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The Daily Collegian
Lions
hoping
to start
strong
By Ryan Loy
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
The opposition's thoughts of
winning are crushed instantly.
That 's just what junior outside
hitter Katie
Kabbes wants to ~
happen when WOMEN’S
opponents step VOLLEYBALL
onto the court
with the No. 1
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women's volley-
However, that
feat may be
tough to accom
plish Friday, *
when the i 1
Nittany Lions Rose
(fi-0) face their
first true test of the season at
No. 4 Florida (5-0) in the Nike
Volleyball Big Four Classic in
Gainesville. Fla.
Additionally, the Lions will
face either No. 2 Stanford or No.
5 Texas on Saturday, depending
on Friday's results.
Kabbes said it s important to
set the tone of the match early.
‘We don't want to give any
team a glimpse of hope that they
can seize the victory against us,"
Kabbes said. “Every point mat
ters. whether it's the first or the
last. But in the beginning, we
have to make a point that this is
our match."
Though they have won the
first set of each match they've
played, the Lions haven't played
their sharpest volleyball at the
beginning of matches. „
In Penn State's season opener
against North Carolina, the Tar
Heels took a 14-12 lead in the
first set before the Lions pulled
away to take the set, 25-19, and
eventually sweep the match.
Coach Russ Rose expects the
atmosphere Friday to be similar
to what his team faced in Chapel
Hill. N.C., where more than 4,000
fans packed the arena to cheer
for UNC.
Rose said Florida has terrific
talent and will be aided by the
home crowd, which could “get a
little bit crazy" because it's a
home football weekend as well.
Senior defensive specialist
Cathy Quilico said it's important
to get off to a good staid against
any opponent, but it may be even
more so on Friday
"It's very important to start off
good to establish how the game
is going to be, especially with the
crowd that Florida is going to
have." Quilico said. “We have to
start off playing well, as in right
off the bat"
Rose doesn't believe the Lions
have played great at the start of
matches and said a good start
against Florida would be helpful
for his players’ psyche. The
See VOLLEYBALL. Page 14.
Halus being rewarded for hard work
By Joe Mclntyre
COLLEGIAN STAFF .WRITER
For most people family vaca
tions are a time for fun and relax
ation, rest and recuperation. But
not for Ayla
Halus.
Throughout
offseason,
Penn State goal- It’s the second straight week
keeper Ayla the conference has recognized
Halus worked at improving her individual achievements of the
game. No matter what it took, she Penn State field hockey team.
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TRIVIA
Q: What was the final score to Brett
Havre’s first ever season-opening start
against the Pittsburgh Steeiers in 1392?
Wednesday’s Answer: Marcus Allen was
the last USC tailback to win the Heisman
trophy before Reggie Bush.
Penn State football coach Joe Paterno (left) and Paul “Bear” Bryant shake hands in an undated photo
Joe Pa, Bear have history
Joe Paterno has won more
games than any major college
football coach, and his achieve
ments have
shadowed most FOOTBALL
of their feats.
But thi
Jut iere was
always one who stood above
Paterno.
Paul ‘Bear" Bryant.
Alabama's coach from 1958-82,
won the four meetings against
Paterno, but both became their
school's icons, not to mention
legends, on a national scale.
Matt Suhey (32) tries to score during the 1979 Sugar Bowl
wanted to become a better goalie
and be quicker. Monday after
noon, she finally got recognized
by the Big Ten conference for all
her hard work and tremendous
play.
Halus was named the Big Ten
defensive player of the week for
FIELD
HOCKEY
her 12-save effort against No. 5
Connecticut last weekend.
By Brendan Monahan
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
QUICK HITS
Wozniacki into Open semi’s
Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki
stretched her winning streak to 13 matches
by beating 45th-ranked Dominika
Cibulkova 6-2,7-5 in the U.S. Open quarter
finals Wednesday night.
Wozniacki, the 2009 runner-up at
Flushing Meadows, will face No. 7 Vera
Zvonareva in Friday's semifinals.
Playing her usual steady game, retriev
ing balls and forcing her opponent to hit
shot after shot, Wozniacki handled the wind
that was gusting at more than 30 mph. She
compared it to "playing in a hurricane or
something.”
Wozniacki made only 18 unforced errors
Cibulkova made 43.
This weekend, 28 years since
the coaches last met head to
head, the Nittany Lions face the
Crimson Tide again, but the
mystique of the rivalry between
the two still carries on Perhaps
fitting, Saturday’s game falls on
what would have been Bryant's
97th birthday.
The effects can be seen in cur
rent players understanding the
rivalry', the hype surrounding the
game and the effect Bryant has
had on Paterno.
"We didn't get the best of them
most of the time," Penn State
defensive tackle Ollie Ogbu said.
See PATERNO, Page 14.
Collegian File Photo
Last week, Kelsey Amy won the
Big Ten offensive player of the
week award after scoring two
goals against Old Dominion.
Halus, a redshirt sophomore,
recorded her third straight game
of more than 10 saves and was
only one shy of her career high in
saves of 13, which she set in the
season opener against Old
Dominion.
Halus said winning the award
was an honor, but at the same
See HALUS. Page 14.
Pens’ Crosby homers at PNC
If the Pittsburgh Pirates need an answer
to their pow°r-hitting problems, maybe
they can find it across town in Penguins
star Sidney Crosby.
The former NHL MVP homered into
PNC Park’s right-field seats while taking
batting practice Wednesday with eight
Penguins teammates. Crosby, who played
youth baseball in Canada until he was 13,
was the only one of the group to reach the
seats.
The session was arranged by former first
baseman Sean Casey, who recently toured
Haiti with Penguins forwards Max Talbot
and Mike Rupp.
Crosby missed by several feet of homer
ing during his first round of batting practice
before going deep on the 15th swing of his
second round.
Thoughts of
79 bowl linger
By Andrew i. Cassavell
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
Mike Guman wasn’t thinking
of the Sports Illustrated covers
he’d be signing 31 years later.
He wasn’t thinking of the
clients at his future job whose
first question would be about
"the goal line stand,” instead of
mutual funds.
He wasn’t even thinking
about the 76,824 screaming fans
packed into the Superdome for
the 1979 Sugar Bowl, one of the
most historic college football
games ever played.
When his name was called in
the huddle on a pivotal 4th-and
goal play, he had one thought on
his mind: Reach the endzone,
and push Penn State to its first
national title.
He came inches short.
“When you’re 19 or 20 and
you look at it, you realize only
how much hurt there was at the
loss,” said Guman, a Penn State
running back from 1976-79. “As
time goes on, you realize how
fortunate you are to have
played in that game.”
Guman then paused, sighing
See BOWL, Page 14.
Halus makes a save at practice.
Thursday, Sept. 9, 2010 I 11
PSU,
‘Bam a to
rely on
linemen
By Audrey Snyder
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
After pacing through
Alabama’s practice facility all
week with a notepad in his hand,
Crimson Tide
coach Nick
Sabancametoa FOOTBALL
Fusions.
Few concl
Despite Penn
State rotating
Deon ’ t a e
Pannell and
Johnnie
Troutman at left
guard and run
ning back Evan
Royster rushing
for just 40 yards
in the season opener, Saban saw
enough film to conclude this
Saturday’s game will still be
decided in the trenches.
Alabama’s only Heisman
Trophy winner, Mark Ingram, is
a long shot to play, as Saban said
Ingram will likely sit out because
of missing practice while recov
ering from a left knee injuiy.
On the other side of the ball,
Saban wants his defense to
focus on stopping Royster and
Nittany Lions’ running game.
“When you play them and you
can’t stop the run, you don’t have
a very good chance of being suc
cessful,” Saban said. “A lot is
going to be said about who con
trols the line of scrimmage on
both sides of the ball and it’s cer
tainly a challenge to stop their
running game and it’s going to
be important for us to be good up
front on defense.”
The Tide’s 3-4 defense will be
pitted against a Nittany Lion
offensive line searching for its
identity.
With Pannell and Troutman
expected to see playing time,
how quickly the Lions can settle
in and open holes will be impor
tant.
The Lions’ rushing attack
doesn’t try to catch the opposi
tion off guard, but the Tide
expect to have their hands full
controlling Royster.
“Their running game is very
basic, very traditional,” Alabama
linebacker Dont’a Hightower
said.
“They don’t really tiy to con
fuse you as much, at all really. A
lot of leads, a lot of powers, a lot
of zones, stretches. They pretty
much just line up and play
smash-mouth football.”
But the same offensive line
Hightower complimented has
come under fire after getting off
to a slow start against
Youngstown State.
Penn State coach Joe Patemo
said his offensive line needs to
be more aggressive in order to
try and control the line of scrim
mage against an Alabama
defense that will be without
starting defensive end Marcell
Dareus, who is serving a two
game suspension for violating
NCAA policy.
“Even without Dareus they’re
a pretty deep front,” right guard
Stefen Wisniewski said. “They
probably play eight or nine guys
in there, rotate them around,
keep them fresh.”
“They’re a well-coached
bunch, get off well, use their
hands well.”
The Lions were unable to
open many holes for Royster
against Youngstown State, but
Saban said this group still has
the characteristics of a Patemo
led offensive line.
Emphasizing technique and
discipline, coupled with elimi
nating mental lapses, are attrib
utes Saban said he expects to
See LINEMEN, Page 14.
OUR THOUGHTS
NFL prices inconsiderate
As the pro football season begins today,
teams across the league are facing a third
consecutive season of declining ticket
Don’t feel too bad for the NFL though.
According to USA Today, 18 teams have
raised ticket prices for the 2010 season.
Locally, the Pittsburgh Steeiers raised
prices 7% according to USA Today. The
Jets and Giants raised prices, too, as they
move into a new stadium.
It should be no surprise that while the
NFL apparantiy ignores the strain these
tough economic times put on its fans, con
sumers are sticking it to the teams at the
box office.