The Daily Collegian Losing streak grows to six The Lady Lions go cold in the last eight minutes to drop another contest. By Audrey Snyder COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Coming out of a timeout. Penn State decided to go with the 2-3 zone in anticipation of Purdue driving to the basket. With less than a minute left to play, the Lady Lions' defense guessed wrong. The Boilermakers' Jodi Howell reeehed a pass from Chelsea Jones, and as the game clock ticked down to 5:! sec onds, the senior unleashed a wide-open 3 pointer. As Howell's shot went through the net. the Lions' hopes of snapping their month-long losing streak faded awav. Once again, the Lions couldn't close out the game and fell to the Boilermakers. (13-59. Penn State 15 10, 7-8 Big Ten) scored only five points during the game's final 7:51 and extended its losing streak to six games. No team members or coaches spoke lolloping the loss. The Lions hurt themselves by lacing foul I rouble early and often during the second half. Both post players. Nikki Greene and Janessa Wolff, had four personal fouls midway through the second half, which forced Penn State to relv on its smaller line up. The Lions' foul trouble allowed the Boilermakers 14- i 2. o n mhe in the double-bonus just mid-way through the second halt. Tins resulted in Purdue attempting 38 free throws. 29 of which if con verted. As was the case during Penn Si ate s less Thursday night to the Minnesota Golden Gophers, the Lions didn't do a good enough job oi getting to the charity stripe and then converting when they got there. With 1 :o3 left in the game. Greene went to the line with her team down by three points, but the fresh man center missed both free throws The Lions shot H-for-18 on the game, with three missc' com ing within the final 1:53. Bentley A missed jumper by Tvra Grant, w ho shot 5 inr 1 9 on the day. with 1:14 remaining in the game allowed Purdis u> get the rebound and call the timeout. The Boilermakers needed just one shot to put the came out ot reach and after Howell's successful 3-pointer, the Lions ran out ot opportunities. Alex Bentley tried to take control of the game in the final minute.-, and while she led Penn State with 20 points, she was hold scoreless for the latter part of the second half. The freshman guard hit a 3-pointer as the fmai bu/./.or sounded. but it was meaningiess smu her r , v. .v. . »i ■ team's fate was aireadv -wak'd . -A. . Catch tne latest Lac, ™ . . IPBC ~ " The Lions will look to awed a Llons n ®ws and by follow- season swcep against Mj chi , ;in mg the Collegians natter w j, en they host the Wolverines tit feeci: f>:3o p.m. Thursdax twitter.com/ Washingtonspost Advertising Results! 814-865-2531 CT H E Daily ollegian ff Sydney 15% OFF your entire purchase when 1 » D .« paying with LionCash+ |VI3C Boutique (excludes sale items) ft A Tough times The Lady Lions have lost six in a row. Purdue 80, PSU 76 (OT) Michigan 66. PSU 62 Michigan State 65. PSU 44 Ohio State 86. PSU 73 Minnesota 59, PSU 52 Purdue 63, PSU 59 aass22o Apsu.edu itamy ftkm 9 P fficmttffl Dame iff ONLY $lB DdcSOTS 15:1 Martin St. State College, PA 16803 alone the N Bus Route Bec ~ - v-.v\\.north j andbowi.com ° n Fjcet-ooK I Asit Mishra-'Collegian Senior Dan Vailimont (left) prepares to grapple with Michigan State's Kyle Bounds during their 165-pound bout. Vailimont defeated Bounds 3-1 Friday night at Rec Hall to earn his 100th career victory. Vailimont claims win No. 100 Purdue As Penn State 165-pounder Dan Vailimont calmly walked off the mat following his Senior Night win oxer Michigan State's Kvle Penn State Bounds, the casu al observer would have never real ized the milestone the senior had just reached. By beating Bounds 3-1 Friday night al Ree Hall in No. 10 Penn State's 26-12 win over the Spartans. Vailimont earned his 1 noth win as a Lion and did it in his last home match. Rut Vallimont's nonchalant demeanor following the victory w as not indicative of how the Lake Hopatcong. N.J.. native felt before the bout. Vailimont. ranked seventh nationally, said he had been nerv ous about the match all week as the possibility of reaching the cen tum- mark in wins in front of his final home crowd drew nearer. "It's pretty crazy how it all turned out." Vailimont said. "It felt good to get ithe win| here. I feel like it's a historical thing." Penn State coach Cael Sanderson said the combination of Vallimont's final home match, along with the presence of numer ous family members, increased mpii®© ffxwfliOo QDt?ff OSSBC^ By Patrick McDermott COO.EG'-A START WRITER WRESTLING ‘lncludes shoe rental! '■me a Fan IT'S TIME WE GET OFF OUR MAKEUP FROM V'E.- ING, & SHARE OUR WORDS ON THE STOOP, S*' - j«'. j. : v vV hm, Toil iis for” m tm nmßcwnr the burden on the senior. "I think he felt a little more pres sure [in Friday's match] with his 100th and it being his last home meet," Sanderson said. All four seniors who wrestled Friday for Penn State (13-5-1, 5-2 Big Ten) earned victories. Adam Lynch continued his strong show ing in Big Ten duals by knocking off Michigan States Dan Osterman 7-6 at 141 pounds, with a riding-time point proving to be the difference. At 157 pounds. No. 7 Cyler Sanderson flattened the Spartans' .Anthony Jones in 2:28 to pick up his fourth-consecutive pin this season. The Nittany Lions' final senior. No. 10 184-pounder Dave Erwin, grinded his way to a tough 2-1 win over Nick Palmieri. "Getting those wins is big for those guys." Cael Sanderson said. "They want to go out in style." Cyler. the coach's younger brother, who spent his first three years competing at lowa State, said his win was made special by the support he has felt from his new r fan base. "I know I've only been here for a year, but it feels like I've been here longer." Cyler Sanderson said, adding that he has appreciated how Penn State fans have accept ed him as one of their own. Penn State's underclassmen ■IK- :N RERfORMINij? CONTACT CHRIS KiNG AT OR 814-865-3776. 11:3 «PM —9:3 OPM IIUB-ROBESON ART GALLERIES o***"'’* Monday, Feb. 15, 2010 I 9 also pitched in to help pick up the win in front of more than 4,400 fans. At 125 pounds, the Lions’ 13th-ranked Brad Pataky contin ued his recent dominance with a 21-5 technical fall over the Spartans' Brenan Lyon. In his last three matches, Pataky has outscored his opponents 49-5 and has picked up a pair of technical falls and a major decision. No. 4 Frank Molinaro earned an 11-6 decision over Michigan State’s No. 12 David Cheza at 149 pounds, and at heavyweight, No. 11 Cameron Wade picked up a 6-1 win over Alan O’Donnell. Penn State fell in only three of the match's 10 bouts, with two of the losses coming by a total of three points. Justin Ortega fell to the Spartans' lan Hinton by a score of 4-2 at 174 pounds and 197-pounder David Crowell lost 6-5 as Michigan State's Tyler Dickenson benefited from a riding-time point. At 133 pounds, Michigan State’s Franklin Gomez, the defending national champion, pinned Penn State’s Bryan Pearsall in 5:25. Penn State will not take the mat again until Friday when it travels to take on No. 5 Minnesota. To e-mail reporter: pfmsolo@psu.edu Two other seniors won their home finales. | SPORTS, Page 10. Q<Ja, «:i>oim, '°* £ nsue<~ ' *°*«Or«h/
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