CHAT NOON WEDNESDAYS colleglan psu .:CIL 10 I FRIDAY, AUG. 27, 2010 THE DAILY COLLEt, • • Rose ready to see team n ac for By Ryan Loy Classic in Chapel Hill, N.C. Wednesday's ' will see time on the floor. it's impossible to replace Hi COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The weekend tournament media day "I'm -- • With a deep roster, Rose has but said she's looking forwai which the Lions finish Saturday by not sure I'm look- :ti' , ' several players to choose from to receiving more sets in the att Much like fans of the Penn State playing Villanova and Campbell ing forward to the ' ' .", ~ -: try and replace setter Alisha Glass "I'm a senior, it's my time women's volleyball team, coach will provide Rose with the first results of how we =. and outside hitter Megan Hodge step up," Brown said. - I'm loc Russ Rose is unsure how his play- look at his youthful team, which play, but I'd say both lost to graduation as forward to helping the yoi ers will perform - well as sophomore outside hitter girls come up and have in their first Though Penn State enters ward to how they Darcy Dorton, who's out indefi- increased role as well." •••".Arikyr See VOLLEYBALL P' WOMEN'S match of the sea- VOLLEYBALL He may get some answers when the Nittany Lions open their 2010 season at 8 tonight against North Carolina in the Carolina Spikes lineup erupts in win By Jake Kaplan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The offense has finally broken out. College Spikes The State scored their most runs SPIKES since July 19 on their way to their sec- ond-straight victory, a 10-1 blowout State College against the Mahoning Valley Scrappers at Eastwood Field in Niles, Mahoning Valley The Spikes (32-33) had been struggling at the plate for sever al games. They had not scored more than four runs in a week, and had not had six hits in a game the mark they reached Thursday night since Aug. 22. Though they were helped out by five Mahoning Valley errors and a few timely walks Thursday, designated hitter Chase Lyles said this is just the performance the Spikes were longing for. "We needed it bad," Lyles said. Especially on the offensive side. We hadn't scored that many runs in awhile and it felt really good to put up a big number like that." The Spikes sent 10 hitters to the plate and scored six runs in the eighth inning alone, which was highlighted by a grand slam to left field by Lyles. It was his team-leading sixth home run of the season, and right fielder Cole White said it "put the nail in the coffin." - It was really exciting," Lyles said of the six-run eighth inning. - We hadn't done it in awhile. It seems like it's been forever since we had a big inning like that. Everyone did a really good job of taking what they gave us." White added it was refreshing how easy it felt to score runs Thursday night after the Spikes had been struggling to get a mere one or two runs across in a game recently. State College got on the board in the first inning for the second consecutive night. The leadoff hitter, shortstop Drew Maggi, reached on an error, advanced two bags to third on a single and scored on a double play ground out to give the Spikes a 1-0 lead. Though the Scrappers (28-38) tied the contest in the bottom portion of the inning, it would be the only runs they would score in the game. The Spikes, on the other hand, kept piling on runs. After scoring See SPIKES, Page 12. TH N:LINEUP SPORTS ON TV Philadelphia at San Diego 10:05 tonight, CSN Pittsburgh at Milwaukee 8:10 tonight, FSN TRIVIA Q: When was the last time Tiger Woods led any round in a tournament? Thursday's answer. The Houston Astros tonight's match ranked No. 1 in the AVCA preseason poll, Rose believes the first few matches could prove to be shaky for his squad. "I'm looking forward to seeing how we play," Rose said at A FRESH START Tiger Woods shoots from a bunker on the 11th hole during the first round of The Barclays golf tournament yesterday at the Ridgewood Country Club in New Jersey. Woods finished the round with seven birdies, good for a 6-under 65 and a tie atop the leaderboard with fellow American Vaughn Taylor. The world's top-ranked golfer shot the best round of his season. only two days after finalizing his divorce with his wife. Niness finds home on back line By Andrew Robinson COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The story of Carly Niness and Penn State soccer started with a phone call. That call would send Nittany Lions coach Erica Walsh on a three- hour drive to Berwyn, Pa., and led her to a player that has become one of the most successful stories of Walsh's tenure Niness played several different positions in her first two seasons, the junior seems to have found a home on the back line and continues to improve every day. "Having grown up in a similar area of Montgomery County I've got a lot of good contacts down there and I got a call from a former coach, Terry Underkoffler," Walsh said. "He calls me up and goes, 'I have a kid for you' and when Terry calls, you listen. He's been around the game forever" The first time Walsh saw Niness play for Conestoga High School, Niness was put at outside wing and the coach was amazed at how easily Niness ran past opposing play ers up and down the field. Throughout that game, Walsh said Niness seemed to only touch the ball with her head, but "every thing she touched, it was positive." A short time later, Walsh had assistant coach Michael Coll travel to Hershey to watch Niness in the State championship QUICK HITS More soccer coverage The Penn State men's soccer team has one final tune-up before the regular season starts. The Nittany Lions will travel to Louisville for a matchup with the Cardinals Saturday night. The Lions have also been adjusting to new head coach Bob Warming. Warming took over for 22-year head coach Barry Gorman and led the Lions to a 3-1 exhibi tion win over Hartwick in his first match at the helm. For more about the Lions final exhibition match and how the team is adapting to its new coach, go to the Daily Collegian's web site, psucollegian.com A reason for Rose's skepticism derives from the question of what the lineup will look like. Rose said he expects to substitute players in and out and believes 10-15 players Bryan Wade Heritage/Collegian Junior Carly Niness collides with Virginia's goalie in a 2009 NCAA tournament game. game, where she recorded the only goals in a 2-0 win. After that game, Walsh sat down with Niness and her parents to discuss playing soccer for Penn State because she had an offer to run track at the University of Virginia. Phillies swept by Astros Wandy Rodriguez pitched seven sharp innings, Carlos Lee homered and the Houston Astros beat the Phillies 5-1 Thursday to complete their first four-game sweep in Philadelphia in 11 years. The two-time NL champion Phillies fell three games behind idle Atlanta in the NL East and trail San Francisco by a half game in the wild-card standings. Rodriguez (10-12) allowed one run and five hits, striking out six. The left-hander is 7-2 with a 1.79 ERA since June 24. The spoiler Astros got major contribu tions from three former Phillies pitch ers Brett Myers and J.A. Happ and All- Star outfielder Michael Bourn to earn their first four-game sweep in Philadelphia since September 1999. nitely with a torn anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) in her left knee. Senior co-captain Blair Brown is one of the experienced Lion players who's expecting to see an increased role in the offense on the outside. She made it clear that See NINESS, Page 12 .For updates on the women's volleyball team. follow the women's volleyball Twitter: twitteLcom/Collegian_NNß Lions hoping for large turnout at Jeffrey Field By Alex Angert COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Word has spread yes, even to Facebook. The women's soccer team wants revenge on Virginia after being knocked out of the NCAA Tournament by the Cavaliers last year, and they want everyone to see them get it. All week long the players on the team have been trying to get the word out about Friday's game against the Cavaliers as Penn State is hoping to have at least 4,500 fans in the stands at Jeffrey Field "Everyone that we see we remind them we have our game on Friday," junior midfielder Ali Schaefer said. "I'm sure it's every one's Facebook statuses right now. I think [mine] says 'Penn State vs. Virginia 7:30 p.m. this Friday and we're looking for 5,000 fans which means we need you in the bleachers. We Are.' The 4,500 fans the team is hoping for would shat ter the previous Jeffrey Field record of 3,208 for a game with UCLA in 2006. For junior Carly Niness, it wouldn't just be the biggest crowd she has played in front of at Penn See CROWD, Page 12. ':!4 k.:, Li GHTS Pujols a true power hitter Thursday, St. Louis Cardinals first base man Albert Pujols belted his 400th career home run. There was no cloud of steroid specula tion, just a true power hitter doing what he does best for the 400th time in his career. The slugger's power display over the past 10 seasons has been a refreshing reminder that not every player in M.. • - League Baseball has been accused or ille gally using performance enhancing drugs Hopefully, Pujols will be the benefactor of longevity and pass those other home run "kings" who have tarnished the name of the long ball. todge trd to tack. to , to ,oking iunger T an 'age 12.
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