12 I FRIDAY, AUG. 27, 2010
Niness
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The first time the two met,
Niness had no clue she was even
being scouted.
"Someone had mentioned
before the Penn State soccer
coach was in the bleachers watch
ing us play and I didn't realize it
was for me and I wasn't even
thinking about it," Niness said.
'After the game; someone said.
'She wants to talk to you,' and I
said, 'Wait, me?' I was really
surprised but we went out to a
diner and talked it over and I
decided it would be awesome
Crowd
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State, but also for her entire
career. Niness added it would be
a great way to psych out the
Cavaliers and show the fans how
well the team works together.
Sophomore Lexi Marton com
pared the effort to another big
sporting event at Penn State.
"It's kind of like Whiteouts for
football, just having a lot of people
Spikes
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one run in the fourth inning, State College tallied two
runs in the sixth. Maggi walked and advanced to second
on a groundout. The shortstop stole third and then
scored on a throwing error. The next batter, left fielder
Adalberto Santos smacked his third home run of the
season to give the Spikes a 4-1 margin, which would he
increased to 10-1 after the eighth stanza.
Colton Cain gave the Spikes another solid start from
the bump, earning his first professional win. The left-han
der threw five innings and gave up just one run on one hit,
both of which came in the bottom of the first inning. Cain
struck out six and walked just two.
- He looked great," said White, who had two RBI
Thursday night. "He controlled the game from the very
get go. As hitters you can build off of that. Our pitching
staff once again kept us in the ballgame and finally our
hitting kind of came around. This is what the ballclub is
capable of doing when we combine our pitching and hit
ting." .
C'asey Sadler and Ryan Beckman pitched two innings
each and held the Scrappers scoreless to finish off the
game.
White said having a win like this helps the team bounce
back in all aspects of the game.
The Spikes return home to start a two-game set
against the Batavia Muckdogs, the short-season Class A
affiliate of the St. Louis Cardinals, at 7:05 tonight. The
Spikes hope to carry over Thursday night's performance
into their final 10 games of the season.
think it's exactly what we needed for these last 10
games," White said. "It kind of re-energized everyone on
the field tonight. I think we're going to take this game
right in stride to the next one and just keep building."
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In her first two seasons with the
Lions, Niness played as a forward
and in the midfield, scoring one
goal, which came as a freshman.
However, last spring, with the
defensive depth depleted by the
departure of seniors Tara Davies
and Maura Ryan, the coaches
moved Niness to the back line.
One of the most athletic players
on the team, Niness can play
either outside back or centre back,
but Walsh and Niness said her
height, athleticism and ability to
fight for balls in the air fits better
at centre back.
Through the spring and the pre
season, Niness said she was ask
there, knowing they're supporting
you," Marton said.
Assistant coach Ann Cook said
the team has been out in the com
munity spreading the word during
clinics and camps to get as many
fans to come out and watch Penn
State play what she called the
"hated Wahoos of UVA.-
On top of the team's quest to
break the crowd record, the
matchup against Virginia is one of
Penn State's toughest games on
the schedule.
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ing questions of her linemates and
the other defenders have been
impressed at how quickly Niness
picked up defending.
She's done an amazing job
coming in and playing a new posi
tion, she's learning every single
day. - sophomore Lexi Marton
said.
I think having me beside her
helps her as well because I'm a big
talker on the field. I like to organ
ize and talking in her ear telling
her where to go and what to do,
she listens. And she's so athletic
that she's a natural back there."
Niness credited her communi
cation with Marton as being a
huge help on the field as she con
The Cavaliers come in with a 2-
record and a track record
against the Nittany Lions that
includes last year's 6-2 win in the
'CAA Tournament.
And with this being such a big
game. a larger than normal crowd
would give the players something
to feed off of on the field.
••It's absolutely amazing playing
in front of fans... Schaefer said.
In my eyes. pressure to me
intensifies everything and makes
me play better. This is the first
Rose has an abundance of talented excited to return home and play but
freshmen to add to the equation. also to see how the young players
The coach said Deja McClendon handle their first match.
has shown the most consistency "Everyone knows Penn State for
However, the Lions aren't without among the newcomers during prac- their volleyball program so we want to
every major player from last year's tice. go show everybody what we have with
offense. However, after evaluating his play- these nine new people." Kabbes said.
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Senior middle hitter Arielle Wilson ers in practice for the past two weeks. "It's going to be exciting. It's always
returns after leading the nation in hit- Rose said he's excited to see the fun to see coach sub in the new people
ting percentage last season, and her Lions play the Tar Heels tonight -- and see how they handle it the first
489 career hitting percentage is the and the players agree
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tinues to learn. She said the hard
est thing for her is staying in line
with the other defenders and pre
venting attackers from staying
onside.
Walsh believes Niness is simply
a natural athlete who played a
number of sports, but never at the
AAU, Olympic Development
Program (ODP) and similar lev
els, which led to her not being
heavily recruited. Niness said she
picked soccer because she just
loved the sport and the chance to
play at Penn State was too good to
pass.
After two years in State College.
Niness said she definitely made
the right choice in choosing soc-
home game, it's against Virginia.
it's with so many fans and it really
means a substantial amount to
our season in general so there's a
lot of big things going on Friday.
It's going to be fun."
This is the second year in a row
the team has played its home
opener against Virginia with a
campaign to break the previous
school record. Last season the
mission fell short by 110 fans.
As much as head coach Erica
Walsh would love to fill the stands
Junior outside hitter Katie Kabbes,
a native of Raleigh, N.C., said she's To e-mail reporter: rmlsl3B@psu.edu
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cer. Aside from her continued
growth as a player, the junior's
attitude and personality have
endeared her to her coaches and
teammates and left a lasting mark
on the Lions.
"She's an enormous piece for
this program right now. In all
ways, I cant imagine Penn State
soccer without Carly Niness,"
Walsh said.
- She makes us all laugh, but
she's serious, she trains hard,
she's always fit, she's a good stu
dent. she was dean's list. We're
getting everything out of her right
now...
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with as many fans as possible and
fulfill the program's goal, she is a
little more hesitant than some of
the players.
"Gosh, I'm hopeful," she said,
citing all the hard work Penn
State's marketing and sports
information offices has put in.
I don't think it's from a lack of
trying. I just think it takes a while
to create that type of interest. I
think we're getting pretty close."
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