I Monday, Sept. 27, 201' Lions fall to Hoosiers Stunned in last minute By Andrew Robinson COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER For 89 minutes and 49 seconds Friday night, Will Bruin was a non-factor. But with one bullish run, the Indiana junior ripped his first good shot and MEN'S buried it in the SOCCER net, a dagger in the heart of the No. 20 Penn State men’s soccer team. The Nittany Lions lost their Big Ten opener, 3-2, Friday night at Jeffrey Field in a physical and wild contest. After the game, the players and coaches were dejected at the way the game ended. “I feel gutted for them more than anything,” Lions coach Bob Warming said. ‘‘But at the same time, I told them to bottle that emotion and disappointment because Indiana’s coming back here for the Big Ten champi onships.” The Hoosiers’ (4-3-0, 1-0 Big Ten) athleticism gave the Lions (5-2-0. 0-1) problems early, scor ing in the ninth minute when goalkeeper Warren Gross deflected a shot straight into the air, and it landed behind him. Despite that goal, the Lions out played the Hoosiers the entire first half and 20 minutes in the second half. Facing a speedy and athletic opponent, the Lions’ defense did well keeping the Hoosiers con tained and winning individual battles. After turning in a strong effort on Bruin, senior centre back Andres Casais said it was tough watching the junior score the winner. “It was frustrating, there was about 15 seconds and I wanted to push everybody up, we got two clearances up there,” Casais said. “Then the centre back got one ball hit and one stupid flick then [Bruin] was in.” As good as the Lions’ defend ers were, their counterparts for Indiana were just as good. Hoosier centre backs Caleb Konstanski and Daniel Kelly hounded the Penn State for wards and contained junior Corey Hertzog for most of the game. However, Hertzog, the nation al leader in total points, still got on the board with 20 minutes left in the game. Right winger Mackenzie Arment chipped a ball over the Hoosiers defense See STUNNER, Page 12. Freshman Jordan Tyler (left) heads the ball vs. Indiana. Philadelphia at Washington 7:05 tonight, CSN Pittsburgh at St. Louis 8:15 tonight, FSN Q: In what inning did the Clemens- Piazza broken bat incident occur? Friday’s answer Steve Carlton Maddy Evans (top), Emma Thomson (25) and Christine Nairn (10) celebrate Nairn’s goal on Sunday. Defense silences MSU By Andrew Robinson COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Everywhere Laura Heyboer went Sunday afternoon, she had two shadows following her State WOMEN'S Penn defender. The Penn SOCCER State women’s soccer team defeated Michigan State, 1-0, Sunday afternoon behind a Christine Nairn penalty kick and a tremendous defensive effort. The Nittany Lions (3-6-1, 1-0-0 Big Ten) defense held Heyboer, Michigan State’s two-time See DEFENSE. Page 12. Lack of intensity leads to loss to UM By Zach Reagle COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER With the Big Ten Network cam eras rolling on a hazy Sunday afternoon, the Nittany Lions field hockey FIELD team failed to HOCKEY score a goal, los- ing for the first time in five games. Goalkeeper Ayla Halus, saw her streak of nine consecutive shutout halves end 21 minutes into the game as Michigan’s Pick ’Em Week 3 update Week 3 of the Collegian’s Pick ’Em League is nearly finished after Sunday’s slate of games. Current leader and Nittany Lion fund president Jim Regan is 9-6 so far this week after the Jets’ victory last night. This week’s student representative Mickey Boylan and Collegian sports editor Steve Hennessey are currently tied for this week’s best record at 10-5. This week’s athlete representative was men’s basketball forward D.J. Jackson, who posted a 9-6 record Rounding out the field this week is Collegian sports copy desk chief Bill Landis, who finished a dismal 6-9. Sophomore back Molinda impresses in first career start By Alex Angert COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER Sophomore Jackie Molinda’s hamstrings were burning after Sunday's game but she didn’t mind whatsoever. As a matter of fact, despite the pain, Molinda actually felt great after the first start of her career in Penn State’s 1-0 victory against Michigan State. That’s because, after straining her MCL in August, the sopho- Alicia Mayer was the beneficiary of a turnover, putting in a sweep ing shot from the top of Penn State’s goal circle. The Wolverines rolled out of AstroTurf Field with a 2-0 win against the Nittany Lions. “At moments we moved the ball well and we had moments of great possession and at moments we didn’t,” Halus said. “I think in the second half we could have had a lot more intensity and I think maybe that second goal brought us down a bit, but we just See LOSS, Page 12. more was on cloud nine after enduring the early-season set back. “It was really exciting,” she said. “I was a little nervous before the game because I haven’t really played in a game yet this season because of my injury. It was a good nervous though because I knew my team mates had faith in me.” After a stunning loss to Dartmouth last weekend, coach See MOLINDA Page 12. Michigan’s Katie Adams (15) scores against Penn State on Sunday. Phillies clinch playoff spot The going-nowhere New York Mets made sure the Philadelphia Phillies took their champagne on the road. The Phillies, however, are at least assured of going to the playoffs. Carlos Beltran hit a pair of homers, David Wright also connected and the Mets beat Philadelphia 7-3 on Sunday, preventing the Phillies from clinching their fourth straight NL East title at home. The two-time defending NL champions came in needing a win and a loss by Atlanta to secure the division crown. The Braves lost 4-2 to Washington, dropping Philadelphia’s magic number to one. The Phillies later became the first NL to lock up a playoff spot this year when San Diego lost to Cincinnati 12-2. With 93 wins, they’re certain of at least a wild-card slot. The Daily Collegian Team earns sweep By Emily Kaplan COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER On Saturday, the Penn State women’s volleyball team relaxed. The team analyzed game tape, took some easy _ , touches in prac tice and caught up with home- work at ' their hotel. According to senior libero Alyssa D’Errico, it was exactly what the Nittany Lions needed to back on After falling to a pesky No. 9 Illinois team Friday night Penn State's first conference loss since Nov. 8. 2006, a span of 65 matches the Lions bounced back with a routine Penn State sweep Sunday afternoon at Wisconsin. No. 2 Penn State dis- Wisconsin patched the unranked Badgers in three sets (25-15, 25-17, 25-21), returning to its winning ways in style by post ing a combined .355 hitting per centage. D’Errico who called the vic tory a “great bounce-back win" said the Lions really took advantage of the day off. “If it would have been a game [Saturday] it might have been harder," D’Errico said. “That’s a quicker turnaround after a tough loss. But having the time to look back on the match and watch film and go over it and see what happened and what we can learn from was a good thing for us.” In Sunday's win, three Lions Blair Brown, Deja McClendon and Arielle Wilson posted double-digit kills. The match never really seemed in doubt for Penn State. The Lions out-dug the Badgers 53-43 and out-hit them by more than .200 points. “We had the refuse to lose’ .attitude kind of," said sopho more setter Kristin Carpenter, who dished out 39 assists Sunday. “It felt good. We had good chemistry the entire time and we played well together.” That was a stark difference from their performance two nights earlier. On Friday at Illinois’ Huff Hall, which was packed to the maximum capacity with 4,141 rowdy fans Penn State limited the Fighting Illini to a mere .198 See SWEEP. Page 12. Johnson boring for NASCAR Jimmie Johnson won the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series AAA 400 at Dover yes terday in the second race of the Chase for the Sprint Cup. The victory puts Johnson second in the Chase standings. Johnson, of course, is seeking his fifth consecutive NASCAR title and his com- petitors still can’t seem to slow him down. The streak of dominance is sure boring for us, and we can’t imagine the average NASCAR fan being thrilled with the idea of one driver dominating for longer than a presidential term, either. Here's hoping someone, even the polar izing Kyle Busch, can finally knock off the champ. WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL
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