CHIVY „. r . ... .... i \ i I !) ) \ i . „., , , , . ...,, .„. , , NOON -,,,, k , . - - . '- WEDNESDAYS - 4A - 10 I THURSDAY, AUG. 26, 2010 iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiik . . . ......_ s _ k with road win IA Spikes bounce bac 0— i 1 4 By Jake Kaplan Scrappers at Eastwood Field in Sant o s , to give the Spikes a one-run lead. A t ..... , COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Niles, Ohio. appearing in In the third inning, Santos "Our pitching has bees i picking center field for walked, advanced to second on a ," In the four games prior to us up throughout this whole time the Spikes just i .4 Wednesday, the State College and it feels good to finally pay the fifth time '''''' '" '' - groundnut. Then Curry stepped Spikes' pitchers had given up just them back," said outfielder this season, to the plate and drove in Santos four runs. but - tripled to cen- with a single to center field. The t 4 ‘• it * their team strug- SPIKES 3 with two runs scored. ter field in the two early runs doubled the f /4 - ' •:.,- gled to a mere 1-3 Santos and first baseman Matt first inning. . . Spikes' run production in the two record. Curry, the only two hitters on the Curry reached prior games. The Spikes' pitchers shined yet team who were 2010 New York on an error by The third run came on in the 4l again Wednesday night, but this Penn League All-Stars, had a Mahoning Valley second baseman seventh stanza on a sacrifice fly time they got just enough offense hand in the first two State College Kevin Fontanez two batters later, by right fielder Cole White. % to secure a 3-1 victory against the runs. and Santos scored in the process See SPIKES, Page 12. Lions adjusting to lineup By Ryan Loy COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Rec Hall's South Gym was filled with the familiar sound of volleyballs slamming against the hardwood floor, but among the people doing WOMEN'S the d amage VOLLEYBALL were some unfamiliar faces. The Penn State women's vol leyball team is beginning its quest for a fourth consecutive national championship without All-Americans Alisha Glass and Megan Hodge who graduated after helping the team reel off 102 consecutive wins. Ilo‘N ever. nine freshmen are joining the returning Lions for their attempt to continue the recent success. With the large amount of new laces running around the gym, enior Alvssa D'Errico said there's an extra element added to practice. "1 think it's interesting, fun, !there are! new challenges every day because there's so many new faces in the D'Errico said. "The best part about all of them is they want to contribute, they want to be bet ter, they want to try and figure out any way they can to help the program be better. So it's always a fun day at practice. figuring out who's gonna be good that clay and who's gonna step up to the challenge." Coach Russ Rose said all 19 players on the roster have played with both the scout team and what could tentatively be referred to as the first team. Though each player brings something to the court, Rose said the amount of players on the team presents a problem, and there are potentially six or seven players that could red shirt this season. The freshmen's performances See VOLLEYBALL Page 12. Volleyball reporter Jake Kaplan offers more from Media Day on the Can ON HE You Dig It? Blog: BLDG psucollegian.com Daniel Bott/Colleglan Blair Brown spikes a ball before a match last season. TH :AINEUP SPORTS ON TV Philadelphia vs. Houston 1:05 p.m., CSN Pittsburgh vs. St. Louis 7:05 p.m., FSN TRIVIA Q: Which is the only NL team to have a winning record against the Phithes since 2004? ON THE BRINK Corey Hertzog (11) powers past a Hartwick defender Saturday in Penn State's 3-1 exhibition win Hertzog ready for 2010 By Andrew Robinson COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Reading United A.C. coach Brendan Burke has known Corey Hertzog since Hertzog was 16, and this sum mer, the coach was finally able to utilize Hertzo:'s devel- oping talent. Despite shuttling back and forth from State College and his home in Reading, Pa., Hertzog, a junior forward on the Penn State men's soccer team, was a key piece in United Soccer Leagues Premier Development League (PDL) team Reading United A.C.'s season this summer. Though Hertzog played in only eight games, he scored four goals and made a mark every time he touched the field. "I first saw Corey play when he was about 16 and he had some thing then," said Burke. "He's certainly developed physically and he's just a very good finish- QUICK fir Phillies fall to Astros J.A. Happ pitched effectively into the sev enth inning against his former team and the Houston Astros beat Roy Halladay and the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 on Wednesday night. The Phi! lies, who are 2 1 '2. games behind NL East-leading Atlanta, have lost three straight to the going -nowhere Astros. They've missed an opportunity to gain ground on the Braves, who've lost three in a row to Colorado. Happ (4-2) allowed two runs and five hits in 6 1-3 innings, becoming the second for mer Phillies pitcher to beat them in this series. Brett Myers did it Monday. Hertzog's first goal came on May 9, his first game with Reading, in a 5-0 blowout of Hampton Roads. However, the forward's next three tallies had a far bigger impact. Reading played the Bermuda Hogges three times during the season, drawing 0-0 the first time and grinding out a 1-0 win the second. In the team's third and final meeting on July 4, Hertzog freed United from its scoring issues and hammered in both tal lies in a 2-0 win. "When Corey came in, he made a massive difference," Burke said. "It was just his calm in front of goal. He just took both chances and finished very well." Reading's roster was packed with talented collegiate players including Billy Schuler and Alex Dixon from North Carolina, and Burke said he had subdued expectations for Hertzog coming in. The level of talent on the ros ter inspired Hertzog .to work harder to get time on the field when he could play with the team. USA basketball tops Greece The United States breezed to one last exhibition victory before the start of the world basketball championships, not that coach Mike Krzyzewski seemed to care. He's just happy that his group brimming with youthful exuberance is ready to play "The score doesn't really matter, it was just an exhibition game," Krzyzewski said after an 87-59 blowout of defending silver medalist Greece on Wednesday. "I'm happy we had the chance to play a great team, in a great atmosphere." The U.S. led 22-14 after the first quarter and still hung onto a 42-32 halftime lead, before sealing the victory with a 28-12 run spanning the third•quarter. Greece is joined by Group C by China, the Ivory Coast, Puerto Rico, Russia and Turkey. "The other forward there was the leading scorer in Division I, there were kids from Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, so it was pretty difficult," Hertzog said. "And I couldn't make all the practices so that just meant prac tices were a lot harder and more challenging." Hertzog's highlight moment of the summer came on July 7 after the forward assisted Reading's first goal, then tallied a late goal in the 85th minute to preserve a 2-2 tie against the Ironbound Express. Not only did the goal salvage a tie, but Reading fin ished only one point ahead of Ironbound in its division and Burke said that game likely was the difference maker. "That was the biggest goal that he scored for us all year and it was certainly the most impres sive," Burke said. "He took a 50- yard driven ball off the chest while in a full sprint and, all in one motion, brought it down into his own path, held off a defender and lobbed the keeper. It was See HERTZOG, Page 12. Matt McGloin throws a pass in last spring's Blue-White game. QB's waiting for call By Audrey Snyder COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER If the Penn State quarter backs had it their way, they'd already know the answer. There'd be no more waiting, FOOTBALL no more won dering and no more delay. Joe Paterno and the rest of the coaching staff would name the starter, and Kevin Newsome, Matt McGloin and Robert Bolden would know their fates. But the Nittany Lions' quar terback competition is anything but settled, and the players con tinue to count the days until someone will emerge as the starter. "That's all Coach Joe," Newsome said of the decision. "If he wants to call it a minute before the game, then so be it." Any quarterback would want to know immediately, Newsome said, but the players trust Paterno will make the right call. But isn't the unknown mental ly taxing for Paterno's signal callers? Judging by the sigh McGloin let out after finishing up addressing reporters at Penn State's Media Day, he too is tired of waiting around and answer ing questions about what he brings to the table. The former walk on said the wait serves as motivation for him and the other two quarter backs to keep competing until the end. "I wish it was decided a week ago," McGloin said during Media Day on Aug. 12. "It does take a lot out of you mentally. You need to stay focused, take it one day at a time. ... "Really, you need to be mentally tough right now with what's going on." Though McGloin said he felt a bit of the mental strain from the position battle, roommate cor nerback D'Anton Lynn doesn't think the quarterback's fatigue shows. Video games and movies keep the everyday conversation away from the quarterback competi tion, Lynn said, adding McGloin is the ultimate competitor. "He's definitely one of the most competitive people I know," Lynn said. "Me and him always go back and forth because me and him are both the same and we want to try and win at absolutely everything we do. Even if it's just a board game." - While McGloin continues to stay competitive nine days until the home opener, Newsome isn't exactly one to get too stressed, his father, Kevin Sr., said. For someone who enjoyed watching the opponent try and fight back nerves ever since he See QUARTERBACKS, Page 12. ';IR THOUGHTS Sox should avoid Manny Rumors have been floating around that the Chicago White Sox are about to claim Dodgers' left fielder Manny Ramirez off the waiver wire. If Manny's recent past is any indication of his future, the Sox should find other options to add to add some pop to thier lineup. Manny has been nothing but a lia bility, and an expensive one at that, io - Inng him for the final month of the season does n't seem like the right move for Chicago at this point. Current left fielder, Carlos Quentin, has struggled this season, but had his best month of last season in September. The Sox should wait for the same results this year. Daniel Bott/Collegian
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