I Wednesday, Dec. 9, 2009 NBA Detroit at Philadelphia 7 p.m., CSN Chicago at Atlanta 7 p.m., ESPN NCAA Basketball Georgia at St. John’s 7 p.m., ESPN2 Villanova at Saint Joseph’s 9 p.m., ESPN2 Student bowl ticket sales start Saturday Student tickets for the Capital One Bowl will begin at 7 a.m. Saturday and will end at 11 a.m. the same day or when tickets are sold-out. Ticket prices are set at $BO. The 2010 Capital One Bowl pits the Nittany Lions against Louisiana State Jan. 1 in Orlando, Fla. Kickoff is slated for 1 p.m. Flyers’ Emery on IR, to miss six weeks Flyers goalie Ray Emery will undergo surgery Wednesday to repair a tom muscle in his lower abdomen, and is expected to miss about six weeks. Philadelphia gen eral manager Paul Holmgren made the announcement Tuesday night. The Flyers, who lost five straight and eight of nine, recalled goalie Johan Backlund from the Phantoms, but will rely heavi ly on Brian Boucher to replace the fallen Emery. Mariners, Figgins agree to 4-year deal Former Los Angeles Angels sparkplug Chone Figgins finalized his $36 mil lion, four-year contract with Seattle on Tuesday, a deal that includes a vesting option for 2014 that could make it worth $45 million over five vears. Figgins led the American League with 101 walks and posted a career-high on-base percentage of .395 last season, earning a late spot on his first All-Star squad. Promise of Jordan apology falls short A story came out Tuesday about a NBA developmental league team owner promis ing fans who attended the Utah Falsh’s home opener a chance to see Michael Jordan play Biyon Russell one-on-one at halftime. Turns out Brandt Anderson, the Flash’s owner, couldn't get a hold of Jordan and trotted out a look-alike in his place. The 7,500 fans in attendance began to boo and emptied out the arena once they realized they had been duped. As an apology, Anderson promised tickets to those in attendance. Hey, chief no one wants tickets to watch your band of misfit, NBA wanna-bes. The fans booed and emptied the arena repeat, emptied the arena after they realized His Airness wasn't actually on the floor. Instead, Mr. Anderson, how about you let those fans decide what charity the $lOO,OOO —the would-be prize of the one-on-one bout goes to. Q: What two current Penn State coaches once served as a student manager or graduate assistant coach of the team they now coach? Tuesday’s Answer: Penn State beat Tennessee 31-13 in the 1994 Citrus Bowl. Andrew Dunheimer'Collegian Junior forward Jeff Brooks dunks with two hands off a DJ Jackson miss during the Nittany Lions' victory over UMBC Tuesday. Brooks led the team with 14 points as the Lions rolled in the second half to a 58-42 win. Philadelphia natives step up Monroe, also of Philadelphia. I would love to see When Drew Jones left the floor them play well, with 9:47 remaining in the first half, have great Sea ttle junior center had already tal- sons, with the lied six points and three rebounds, exception of one Jones was replaced by fellow game. They’re Philadelphia native Andrew Ott, both bruisers.” Jones who collected two boards and Jones and Ott scored on a slick reverse layup in parlayed their Philadelphia con- By Andrew Robinson COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER just 26 seconds. nection in the men’s basketball ‘They're two big guys, two Philly team’s win over the Retrievers guys," said UMBC coach Randy Tuesday night, combining for 16 No. IPSU seeking change in attitude By Bill Landis COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Russ Rose was visibly upset after his teams NCAA second round win over Pennsylvania last Saturday. When asked if WOMEN - S he was borderline ~, angry, the coach VOLLEYBALL was quick to ~ 1 11 ---- remove the "borderline" part. But Rose made his feelings known to his captains in a meeting he held before practice Monday. Meiame Neubaum/Collegian Setter Alisha Glass (left) and middle hitter Arielle Wilson leap for a block against Penn Saturday in the second round of the NCAA tournament. “I'm comfortable I discussed what my concerns were,” the coach said Tuesday. Chief among his concerns was what he called a need for a change in attitude. After saying Saturday that the team had a few players with “suspect" attitudes, Rose made it clear to his team that the mentality needed to change. For the time being, it appears as though the players got the mes sage. While the team has had just two See V. BALL Page 16. OThe men's basketball writ ers hand out grades for Penn State's win on the ON THE Hardwood Hits blog: BLOG psucollegian.com points and 12 rebounds. For Jones, his 10 points and 10 boards marked his first double-double of the sea son and the fourth of his career. Monroe said Ott did a lot of little things that weren’t reflected on the stat sheet, including setting Sophomore Quentin Wright wrestles with freshman Luke Macchiaroli in practice. Wright sang the National Anthem before Sunday’s meet. Redshirting Wright contributes with voice By Ryan Loy COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER For a redshirt, Quentin Wright has been a busy guy of late. In Sunday’s Nittany Lion Open, redshirting after an All-American WRESfLMG rookie campaign —- last season fin ished third in the 184-pound weight class. While his high finish was common for a grappler of Wright’s caliber, the start to his The Daily Collegian Strong half brings victory By Andrew J. Cassavell COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The crowd was silent, the Penn State offense had stalled and the winless UMBC Retrievers were sticking around— down by only four points at halftime. MENS In one play, Jeff BASKETBALL Brooks changed all of that. With lead jgm changes through out the first half, ***** the Penn state Penn State men's basketball team (6-3) capital- Jtj ized right away in the second stanza * with the first two UMBC of Brooks’ eight second-half points leading the Nittany Lions to a sluggish 58-42 victory. On a missed 12-footer by DJ Jackson, Brooks, who notched a team-high 14 points, skied for a rebound and with his back to the basket sent in a reverse dunk with two hands. “He can do some things that you can’t teach,” head coach Ed DeChellis said. “He can go get that thing, offen sive rebound it and dunk it. You can't teach that. He’s got some gifts.” Brooks’ dunk ignited a 14-3 run in which the Lions went into a half court trap on defense, allowing only one 3-point basket by the Retrievers. Freshman guard Tim Frazier who the Lions used the most in trapping the ball on the perimeter hit a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession, forcing Retriever coach Randy Monroe to use a timeout. DeChellis, who threatened his team with extra sprints in practice during halftime if they didn’t hold the Terriers under 50 points, said he is still looking for his leaders to step up early in games even in See WIN, Page 16. in win screens and “being a beast inside.” Ott was not available post-game, but Jones noted his teammate’s effort and hustle on the floor. “Ott dove on a balL 6-[fbot]-10, 6- 11, that’s a long way down for guys sacrificing their body like that,” Jones said. “It just shows everybody has to do everything to win, not just score. It feels good to have a good offensive night but at the same time we have to do other things get other people involved too.” See PLAYERS, Page 16. ORead about the six Penn State wrestlers on the lat est Intermat poll on the ON THE Back Points blog: SLOG psucollegian.com day was a little less familiar. As the hundreds of wrestlers inside Rec Hall’s main gym looked up to the American flag hr-ymg on the wall, it was Wright’s voice that began singing the National Anthem over the sound system. See WRIGHT, Page 16.
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