I Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 NHL Montreal at Philadelphia 7 p.m., CSN N.Y. Rangers at Pittsburgh 7:30 p.m., FSP To read full stories: psucollegian.com Penn State hits road following homestand The No. 15 Lions travel to face Pitt on Saturday. Freshman Chelberg using unique build Five-foot-10 Matt Chelberg is contributing this season. Penn State readies for unorthodox team An upcoming scrimmage against the Iroquois National Team means the Lions must get ready for an uncommon style of play. Nittany Lions hungry for 2010 opponents This year's women's lacrosse team is looking to improve on a successful 2009 season. Nittany Lions add six new prospects The Lions received national letters of intent from long recruited prospects at differ ent positions. Unbeaten Bourchier ready for next test The No. 56 men’s tennis team readies for this week end’s matches with Buffalo, St. Bonventure and Bucknell PSU lightens load as title meet nears There’s less than a week before the conference meet on Feb. 17, and the Lions are getting plenty of rest. Snow storm hurts playoff scenarios The Ice Lions are fighting for their playoff lives during a weekend series at Kentucky this weekend. All-Star Game saved with Iverson absent The 76ers’ Allen Iverson is skipping Sunday’s All-Star Game because his children are ill. We certainly hope they get better. But the game will feel more like a true All-Star match-up with A. 1., who was only in thanks to fan voting, off the roster. For more of our thoughts, and to share yours, visit the MAKE PLAYS blog at psucol leglan.com. Q: When was the last time Canada hosted an Olympics? Thursday’s answer: Ohio State’s Evan Turner and Illinois’ Demetri McCamey both went to St. Joseph High School in Chicago. Losing skid hits 5 Kelley King./Collegian Penn State freshman guard Alex Bentley (20) tries to shoot over Minnesota's Kiara Buford in Thursday's game at the Bryce Jordan Center. The Lady Lions lost 59-52, extending their losing streak to five games. Minnesota snapped its six-game losing skid with the victory. Bench players step up in loss By Bill Landis COIIEGiAN STAFF WRiTER Just about four minutes into the second half of the Lady Lions' game against Minnesota Thursday, the scoreboard in the Bryce Jordan Center had an unfa miliar look to it. While the players' numbers on the Penn State side were certainly familiar, the digits two spots to the right of those numbers didn’t add up. Or rather they did add up. but only to six. The spot on the scoreboard reserved for the players' points displayed the Lions' starters had Courtesy of U.S. Speedskating U.S. short track speedskater Allison Baver (right) skates with her Olympic teammates. Baver, a former Penn State student, will compete in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver, Canada. Penn State graduate to skate in Olympics By Alex Angert COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Allison Baver never took a gym class at Penn State. When her peers were signing up for fitness walking and ballroom danc ing, Baver was finding another way to fulfill her credits she was skating. But Barer didn't just skate. She skated fast really fast. Past enough that today seven years after graduating from Penn State Baver is preparing to compete in her third Winter accumulated just six total points with 16:15 left to play. It was the Lions' bench that car ried the bulk of the scoring for the majority of the game. Penn State got a 25-point output from its reserves, but that wasn't enough, as the Lions fell to Minnesota 59- 52. The production from the bench was the lone bright spot in a game that left coach Coquese Washington otherwise disappoint ed. "I thought they gave us great energy, and that was nice to see," Washington said. “They came off the bench and gave us something that we haven’t had in a while.” If you watch Ladles’ 3,000-meter short track relay: Feb. 13, 9:50 p.m. Ladies’ 1,500-meter short track: Feb. 20, 8:45 p.m. Ladles’ 1,000-meter short track: Feb. 24, 8 p.m. OLYMPICS Olympic Games in Vancouver as a member of Team USA’s short track speedskating team. Penn State's starters combined for just two made field goals in the first half while the rest of the team went 6-for-10 from the field. A major spark in the first half was sopho more guard Zhaque Gray. Gray went 3-for -4 in the first half and finished the game as the Lions’ Gray second-leading scorer with 10 points. Washington said the sophomore displayed more discipline than she has in the past by not opting for the long jump shot and instead utiliz See OLYMPICS, Page 10. games By Audrey Snyder COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Alex Bentley drove through the lane and took the Minnesota defender one-on one. The freshman had a clean look at the basket, but the layup just wouldn't fall. The guard let out a WOMEN'S shout of frustration after BASKETBALL the play, but she wasn't - the only one feeling the pain of missing out on a chance to put her team up by one point with 47 sec onds left in the game. The Lady Lions had their fair share of oppor tunities. but they couldn't find a way to convert and lost to the visiting Golden Gophers, 59-52. The loss extended Penn State's losing streak to five games, and for the second-consecutive game, the Lions couldn't pull out the win down the stretch. Minnesota (12-12, 5-8 Big Ten) outscored the Lions (15-9, 7-7) 17-2 during the final five minutes of the game, and Penn State’s inability to hold on to its eight-point lead left coach Coquese Washington very frustrated. “We weren't consistent with our execu tion, especially on the offensive side of the ball," Washington said. “We didn’t get the rebounds that we wanted to down the stretch, but just too many missed oppor tunities." No players were made available for comment following the game. While the Lions were unable to snap their losing streak, the Gophers, who entered the game losing all six of their previous contests, managed to put togeth er a defensive performance that was good enough to limit the Lions' top scorer, iyra Grant. Grant didn't hit her first shot of the game until the 9:52 mark in the second half, and while she reeled off 11 points in a two-minute span, she and her team lacked consistency Gophers coach Pam Borton said senior guard Brittany McCoy was the main rea son Grant was kept in check. McCoy and the Gophers consistently shifted their defense so they were able to get back in transition and limit Grant’s production. As for Penn State's defense, Washington said she felt it got a little bit better than it was when her team lost to Ohio State on Sunday but she was quick to See LOSS. Page 10. ing her mid-range jumper. With the starters' struggles car rying over into the second half, Washington made the decision to take all five players off the floor. The coach said she was looking to find any combination of players that could start to put some points on the board. “I wasn’t trying to send a mes sage,” Washington said. See BENCH. Page 10. O Washington’s Post grades the Lady Lions' perform ance in Thursday’s loss to ON THE the Golden Gophers: BLOG psucollegian.com Soph. Crowell set to wrestle at 197 pounds against MSU By Ryan Loy COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The position at 197 pounds is finally secure for the Penn State wrestling team, but only for one weekend. After three straight weekends of splitting matches with Clay Steadman, redshirt sophomore Dave Crowell wifi compete at the 197 spot at 7 tonight when the Nittany Lions (12-5-1, 4-2 Big Ten) welcome Michigan State (8- 5-1,2-3) to Rec Hall. An undisclosed Steadman injury made the decision for the coaches an easy one, and Crowell (17-12) is looking to take advantage of the chance to wres tle against the Spartans’ Tyler Dickenson (15-14). “Every time you step in there, it’s a good opportunity to prove yourself,” Crowell said. “We’re getting down to the Big Ten tournament, See CROWELL Page 10. OThe Collegian's wrestling reporters make predictions on the Back Points blog for every weight class in tonight’s ON THE BLOG match against the Spartans: psiicollogian.com The Daily Collegian 2 i Minnesota Penn State WRESTLING Crowell
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