SPOr 10 I Friday, Sept. 24, 2010 Kyle Mills (4) looks to get around a Drexel player while controlling the puck during a game against the Dragons last season leers prepare for scrimmage By Greg Garcia COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER The road to a championship begins tonight. The Penn State leers will play their annual Blue-White game at 9:15 p.m. ICERS Friday in the Greenberg Ice Pavilion. The scrimmage will give leers’ players their first chance to skate competitively against one another in front of an audience, all while trying to crack coach Scott Young receivers become assets By Brendan Monahan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Justin Brown didn’t believe he was a true wide receiver until (Penn State taught him to be one. “In high school, I didn’t really think about FOOTBALL being a receiver,” Brown said. “I was Just very athletic.” Brown, who played receiver and defensive back at Concord High School in Wilmington, Del., said he learned how to run routes, block, catch and utilize his body since arriving in State College. The sophomore started his first collegiate game last week, and his Lions open Big Ten By Andrew Robinson COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER All bets are off it’s Big Ten season. When the Penn State men’s soccer team steps on Jeffrey Field tonight MEN'S against Indiana, SOCCER it’s a start of a season within a season for the No. 20 Nittany Lions. “It’s completely different, it’s a whole new season,” senior co- 1 V 11 W TH i LI NE U P SPORTS ON TV MLB Philadelphia vs. New York Mets 7:05 tonight, CSN Pittsburgh vs. Houston 7:05 tonight, FSN TRIVIA Q: Who was the Phillies’ last 20 game winner? Thursday’s answer Gerald Balboni’s starting rotation. Within the past two weeks, much of the hockey excitement at Penn State was directed to the announcement from Athletic Director Tim Curley about adding men’s and women’s NCAA Division I programs in 2012-13. Now, the leers are hoping to turn their attention back where it belongs on the ice. “Lately there has been a lot of hype and excitement about going Division I,” junior forward Paul Daley said. “But we still have a season ahead of us and we are early season production can be credited to that progression. The production of young receivers meant less time for red shirt senior Graham Zug last Saturday. Brown presents a differ ent dynamic than Zug, as he stands one inch taller and weighs 31 pounds heavier. He’s speedy despite his stature, which he said sets him apart from other receivers along with his ability to track down a thrown ball. Speed and ball judgment are valuable attributes in Brown’s other job on the field. He’s one of two punt returners alongside receiver Devon Smith. Penn State has implemented its two-man return system, some- captain Drew Cost said. “I mean, it’s good to have a good record at this point but we really need to work on getting off to a good start in the Big Ten because that’s all we’re working for.” The Hoosiers come • to State College with a 3-3 record that’s Warming anything but indicative of how talented the See MEN’S SOCCER, Page 12. Pick ’Em enters Week 3 The Collegian NFL Pick ’Em’s Week 3 gets underway this Sunday with a new slate of NFL games for our pickers to choose winners from. Nittany Lion fund president Jim Regan is still in the league, with a 22-10 record so far through this season’s first two weeks. Last week’s student athlete representa tive was men’s basketball senior point guard Talor Battle, who went 10-6 in his picks. This week’s student athlete is Battle’s teammate, senior forward D.J. Jackson. Check the MAKE PLAYS blog at psucol legian.com tonight to check out everyone’s picks. looking to accomplish our goals.” divided the teams up himself Senior goaltender Teddy Hume based on these factors, agreed with his teammate, saying Senior forward Tim O’Brien is the team is not looking two years ready to kick off the season and ahead. He added everyone is “all- put the preseason behind him. in” on this season. “We are going to take the scrim- Friday night will give Balboni mage just like a game,” the Bethel an initial look at his players and Park, Pa. native said. “We face how they respond to certain game Pittsburgh in one week on the situations something they can’t road, which will be a tough test, simulate during practice. The This should be a good benchmark scrimmage will also allow new on where we stand.” line combinations to develop The Blue-White scrimmage is chemistry, as well as mixing in an annual tradition, but for the some of the new faces with the freshmen this will mark the first veteran skaters. Balboni said he See ICERS, Page 12. Chloe Elmer/Collegian Justin Brown (19) stretches out for more yards vs. Youngstown State. thing Brown likes because it gives opposing punter can target. the receiver a lead blocker and “It comes natural to me,” minimizes the space where the See RECEIVERS, Page 12. Tom Ruane/Collegian Marton attempts a pass. Ichiro, Bautista hit marks TORONTO (AP) On a day of milestone hits, Jose Bautista’s big shot won the game. Bautista hit his major league-leading 50th home run, connecting off Felix Hernandez and sending the Tbronto Blue Jays over the Seattle Mariners 1-0 on Thursday. Seattle's Ichiro Suzuki also became the first player with 10 straight 200-hit seasons, breaking his own record with a fifth-inning single. “We got to see some things happen today that I’ve never seen before,” Blue Jays manager Cito Gaston said. “It's a day I’ll always remember.” Bautista became the 26th player in base ball history to reach the 50-home run mark with a first-inning drive off Hernandez. Collegian file photo Marton to miss time By Andrew Robinson COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Women’s soccer sophomore defender Lexi Marton will miss three months with a partial tear of the medial col- WOMEN’S lateral ligament SOCCER (MCL) in her left knr id *iiee ant some bruising of the bones in the area, according to a press release issued Thursday. Marton suffered the injury on Sept.l2 in the second half of the The Daily Collegian Junior taking injury well By Jocelyn Syrstad COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Frank Molinaro doesn’t like to lose, and he definitely doesn’t like to be told he can’t do some thing. But when his dreams of becoming a national cham pion are in jeop- whatever it takes to achieve those goals even if it means being told he can’t practice or compete for the time being. Molinaro is Molinaro out for an unde termined amount of time with an injury he suffered at wrestling practice on Sept. 16 that the Penn State Athletic Communications office could not disclose because of competition issues. With wrestling being a one-on-one sport where grap plers look for their opponent’s weaknesses, the team kept specifics of Molinaro’s injury under wraps. The Bamegat, N.J. native is a returning two-time All- American and was ranked the No. 3 wrestler by WIN Magazine in the 149-pound weight class for the upcoming season. After fin ishing fifth at nationals last year and eighth as a 141-pounder in 2009, as well as finishing fourth in the Big Ten last year, Molinaro is considered a legitimate con tender for the title this season. Assistant Communications Director Pat Donghia said the wrestler visited a team doctor earlier this week and the injury will not require any surgery. “It’s really nothing too seri ous,” Molinaro said in an e-mail. “As long as I keep doing the things the medical staff tells me, my time out will be minimized. Right now, I’m still lifting and doing as much cardio as I can. Overall, I’m not worried because I’ll be in shape and ready to win when I come back.” The redshirt junior has been doing hand bike workouts, as well as lifting weights to keep himself in the best shape possi ble while he waits to be cleared to return to competition. His coaches and teammates know Molinaro will do whatever it takes to get back on the mats. “Absolutely I know he’s frus trated right now, but I know he’s also accepted it,” former team mate and Nittany Lion Club coach Dan Vallimont said. “He’s in practice every day and he’s See MOLINARO, Page 12. Nittany Lions’ 4-2 loss to the then- No. 4 Portland Pilots. The sopho more said last week the injury happened when a Portland for ward’s cleat landed on her knee during a collision, causing it to hyperextend. “It is certainly positive news that it wasn’t a complete injury in terms of a tearing an ACL, it’s just a partial tear of the MCL and some bone bruising,” Lions coach Erica Walsh said in the release. “We look forward to seeing Lexi out there soon and happy to know See MARTON, Page 12. Batch gets another shot Hometown hero Charlie Batch will start Pittsburgh’s week three game against Tampa Bay on Sunday. Batch does a lot of community work in his native Pittsburgh, including running a youth basketball league out of his own pocket over the summer, so it’s nice to see him get perhaps one last moment in the spotlight in his home team’s uniform. Unfortunately for the Steelers, they don’t have much behind Batch. An injured Leftwich could play if necessesary, but for our money, the Steelers should give old Hoosier quarterback Antwaan Randle El some reps in case anything happens to batch. WRESTLING
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