The Dun (\n .l in.i w Lightweight bouts propel Lions past Wisconsin O Two boui> piovi.dod shirt oi momentum in the Penn State unstlinc team - dual meet Sunday at Wisconsin. Adam Lynch ■ • ! ".ink \lolinaro erased an early delieit with victories ir. a .- At and !4d pound bouts that help*'..; ;. • Niliany Lions (105-1 Badgers w, a; Lvneh seem 5 ‘r- ■' the weekeuri sion Wi the iVe the wet s.t he hem Cem'h < o! Lyiieii work is "Imm : obvious with \ but h. , • diflel't : K • Penn State's Joe S Akron B> Cue Book top of tlse st.- On all live iacinc second w tiebreaki tape, lri and qua point. S time in Akron Zips trie: ing point, and A State. 5-2 The Zips wo to take the never lookc were comjr thought they; ouid ve v,or.! nose matches. -I'm speciiteaih disappeared wit it dou bles." Penn State eoaeh ilawna lerevette said "We didn't compete at 2. unci land 2 we had our chances and didn't execute. Seniors Soror. i>auren McCarthy teamed on >r. N> i doubles and jumped out to a - 0 scad. In the third game, McCarthy hit -m overhead shot iong, bring ing the Akron 1 and Prana Pamusart withm - - pair went on to lose the mutch. So The No. a double:-, mat.-h was tight throughout, with the Iv.u: state pair of (** v*„. < : Freshman Petra Januskoya returns a snot in practice Sept. 29 By Ryan toy noi Penn State ! after ni'n Friday -aid liu results -hew I".- hard a iii k "tie's soal- atch. His match was Molinaru's matchup :o>; 14!)-pounder used a i: pi lints to jump out to a 5-2 (■iiiuro's load was cut to 3-4. i’v.iis.-:- point that proved the phomore PSU drops second-straight to Loyola-Chicago Mark Pavlik doesn't know it there is a bet ter home court advantage than Alumni Gym in Chicago. For the second-straight season. Loyola- Oiicago used that advan tage to knock off the Xo. 5 Penn State men's volley ball team, and the Penn State head coach contin ued to be impressed with Loyola's fans. fhe Ramblers woe. the the NiUanv Lions t Ki'- \ oil Levis :■ LO.'lille ncom pointed in the loss positives from Safurna}': <je;> at. mainly the experience of playing in a competitive match in ti hostile environment bests Penn State, 5-2 an was .re next on o.i heat Penn Wes matches ii'. h. and they 2 doubles ilium* Lions ; .'ogasuria 1. The Lion The win w as Molinaro's first over a top-5 opponent and a big rebound after he was pinned Friday by No. 1 Brent Metcalf of lowa. •T think the main thought for me [after defeating Ruschell I was it felt good to erase as much of Friday as I could." Molinaro said. "I was pretty embarrassed after that Fighting back from Friday and coming back to get that win was big." The Lions got on top early when Brad Pataky used a takedown in the final minute of the 125-pound bout to win by major decision and put the I.ions up -1-0. Following the wins bv Lynch and Molinaro. the Lion A lead was extended when Cyler Sanderson pinned Greg Burke at the 6:29 mark to rebound from an upset loss against lowa. Wisconsin Molinaro believed the points from Sanderson's pin was a kev element to the Lions' success. "He fought hard for those bonus points, which was good." Molinaro said. "We needed those to secure that win and take some of the pressure off the end of the match." Andrew Howe. No. 1 at 165-pounds, got the Badgers dost with a win over Dan Vallimont to cut the Lions' lead to 16 11. By Eric Book ■--us2-i- Loyola-Chicago ' 'SO-iti. 2 aiakh. <O. :>()-■ -25. 15-7 ■.included the road trip for :iiU-r tnev ktveko;! it s such a small gym." Pavlik said. "It is such ri vreai home atmosphere for Loyola Simidian and Maria Pnshlyak losing 9-7. Sarah Henderson and Michaela Straear looked overmatched throughout their No. 3 doubles match as they fell 3-2. In singles. Straear and Prishlyak picked up points for Penn State. ' Straear. who knock”' 1 off Jeremie Benjamin <>-3. 7-5. was happy with the way she bounced back after her disappointing doubles performance. Despite a losing effort. Simidian's play was a bright spot for Prevette. Monday's practice was the first time Simidian had played tennis in more than a month because she suffered from mononucleosis, and her determination sticks out for Prevette. "She's a great competitor." Prevette said. "Unfortunately, her game is not where she wants it to be. She'll get back." Simidian smiled ear-to-ear when asked how it felt to be back on the court. "1 was so excited to get back out here.' she said. "Just watching from the benches, obviously you cheer for your team, but it's just not the same. I'm just happy to be out here competing.' Aside from a to v positives. Prevette was not pleased with her team's performance, but she knows the season is young. "I think we're not in panic mode." Prevette said. "I don’t think you freak out after something like this. Akron is a legiti mate team, and they came here and took care of business." To e-mail reporter: ejb262@psu.edu f : AA AM MA BTEOU* AU. VEUI Mia's The Collegian wrestling reporters recap the Nittany Lions' matches this past weekend on the wrestling blog. Back Points: psucoliegian.com OLIEY3ALL Penn State ■ok a lot of Mar.ssa Gtitherz/Coliegian file photo Ist Down: 2 XL ?ies, 24 Vinos, 2 XL Breapsticics: $->2.99 fL Breapsticks: - Breapst''- _ _ 4t*TDown XL Pies, lOOWos. 3XL Breapsticks: $11?.99 rd Down: 4 XL Pits. 48_Vings. 1 XL Breapsticrs and such a hostile environment for anybody else coming in that you come out of there and play well, win or lose, you're getting bet ter. I thought we did some things well." Alumni Gym smaller than the gym Penn State senior Will Price played in for his matches at Laytonsville Higli School was overflowing with 2.035 loud, energized fans eager to propel their team to the upset. Loyola forced the team to compete and face an environment no team in the EIVA can match. Penn State had pilo t'd in only one fifth set this season, and it came out vic torious against Hawaii of the more competi tive MPSF "It was a competitive match. Any fifth game pretty much can go in almost any direction and can take on any shape." Price said. "Having a loss isn't that big of n deal for us right now. It's a much better experience to go into these situations and be tested in these environments than to simply go to a Springfield or a NJIT and sweep these teams in three." Price and .Joe Sunder led the team in kills with 22 and 19 respectively, but they were both held to a disappointing .220 hit ting percentage. The Ramblers combined Manssa Gutherz'Collegian file photo Penn State senior Lauren McCarthy prepares to hit a backhand in practice Sept. 29. The Nittany Lions lost over the weekend to Akron. 5-2. COULP YOU SO ML THE p PownTTyT?IES. 36 Wings. 2 Yl BKAPSTICts: $49,99 Steph Witt Collegian Penn State's Cyler Sanderson (right) wrestles against an Illinois grappler Jan. 22 at Rec Hall. However, wins by 184-pounder David Erwin and heavy weight Cameron Wade sealed the win for the Lions. Gael Sanderson told the Penn State radio network he was pleased with the team's effort, and Molinaro believes the win was a glimpse of things to come for the Lions. -We showed some good things this weekend." Molinaro said. "I think we re gonna improve. Everyone seems to be getting better every week." Follow the Collegian men's volleyball coverage on Twitter for the latest updates on the team: twitter.com/CollegianMenVß for 23 blocks against the Lions. "You have to credit the Loyola defensive block. " Pavlik said. "They did a real good job of getting in front of those two and slowing them down a bit. To have your two outside hitters go .220 and still go five with that envi ronment. I thought was a real good testa ment of how we battled up until the begin ning of game five." Looking forward, the Lions see this expe rience as a positive and feel they played pret ty well despite losing to a team they were favored to beat. "It was a long battle." Penn State setter Edgardo Goas said. "The crowd was really into it. It was awful that we lost, but as a team we learned a lot. Every time you lose you definitely learn more because you're more aware of your mistakes. It's a tough loss, but we got a lot of positives out of it." Monday, Feb. 1, 2010 I To e-mail reporter: rmlsl3B@psu.edu e-mail reporter: ejb262@psu.edu *y? 69.99 JFrhe. Deuveryl
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