1,) The Daily Collegian Tuesday, Nov. 10, 1998
State forward Joe Bassett shoots and scores against Buffalo Saturday. The Icers beat Buffalo, 6-1
Lady Icers knock off Orangewomen
P'y CHRISTIAN TAYLOR
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night at the Ice Pavil
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State (2-0) contained
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defensive shortcomings,
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2.ht-point game, scoring four
and notching four assists.
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in the first period, when
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the Orangewomen looked their
best.
"We played inconsistently
well." said Syracuse coach Brad
Beran. "In the first period. Penn
State controlled the first half and
we controlled the second half.
Then we just played bad hockey
and that was about it."
The game stayed physical
throughout with a lot of humping
and poke checking. Toward the
end of the second period, the
Icers found themselves two play
ers down with Courtney Nugent
and Nicole Agostino both in the
box for tripping.
But the Icers' penalty killing
unit looked strong and cleared
the zone every time, not allowing
a shot on goal throughout the
two-player advantage.
"We worked on (penalty
killing) a lot in practice, we were
prepared for it," said leer for
ward Jaime Thorne, who had a
hat trick in the game.
The Icers even managed to get
a good scoring opportunity dur
ing the penalty kill. Jeer defense
man Talia Smith player:
impressive two-way game wit`
two goals and two assists
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often was sliding out of position
to join the offensive rush and
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point.
"I've never really played
offensively until I played on this
team." Smith said. "Sometimes I
think I almost play too offensive-
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the Orangewomen and beat them
to almost every loose puck. They
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Four lines keep Icer foes in check
By KEVIN BRICKER
Collegian Staff Writer
Buffalo coach Rick Brooks sur
veyed his bench. It was late in the
third period of the Bulls' contest
with the Penn State Icers Saturday.
With one glance, he knew his team
was spent.
Maybe it was the weekend road
trip which went from Buffalo to
Delaware and then a took U-turn
back to Happy Valley. Maybe a
last-minute loss in Delaware last
Friday night deflated the Bulls. Or
maybe Brooks' team knew the
game's outcome already was deter
mined, trailing 6-0.
But what was so apparent
throughout Penn State's pair of
home victories this past weekend
20-2 over Duquesne and 6-1 over
Buffalo and what Brooks real
ized his team lacked, was depth.
"Our biggest problem was our
team speed and we don't have the
depth that (Penn State does),"
Brooks said. "When I'm looking up
and down the bench for somebody
to go out there and contribute who
hasn't had a lot of ice time, (we're
missing the) skill factor."
Trailing 2-0 heading into the
Lady booters enjoying season of firsts
By JOHN GIBLIN
Collegian Staff Writer
Records are made to be broken
Among a whirlwind of emotion,
the Penn State women's soccer
team claimed its first Big Ten
Tournament title in school history
Sunday. In addition to running the
gamut of postseason play, the Lady
Lions shattered numerous individ
ual and team records during the
weekend.
"This feels great," said goalkeep
er Emily Oleksiuk. "We've been
talking about this since August.
We've done so many things, been
through so much our team is just
great."
No. 11 Penn State (19-3-1, 10-1-1
Big Ten) is the first team in Big
Ten history to claim both the regu
lar-season and tournament titles in
the same year. Penn State is ,only
the second team to host the Big
Ten Tournament and win the final
game in the same season. In 1994,
Wisconsin claimed the first Big
Ten Tournament title with a 3-0
victory against Minnesota in Madi
son, Wis.
"At the beginning of the year, we
didn't know how good we were
going to be," said senior forward
Carole Dutchka. "For us to end this
way it's just incredible."
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third period Saturday, the Bulls
were prepared for a third-period
comeback. What the Bulls got
instead was an uppercut to the
chin. Penn State used the first two
periods to wear down Buffalo, and
the final period to put them away.
"Penn State came out with a
great effort in the third period,"
Brooks said. "I think fatigue was a
factor for us very much in the
third period."
The Icers won the scrums in the
corners. They seemed to be a half
stride ahead of the Bulls when
chasing the puck. Penn State won
the small battles that ultimately
won the war.
Credit that to the Icers' four
solid lines. With undersized, but
speedy forwards in freshmen
Travis Dorsey and Kyle Jordan and
bruising forwards sophomore C.J.
Patrick and senior Alon Eizenman,
the Icers exhausted Buffalo.
As a former Icer, Penn State
coach Joe Battista knows the
bumps a team must endure along
the American Collegiate Hockey
Association schedule. By using
four lines, the Icers stayed fresh
and had an extra hop in their
strides.
"We've done so many
things, been through
so much our team
is just great."
Emily Oleksiuk
Penn State goalkeeper
In addition, Penn State broke the
record for most wins by a Big Ten
team before the NCAA Tourna
ment. The Lions earned their 19th
victory of their season, one more
than 1997 regular-season champion
Minnesota and tournament champi
on Michigan posted last season.
"This is another first for this
team," said Penn State coach Pat
Farmer. "I don't know how many
they've gotten, but I keep changing
our goals on the board from black
in the beginning of the year to red
when we get them. They've really
built some confidence."
In its march towards national
prominence, Penn State has taken
to heart the phrase "home-field
advantage." After yesterday's vic
tory, the Lions are 11-0 this season
at Jeffrey Field, annihilating the
previous record of a 7-0 regular
season in 1996.
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"It gives us that difference in
depth that's important at this
level," Battista said. "Especially
over a 36-game schedule, it adds
up. It's too long of a season to play
three lines. It's a wear-and-tear
thing."
Indicative of Penn State's depth,
its checking line leads the team in
scoring
"Our checking line scored three
more goals," he said. "They're lead
ing the team in scoring. It's amaz
ing."
By mixing different units of
defensemen with forwards, the
leers kept Duyesne (Friday's oppo
nent) and Buffalo guessing. Every
line scored this weekend, and
every leer saw time on the ice,
including all four goaltenders.
But after just six games, Eizen
man believes the Icers won't dis
cover how deep their team is until
later in the season .
"I think our depth hasn't been
tested yet," he said. "With all due
respect to Buffalo, they don't have
the horses to test our horses. It's
not really a race."
But if it were, Penn State
would've lapped Duquesne and
Buffalo several times.
"This game was just so much
fun," said forward Courtney Law
son. "I can't imagine anyone not
having an incredible time. It's the
final, championship round, at home
in front of all your fans this is
just such a great class that is going
to be graduating, I can't imagine
anyone not running and having a
great time."
This year's squad constantly has
been referred to as overachievers.
The Lions don't look at themselves
as having played above their heads,
but rather as a team that has been
overlooked since day one.
"I think they've exceeded what I
thought they might do at the begin
ning of the year, but I've always
hated that overachiever word,"
Farmer said. "I think that's for peo
ple who don't correctly assess the
talent level."
Penn State has brushed aside
criticism all year. With yet another
goal and numerous other records
under its belt, the Lions look for
ward to vet another appearance in
the NCAA Tournament, where as
the No. 7 seed they earn a first
round bye and will play the Indi
ana-Wright State winner Sunday at
Jeffrey Field.
"They've done better than we've
planned," Farmer said, "but not
better than we hoped."
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