. . ;,.,. ~...:, 4 f i For a photo gallery of this GO weekend in Penn State sports: ONLINE psucollegian.com ./ 1 44 ki JAY, APRIL 26, 2010 THE DAILY COLLEGIAN , s enlor me • . d al t NcAm , , , , ~ _ By Jake Kaplan second place in the she was still able on the balance beam with a 9.8375, COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER event at Saturday's to perform what while freshman Sharaya Musser, MOB NCAA Champion- Shephard called the only other Penn State women's Brandi Personett hoped her full ship Individual "basically a per- gymnast to qualify for nationals, at N.Y. Mets twisting double layout would help Event Finals at the fect routine - and placed 17th in vault. secure an individual national Stephen C. scored a 9.9000 to Musser pulled off her first vault Milwaukee championship in - . with success before faltering on the floor exercise. Gainesville, Fla. way tie for second. her second. Nationals work differ- And th( ; h i WOMEN'S FY - •tt i- -(1 • " '' " ENE 10 I MOND L.A. Dodgers 7 p.m., ESPN Pittsburgh at 8 p.m., FSP Philadelphia at San Francisco 10 p.m., CSN Washington at Montreal 7 p.m., Versus NBA Orlando at Charlotte 8 p.m., TNT Portland at Phoenix 10:30 p.m., TNT *For full stories, go to psucollegian.com Lions split weekend to close out season Freshmen Warren Hardie and Bryan Welnetz bounced back from Friday's match to lead PSU to a win Sunday. Loss puts PSU 0-10 in conference play The Lions lost to Wisconsin, 5-2, to end their season without a Big Ten win. Tenth-place finish ends Lions' season Penn State shot a 1,242 (+9O) at Big Ten champi onships. Blackhawks' Hossa cleared for Game 6 Chicago Blackhawks for ward Marian Hossa avoided a suspension from the NHL for his hit on Nashville defense man Dan Hamhuis and will be in the lineup for Game 6 of the first-round, Western Conf erence series. NHL disciplinarian Colin Campbell conducted a hear ing with Hossa on Sunday and decided that no further penal ty would be assessed. Hossa was spared, in part, because he is not a repeat offender. Hossa shoved Hamhuis from behind into the boards Saturday and drew a major penalty late in regulation that carried into overtime. Hossa returned to the ice and scored the winning goal on his first shift back, giving Chicago a 5- 4 victory and a 3-2 series lead. Transcendent Wade truly one-man team Basketball is supposed to be a team sport. The series between Boston and Miami is different. It's five Celtics against Dwyane Wade. While Wade is one of the game's best, he needs a team to win. He basically won a title by himself in 2006 over the Dallas Mavericks, but at least Flash had Shaquille O'Neal with him to help him out. It's safe to say Wade's not getting that from Jerrnaine O'Neal. Q: Which CAA school did QBs coach Jay Paterno coach at for a season? Thursday's answer: Going fifth overall to the Arizona Cardinals in 2007, Levi Brown was the last Lion to go in the top-10 in the NFL Draft. (ough she •• - never got a GYMNASTICS chance to find out how well the unique skill would score, the gym nast's normal routine was still enough for the senior to garner Lions fall to Blue Jays By Kurt Bopp COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER All season long, Suzanne Isidor and the women's lacrosse players have said the team that wins the draw controls usu- ally wins the game. Unfortunately for the Nittany Lions, the trend didn't con tinue Sunday. Though No. 17 Penn State won 16 of the 22 draw con trols, it fell, 12-7, to Johns Hopkins at Jeffrey Field. Isidor called the loss dis appointing and said the team's poor shooting was a large factor. "Nine-1 in draws and you're losing at the half," Isidor said. "It tells me we didn't do anything with the ball. We had some opportunities, but we didn't generate enough shots in the first half. Our shooting percentage was terrible." Even though the Lions had the advantage in possession, sloppy play and Blue Jays goalie Cosette Larash stifled the Lions' (8-6, 1-4 ALC) attack Johns Hopkins (9-6, 2-2) coach See LOSS, Page 12. Penn State alumnus Phil Davis (top) hosts a seminar at Mixed Martial Arts Sunday afternoon Davis returns to beginnings By Ryan Loy COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Participants in Sunday's semi nar at the Central PA Mixed Martial Arts center watched intently as Phil Dr d jaws Demon strated a riding MMA technique for the group of about 20. Davis, a 2008 national champion while a member of the Penn State wrestling team, took part in the seminar series tQ teach the group some of the fighting methods that have helped him to a 6-0 record in MMA bouts. For the fighter known as "Mr. Wonderful," the demonstration was an opportunity to return to where his MMA training began. Davis said State College still feels like home, and he enjoys the opportunity to see some familiar faces. 'ersonett injures Personett Brittani Musser her ankle in warm- McCullough of ups on the floor before the meet, UCLA which and Penn State coach Steve won Friday's NCAA Championship Shephard said he was concerned Team Finals won the event with his prized gymnast wouldn't be a 9.9375. able to compete at all. However, Personett also tied for seventh WOMEN'S LACROSSE Johns Hopkins Penn State Penn State's Jen Steadman (left) fights off a Johns Hopkins defender during the Nittany Lions' 12-7 loss to the Blue Jays on Sunday at Jeffrey Field. Penn State lost despite winning 16 of the 22 draw controls. Ryan Gruhn, head instructor and owner of Central PA Mixed Martial Arts, said it was great to welcome Davis back. "Phil started with us about three years ago," Gruhn said. "Being able to see him go from training with our group and learn ing the fundamentals to working with world class athletes is just awesome." . In his last bout, Davis defeated Alexander Gustafsson by submis sion during UFC 112-Invincible. It was his second win by submission in his young career. Though the sport is serious, Davis and the other participants were constantly laughing and smiling during the seminar. Gruhn said that was a product of Davis' attitude as a fighter. Davis said he focuses on show ing people his UFC fights do not promote violence, but rather pre cision. Ryan Ulsh 'Collegian "I'm learning technique, and I want to be technical in my approach to the sport," Davis said. "I'm not going to go out and punch someone with anger. I'm going to punch them with technique and absolutely no ill feelings behind it." The members of the group had a chance to practice technique while grappling with different partners near the end of the semi nar. By rotating partners, it gave multiple fighters a chance to work with Davis. Most held their own against Davis, but one participant went on the offensive. Ten-year-old Catherine Curtin, of State College, was able to get control of Davis and put him on his back. Though she believed the for mer Nittany Lion wrestler took it easy on her, Curtin enjoyed the chance to take on Davis. "It felt cool because I've never See DAVIS, Page 12. ently than the regular season, as Saturday's meet required the g\ - mnasts to perform two different vaults. while the regular season entails just one vault, Shephard said. See NCAAS. Page 12 Franek, relays shine at Penn By Zack Feldman COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER PHILADELPHIA Running the same track as Usain Bolt had only seconds earlier, Penn Bridget Franek didn't disap- WOMEN'S point her crowd TRACK AND of more than FIELD 54,000, setting a school record in the mile. In the Olympic Devel opment heat of the mile, Franek's fifth place time of 4 minutes, 40.65 seconds was one Franek of a pair of Penn State records to fall Saturday, the final day of the Penn Relays. Franek said she had very spe cific goals going into the race and, thanks to the electric atmosphere, was able to meet them. "I wanted to be top-five and I wanted to break 4:50," Franek said. "I just had so much fun running behind Bolt and with this huge crowd, it was just a lot of fun to compete." Immediately before Franek's mile, Bolt the Penn Relays' See RELAYS, Page 12. The Nittany Lions' men's 4xBoo team took bronze at the Penn Relays: ONLINE psucolleglan.com
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