Four stickwomen shine at U.S. Olympic Festiva
By CAMERON McGAUGHY
Collegian Staff Writer
Kirt Benedict put some fear into
her field hockey competitors this
summer.
The senior forward and three of
her Penn State teammates par
ticipated this past July in the U.S.
Olympic Festival in San Antonio.
"It was serious competition, but
it was a lot of fun," Benedict said.
"The other teams know we're going
to be good. I think we scared them."
Benedict and senior defender
Becca Main were on the East team
which won the bronze medal with
a 2-0 victory over the South. Junior
defender Jill Pearsall and senior
forward Sharon Kuntz were part
of the gold medal-winning West
team.
The four were selected to play
in the Festival by trying out during
a camp at Rutgers University last
December.
"It was incredible the whole
experience was fun," Kuntz said.
"Everyone was there to play, and
the coaches were great. I don't even
know if I can compare it to any
thing."
Kuntz said most of the drills they
did were less strenuous and more
fun as well, and that the Festival
provided a great chance for the
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"Anytime you get a chance to play
against your competition and see
what they're like is a good
opportunity," she said. "Even though
we were competing against each
other, we were still there as Penn
State."
More importantly, the Festival
was a vehicle for the Lady Lions
to show the rest of the nation how
strong they will be this season.
"The four of us played at a very
high level," Main said. "I know we
left a lot of people nervous about
the season knowing how well we
played."
Although the four had to play
against each other, Main said they
didn't give away any Penn State
secrets to their inquiring Festival
teammates from other schools.
All of the players said the Fes
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edict said they were able to meet
and watch many athletes from
different sports including those
they usually don't get to see, like
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For Pearsall, the Festival was
much more than fun she pro
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for the West team.
"It was an intense time," she said.
"It was a great way to prepare
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and three teammates played in the 1993 U.S. Olympic Festival.
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reflection they'll get when they open
the season Sunday in the Pigskin
Classic.
The Trojans are ranked 18th in the
preseason poll, while the Tar Heels
are 20th.
The two programs also have a great
tradition of running the football,
producing the most 1,000-yard
rushers in NCAA history, however
both come into this weekend's game
in Anaheim Stadium with question
marks at a key position tailback.
"It's a miserable time for coaches
because you are sitting there with
all those unanswered questions even
if everybody is back," North Car
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to do is get everything answered and
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you need to do."
John Robinson, returning to USC
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"The funny thing about two-a-dam'
practices is you work against
yourselves and one day you think,
your offense is good and your defense;
is lousy and the next day you think:
vise versa. That process leaves you,
confused sometimes," Robinson said;
during a teleconference.
Robinson, who won 82 percent of
his games at Southern Cal from 1976-:
82 and won a national title before,
leaving to coach the Los Angeles.
Rams, is hoping to return the Tro-:
jans to past glory.
"I like them (early games), for u 9
particularly with a new program that;
is trying to do some things differi
ently," Robinson said. "I would have
liked to play 13 games and had d 4
couple of scrimmages.
"It doesn't help either one of ouij
schools now facing each other, but
it will certainly help for the next
couple of games," he said. "I thinll
we will get an advantage in those
games because we would have hal
more time together."
The Tar Heels are trying to build
on a 9-3 campaign that ended with
a Peach Bowl win over Mississippi
State but also with the early defectioll
of 1,200-yard rusher Natrone MeanS
to the NFL.