THE DAILY COLLEGIAN Lions sweep weekend series against Hawkeyes Lisa Akamine (12) pitches n Sunday at Nittany Lion Field. Akamine pitched a complete Jackie son Saturday. Penn State falls to No. 14 Towson in final quarter By Tom Copain COLLEGIAN STAFF Out of the 12 games the Pe m, State men's lacrosse team has played this sea son, many of them seem to follow a similar script: The opponent jumps out to an early lead, and the Nittany Lions attempt a come back, only to watch it fall just short. The latest act in what has become Penn State's roller-coaster sea son a 10-9 loss at No. 14 To \\ Saturday in a game broadcast on ESPNU stayed true to tot right up to the Tigers game-v. in ning goal late in the fourth quarter. Spring Clearance SALE! Ooze a, *esevr, -Aueeturee ..51414(94/ Futons • Bedrooms • Bunks/Lofts Platform Beds • Dinettes • Mattresses Eco-friendly• Solid Wood Fintshed & Unfinished Furniture 1199 E. 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The Tigers led, 7-5, at halftime Lind the ('AA regular season champions had five three-goal leads on the afternoon. i I Homemade v ., Pizza _ onegi es state ;irtogs X 8.9 9 rte COupo N 1521 Mayo St 41/ Along the N Bus Route •SAPREs ,vvvol thearenabarandgrill cons -36 "2E 1Q , 18131237-8833 r. I P 0 b.=t By Tom Kinslow COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Once she made contact, Lauren Rossi knew there was no doubt about it. The ball rocket ed off the fresh man's bat and flew out of Nittam; Lion Field for a three run home run, her third of the sea son. Rossi's blast started the offen sive firepower dis played in the Penn State soft ball team's 5-2 win over lowa on Sunday, which gave the Nittany Lions a sweep of the Hawkeyes. Penn State's offense came alive during the weekend, managing 23 hits over two games less than a week after being one-hit by No. 2 Michigan over two games. On Sunday, six Lions tallied hits. four of them registering multiple hits. In all, seven different Penn State players reached base. Throughout the weekend, the Lions believed they were seeing the ball better than they had been in recent games. - During practice, we've been "We just couldn't tie the game." Penn State head soccer coach As the teams swapped goals in the third quarter, Penn State still found itself down three goals. But as has been the case many times this season, the team bounced back. For the second straight week, the offense was spurred by fresh men Nick Dolik and Billy Gribbin. Dolik's first goal of the season put Penn State on the board, and his second goal of the game brought Penn State within one, 5- 4, in the second quarter. Gribbin scored his first goal right before the end of the half. And when the pair combined to score two goals in the fourth quar ter Gribbin first and Dolik 56 b y , 4A STARTS AT BPM ALL YOU CAN EAT MONDAY 7prn-1 Opm ONLY $9.99 ()Become a Fan on Facebook! "When your pitchers are dominating, it keeps the offense in there and keeps everyone focused." focusing on relaxing more and just having fun and not getting too tense, so I think that had an effect on everyone, just relaxing at the plate and just getting solid hits," outfielder Cassidy Bell said. Not only were the Lions able to get hits, they were able to do it against a formidable pitching duo. Both Chelsea Lyon and Amanda Zust came into the week end with ERAS under three, yet the Lions hit them both around. SOFTBALL Penn State The pair surrendered 12 runs over the weekend production that Penn State believes is a big step going forward. "I think it just boosted our confi dence up a lot this weekend because we know they're a really good team," said Rossi, a Yardley, Pa., native, "and they're top in the Big Ten and have really good pitching so it just was a good con fidence builder." While the hitting put lowa on the defensive, the pitching was able to dominate and seal the deal for the Lions. Both Jackie Hill and Lisa Akamine controlled both games seconds later it accomplished Visit the Crosse Check blog two feats. for more information on Each had a hat trick, and Dolik's sophomore Matt Bernier's tally forced a 9-9 tie with less than ON THE injury . nine minutes left. "They've provided a spark, obvi- BLOG psucollegian.com ously," said sophomore defender Matt Bernier, a Malvern Prep graduate. "But the biggest thing is as a defense, you know you just need to get a couple of stops." It appeared Penn State could possibly recreate what it did last weekend, when it used a big come back to upset Hofstra. But the feeling lasted all of 2 minutes, 16 seconds of the fourth quarter, as long as it took for Will Harrington Towson's leading goal-scorer to find leading scor er Christian Pastrick with a man up Glenn Thiel Pastrick's 19th goal of the year was the game-winner and the con ference winner for the Tigers. WSJ ~,. MOND" APRIL 26, 2010 111 PINNSTATI Ili Religious Studies Program, Department of Sociology, Schreyers Honors College, and Nittany Christian School present a panel on "The Future and Trends of Religions" April 27, 2010 7-9 p.m. 112 Kern Building With Featured Speakers George Gallup Jr., Philip Jenkins, and Roger Finke George Gallup Jr. - Former chairman of the Gallup Poll - 50 years experience with surveys - Explores trends in religion and spirituality Philip Jenkins - Edwin Erie Sparks Professor of the Humanities, Penn State - author of more than 24 books on topics such as the future of Chirstianity and its global developments - lastest book: Jesus Wars (2010), on the Christological controversies of the fifth century Roger Finke - Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies, Penn State - Studies religious organizations and the diverse relious market in America - Director of the Association of Religion Data Archives (the ARDA) Cassidy Bell freshman outfielder from start to finish against the Hawkeyes. Hill tossed a one-hitter on Saturday, striking out nine. The senior was slated to pitch on Sunday but felt ill on Sunday morning, suffering from headaches and other illnesses, so Penn State coach Robin Petrini decided to hand the ball to Akamine. The sophomore also went the distance, striking out seven and scattering five hits across seven frames. Bell believes these pitching per formances help balance the team all around and elevate Penn State's play. "When your pitchers are domi nating, it keeps the offense in there and keeps everyone focused like, 'Hey, let's help our pitchers out and get a couple runs in,' " Bell said. `Also, by getting so many runs. it just helps the pitcher relax and get done what they need to get done." To e-mail reporter: tpksol6@psu.edu Tbwson clinched the top seed in the conference tournament with the win. Penn State is destined for its last game of the regular season a showdown with Delaware which could decide the fourth and final spot in the CAA Tournament. And perhaps for the Lions, a chance to re-write the script and possibly gain entry into the confer ence tournament in its first year as a member of the CAA. "We have to win Delaware." Thiel said. - That's the one that will get us To e-mail reporter: tecso26@psu.edu
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