I Monday, Dec. 7,200' NHL New Jersey at Buffalo 7 p.m., Versus Carolina at Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m., FSN Ravens at Packers 8:30 p.m., ESPN NBA Denver at Philadelphia 7 p.m., CSN Colts, New Orleans remain unbeaten Instead of another patented comeback or another 300-yard day, Indianapolis quarterback Peyton Mann- ing took con trol early and played keep away from Tennessee, leading Colts to a 27-17 victory Mannlng their 21st con- secutive regu- lar-season win. Only New England, from the 2006-08 seasons, has won that many games in a row, and Indianapolis can break the record at home next week in its matchup against the Denver Broncos. Meanwhile, New Orleans trailed by 10 in the fourth quar ter Sunday and played more than four quarters without holding a lead until Garrett Hartley kicked an 18-yard field goal 6:29 into overtime for a 33- 30 Saints win. Favre breaks record in 282nd straight Minnesota Vikings quarter- back Brett Favre set an NFL record by playing in his 283rd consecu tive game Sunday night. With his first snap against Arizona, the avre 40-year-old Favre broke the record of 282 consecutive games started, held by longtime Vikings defensive end Jim Marshall. Favre has not missed a game since the 1992 season. Weis’ latest words show lack in morals As Notre Dame’s coach, Charlie Weis was as classless as he was useless. After being fired from the position, Weis is proving he is still just as classless as when he was employed. On Sunday, Weis took shots at USC coach Pete Carroll, asking reporters why Carroll’s character flies under the radar despite his living with a grad student while Weis’ demeanor was constantly under a scope. You’ve answered your own question, Charlie. Moreso than the mediocre production and forgettable seasons the once-proud Fighting Irish posted under Weis’ watch, it was the coach’s constant finger pointing and endless line of excuses that more than likely cemented his fate. After Sunday’s addition to Weis’ laundry list of off-color, off-of-the-field remarks, the athletic director at Notre Dame once again proved the coach’s dismissal was ulti- mately the right move. Q: When was the last time Penn State played LSU and what was the final score of thatgame? Froay’s Answer Jon Runyan is the only active NFL player to have played for the Houston Oilers. Owls take sloppy contest By Stephen Hennessey COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Ed DeChellis saw the play pro gressing exactly the way he didn’t want it to. Following a Temple turnover MEN’S with 28 seconds BASKETBALL freshman forward Bill Edwards ran off a screen, drove to the lane and was whistled for an offensive foul. DeChellis planned to call a time out if Penn State couldn’t find a good option. He tried to call his last timeout to set up a new play. Instead, the result was a costly turnover. “I was getting ready to call the timeout when he drove it over ON TO GAINESVILLE Lions advance despite lack of energy By Jocelyn Syrstad COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Penn State coach Russ Rose said he was pleased with the level of enthusiasm seen during NCAA tourna ment second round match, but not from his team. Rose said the crowd at Rec Hall and Penn’s team had the energy that is commonly seen in a postseason match, but the No. 1 Penn State women’s volley ball team did not meet his expec tations. The Nittany Lions did win the match 3-0 (25-20, 25-17, 25-16) despite their lack of presence on the court and will advance to the regional round next weekend. However, Rose hopes his team, which extended its winning streak to 98 games, will step it up as the tournament continues. “I just think we’ve got some kids with suspect attitudes at times,” Rose said. “It’s disap pointing, but it is what it is. If you don’t have energy and aren’t excited about the event, that’s unfortunate.” The lack of energy was seen See V. BALL, Page 12. OFor a break down of the Lion’s latest win and a map of the sweet 16, ON THE visit Can You Dig It blog: BLOG psucolleglan.com Underclassmen’s efforts push team By Bill Landis COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER On a night that was the final home match for the Penn State seniors, it was two underclass men that provided the spark Junior Arielle Wilson and freshman Darcy Dorton, coach Russ Rose said, contributed with their play as well as their energy in a match the coach felt was lacking in enthusiasm. Despite the lack of energy, the play of the two underclassmen led the Lions to a 3-0 victory over Pennsylvania in the second round of the NCAA Tournament. Dorton in particular carried the Lions through the first game after the Lions bounced back from a five-point deficit. Lady Lions’ comeback bid ends Sunday's game Minnesota had a similar feel as It was deja vu Sunday night for turnovers. free the Lady Lions in the team’s 56-48 throw shooting loss to Minnesota. and a slow start Just like last - doomed Penn By Alex Angert COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Wednesday’s WOMEN’S State (5-3, 0-1 Big game against Ten) for its second Georgia Tech, ball straight loss. Penn State fell into ~ But just like the an early hole before eventually Georgia Tech hopes that the Golden Gophers and seal the game with a pair of having its comeback bid fall short game, the Lady Lions wouldn't quit would miss their free throw. free throws, in the final minute. on Sunday. They did. there,” DeChellis said in his post game interview with the Penn State Radio Network. “We were very sloppy with a lot of stuff that we set." Temple (6-2) edged out the Temple Nittany Lions, 45- 42, on Saturday at the Liacouras Center in the sec ond-lowest-scor- ing game in the history of the venue. The loss was the Lions’ sixth straight to the Owls and snapped the Lions (5-3) four-game nonconference road winning streak. The Lion defense held the Owls to 30 percent shooting, 18-of-60, WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL Penn State Megan Hodge (11) spikes a ball around Lauren Martin's block Saturday night against Penn in Rec Hall. Hodge and the other Lion starters came under fire from their coach, Russ Rose, after the win, with Rose saying some players lacked enthusiasm despite sweeping the Quakers in straight sets. “I thought Darcy won the first game for us,” Rose said in the media room after the game. “That’s why she’s sitting here, and the All-Americans are in the locker room. She played hard and is an enthusiastic kid.” While Dorton provided a lift for the Lions in key moments during the match, it was Wilson who was steady throughout. The junior led the Lions in kills with 13 on 21 swings. Her .571 hitting percent age was second on the team, and she also was big on the defensive end tallying five total blocks. Wilson has been the most con sistent player offensively for the Lions this season. She leads all hitters on the team in hitting per centage by more than 100 points and is second on the team in total from the field and 3-of-17 from 3- point range. The Lion offense had similar success, however. Sophomore guard Chris Babb, who began the season in the start ing lineup and came off the bench for the fourth-straight contest, was the only Lion to score in double digits. He finished with 11 points off 3-of-6 from 3-point range. “We’ve got to trust each other more offensively,” DeChellis said. “It’s different when you only have seniors out there. It’s different when you give the ball to a Jamelle Comley or Stanley Pringle. We’re trying to find our way with our guys right now.” The Lions wasted a final oppor tunity to send the contest into overtime. With 12 seconds left, Talor Battle tripped twice and Penn State Blair Brown (9) and Fatima Balza (3) prepare to block against Penn Saturday night in Rec Hall. Brown and the Lions other big hitters were overshadowed by the efforts of underclassmen, the Lions' coach said. kills with 303 all while having I don’t think it was my best less total attacks than the team’s game,” Wilson said. “I think get three other big hitters, ting some of the blocks helped, Dorton, Megan Hodge and Blair but as far as energy goes, we all Brown. needed to bring energy tonight, “I think I picked it up a lot, but See EFFORT, Page 12. against Down by nine with a minute left The Collegian's Lady Lions in the game, Penn State took con- reporters grade each trol of the game. aspect of play in the Lions iyra Grant hit a three-pointer, QN m |oss at Washington s Post: Alex Bentley converted an easy ». nr . * layup after stealing the ball at mid- BLOG Psucollegian.com Minnesota court and the Lady Lions found themselves down by only four and With the game on the line, the back in the game. Lady Lions couldn’t capitalize, fail- With a victory now possible, ing grab, the rebound allowing Penn State fouled Minnesota in Minnesota to run time off the clock Penn State The Daily Collegian couldn’t attempt a shot to clinch the win for the Owls. DeChellis said he drew up the play twice for his team in the hud dle, but he still blamed himself for the poor execution of the play. He said the players didn’t know what side of the court Battle was going to be on and thus didn’t know where to set up. Battle finished with eight points, tying his lowest scoring output for the season, on 3-of-15 from the field. Last season, the Albany, N.Y, native scored in double figures in the Lions’ first 14 games. Owls’ senior guard Ryan Brooks, who led all players with 19 points, also locked down Battle defensively, holding him below 10 points for the second time this season. See OWLS, Page 12. in loss See LOSS, Page 12.
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