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By Mike Still
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,icf! Tambroni LACROSSE
iaiew little about
the players he'd
be working with in the upcoming
2011 season.
In order to get a good feel for
who his team's leaders were.
Tambroni gave each player on the
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Q: Prior to 2009, when did the Cavaliers
last finish first in their division?
Monday's answer: 13 seasons.
Christine Reckner, legian
qiiai , tprh?.c»' Rob Bolden (1) runs downfield vs. Temple during Penn State's win on Saturday.
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oiUsid- hitter Deja McClendon.
Obviously. Longo is doing some
thing to garner the attention of
Penn Stale coach Russ Rose and
his eoadana staff.
The eng. rookie
"E\ eryone knew before she
came in that she was swing to be
this kind of compelitive. really
hardeem kind of player that never
gives up" senior defensive spe
cialist < lathy Quilico said. "That's
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Alter considering the feedback
he received from his team and
coaching staff, the decision to
select seniors Matt Bernier and
Braves’ Prado out for season
Atlanta third baseman Martin Prado will
miss the rest of the season including any
playoffs after an MRI showed he tore an
oblique muscle.
Doctors say Prado, who also bruised his
hip, will need two months rest with zero
activity but should ready for spring train-
Prado, who was hitting .307 with 15 home
runs and 66 RBIs this season, left Monday’s
game after grounding to the pitcher in the
fifth inning with runners at first and third
and two outs.
Prado said he originally injured himself
on a diving catch in the fourth inning, then
aggravated it when he swung in the fifth.
With two ensuing home games
and one 96-yard fourth quarter
touchdown drive under his belt,
the freshman now moves away
from Beaver Stadium and pre
pares for road test No. 2
When Penn Stale travels to
lowa for Saturday night's Big Ten
opener. Bolden will be faced with
his second night game, his sec
ond hostile enxironment and a
second chance to help the
Nittany Lions secure their- first
road win of the season.
"There's an old saying you
know, nothing succeeds like suc-
a quality that is reliable on the
court. [Rose] wants players like
that on the court at all times."
Quilico was quick to note two of
Longo's strengths on the court
serving and passing. In her limit
ed time this year she has played
in 16 sets Longo has tallied six
service aces and seven digs.
But the biggest thing her team
mates mention when describing
Longo is her spirit.
"She's got that 'refuse to lose’
altitude, just 'come on and bring it’
type of thing," sophomore setter
Kristin Carpenter said. "She
See longo. Page 14. Longo (23) digs a ball this year.
Matt Shankoff,
and junior Matt
Mackrides as co
captains
clear.
"We tried to
come up with our
selection and kind tain will con
of a blend of the shankoff tribute to the Bernier
team's selections team.
and we feel pretty Bernier, the
good,’ - Tambroni said. ‘These 2010 recipient of the Andrew
three guys have certainly separat- Lockhart Award for the team’s top
ed themselves in terms of their defensive player, is currently
ability to lead in all facets of what forced to sit out at least most of
Batch to start vs. Baltimore
Mike Tomlin probably wishes his quar
terback decision had been this easy all sea
son.
Charlie Batch, buried so deep on the
Steelers’ depth chart that he barely prac
ticed during training camp, will start
Sunday's AFC North game against
Baltimore.
Batch hasn’t started successive games
since midway through the 2005 season,
when Ben Roethlisberger had a right knee
injury.
Batch started Sunday at Tampa Bay only
because Dennis Dixon had left knee sur
gery last week and Byron Leftwich was
recovering from a left knee injury, yet he
completed 12 of 17 passes for 186 yards and
three touchdowns his first scoring pass
es since 2007.
cess.’’ Joe Paterno said of
Bolden's fourth-quarter touch
down drive against Temple. “I
think the fact that he’s able to do
that should be a good experience
for him and it should help him in
other situations.’’
While Paterno hopes the drive
gives Bolden and the entire
offense more confidence, the
head coach wasn’t too sure if the
experience will make a differ
ence on Saturday.
Playing against an lowa team
that's known for its strong
See BOLDEN, Page 14.
we’ve asked for
thus far.”
Making the
decision easier
was the unique
mix of personali
ties that each cap-
The Daily Collegian
Patemo
focusing
on lowa,
not past
By Andrew J. Castnett
COLLEGIAN STAFF WRITER
To Joe Paterno, it doesn’t real
ly matter that lowa ended Penn
State’s national title hopes the
last two sea- _______
T doesn’t FOOTBALL
really matter =——*
that he is 2-7 against lowa coach
Kirk Ferentz since he took over
the Hawkeyes in 1999.
At his weekly press confer
ence Tuesday, Joe Paterno reit
erated the past is over, and if the
Nittany Lions struggle in lowa
City, it won’t be because of what
happened last decade.
“We’re on the road, we’re play
ing against probably one of the
four or five best teams in the
country,” Patemo said. “We’re
certainly not going to intimi
date.”
lowa’s lone loss this season to
Arizona was an aberration,
Patemo said, saying the
Hawkeyes made mistakes they
rarely make mistakes he is
certain they won’t suffer from at
Kinnick Stadium.
The talent of their opponent
means the Lions can’t worry
about what happened in past
seasons, aside from the impor
tance of special teams and pro
tecting the football.
Patemo said he couldn’t put
his finger on how the Lions had
fared against the Hawkeyes
before 2008, adding that none of
it matters anyway.
“We’re playing lowa whether
they beat us last year or we beat
them,” Patemo said. “It won’t
make a difference. We have to
play well.”
Kersey’s back
Redshirt freshman Shawney
Kersey, who missed a week of
practice last week, was back
Monday, Patemo confirmed.
“He practiced [Monday], what
else do you need to know?” said
Patemo, who refused to get into
specifics about Kersey’s
absence. “Some days some kids
will miss a practice.”
The wide receiver hasn’t got
ten much playing time in the
first three games, as he is with
out a reception and has one
carry for 24 yards.
Kersey practiced with the sec
ond team on Monday, a source
said.
Okoli to start at tackle
If Chima Okoli struggles, don’t
be surprised, Joe Patemo said.
lowa defensive ends Adrian
Clayfoom and Broderick Binns
are as tough a task as a first
time starter at right tackle could
ask for, Patemo said, adding
lowa’s front-four is the toughest
the Penn State offensive line will
face all season.
Pans and media shouldn’t be
See PATERNO, Page 14.
the fall practice schedule because
of a knee injury.
But the senior is doing all he
can to make sure every player
knows his role and that the team
comes together as one in the off
season.
“I’m always just trying to think
of little things that need to happen
for the success of our team,”
Bernier said.
“If I can pick a couple guys
and see what’s wrong, or I can
watch someone’s game and let
See CAPTAINS, Page 14.
OURTHOUGHTS
Tropicana inexcusably empty
Rays pitcher David Price called the
attendance at Tampa Bay’s possible divi
sion-clinching game Monday night
“embarrassing.”
He couldn’t be more right
Baseball should thrive in Florida, and
while it does during spring training, come
summer and fall, ballparks in the Sunshine
State are as empty as the Penn State stu
dent section at kickoff for a noon football
game. While there is a valid excuse as to
why the Marlins M to draw a crowd tie.
they’re not good), the Rays putoutoaeof
the most exciting products in bambafitfcat
fans should be frothing at the mouth to
watch.