1.0 I WEDNESDAY, Oct. 9, 2002 Conference coaches pond , Shaky officiating has led some to make the right rulings to decide those games. probably could not "I think if it's at all feasible that we could do it, because not all gai Big Ten coaches to weigh the we certainly should look into it," Wisconsin coach would have to provi( Barry Alvarez said. "As much as is riding on these ..,.. pros and cons of video replay. • games, if you lose a game because of a call it real- Ti me Off ly hurts. You hate to take that away from the kids. Three conference You want kids who are playing to decide the weeks, including Mi By Dustin Dopirak game." action this week. ' COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER I djd2l6@psu.edu Others think that the refer ees do well enough on their ii - The guys in black and white stripes haven't been own not to subject the college having an easy year in the Big Ten. game to some of the adverse . ' Four officials have already been dismissed for effects of instant replay. their officiating in the Purdue-Wake Forest game "I'm not a big fan of instant NOTEBOOK Sept. 21. id Penn State football coach J' P Pater- *)1; " Penn State football apt. , am !en'. toot coax. Joe Pate► no ran down one referee after the Nittany Lions' game against lowa to tell him how bad two of his Cohorts were doing. Even so, the Big Ten coaches are split as to whether the conference should allow the officials to correct mistakes with instant replay. With as much importance as there is riding on every game in a college football season, some coaches want to make sure that everything possi ble is done to assure that officials have all the tools W. volleyball following Smith's lead By Chris Adamski COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER I cxal9B@psu.edu Having the No. 9 women's volleyball team in the country usually implies individual accolades as well. Middle hitter Cara Smith is leading the nation in hitting percentage, with 157 kills compared to only 20 errors in 275 chances, an astounding .498 clip. "She's a unique player in the fact that she doesn't even have to go up and swing every time," sophomore outside hitter Ashley Pederson said. "She's learned the wipe shot, she uses the whole court. She just has a lot of differ ent shots so that's why I think her hit ting percentage is so high." The junior is recognized as a team leader, and her work ethic and game smarts are rubbing off on those around her "She's got such a court sense about her. and that's why she is such a great hitter," Pederson said. Smith has led the nation in hitting from the beginning of the season, a sta tistic bolstered by a perfect 11-for-11 performance Sept. 14 against Army, making her only the eighth player in NCAA history to hit 1.000 with as many as 11 attacks. , Yet Smith (or any other Nittany Lion, for that matter) has not won conference player of the week honors, despite the fact that Penn State has the league's best record and a No. 2 national rank ing. What makes the lack of Lions hon ored even more troubling was that this week Ohio State sophomore Stacey Gordon admittedly a very good mid dle hitter was named player of the week despite her Buckeyes going 0-2, a fact that irked Penn State women's vol- Wyball coach Russ Rose. "In all my 11 years [in the Big Ten] I don't think that has ever happened," Rose said. "You wouldn't give the national play er of the year award to someone who went 0-24, would you?" But Rose remains confident Smith's day will come. Men's club soccer disappointed by two weekend losses By Chad Reott FOR THE COLLEGIAN Losing is not something the Penn State men's club soccer team is accustomed to, and not some thing it plans to make a habit. The Nittany Lions, a team that won the 2000 national championship and finished ranked No. 3 last season, played host to Cornell, Michigan and Illinois this past Saturday and Sunday behind the Intramural Building. Penn State started out on a winning high by beating Cornell 1-0 thanks to mid fielder/forward Jason Reese's goal with around five minutes left in the second half. Michigan and Illinois, however, would prove to be more formidable foes, both earning 2-1 victories over the Lions. Midway through the first half, Michigan senior we're taking a break The Daily Collegian offices will be closed Monday, Oct. 14 and Tuesday, Oct. 15 for Fall Break Early Deadlines: 4 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 10 for Wednesday, Oct. 16 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 1 1 for Thursday, Oct. 17 ; 4 ig ' d" THE it; DAILY -J COLLEGIA Adam R. Harvey/Collegian Cara Smith (8) signals to teammates during Penn State's game against Army. "Hopefully she'll have some more big matches in the Big Ten, so we can get some recognition," Rose said. But, for her part. Smith doesn't seem to mind the lack of accolades. really don't think about it too much," Smith said. just go out every game same as normal and help us win. Whatever I hit, I hit, I just want to help the team." Iceman cometh Junior opposite Erin Iceman returned to the Penn State lineup two weeks ago at the American University tournament, seeing action in four games. Iceman had been returning from a torn anterior cruci ate ligament she suf fered in the spring. However, Iceman has only seen very limited action since, getting in three of the last 14 games the Lions played. replay, 'en. sate iootbah coach Joe Paterno said. "You just have to live with some calls. Some go your way, some don't. [lnstant replay] just makes the games longer ... As long as the officials are hustling, and getting into a good position to make calls, fine." Of course, no one's opinion matters if the bills can't get paid. "It's a huge financial commitment," said Michi gan State coach Bobby Williams. "Every school defender Eric Schueller broke a scoreless tie with a brilliantly placed kick to the upper left corner of the net. "That kid will never hit a shot that nice again in his life, that's probably the best goal he's ever scored," Penn State defender Elliott Toobin said. The Lions switched gears after the goal. "I think we picked it up towards the second half of the first half ... then just completely dominated that team," Toobin said. Midfielder John Hughes got the Lions on the board with a low bender into the left corner of the goal to knot the score at 1-1. However, shortly after Hughes' goal, Michigan freshman midfielder Scott Holzwarth broke away from the pack for a one-on-one with the Penn State goalkeeper. He buried the ball in the net for a 2-1 lead, the final margin of victory The Distinguished Speakers Series Presents SPORTS "She's been out for a pretty long time, so it's going to take some time for her to get back into the flow of the game," Rose said. have hopes that Erin will be able to continue to improve and be a player we can get into the rotation." Iceman said she is physically just about back to 100 percent, and that it was just a matter of getting game reps "I'm feeling pretty confident, ready to go." Iceman said. "It's been a long five months. Jump ing and moving abilities are pretty much equal right now between the two legs." Rose gushes about the work ethic Iceman displayed as she went through physical therapy to get back on the court. "She's a committed player and she's doing everything she can to get back where she can play, and it's not about her, it's about the team," Rose said. "Those are just some of the things I've always recognized that make her a really special kid." President de Klerk F.W. afford to have it at every game tmes are televised and teams ide their own systems." T teams are coming off bye lichigan, but every team is in Ohio State, the lone team not playing a conference oppo nent, is playing San Jose State. When asked about the virtues of bye weeks, many coaches agreed that the most deciding factor is when they come in the schedule "The best time for a bye week is when your team is a little banged up and you see that the emotion al energy of your team is not at the level it needs to be," Ohio State coach Jim Tressel said. "When you have momentum, the worst thing you can have is a bye." Though every team has an off week on the schedule, lowa doesn't actually have a bye, they "We do need to finish our chances," said Toobin in regards to the Lions' stagnant offense. "In the Cornell game and the Michigan game we had chances to put the game away early and were not doing it." The Lions faced Illinois early Sunday morning, completely dominating the flow of the first half, but couldn't capitalize on numerous opportunities. "That first half [Sunday] was as good of a half probably as we've played all year," Toobin said. However, the floodgates opened for Illinois to start the second half. Ryan Stotts headed the ball in off a penalty kick, and then, no more than five minutes later, he bust ed into the open field and scored again to make it 2-0. Illinois' goals countered the Lions' aggressive style and dampened their spirits. er instant replay Injuries taking toll as season rolls on By Jeff Frantz COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER I jbfl42@psu.edu Like Tom Sawyer whitewashing Aunt Polly's fence, starting the Big Ten season seemed like such a good idea for the Penn State football team. However, just like Sawyer tired of toilin: with the PATERNO Conference: squad (at least not with desirable results). Already, the bumps and bruises are starting to take their toll, as quarter back Zack Mills and tailback Larry Johnson were injured during Satur day's game at Wisconsin, adding to the previous list of wounded Lions which already included linebackers Sam Ruhe and Deryck Toles, who is still questionable for the Michigan game. Paterno said that both Mills, who sprained his acromioclavicular joint. and Johnson, who pulled a hamstring. should be ready to play Saturday at Michigan. Still, Paterno said he is giv ing both key members of his offense light treatment this week in practice. "Zack practiced a little bit [Monday], we told Larry to take it easy," Paterno said. "I think they'll both be fine, we'll know a little bit more after today." Figuring how hard to push players in practice is also a concern for Paterno. He said the team went through a light workout Monday but would do hitting drills yesterday, explaining that some things must be done at close to full speed to be effective. Nevertheless, Paterno is always weary of pushing players that see a lot of game action too hard. "I've got to be careful with a lot of guys like Joe lorio and all those kind of *Ended apartheid and fostered democracy in. 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Watch the meters The Big Ten and the SEC are the only confer ences with five teams in the top 25 in both polls. Both also have two squads in the top ten in the ESPN Coaches poll. No one in the conference is celebrating yet. No Big Ten team has finished in the top ten in both polls since three teams did so in 1999. lowa, the most unlikely squad in the top 25, is also trying to avoid putting importance on its rank ing. The 5-1 Hawkeyes, the only conference team in the poll that was not ranked at the beginning of the season, hasn't finished in the top 25 since 1996. "This is just temporary parking right now," Fer entz said. "It's premature to get excited with the conference or national race ... We're going to do what we can, give an honest day's effort and let the chips fall where they may." guys that play a lot of plays in tough football games," Paterno said. - I've got to make sure we don't run out of gas coming down the stretch He's no U Besides stopping what was poten tially a career day early in the third quarter, Johnson's hamstring injury served to highlight the gap between him and his backups. Second string tailback Mike Gas parato played well, picking up 15 yards on the ground. and snagging a clutch pass for 25 yards. While Paterno was pleased with Gasparato's performance, he made it clear that the sophomore requires a lit tle more seasoning before he can reach ' L.Fs level. After Gasparato. however. Paterno "At concedes that the tailbacks thin out. ' Sophomore Pete ' Gilmore, who was thought to be John- 4111 IL son's logical backup last spring, didn't Gasparato make the trip to paintbrush, the Nittany Lions are starting to feel the grind of playing in the physical con ference. But unlike Sawyer, Penn State foot ball coach Joe Paterno can't get neighborhood kids to fill in for his Madison due to the Big Ten's 64-man limit on the number of players that can travel to road games. a policy Paterno dislikes. "In all fairness. Pete's really made a lot of progress. but he did not come back in good shape. - Paterno said. "He started off a bit behind but he's really worked hard and it's really close between him and Gasparato " The forgotten man With defensive end Michael Haynes on pace to break the NCAA single-sea son sack record and defensive tackle Jimmy Kennedy named this week's Big Ten defensive player of the week. things would appear to he going well on the defensive line. However, Paterno said he wasn't entirely pleased with the play of defen sive end John Bronson. saying he got pushed around more than necessary against the Badgers. "They shouldn't have scored either of them. but that's what happens when you're trying to push people forward trying to score," said Penn State midfielder Esli Feliz. Feliz finally capitalized on Penn State's ball placement and knocked home a goal. but the Illi nois defense locked down and held on for a 2-1 win. "I think in the second half we got in the mind state that it was okay to just knock the ball around," Toobin said. "There was just no intensity I think we just got too complacent with the fact that we were knocking the ball around." Consecutive 2-1 losses have the Penn State squad in a difficult position. but it remains opti mistic. "[The season's] been a little disappointing Toobin said. "We just got to take care of business
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