SPORTS THE DAILY COLLEGIAN LINEU Philadelphia at Toronto 7 p.m., TCN NCAA Basketball Connecticut at Syracuse 7 p.m., ESPN Duke at North Carolina 9 p.m., ESPN Philadelphia at New Jei:;T: 7 p.m., CSN N.Y. Islanders at Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m., FSP PSU closes Classic last out of 16 teams The Penn State women's golf team finished last in the 16- team field at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic in Rio Grande, Puerto Rico, which wrapped up play Tuesday. It finished with a three-day total of 961. 89 shots behind champion Alabama. Freshman Emily Ransone shot a team-best three-round total of 228, finishing tied for 28th among individuals. Future Lion Edwards named All-American Lady Lion recruit Ariel Edwards is one of 20 players selected to play in the Women's Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA) High School All- America game April 3 in San Antonio, Texas Edwards is the only Big Ten recruit on the WBCA All- America team and the ser Jnd Lady Lion to play in tl• event in the last two yea_ J, with Nikki Greene participating in last year's game. Alex Bentley was unstoppable during the first half of Sunday's game. The freshman guard was shooting WOMEN'S .5 t: and scoring at will, BASKETBALL and up until half - 'Trotters, Generals time he olav- take to NYC ice rink The Harlem Globetrotters have found a new way to beat the Washington Generals on ice. The famed basketball barn stormers played on a hockey rink for the first time in their 84- year history Tuesday, putting on a show in New York's Central Park ahead of a tour of the area. Practice violation shows rule archaic Rutgers' Hall of Fame women's basketball coach Vivian C. Stringer was sus pended for one game after using a team manager in a practice scrimmage. NCAA rules forbid such action. But Rutgers has just nine players on its roster, meaning it can't even run a full-court scrimmage. Managers volunteer their time just to be a part of an ath letic program. Most would give anything just to sniff the court. No way should this be a vio lation. Fbr more of our thoughts, and to share yours, visit the MAKE PLAYS blog at psucolle glan.com. Q: Before Monday, when was the last time Kobe Bryant missed a game? Tuesday's answer. According to the Nielsen ratings, 106.5 million people watched the Super Bowl on Sunday, making it the most viewed TV event in U.S. history HERE'S TO N'AWLINS Saints quarterback and Super Bowl XLIV MVP Drew Brees raises a glass of champagne during New Orleans' first-ever Super Bowl parade Tuesday evening. The Saints celebrated with their fans after defeating the Indianapolis Colts 31-17 in Sunday's championship game. Young stars struggling Freshmen Alex Bentley and Nikki Greene have been inconsistent lately By Audrey Snyder COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER ie she was play ing like a seasoned veteran. Then the second half started, and it was a completely different story for Bentley. After going 8-for-8 during the first half, Bentley hit just two more shots during the game's final 20 minutes. The guard's limited production in the second half was attributed to what coach Coquese Washington described as the - freshman wall.- See FRESHMEN. Page 12 Losses keeping Pearsall hungry By Ryan Loy COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Wins haven't come easy for Bryan Pearsall this season. But the Nittany Lion 133- pounder believes his success isn't WRESTLING measured in wins and losses Pearsall has compiled a 3-19 record but showed some promise when he nearly stormed back for a win before ulti mately falling short against Michigan's Zac Stevens Sunday in the Penn State wrestling team's 29-10 win. "It's really hard to not get frus trated, but I'm keeping a good state of mind," Pearsall said. "The coaches are telling me what I'm doing right, what I'm doing wrong, and I'm clearly getting better with every match." See PEARSALL, Page 12 Penn State freshman Alex Bentley (20) dribbles up court during Sunday's 86-73 loss to Ohio State at the Bryce Jordan Center. Changing it up Penn State's starting lineup will shift when the No. 9 Nittany Lions take on Laval this weekend MH: Middle Hitter S: Setter Source: GoPSUsiorts com Mars settling in at There's nothing glamorous about being a middle hitter. At least that's what Max Lipsitz says. didn't really like MEN'S coaching staff the position at VOLLEYBALL asked Mars to first, and I still don't really like it," said Lipsitz, a senior captain for the Penn State men's volley ball team and 2009 first-team All- American. "It's a lot of hard fork By Emily Kaplan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER "You know, I that you don't get recognized for so it's not that cool. But, of course. it's all about the team." Like Lipsitz, redshirt junior I Alan Mars is a team pla: So when the switch from oppo- site hitter the position he has Mars spent two years learning after beginning his Nittany Lion career as an outside WEDNESDAY, FEB. 10, 2010 I 11 Guard fine tuning skills By Andrew J. Cassavell COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER When Tim Frazier split two defenders with about four min utes to go in Saturday's game Minnesota, it was nothing MEN'S surprising to Ed BASKETBALL DeChellis. He had seen the freshman guard's explo sive quickness off the dribble before. But when Frazier never hesitated while attacking the rim en route to the layup, which cut Minnesota's lead to two, the Penn State men's basketball coach stopped to take note. The freshman point guard's ability hasn't been in question all season for DeChellis, whose Lions (8-15) are in the midst of an 11-game losing streak to begin conference play. Instead, DeChellis said he hasn't seen Frazier finish ing assertively as often as he should. "He made some nice plays in the game the other night," DeChellis said Monday. "He got to the basket, drove it, penetrated it, jump-stopped, kicked ... Let's do that again Saturday afternoon. Let's take it again to the following Wednesday on the road." With the Lions facing No. 10 Michigan State at home on Saturday and with a pair of road games the following week, DeChellis said he hopes Frazier's strong performance last Saturday will carry over. Frazier scored seven points in the Lions' 66-64 loss to Minnesota and had two assists, despite playing only 21 minutes. He was in the game for most of the final 10 minutes, including the final sequence, when the Lions tied the game. They eventually lost on Lawrence Westbrook's 3-pointer at the buzzer. But until Saturday, Frazier had seen a decrease in playing time which dropped to only three minutes Jan. 24 in an over time loss to Wisconsin. DeChellis said that could be attributed to a difficult adjust ment to the college game. - For young guys the game is fast," DeChellis said. "I think See FRAZIER, Page 12 middle to middle hitter, the 6-foot-7 Rochester, N.Y., native accepted the challenge. Because, of course, it's all about the team. "It's an idea we kicked around for a couple months now," coach Mark Pavlik said. "Alan has the size, and he has the experience. As a team right now, we're work ing on balancing out our offense. And moving Alan to middle might help that, so we asked him to give it a try" Mars began his transition to middle last week after the No. 9 See MARS, Page 12 Nicole Leva/Collegian
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