10 The Daily Collegian
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A brief look at the world of sports
Scores
PSU
Friday
Ice Hockey
PSU 6, Illinois 2
Women's Volleyball
PSU 3, Northwestern 0
Saturday
Ice Hockey
PSU 9, Illinois, 2
Men's Swimming
PSU def. Indiana
PSU def. Purdue
Men's Volleyball
PSU 3, USC 1
Women's Soccer
JMU 2, PSU 1
Women's Volleyball
PSU 3, Purdue 0
Sunday
Field Hockey
JMU 3, PSU 0
Men's Basketball
Marathon Oil 98, PSU 93
Men's Soccer
Indiana 3, PSU lin Big Ten semifi
nals
Booters named to
conference team
Stuart Reid's selection as Big
Ten soccer Player-of-the-Year
highlighted five Nittany Lions
being named to the all-confer
ence first-team.
Joining Reid on the first unit
are juniors Travis Berger,
Michael Coll, Sebastien Gou
verneur and Drew Kaufmann.
The Nittany Lions finished the
regular season ranked sixth
nationally by the Intercollegiate
Soccer Association of America at
15-3.
Reid, Gouverneur and Kauf
mann were picked as Big Ten
Players-of-the-Week during the
season.
Aikman injured in
game against 49ers
IRVING, Texas Dallas Cow
boys quarterback Troy Aikman
left yesterday's game against the
San Francisco 49ers midway
through the first quarter with a
bruised left knee.
Aikman, who was to be imme
diately X-rayed, was off to a bad
start as were the rest of the Cow
boys, who trailed the 49ers 17-0
in the first quarter.
On the play in which he was
hurt, Aikman's receivers were
covered and he was flushed left
out of the pocket by Dana Stub
blefield. Aikman was caught
from behind and landed on his
left knee when he was thrown
down.
Doctors also had been looking
at Aikman after an earlier series.
Task force selected
for baseball park
PITTSBURGH Former
Pittsburgh Pirates second base
man Bill Mazeroski, a politician
who plays in a fantasy league
and two baseball fans help com
prise a 27-person task force that
will help the mayor select a site
for a possible new baseball park.
Chosen by Mayor Tom Murphy
and called the Forbes Field II
task force, the committee is one
of two that will determine fund
ing and a site for a stadium
promised during the Pirates' sale
negotiations.
Gov. Tom Ridge, who also sup
ports the ballpark, will appoint a
committee that will determine
funding.
A stadium lease will require
funding for the new ballpark to
be in place by Nov. 1, 1998.
"We've still got a
chance at 82-0. We're
playing well enough to be
5-0, I've got to give us
that credit, but I don't
think we're where we want
to be.
Michael Jordan
Chicago Bulls player commenting
on the team's 5-0 start. The Bulls
are the only undefeated NBA team.
Compiled from Collegian staff and
wire reports.
Lady booters ousted by James Madison
By CHRISTINE L MILLER
Collegian Sports Writer
The James Madison women's soccer team was
already up 1-0 when Dukes forward Tasha Ellis drib
bled up the right sideline. Then she delivered a cross
field goal the Lady Lions would never be able to
match for the rest of the day.
In Penn State and JMU's first-ever appearances in
the NCAA tournament, the Dukes prevailed, 2-1, Sat
urday afternoon at rain-drenched Jeffrey Field, end
ing the Lady Lions' season.
After Ellis notched the score at the 59-minute, 58-
second mark, she performed a brief dance of celebra
tion to the right of the goal post.
"When I got the ball, I was kind of excited because
I just knew I was going to score," she said in a
postgame news conference in the Beaver Stadium
media room. "Kind of like a victory dance."
"I told her next game she only gets three shakes,"
her coach, Dave Lombardo, said. "Anything after that
she gets a yellow card."
Ellis' shot put some space between the two squads
after her teammate, Jessica Williams, scored the
game's first goal at 18:36, knocking the ball past Penn
State keeper, Dara Christante.
"Sometimes things just don't go your way," Rachel
Hoffman said. "We have to be proud one of our
goals at the beginning of the season was to make the
NCAA tournament. We're only a second-year team,
and you can't ask for that much more."
Hoffman, assisted by co-captain Joanne Connelly,
netted Penn State's lone tally with 46 seconds left in
the first-round game. JMU keeper Stacy Bilodeau left
the net to meet Hoffman high in the box. Hoffman
dribbled around Bilodeau and shot on the open net.
Penn State's Matt Gaudio (24) goes up for a shot over Marathon
Oil's Kevin Sprewer (25) during their exhibition game yesterday at
Rec Hall.
Stickwomen fall in NCAA tourney to JMU.. again
By STEVE FEITL
Collegian Sports Writer
It happened to the Penn State field hockey
team again.
For the second year in a row, the Lady Lions'
road to the Final Four ended in Harrisonburg,
Va. They lost at James Madison 3-0 yesterday,
once again ending their season in the NCAA
quarterfinals.
Last season, it was a 1-0 double-overtime loss
to the Lady Dukes that sent the Lady Lions
home. Carole Thate scored the game-winner in
that game, and she was a thorn in the Lady
Lions's side again yesterday with one goal and
an assist.
"Carole took control of the game, but that's nä
surprise," Penn State Coach Char Morett said.
"She played on the forward line this time. Last
time she was in the midfield and we had Sonje
Volla on her."
The Lady Lions were able to keep Thate in
check in their Sept. 29 meeting that they won 4-
3 in overtime. Through Volla's shadowing, the
Dutch sensation was held to one goal and was
not a factor in the contest.
The Lady Dukes were fresh and prepared hi
take on Penn State yesterday. The end of the
season was a rebuilding period for James Madi
son, who not only had a first-round bye in the
NCAA Tournament, but also a two-week break
after the end of the regular season.
"We wanted the second opportunity to play
Sports
"We have to be proud one of our
goals at the beginning of the season
was to make the NCAA tournament.
We're only a second-year team, and
you can't ask for that much more."
Hoffman, a sophomore forward from Wyomissing,
had only one other shot on the day. Several times
when Hoffman had the ball, a group of Duke defend
ers converged and stripped the ball from her.
Penn State Coach Pat Farmer said he thought the
game was pretty physical. "I don't think that's a game
that benefits us really well," he said. "I'm not sure it's
the direction I'd like to see the game be going."
Lombardo said he doesn't like to see a game filled
with shirt-pulling and other physical elements.
"My preference is to play a lot more possession
style soccer," he said. "But sometimes you gotta .do
what you gotta do. And the nature of women's soccer,
particularly in the last five years, has brought that
dimension of the game to a higher level."
In the second half, the Lady Lions lowered their
level of intensity, sophomore Lauren Miller said.
"I thought we came out strong," Miller said. "But in
games like the playoff games, you know, if you give a
team an inch, they'll take a foot."
The win will allow the Dukes to take a trip this week
to Maryland, where they'll face the Terrapins in the
second round of NCAAs.
Collegian Photo/David S. Spence
"We didn't get into the flow of things until the second half. It's
unfortunate we didn't start with intensity."
Penn State," James Madison Coach Christy
Morgan said. "We're a more fundamentally
sound team now. We took two weeks to re-focus
on the fundamentals and build ourselves back
up."
The Lady Dukes controlled the tempo yester
day from the first minute of play. Thate flew
into the Penn State zone on a breakaway, before
passing off to her wide-open teammate, Kelly
Bloomer. She easily found an open corner of the
cage and put the ball past Lion goaltender
Shelly Meister. James Madison's goal gave
them the 1-0 advantage just 39 seconds into the
contest.
Bloomer struck again in the second half on a
rebound with 27:19 and Thate put the Lady
Lions away with a corner shot at the 67:46
mark.
Penn State's offense, which had tallied nine
goals in its previous two games, was virtually
shut down yesterday. The Lady Dukes limited
the team to just three shots and only one cor
ner.
"James Madison played a very good game, a
Rachel Hoffman
Lady booter
Lions lose in OT
By MICHAEL SIGNORA
Collegian Sports Writer
It was a first half to build on
and a second to forget.
After squandering a double
digit halftime advantage and 14-
point bulge with 10 minutes
remaining, Penn State made sev
eral crucial mistakes in the wan
ing moments, falling to Marathon
Oil 98-93 in overtime yesterday at
Rec Hall.
"I really blame myself for the
loss tonight," point guard Dan
Earl explained. "I was just very
bad down the stretch. If I didn't
play like that we should have won
the game definitely. There's no
excuse for how I played."
The junior was most disap
pointed with two turnovers in the
final minutes that led to Oiler
buckets.
Earl had eight assists and two
steals but said his failure to set
up teammates with the game on
the line was a main reason for the
defeat.
Just as important, though, was
the Lions poor performance from
the foul line. An 8-for-18, 44 per
cent effort, including a 3-for-8
showing in overtime, failed to
apply the knockout punch. This
deficiency proved crucial as
Marathon repeatedly got up off
the canvas.
"The foul shooting is another
area that needs work," Coach
Jerry Dunn said. "When we're
going through our free throw
shooting practice, a game like
this creates an atmosphere where
guys are concentrating a little bit
more on free throws."
Forward Glenn Sekunda was an
effective scoring threat, hitting
on eight-of-13 from the field for
19 points.
With Penn State nursing a two
point lead and under 90 seconds
to play, the senior made a spec
tacular drive to the hoop, getting
clobbered on the way to the bas
ket.
His two foul shots were unsuc-
Penn State's Rachel Hoffman (19) goes up for a header at Jeffrey Field
on Saturday. The Lady Lions fell 2-1 to James Madison.
"We're not the
enemy. We want to
help get these guys
ready for the season.
That's our job." .
Glenn Sergent
Marathon Oil coach
cessful though, and instead of
augmenting the lead to three or
four points, Penn State nursed a
tenuous 82-80 cushion.
The advantage disappeared
almost immediately, as Marathon
forward Donnell Bivens tied the
score on an acrobatic lay up with
1:07 to go.
The contest see-sawed the rest
of the way, before the Oilers
seized control for good with less
than a minute remaining. Guard
Fred Colfield racked up 34 points,
the final two sealing the outcome.
"We're not the enemy,"
Marathon Coach Glenn Sergent
said. "We want to help get these
guys ready for the season. That's
our job. Our job is not to win or
lose it's to be competitive."
The Oilers have been more than
that on their current exhibition
tour, defeating national power
Villanova, Georgia Tech, Rutgers
and Boston College.
But in the first half, it looked as
though Penn State would win
handily.
A hot-shooting, 5-of-9 start
from three point range paced the
Lions to the early lead. Guard
Pete Lisicky was instrumental,
hitting on 3 of 5 to help the squad
burst to a 12-point lead at the
break.
"We didn't come out with the
same intensity in the second
half," Sekunda said.
"We got out to a lead, and they
kept climbing back. We didn't
play defense like we should have.
It's early, though, and this is a
learning experience."
Lady Lion soccer coach
strong defensive game," Morett said. "Their
defense has improved since I last saw them. We
didn't get into the flow of things until the sec
ond half. It's unfortunate we didn't start with
intensity."
The Lady Lions were also struck a blow on
the Lady Dukes' second goal, when Meister was
injured Miring the play and unable to stop
Bloomer's rebound.
She left the game with what appeared to be a
sprained elbow and did not return. Meister said
her arm was stepped on during the melee in
front of the cage, and that she heard something
snap.
This meant redshirt freshman Jamie Smith
received her first shot at collegiate goaltending.
She had seen action this year for the Lady
Lions, but only as a field player. She made six
saves during 27 minutes of play, and allowed
the third Lady Duke goal.
"Was I nervous? No," Smith said.
"The only thing I was nervous about was
whether I was going to get my (pads) on in
time."
Monday, Nov. 13, 1995
Char Morett
Lions lose
at Big Tens
By DAVID COMER
Collegian Sports Writer
The men's soccer team is a virtu
al lock to make the NCAA tourna
ment field of 32 teams, but a Big
Ten conference tournament cham
pionship would have been a nice
send off for No. 8 Penn State.
Instead, the Lions, winners of
seven straight and 14 of 15 before
their game yesterday, lost 3-1 to
Indiana in the Big Ten conference
semifinals at Michigan State. Penn
State (15-4 overall, 4-1 Big Ten) did
not gain the automatic bid that
accompanies the league champi
onship, but a berth in the NCAAs,
beginning this weekend, is all but
guaranteed.
"I will be devastated if we don't
make it," Lion Coach Barry Gor
man said.
"I would hope we are thought of
highly enough to be given a home
game."
Gorman and the rest of the squad
will learn at 6 p.m. tonight the
whereabouts and opponent of their
first-round game.
Penn State was slated to play
Indiana on Saturday, but the game
was postponed because, as Gorman
said, "You wouldn't have wanted to
send a polar bear out in that weath
er."
So, the contest was played yes
terday on Old College Field, a
slushy mess pelted with rain on
Friday and snow the next day. The
championship game between Indi
ana and Wisconsin was canceled, as
the Hoosiers and Badgers were
named co-champions, with the lat
ter gaining the automatic NCAA
berth because of its better league
record.
Penn State, recipients of a first
round bye because of a second
place finish in the regular season,
did not play Friday.
Meanwhile, Indiana beat North
western, 2-1, in the first round to
set up a rematch of the Sept. 29
game Penn State won, 2-1, at Indi
ana.
The Hoosiers took advantage of
an unexpected day off and were
well rested for the contest yester
day.
"Having the day off definitely
worked to our advantage," Indiana
Coach Jerry Yeagley said. "We
would have been much more
fatigued."
The Hoosiers jumped out to a 1-0
lead at the 12:03 mark of the first
half when Caleb Porter took a loose
ball in front of the net and connect
ed from six yards. Penn State's
Brannon Seaman took a pass from
Travis Berger and blasted a 25
yarder into the back of the net to
tie the score at 1-1 three minutes,
eight seconds into the second half.
"The footing was hard you
couldn't take chances," Seaman
said. "Balls were stopping short.
We'd kick it 30 yards, and it'd only
go 15. We have players with speed,
and it took away from them."
Jeff Bannister gave Indiana the
lead for good at the 61:58 mark,
and J.T. Cerroni added the final
tally with less than four minutes to
play. The Hooisers' three goals
came on five shots.
"I'm very disappointed and feel
bad for the kids," Gorman said.
"We were the better team even in
the atrocious conditions. We made
three bad errors in judgment that
cost us. The errors were on things I
thought we tightened up."