14 I FRIDAY, APRIL 23, 2010 Lions look for first road win By Mike Still COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Joe Britt is unfazed by the fact the Towson men's lacrosse team has won four straight games and stands alone atop the Colonial Athletic Associa- MEN'S tion as the only LACROSSE undefeated team in league play. He isn't intimidated by the Tigers' recent success because for Britt, Towson is just another team on the schedule. "We're gonna go to Towson. and they're gonna be a good team. but every team we've played against has been a good team," the senior said. "It's nothing we're not ready for, nothing we're not prepared for." Though what Britt, a Fairfax. Va., native and face-off specialist, couldn't ignore about the Lions' trip to Towson on Saturday is this game means more now than any one on the Penn State team could have ever expected just a week ago. With its win against Hofstra last Saturday, Penn State now holds 1712 S. Atherton • St. College • 814-272-5100 ingot tr IMN tme may X partmpag Malin Prises sYj Nry wr Nob Maw= tg,NRI BI It the key to its postseason ambi tions. And the Lions Imow the road to the playoffs starts with the Tigers. "The Hofstra game really changed our whole season. - Britt said. "We were all sorts of down in the dumps. and a couple of things go our way and all of sudden our season went from, 'Man, we're a 1-7 team.' to. 'We're 2-9 and have a chance to make it to the tourna ment.. As high as his team's confi dence is with the season on the line. coach Glenn Thiel recog nizes the challenge it'll face against the Tigers. The Lions will need to control the ball. make the most of posses sions and make sure they set the pace of the game from the get-go against a very aggressive Towson team. Thiel said. In practice this week. Thiers squad has been practicing at game speed. assuring it's ready for the Tigers' tenacity. - Monday was a short practicz.. but the intensity was still thene with a lot of running around... Britt said. E THE MOST CASH FOR SUMMER!, 4 MAIN STORE On Cam ) R. TS *For more coverage on the men's lacrosse team's preparation for Towson: psucollegian.com - You have to play hard and you have to play the whole game so we're just really trying to stress that point." Ultimately the Lions' last game of the year April 30 against Delaware will be the deciding fac tor on whether or not they make the CAA's postseason tourna ment. Thiel said. But undoubtedly. this week end's match up is just as impor tant. Freshman Nick Dolik, a Bloomfield Hills. Mich., native, who won the conference's player of the week award this week. wants to keep his season - We know that both of these last two games could be our last," freshman Nick Dolik said. If we keep doing well and keep working hard. we can keep our season alive o e mail reporter. massB6o@psu.edu ENN STATE MANAGED BY BARNES & NOBLE COLLEGE BOOKSELLERS Collegian Sophomore Matt Mackrides (10) and the Lions are searching for their second conference ocf• - _-1, 12 pin. on Saturday against Towson. `l 11 B • 863-0205 mown ',.x . =i f~ ~~ M=l May 3 May 7 Mon-Thurs Bam - May 8 Sat 11:30am - spm AST HALL BOOKST April 26 - April 30 Mon-Fri 11am - 4pm May 3 May 7 Mon-Thurs 9am - 6pm Friday 9am - 4pm LLOCK COMMONS April 29 -- 30 Thurs & Fri 11am - 4pm May 3 May 7 Mon-Fri 11 am - 4pm THE DAILY COLLEGIAN TORE
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