14 I MONDAY, AUG. 30, 2010
Lions down Louisville in final preseason game
By Mike Still
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Enduring a 20-hour bus trip
wasn't exactly how Bob Warming
wanted to spend his team's last
weekend before
the - tart of the
s.
regular season. MEN'S
Still, the Penn SOCCER
State men's soc-
cer coach and his
team made the most of its long
and cramped adventure to Fort
Wayne, Ind. on Saturday, securing
a 2-1 exhibition victory over No. 20
Louisville.
The Nittany Lions scored early
and fought back late to retain the
lead and improved to 2-0 in the
preseason. "It was one of those
games where our guys just had to
dig in and defend well and just
keep fighting in the game and they
did," Warming said. "I was really
proud of that."
Junior forward
Corey Hertzog
struck first for the
Lions, fighting Penn State
through two
defenders and
burying a shot
after receiving a
crossing pass Louisville
from freshman
Jordan Tyler.
After falling behind early in the
Lions' first scrimmage against
Hartwick on Aug. 21, scoring first
and making a statement was
something co-captain Andres
Casais was glad to see from his
team.
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"Our team showed a mental
toughness coming out," Casais
said.
"We scored in the first 10 min
utes and held our lead."
Penn State relinquished the
lead before the end of the first half,
allowing a Louisville goal off a cor
ner kick to tie the game at 1-1.
But early in the second half
Hertzog broke the deadlock, fin
ishing a rebound off a shot by jun
ior Mackenzie Arment and lifting
the Lions to a 2-1 lead with his sec
ond goal of the game.
Hertzog, who was held score
less against Hartwick, was
relieved to find the back of the net.
"It took a lot of weight off my
shoulders going into the season,"
the junior said.
"It felt good to score the two
Kuchar takes Barclays title
Doug Ferguson
ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER
PARAMUS, N.J. -- Matt
Kuchar's fortunes took quite a
turn Sunday, and so did his golf
Kuchar beat
GOLF
Martin Laird in a
playoff at The
Barclays with a 7-iron out of the
rough that rolled toward the back
of the 18th green, then caught
enough of the slope to turn back
toward the hole and stop 30 inches
away for a birdie.
It was a stunning conclusion to
the first FedEx Cup playoff event.
Kuchar closed with a 5-under
66, and it didn't look as though it
would be enough. Laird had a one
shot lead and needed two putts
from just inside 25 feet for the vic
tory, when he ran his putt 7 feet
past the hole. He missed the par
putt, setting up the playoff.
The timing could not have been
better for Kuchar.
His first victory of the year
came two weeks after he made his
first Ryder Cup team, and the win
can only give him a shot of confi
dence. Kuchar moved to No. 1 in
the FedEx Cup standings by win
ning the first playoff event, giving
him a good shot at the $lO million
prize. And his third career win is
likely to move him to a career-best
No. 10 in the world ranking.
"Even if I had shut it down with
out a win, I would have felt it was a
great year," Kuchar said. "To win,
it's an incredible year"
Tiger Woods continues to make
progress, which in this case
goals and then not go into the sea
son without any"
Warming was excited to see
Hertzog get the monkey off his
back too, knowing how important
the junior will be to the Lions' suc
cess this year
"Once you become a good strik
er, one of the most important
things is not getting satisfied and
staying hungry for more goals,"
Warming said. "Corey's one of
those guys that's always hungry
for goals."
More importantly as a team,
though, the Lions proved to them
selves that they can win on the
road against quality teams,
Warming said.
Penn State's record on the
road over the past four seasons
was just 4-20-2 and is undoubt
means he gets to keep going.
Woods, who started these play
offs at No. 112 in the standings,
closed with a 4-under 67 to easily
make the top 100 who advance to
the second round next week at the
Deutsche Bank Championship.
Woods tied for 12th, his best finish
since June, and moved up to No.
65.
Laird, who recovered from a
shaky start, looked just as shaky at
the end, especially with his putter.
He was tied with Kuchar when
he had a 20-foot eagle putt on the
par-5 17th, only to roll it nearly 8
feet beyond the hole. He made
that birdie putt to take the lead,
then repeated his mistake on the
final hole in regulation.
This time, the comeback putt
never had a chance. Neither did
Laird in the playoff after Kuchar's
shot stopped so close to the cup.
Laird hit out of the rough to about
50 feet and made par.
"Obviously, not the finish I was
looking for," Laird said. "But I'm
very proud of the way I played
today. "I was kind of baffling all
day, and probably holed two or
three of the biggest putts I've ever
holed just to be where I was."
The only consolation for Laird
was being safe through next
month in the playoffs. He was at
No. 95, hopeful of advancing to the
second round, and his runner-up
finish puts him at No. 3 and virtu
ally guarantees he'll be among the
top 30 at the Tour Championship
who compete for the $lO million
prize.
Steve Stricker closed with a 66
to tie for third with Kevin
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edly a concern for Warming.
This weekend's long bus trip
will affect them this week, forbid
ding them from practicing on
Monday due to NCAA regulations
and leaving them with just two
days to prepare for the season
opener on Sept. 3.
Despite the setback, the Lions
know they'll need to be ready for
Friday.
"Our mental toughness has to
come through and we're gonna
beat teams wherever we are,"
Casais said.
"As long as we're wearing our
Penn State uniform we're
gonna battle it out, no matter
where we are or how uncomfort
able it is."
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Streelman, whose parents grew
up in this neighborhood and
whose grandparents are buried in
a cemetery next to the seventh
hole. Two years ago at Ridgewood,
Streelman narrowly missed a
playoff. He also was on the bubble,
starting at No. 102, and moved up
to No. 18.
Rory Sabbatini had the low
round of the day at 64 and tied for
fifth.
The other big winner Sunday
was Andres Romero of Argentina.
He made back-to-back double
bogeys to fall well outside the top
100, then made a stunning charge
with four birdies over his last five
holes. Romero holed a 40-foot putt
on his final hole to finish at No. 100
in the standings and advance to
Boston.
"After the double bogeys, I fig
ured it was lost," Romero said.
knew I had to make birdies to have
a chance."
Woods thought he had a chance,
despite starting the final round
nine shots behind. Practicing a
drill on the putting green to keep
his eyes over the ball, he took that
to the course and played another
solid round.
It wasn't nearly enough he
finished five shots behind but
he was encouraged by his play
heading into next week at the TPC
Boston.
"I haven't won all year," Woods
said. "But this is a week that I was
very close. I felt that if I would
have putted better for all four
days, I would have been right
there. Looking forward to next
week."
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