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By Ryan Loy also swept North i the game," Rose would have expected from more and led the offense while compil-
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Carolina and i au said. "I know . a lit- experienced players. Rose said ing 73 assists in the three con-
Villanova in the,. , 2' , '''7 - :- tle bit more about the crowd of more than 4,000 fans tests.
New season. Same old results. tournament.. .. ~ . the team than I in the opening match against the Rose said Carpenter connected
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The Penn State women's volley- Despite win- • 7 . fz • knew before the Tar Heels presented a tough ini- well with seniors Blair Brown and
ball team defeated Campbell ning the first 4 tia„, weekend with tial challenge for Penn State. Arielle Wilson. He liked the energy
Saturday in
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25-9. 9
15, 25-9, 25-16) in WOMEN'S
Chapel Hill, N.C., VOLLEYBALL
to claim the
Carolina Classic
title.
The No. 1 Nittany Lions (3-0)
Spikes
lose to
'Dogs
Get 4 runs
on 13 hits
By Jake Kaplan
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The change of scenery didn't
make a difference in the out
come.
For the third time in as many
da s, the
Batavia
BASEBALL
Muckdogs beat
College Spikes,
this time by a 6-
4 margin
Sunday night at Batavia
Dwyer Stadium
in Batavia, N.Y.
Batavia entered
Sunday
State College
fresh off a two-
game sweep at
State College Friday and
Saturday.
Though the Spikes (32-36) tal
lied the most hits of their three
recent games against the
Muckdogs on Sunday with 13,
the Spikes didn't capitalize on all
of their opportunities, hitting 4-
for-15 with runners in scoring
position. State College brought
the tying run to the plate with
one out in the top of the ninth
inning, but couldn't manage to
get the ball out of the infield with
two straight groundouts.
The Muckdogs (40-27), who
are in first place in the Pinckney
Division opposed to the fourth
place Spikes, notched 12 hits,
giving them 41 combined in the
last three games. Batavia has
won six of its last seven games.
"Batavia's a great team," said
Spikes left fielder Adalberto
Santos, who went 3-for-4 Sunday.
"We just need to outplay them.
They're an aggressive team.
They come out swinging. We just
need to match their intensity at
the plate and come out swinging
as well."
Batavia's starting pitcher
See SPIKES, Page 12.
Redshirt freshman Fern named starting punter
By Andrew J. Cassavell
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Four months ago, punter
Anthony Fera was in Joe
Paterno's doghouse, watching the
Blue-White :ame
from the sidelines
FOOTBALL
in street clothes.
But at Big Ten
Media Days in early August,
Paterno said he would be starting
fall practice with a clean slate for
all players, and Fera, who police
cited for an alcohol-related offense
THE INEUP QUICK HITS (AP)
McNabb's status uncertain
It could be a smoke screen or just a cau
tious assessment of his quarterbacks
health, but Mike Shanahan says he's not
certain Donovan McNabb will be available
for any part of the Washington Redskins'
season opener against the Dallas
Cowboys.
McNabb hasn't practiced since sprain
ing his left ankle in the second preseason
game against Baltimore. He sat out
Fridays game against the New York Jets
and watched Sundays practice with a
black sleeve on his left leg.
Shanahan said the leg is too sore for
McNabb to play Thursday against the
Arizona Cardinals.
SPORTS ON TV
Philadelphia at Los Angeles
10:10 tonight, CSN
Pittsburg' at Chicago Cubs
8:05 tonight, FSN
TRIVIA
Q: When was the last time Donovan
McNabb didn't start a season opener?
Friday's answer. Woods last lead Nov. 15
coach Russ Rose Rose good and some Friday when she entered the setters, and he may use multiple
Campbell
and several play- things that I think match as setter midway through players at that position in the
ers believe there is still a lot of will warrant some the first set. Carpenter, who future.
room for improvement. attention." subbed in for Mikinzie Moydell Brown, a senior co-captain, was
"It was noticeable we had a The coach said the efficiency Friday and then started Saturday, a key contributor to the Lions'
number of young people playing level was lower than what he helped guide the Lions to victory See VOLLEYBALL Page 12.
HEADING UP
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Freshthan Maya Hayes (5) heads a ball during the women's soccer team's 2-1 loss to William & Mary on Sunday at Jeffrey Field.
Poor play leads
By Alex Angert
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Walking off the field to a stand
ing ovation by their traveling fans,
the emotions displayed by the
players told the
story of a team WOMEN'S
that just pulled off SOCCER
a monumental
upset.
One member of the Tribe
jumped on her teammate's back
to salute the fans while the rest of
the team embraced each other as
they basked in the glory of their 2-
1 victory over No. 12 Penn State
on Sunday at Jeffrey Field.
A look toward the other side of
the field offered sights of both dis
appointment and shock, which
told the story of a Nittany Lion
squad that just experienced a sur
prising loss.
during spring
practice, took full
advantage of the
opportunity. His
name was atop
the depth chart
Sunday, one day
after the presea
son's final scrim
mage.
at the position but expects to have
"We've been an adequate starter.
just trying to get better working "We're going to have a punter,
our drop, swing, our legs straight," but then again, you never know
Fera said at Penn State football until he goes out there and punts
Media Day on August 12. "We've the ball before a lot of people,"
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felt like we got off to a slow
start throughout the whole game
and I don't think we ever showed
up fully," coach Erica Walsh said.
"I thought our mentality was poor
from the locker room to the
warmup. We tried to get them
going again on Jeffrey Field and
get a little pride in them, but I
don't think the mentality was
where it needed to be."
Walsh attributed her team's
lackluster performance to what
she called arrogance displayed by
her players going into the game
as well as the Lions (1-1-1) believ
ing they were the better team on
the field.
The Lions entered Sunday hav
ing played to a draw with No. 15
Virginia on Friday night. The
unranked Tribe, however, didn't
let Penn State's high ranking faze
them as William & Mary capital
ized on a free kick from 40 yards
been progressing every single
day"
After redshirting last season
with Jeremy Boone as the starter,
Fera will see his first action noon
Saturday against Youngstown
State.
At Penn State Media Day,
Paterno noted the inconsistency
to surprise loss
out in the 74th minute to break a
1-1 tie and give the Tribe the lead.
William & Mary's Kaitlin
O'Connor placed a perfectly
kicked, arching ball that dropped
right over the extending reach of
Lion goalie Krissy Tribbett to give
her team enough for the eventual
win. Nevertheless, Walsh said the
Tribe would have scored sooner
or later.
"It was that goal or another
goal, it was a matter of time," she
said.
"They were knocking on the
door and they wanted it more
than we did. We got outplayed
today and it didn't matter what
was on paper or who was better or
who was worse."
That level of desire was the
major difference in the game,
Walsh said, despite the Lions out
shooting William & Mary by 13.
A number of those attempts
Paterno said. "It's like the kid tak
ing the foul shot some guys go
out here and can't do it."
Fera beat out Russell Nye, who
split punt duties with wide receiv
er Graham Zug in the spring
game while Fbra was suspended,
and freshmen A.J. Firestone and
Alex Butterworth.
Kickoff duties weren't decided,
but Fera's length makes him a
candidate along with senior Collin
Wagner, who enters his second
season as Penn State's kicker.
He noted "Fern has the biggest
USA tops Slovenia at worlds
Kevin Durant's shooting and Kevin
Love's strength sent the United States to a
2-0 start in the work' championship.
Durant scored 22 rk Love added 10
points and 11 rebounds off the bench, and
the Americans beat Slovenia 99-77 on
Sunday in an opening-round game.
Playing a rare early game, the U.S. play
ers stalled after a quick start. But Durant
came through with a basket whenever
they needed it, and Love always seemed to
be around the ball even when a
Slovenian player tried holding his arm so
he couldn't get it.
Rudy Gay finished with 16 points for the
Americans (2-0), while Russell Westbrook
and Andre Iguodala each had 11. Durant
shot 8 of 13 before sitting out the fourth
quarter.
came off the foot of forward Dani
Toney early in the game, includ
ing a pair of near back-to-back
misses that came off of the
senior's speed and ability to get
past the defenders.
However, 11 minutes into the
game Toney broke a scoreless tie
by netting a goal, thanks to her
relentless attack at the net.
"I made a run toward the out
side of the 18-yard box and Maya
[Hayes] played me in," Toney
said.
"I just took a touch and I think I
tried to shoot it and the girl
blocked it. I just kept at it because
it doesn't matter how it ends up in
the back of the net as long as it
ends up in the back of the net."
Penn State's best chance to tie
See UPSET, Page 12.
More coverage on women's soccer.
I SPORTS, Page 16.
leg" out of all the punters.
As for Wagner's kicking, he
made 15 of 22 attempts last season
as placekicker, struggling mostly
from long range with a 1 for 5 clip
from 40 or more yards. In the off
season, Wagner made it his priori
ty to change that.
"There wasn't anything specifi
cally mechanically [I worked on],"
Wagner said. "I just got stronger
over the winter and the summer,
and that helped."
He noticed progress as the
See FERA, Page 12.
OUR THOUCHIS
NFL preseason a long tease
Maybe it's just us, but it feels like the
2010 NFL preseason is taking forever to
come to a close.
Between Aug. 12 and this Thursday, we
will have suffered through 64 meaningless
televised scrimmages as every passing
box score and highlight becomes less
appealing an appetizer.
But on the bright side, with talks of an
18-game schedule starting to heat up, we
may not have to put up with four presea
son games much longer (let's get it going,
Commish).
And, of course, on the even brighter
side: Minnesota at New Orleans.
Just 10 days away.