead. A tight
lipped Coach Russ Rose called a
timeout and gave his bunch a serious
talking to. Beginning with the next
serve, Lion-caliber play returned and
the team went on a 16-3 run to win the
game.
Back on track, the Lady Lions dealt
Cincinnati a fatal, 15-3, blow in the
third game to take the match.
"I was pleased to come back like we
did against Cincinnati," Rose said.
"When we were down 11-0, I didn't
assume we'd do it. It's not uncommon
to lose confidence in the middle of a
match. But to win you have to play the
first and last points of a match with the
same intensity."
On Saturday, the intensity returned
for the most part as the Lady Lions
captured the tournament title by
downing Villanwa, 15-2, 15-5, 15-5, and
Indiana, 15-6, 15-10, 15-8.
Penn State its winning weekend by
easily handling St. Bonaventure, 15-
3, 15-4 15-5, and Lehigh, 15-0, 15-0, 15-
7, on Sunday.
The team showed flashes of fatigue
or distraction at times during the
Indiana match, occasionally allowing
the other team to match it point for
point. Still, it hung tough and, largely
due to the play of tournament MVP
Elwell and All-Tournament team
members Ramirez, Jaworski and
Zientara, came out on top.
"As a whole, we competed well,"
Rose said. "We passed well and got in
good position defensively. I saw some
good things, but we have to play much
better to take on Purdue next week
end."
Johnson's records erased
the plan to pass but several nations, including John
son's native Jamaica and his adopted Canada, said
they would fight the measure on the floor. They said
BARCELONA, Spain Track's top policy-making the leaders of track and field were punishing one per
body voted yesterday to erase Ben Johnson's name son for the long-time drug ills of the sport.
from the record books because of his admitted use of The lAAF Council, a 23-member executive board,
steroids. used some last-minute sleight-of-hand to try to avoid
By LARRY SIDDONS
AP Sports Writer
If adopted by a majority vote of the 184-member potential legal problems and agreed overwhelmingly
International Amateur Athletic Federation Congress to strip records of athletes who passed drug tests at
this week, the revolutionary decision would give six- the time but later admitted under oath or in writing
time Olympic champion Carl Lewis of the United to using drugs. The admissions must come within six
States his first individual world record, in the 100- years of the record being set.
meter dash. The council said that, starting next January, its
Johnson also holds the world indoor record in the 60, annual review of world records would eliminate any
where American Lee Mcßae would get the mark. by admitted drug cheats.
International federation officials said they expected "If they (the congress) adopt this rule, then the lists
For stickwomen, the
key word is 'renewal'
By KENT PETERSEN
Collegian Sports Writer
Last season: three All-Americans,
one game away from the NCAA Final
Four, a 15-6-1 record.
This season: positions to be filled,
questions on the defense, young players
to contribute a more prominent role.
Despite the change in scenario, the
field hockey team is optimistic over its
chances to not only equal the feats of
last season but also perhaps to better
them.
With All-Americans Tami Worley (48
career goals), Lisa Bervinchak (28
career goals) and Jill Radzinski, the
success of last year seemed almost
inevitable. Yet these players were the
only members of the team to leave.
Their loss will be felt, but perhaps
become a blessing as well.
"It's more than missing those three
players," Coach Charlene Morett New
man said. "As I said at the banquet,
we're not just lasing talent, we're losing
a lot of experience and spirit. They were
Freshmen Kumfer and Kling made
impressive debuts. Both played in
every match this weekend, Kling with
a hyperextended wrist. They under
went "on the job training," as Rase put
it.
"Leanne has had some trouble
adjusting to playing in the college
atmosphere, but she's getting there,"
he said. "Kim Kumfer is a stick. She
hits the ball. She is simply a great ath
lete."
"I came up pretty strong," Kumfer
said. "My best game was Friday night
against Cincinnati. Indiana was the
toughest match, but we weren't really
challenged this weekend. We're going
to have to really work together for the
upcoming matches."
Also coming up strong this weekend
was Rose's "secondary unit." In every
match Rose rotated his players, espe
cially for serving duty.
"I have always believed in the con
cept that bigger is not better, so I like
back-row players," Rose said. "I like
their intensity. Besides, they allow the
starters to get some rest."
Back-row player Erika Spencer
agreed.
"We always have to be ready to go
in," she said. "We're supposed to per
fect our games so we can play better
than the person (Rose) took out."
Sunday's matches tested the subs'
mettle in extended play. '
"I really didn't know we were going
to play that much," Spencer said.
"Before the third game of the St. Bo
naventure match, Coach Rose said,
`All right, everyone who's 5'7" and
under line up. You're going in.' It was
really different playing all the time.
There wasn't as much resbure. The
other team seemed scrambled and
mixed up in their communication, so
it was easier."
"When I schedule a tournament, I
try to get one team we should beat, one
team we should be competitive with
and one team we have to work to
beat," Coach Russ Rose said. "As for
the other two teams, that's what I feel
I should be doing for eastern volley
ball.
"They want to upgrade their pro
grams and should be given the chance
to do so. They don't come here to get
beaten, they come here to learn."
so strong in our play, they gave others
confidence.
"But last year we had three built-in
threats. Now, it's not three individuals
as a threat, but maybe as a team more
so," Newman added.
Several players agreed.
"This team can go as far as it wants
to go," Shannon Joines said. "Look at
the Los Angeles Lakers. Who would've
thought they'd lose two starters (for the
1989 NBA Finals). Teams continue.
We're replacing three people who were
All-Americans, But who knows, there
might be (future) All-Americans from
this team."
Junior Lynette Kidder said that no
one can replace the three, but that this
year's players all recieved some play
ing time in varsity games last year, giv
ing the team that extra-added
dimension of strength.
Even though gaps need to be filled,
Newman has stressed two important
criterion for success this fall. First, she
believes that to be competitive every
game, the Lady Lions must outhustle
Please see STICKWOMEN, Page 19.
Freshman Leanne Kling (right) goes up for a hit
en route to taking the Penn State Preview title
Among the returning players, Kristen Winters (20) will play a big role in the midfield.
The Lady Lions must replace three All-Americans from last year's squad.
against two Indiana defenders Saturday. The lady sulkers won that match
this weekend, defeating Cincinatti, Villanova and Indiana.
from books
that are released on Jan. 1, 1990, will not contain the
record of Ben Johnson," said Arne Ljundqvist, head
of the lAAF medical committee.
Johnson's name was not specificaly mentioned in
the proposal and lAAF leaders argued that the action
was not aimed at any one athlete. But Johnson, who
admitted under oath to long-time steroid use after
being caught at last summer's Olympics, is the only
world record-holder initially effected.
The council decided it needed more work before
asking that he and other admitted drug users be
stripped of world, regional and national records.
"We didn't really discuss Ben Johnson, but it was
the principle thAt was discussed," Ljundqvist said.
Please see RECORDS, Page 19.
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list of NFL casualties
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yards led the New York Giants' dovm Wits final 47-man roster.
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England were lost for the season restive after undergoing surgery to
yesterday, both victims of the repair muscle damage in his right
league's new injured reserve rules. shoutdm., Two other New England
Mort* the Giants' all-time lead- starters, cernerback Ronnie Lippett
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By The Aseochited Pose
LOCAL SCORES
SOCCER Lions 0, Air Force 0; Evansville 1, Lions 0
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL Lady Lions win Penn State Preview;
defeat St. Bonaventure and Lehigh
SCORES
Baseball
Texas 8, Minnesota 5
Detroit 5, Kansas City 1
Toronto 5, Chicago 2
Pittsburgh 7, Philadelphia 5
St. Louis 4, Montreal 1
Chicago 7, NY Mets 3
College Football
No. 14 Colorado 27, Texas 6
LATEST LINE
USC'ballyhooed redshirt-frosh OB Todd Marinovich had a rough indoctri
nation last night against Illinois. Marinovich completed 14 of 27 passes for
120 yards with one interception, which led to the Illini's game-winning TD.
Collision no Photo
A-10 honors
PSU athletes
for academics
By SHERRI PETRUCCI
Collegian Sports Writer
Four Pam State athletes this summer
earned first-team academic all-confer
ence honors from the Atlantic 10 confer
ence for the 1988-89 season. Penn State
was the only school in the conference to
place three representatives on the
men's rust team.
Selection was based on a cumulative
grade point average of 3.2 and partici
pation in 75 percent of the respective
team's events, sports information assis
tant Jim Caltagirone said.
"It's a tough choice to pick the top
10," Caltagirone said. "Some of the vot
ers look only at grades where others
place more emphasis on statistics."
Soccer standouts Kamel Haddad and
Jan Skorpen, baseball leftfielder Steve
Haffner and gymnast Kira Rohm were
chosen by the conference's sports infor
mation directors.
"We are pleased with the students'
accomplishments, but we have come to
expect this kind of achievement," Ath
letic Director Jim Tarman said. "Our
emphasis at Penn State has always
been on the student-athlete."
Rohm made the first team for the sec
ond consecutive year. The sophomore
carried a 3.55 in liberal arts and won the
uneven bars at the Atlantic 10 confer
ence championships and the NCAA
Northeast Region championships.
Rohm holds four of the highest scores
in Lady Lion gymnastics history.
Haddad, a senior from Tunisia, main
tained a 3.61 GPA in mechanical engi
neering while achieving second-team
regional All-America status and rm.
ishing fourth among conference scoring
leaders last fall.
Skorpen, now a senior, earned a 3.36
in finance while pacing the Atlantic 10
with 34 points, 14 goals and six game
winning goals.
both Haddad and Skorpen earned
honorable mention academic honors
last year.
Haffner, starting leftfielder in 40 of 41
games, batted .300 and stroked eight
doubles and three home runs during the
1989 season. He led the Lions in stolen
bases and runs scored. He graduated
with a 3.59 in accounting and now works
at Price-Waterhouse in Pittsburgh.
Nine Lady Lions were named to the
honorable-mention squad: field hockey
team members Jill Cincera (327, liber
al arts) and Tracy Shilkret (3.23, busi
ness) ; volleyball players Julie Firth
(3.39, exercise science). and Laura Stob
er (3.24, health and human devel
opment) ; gymnast Janice Rogers (3.41,
Please see ACADEMICS, Page 19.
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American League
NY Yankees 2, California 1
Baltimore 5, Cleveland 4
National League
San Diego 10, Atlanta 9
Los Angeles 7, Houston 4
San Fran 9, Cincinnati 8
No. 22 Illinois 14, No. 5 USC 13