THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Coach Cael Sanderson (right) instructs Jake Kemerer (top) in practice Oct. 1 Illinois to By Ryan Loy COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Cael Sanderson has experienced a lot in collegiate wrestling, but tonight will be a first for him. The Penn State wrestling team begins a WRESTLING new chapter in Sand - fire' .ierson's :st year as coach as it competes in its first Big Ten dual meet of the season. The No. 13 Nittany Lions (8-3-1) host No. 19 Illinois (5-3) at 7 tonight in Rec Hall the Lions' first home dual meet in two months. It will be the Lions' first test in a confer ence that has eight teams in the NWCA USA Today Division I Team Coaches Poll. Senior 184-pounder David Erwin knows each match will be difficult with the large amount of talent in the con ference. The Big Ten is just a tough all-around conference," Erwin said. - So Big Ten duals are always tight matches. It's a brawl." Sanderson believes the home fans will see overall progress from the last time they saw the Lions compete. He hopes to see a team that's better prepared and takes a little more attitude onto the mat. The Lions' coach won't be the only one looking for his first conference win in tonight's dual. Illinois' Jim Heffernan is in his first season as head coach after being an assistant for the Fighting Illini the pre vious 17 years. Heffernan has been a witness to the Mini's dominance of Penn State in the past. Illinois has won the last nine dual meets between the two schools, but Heffernan isn't sure there's any secret to his team's success. Most years. we're really a pretty solid Setter Edgardo Goas (7) helps block a George Mason attacker last season. Now a soph omore, Goas is becoming a leader on the men's volleyball team. Goas showing poise in sophomore By Emily Kaplan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER In a routine drill at practice Wednesday night, Edgardo Goas jumped up just inches from the net and solo blocked Jason Ambrose's kill attempt. As Goas' teammates MEN'S came in to congratulate him, the redshirt sopho_ VOLLEYBALL more grinned, raised his arm, pointed to the spot where he made the block and shrugged as if to say, "It was just that easy" Many things are coming easy these days for the San Juan, Puerto Rico, native. In his second season as the Nittany Lions' starting setter. Goas is showing composure and energy on the court, pacing No. 6 Penn State to a 3-1 start. "I don't think he's ever suffered from a lack of confidence," coach Mark Pavlik said as his team prepares to face Springfield College in its second conference game of the year. "Gardo's a pretty sure guy, and I think that's a pretty good trait to have." It's especially good for the Lions, who graduated two-time first-team All- American Max Holt and the dependable Ryan Sweitzer from their 27-4 campaign, in which they did not lose a single set to an EIVA opponent. Now, Penn State has two freshmen in the starting lineup Tom Comfort and lan Hendries and Goas has adopted more of an outgoing leadership role. "I think that he recognizes that, with Max and Sweitzer graduating, the people on the court who the younger guys are looking up to now includes him," senior captain Will Price said. To adjust to the needs of the new-look Lions, Goas has made a concerted effort in the practice gym. Every day as the players casually stroll into Rec Hall's South Gym test Lions dual-meet team," Heffernan said. "We've always had really good balance. How that translates into our success with Penn State, I don't know." Illinois is coming off a 33-9 loss to Sanderson's former team, No. 2 lowa State. The Illini have been struggling with injuries this season, but Heffernan isn't using them as an excuse. He said injuries are part of the sport. and they're in the same boat as everyone else. The dual features an abundance of tal ent with 11 total ranked wrestlers, six being Lions. Heffernan believes a key matchup will be the bout at 184 featuring No. 2 John Dergo of Illinois and Erwin. The Lion senior, ranked No. 12 at 184, knows he must stick to his game plan to remain successful. "It's going to be a tough match," Erwin said. just gotta go out there and wrestle my match. Wrestle to win." Though he'll be at home, Erwin won't rely on the crowd to help him. He said dual meets don't always go as planned, and the energy in the building can shift depending on which team has momentum. No matter what happens during the dual. Heffernan expects the Penn State crowd to be active and provide a great environment for wrestling. He welcomes a big crowd and doesn't expect it to intimi date his team. "[The Penn State crowd] is very knowl edgeable and they appreciate wrestling," Heffernan said. "We want a lot of people in the gym watching and being involved and being excited in watching two Big Ten teams compete." To e-mail reporter: rmlsl3B@psu.edu season The Collegian volleyball reporters provide a scouting report for this weekend's match against Springfield on Above the Net: psucollegian.com ON T HE BLOC 20 minutes before their 3 p.m. practice some tossing around a football, others dis cussing their classes Goas is already hard at work The redshirt sophomore and fellow set ter Tor Covello do a daily pre-practice rep etition drill with new assistant coach Jay Hosack Pavlik said Hosack is working on getting Goas' hands higher and the ball out of his hands quicker. "He's worked on some technical stuff with Jay, but I don't know if he's technical ly better," Price said. - But his decision making is definitely improving. He's becoming a more mature player, a more confident player." Part of that can be attributed to Goas' ongoing transition to the American lifestyle. When he first came to the team, Goas a native Spanish speaker who left San Juan only three years ago when he came to Penn State would often talk to fellow countryman Dennis Del Valle in their native language. Goas' teammates agree that his English has improved, and the difference can be heard on the court where Goas has become much more vocal. "He's a lot more talkative now," Price said, "which we need in a setter." Goas said he too recognizes his improve ments. And the confident leader is proud of his progress. "We have so many differences from last year, so I definitely feel like I have to step up my game more," he said. ."And so far I feel like I'm doing that." 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